Progress Towards Mainstreaming Crypto

Banks do not consider crypto assets when assessing risk or ability of a potential borrower to repay loans. Crypto is regarded to have zero value. Banks certainly do not take mortgages over crypto as collateral when lending – until now.

Massive US crypto exchange Coinbase just got a loan in US$ from Goldman Sachs and the loan is backed by Bitcoin owned by Coinbase.

Another step in the process of mainstreaming crypto. The reality is that there are a large number of crypto businesses that are of a significant size and they need traditional banking support – and the traditional bankers are always looking for new high value customers.

One day banks will take NFTs as collateral. Will be fascinating seeing a bank enforcing a charge against a bored ape.

Might be a while before this gets to retail banking but it will. Digital assets are here to stay.

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