On Jan. 16, Coinbase re-launched a Bitcoin-backed loan service, allowing US users to borrow USDC (USDC) using their Bitcoin ...

Owning Bitcoin once meant simply holding onto it and hoping for gains. Now, that same Bitcoin can unlock real-world value without being sold. Through a strategy known as Bitcoin loans, crypto holders ...

Sberbank used its in-house crypto custody tool to back a loan for mining firm Intelion Data, signaling broader interest in crypto lending.

The following is the typical process for acquiring a Bitcoin loan: Lock in Bitcoin through a lending platform. Receive a loan based on a loan-to-value ratio, typically falling between 30% and 70%.

In an interview with TheStreet Roundtable, Ledn co-founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo laid out the everyday reasons people mortgage their Bitcoin rather than sell it. Many borrowers turn to Ledn when they ...

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Today, Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq: ACTG) has announced a new partnership with Unchained and Build Asset Management, focusing on a Bitcoin-backed commercial loan strategy designed to offer ...

Earlier today, Coinbase announced the launch of “Bitcoin-Backed Loans” using Base, its native blockchain. But there’s one problem. (Actually, two.) These loans are not backed by Bitcoin, nor are they ...

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Coinbase’s loan service is a mix of CeFi and DeFi. The company converts BTC into wrapped BTC (cbBTC), which it then transfers to Morpho, a DeFi protocol built on Base. The latter then manages the loan ...