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Genesis Capital’s fall might transform crypto lending — not bury it

Published 01/28/2023, 09:01 AM
Updated 01/29/2023, 10:40 AM

Is crypto lending dead, or does it just need better execution? That’s a question asked with more urgency in the wake of Genesis Global Capital Jan. 19 bankruptcy filing. That, in turn, followed the demise of other prominent crypto lenders, including Celsius Network and Voyager Digital in July 2022, and BlockFi, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in late November 2022.

Unlike many traditional creditors, like banks, cryptocurrency lenders aren’t required to have capital or liquidity buffers to help them weather hard times. The collateral they hold — cryptocurrencies — typically suffer from high volatility; thus, when markets plunge, it can hit crypto lenders like an avalanche.

Barry Silbert at a hearing before the New York State Department of Financial Services in 2014. Source: Reuters/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

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