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South Korean Lender Jeonbuk Bank to Launch Bitcoin-Backed Loans
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South Korean Lender Jeonbuk Bank to Launch Bitcoin-Backed Loans

Key Highlights: Jeonbuk Bank is launching South Korea’s first-ever bitcoin-backed loans denominated in Korean won. The bank will not hold the collateral directly, utilizing registered domestic virtual asset custodians and third-party liquidation frameworks to mitigate direct exposure. The service represents an initial milestone in Jeonbuk Bank President Park Chun-won’s strategic “Crypto Bank” initiative. South Korean ...

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South Korea Sees First Traditional Bank Loans Backed by Bitcoin
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South Korea Sees First Traditional Bank Loans Backed by Bitcoin

Key Highlights: Jeonbuk Bank has become the first commercial bank in South Korea to issue loans backed by Bitcoin collateral to corporate clients. Loans are issued in Korean won and are strictly restricted to covering enterprise operating costs, with custody handled by a registered crypto service provider. Default recovery relies on newly revised Civil Enforcement ...

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Bitcoin Loans Fund Tuition and Working Capital Beyond Trading, Lenders Say
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Bitcoin Loans Fund Tuition and Working Capital Beyond Trading, Lenders Say

Key Highlights: Crypto lenders are experiencing a demographic shift, drawing institutional players, Gen Xers, and baby boomers alongside original mining clients. Centralized lender Ledn has surpassed $11 billion in total loans funded since 2018, targeting $1 trillion as non-trading loan demand surges. Borrowers increasingly utilize bitcoin-backed financing for real-world needs, including business capital, real estate, ...

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Coinbase Launches Fixed-Rate USDC Loans Backed by Bitcoin
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Coinbase Launches Fixed-Rate USDC Loans Backed by Bitcoin

Key Highlights Coinbase launches fixed-rate USDC loans backed by Bitcoin, offering borrowers certainty on interest costs and repayment dates. The new product runs on Morpho Midnight, a decentralized fixed-rate lending protocol that settles on Coinbase’s Base layer-2 network. Fixed-rate loans sit alongside Coinbase’s existing variable-rate Morpho Blue offering, which currently holds over $1.4 billion in ...

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Narrowing Price Cushions Expose Bitcoin Loans to 4.7% Dips as Aave Eyes Higher Leverage
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Narrowing Price Cushions Expose Bitcoin Loans to 4.7% Dips as Aave Eyes Higher Leverage

Key Highlights Aave governance proposal from LlamaRisk would increase Bitcoin-backed borrowing limits on Aave V3 Ethereum Core from 73% to 81% loan-to-value (LTV) and raise the liquidation threshold from 78% to 85%. The proposal has advanced to Snapshot with voting expected to begin within 24 hours of Sept. 21, though implementation remains unverified and an ...

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