Decentralized credit scores: How can blockchain tech change ratings
Borrowing and lending are two important parts of DeFi, but they have been missing an effective operating credential: a decentralized credit rating. The concept of lending and borrowing is as old as time itself. Regarding finances, while some individuals have more than enough for themselves, others barely have enough to get by. As long as there is this imbalance in finance distribution, there will always be a need to borrow and a desire to lend.Lending involves giving out a resource on credit with the condition of it being returned upon an agreed period of time. In this case, such resources....
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Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global recently published a report detailing its view of blockchain technology. The credit rating agency also revealed how blockchain development could change its credit ratings of financial institutions. Blockchain Could Affect Credit Ratings. Known for its stock market indices such as the S&P 500, the company is one....
One of the top corporate credit ratings providers believes it's too early for the use of blockchain tech to be a factor in its analysis. In a report published this week, Standard & Poor's (S&P) reportedly weighed in on the emerging technology, asserting that while it believes the "market-wide adoption" of blockchain technology remains far off, it continues to monitor its evolution due to its anticipated impact. Notably, S&P said it does not see the use of blockchain technology to be a ratings driver "in the near term or even perhaps in the long term". S&P continued: "But we consider that,....
What these credit ratings do is determine the cost at which governments and enterprises can issue debt. A lower rating will have an impact on the UK economy over the coming years. The Brexit has a lot of side effects that will affect the financial situation of both the EU and the UK. Moody’s one of the leading credit rating institutions in the world, lowered the UK’s sovereign credit rating. This “negative” outlook is not something most Britons were looking for, but they will have to face the consequences of their voting. Although not everyone pays much attention to credit ratings these....
In a recent report, Cred Protocol just disclosed its first credit scores for decentralized finance users. The protocol is a decentralized credit scoring startup based on the Aave Protocol. Cred Protocol is headquartered in San Francisco and runs with a team of 9 personnel. The firm operates with part of the goal of making decentralized […]
Is El Salvador ’s decision to use Bitcoin as legal tender a risky proposition? Probably so. And now, we have the expert opinion of credit rating provider Fitch Ratings to prove it. To be fair, most of what they say is true. Bitcoin is volatile. At first, all businesses will probably exchange the BTC they […]