Blockchain Mortgage Platform Figure Launches SPAC to Raise $250M
Figure seeks to raise $250 million through the special purpose acquisition company, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday night.
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Blockchain technology and smart contracts are helping to expand the residential mortgage market beyond the grip of big banks and governments. Decentralized mortgage lender Bacon Protocol has minted its first seven mortgages as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, offering investors and borrowers new options for accessing the residential mortgage market. The interest rate for each NFT mortgage ranges from 1.5% to 3.1% on properties in four U.S. states, the company disclosed Wednesday. That’s the interest rate borrowers pay after minting their mortgage through Bacon Protocol. By comparison, the....
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Global digital asset savings and credit platform Ledn has announced the upcoming launch of a bitcoin-backed mortgage product, calling it “the first product of its kind to hit the market.” The company has also raised $70 million, which brings its valuation to $540 million.
Bitcoin-Backed Mortgage — ‘The First Product of Its Kind to Hit the Market’
Ledn announced Wednesday “the impending launch of a bitcoin-backed mortgage product,” which the company says is “the first product of its kind to hit the market.” The....