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Lock BTC, Get DAI: Lending Firm Bridges Bitcoin-DeFi Divide in Latin America
Ledn is partnering with MakerDAO to bring the ethereum-backed stablecoin DAI to more users in Latin America.
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Bitrue Exchange to Launch Crypto-Backed Loan Platform
The service, which goes live on Sept. 30, loans BTC, ETH XRP and USDT at a 0.04% daily interest rate.
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How Celsius Turned Its Crypto ICO Into a Billion-Dollar Lending Business
Lending startup Celsius went from a $50 million token sale to $1 billion in crypto deposits.
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Crypto Lenders Have Earned Just 2% on $4.7 Billion in Loans: Report
A new report from credit assessment startup Graychain shows that demand for crypto loans is surging, but lenders aren't making much profit.
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Crypto Loans Firm Left Thousands of Users' Financial Data Exposed
Crypto loans platform YouHodler left a database with millions of logs containing users' private financial data unprotected, researchers found.
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Arrington-backed Crypto Loans Firm to Accept Telegram's Token as Collateral
Crypto loans firm Nexo says it will accept the gram ICO token from Telegram as collateral. Trouble is, the tokens may not be available for some time.
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Bitbond Plans to Raise $3.9 Million in Germany's 'First' Regulated STO
Blockchain-based lending platform Bitbond says its security token offering is the first to be approved by a regulator in Germany.
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South Korea's Shinhan Bank Turns to Blockchain to Speed Up Loan Issuance
Shinhan, one of the oldest and largest banks in South Korea, is using blockchain technology to speed up the approval process for loan products. 
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Ex-SoFI CEO's Startup Closes $1 Billion Credit Line on a Blockchain
Figure Technologies, founded by former SoFi CEO Mike Cagney, has closed a $1 billion “uncommitted” line of credit on a blockchain.
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Bond Rating Agency Moody's Warns on Risks of Private Blockchains
Rating agency Moody's has warned of several risks of private, centralized blockchains in a report examining the tech's pros and cons.
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