Business 19 August 2019

Silvergate wants to get into the crypto loan business

Silvergate Capital Corporation believes the time is right to get into the cryptocurrency loan business.

Business 8 April 2019

Atomic Capital enters crypto loan sector with ‘most aggressive’ offer

The company is offering U.S. dollar loans for up to 85% of the value of BTC or ETH pledged as collateral, a vast increase from competitors that offer 50% loans of pledged crypto assets.

Business 14 May 2018

German online bank ditches SWIFT for cryptocurrency

Bitbond, an online bank founded in 2013 by Radoslav Albrecht, is making use of cryptocurrency's borderless nature for international loan payments.​

Business 27 April 2018

Spanish bank completes landmark loan transaction on blockchain

BBVA used a private blockchain to conduct a €75-million ($91.4 million) loan from start to finish. In doing so, it has now become the first global bank to enlist the technology in a loan operation.