Coinbase Introduces Crypto Loan Service For US Institutions
Prominent crypto exchange Coinbase has launched a crypto lending service targeted at institutional investors in the United States. According to a Tuesday report by Bloomberg, the largest American exchange seeks to fill the void created by the collapse of crypto lending firms such as BlockFi, Genesis Global, Celsius, etc. Related Reading: BlockFi Seeks Permission To […]
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The largest exchange in the U.S. has taken out a loan from Goldman collateralized in Bitcoin as a Wall Street first, paving the way for others to follow. America’s largest crypto exchange Coinbase has been revealed as the mystery firm that took out Wall Street’s first Bitcoin-backed loan from Goldman Sachs.Goldman Sachs has $2.5 trillion assets under management as of 2021.Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the Bitcoin-backed loan issued by Goldman had been taken out by Coinbase as a way to deepen ties between the crypto and tradfi world, with the head of Coinbase Institutional Brett....
PRESS RELEASE. CEX.IO LOAN experiences massive institutional demand for its crypto-backed lending service, with 41% of customers requesting to borrow cash against Bitcoin, 53% against Ethereum, and 6% against DeFi tokens. Crypto-backed lending service CEX.IO LOAN that launched in October 2020 in select global jurisdictions, has been experiencing major demand, receiving over $100 million worth of loan requests to date. While the service has been widely popular among retail investors, most of the platform’s loan requests came from institutional investors. According to CEX.IO LOAN,....
Coinbase, one of the biggest crypto exchange platforms, has used Bitcoin as collateral for a cash loan with Goldman Sachs; terms as to the number of loans or interest rates are undisclosed as of this writing. The loan was initiated by Goldman Sachs as the bank’s first-ever loan that is backed by crypto, specifically Bitcoin. […]
Hashstack aims to disrupt and improve the appeal of decentralized borrowing and lending. Users can access under-collateralized loans through its Open Protocol at a 1:3 collateral-to-loan ratio. It is a welcome change for the broader DeFi industry, as current collateralization rates remain too high. Adjusting Loan Collateralization In DeFi In traditional finance, one can obtain a loan if they have a fraction of the borrowed amount to put up as collateral. One would expect the same to apply to decentralized finance, yet that is not the case. Instead, users often put up 150% – or more....
San Francisco-based Coinbase is looking to up the ante when it comes to being bitcoin users' favorite wallet provider. Perhaps feeling pressure from Circle over on the East coast, Coinbase on Monday introduced a little something they're calling USD wallets. Initially available to clients residing in the states highlighted below (and listed at the bottom of this article), USD wallets will open the door to new possibilities when it comes to holding, acquiring, and selling bitcoin on the Coinbase service. Users are able to deposit their United States dollars into their Coinbase accounts and....