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Defi lending platforms see a spike in stablecoin borrowing rates, signaling a market rebound with rising demand and potential arbitrage opportunities. The current bull market has triggered a resurgence for the defi sector, as interest rates for borrowing stablecoins have significantly increased across most defi lending services. The interest rates for borrowing
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Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Coinbase has initiated the gradual shutdown of its lending service, Coinbase Borrow, giving customers with existing loans until Nov. 20, 2023, to repay outstanding debts. Lending is over Coinbase, the largest centralized cryptocurrency exchange in the United
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Coinbase Borrow, a program that allowed customers to receive fiat loans of up to $1 million against as much as 30% of their bitcoin (BTC) holdings, will be shutting down over the coming months as the company focuses its resources on products that “customers care about most,” a spokesperson told
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The reason behind the exchange’s decision is not clear. According to those familiar with the matter, closing the service is not linked to the scrutiny from SEC which has alleged that Coinbase was offering and trading unregistered securities, thereby violating federal securities laws. Crypto exchange Coinbase Inc (NASDAQ: COIN) has announced its
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Crypto exchange Coinbase is stopping the issuance of new loans through its Borrow service — a product that allows certain United States customers to post crypto as collateral to receive a cash loan.In an email sent to Coinbase Borrow customers on May 3 which was shared by recipients on Twitter,
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“We regularly evaluate our products to ensure we’re prioritizing the offerings that our customers care about most,” the spokesperson said. “Effective May 10, we will stop issuing new loans through Coinbase Borrow. There is no impact on customers’ outstanding loans, and no action is required from them at this time.” Source
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The leading cryptocurrency by market value slipped by 1% to $27,546 during European hours having failed to keep gains above $29,000 on Thursday, CoinDesk data show. At 08:00 UTC, Deribit, the world's largest crypto options exchange by trading volumes and open interest, settled bitcoin options worth over $4 billion. Source
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A nonfungible token (NFT) from the CryptoPunks collection worth 77 Ether (ETH) was sent to a burn address to be permanently destroyed. However, the collector’s intent was just to borrow some money against it to buy another NFT.NFT collector Brandon Riley added CryptoPunk #685 to his collection on March 13
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Core Scientific has received permission from the bankruptcy court for the Southern District of Texas to take out a loan of up to $70 million from investment bank B. Riley, one of the company’s biggest creditors. The loan would be used to pay off the bankrupt Bitcoin miner’s existing debtor-in-possession
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The firm said the loan will enable it to replace an existing facility and give it "up to 15 months runway and significant flexibility." Source
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