Coinbase Is the Mystery Firm That Took Out First BTC-Backed Loan -Breaking
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© Reuters. Coinbase was the mysterious firm that issued its first BTC-backed loan- Coinbase (NASDAQ:) was the unknown firm that took out Wall Street’s first Bitcoin-backed loan from Goldman Sachs (NYSE:).
- Coinbase had taken out the loan from Goldman to increase the connections between TradFi and DeFi.
- The loan was collateralized by a portion of Coinbase’s total holdings of 4,487 (BTC).
It has recently been revealed that Coinbase, America’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, was the unknown firm that took out Wall Street’s first Bitcoin-backed loan from Goldman Sachs.
According to Bloomberg, the Bitcoin-backed loan that Goldman issued had been borrowed by Coinbase to help strengthen the connections between DeFi and TradFi.
Brett Tejpaul, the head of Coinbase Institutional, stated that “Coinbase’s work with Goldman is a first step in the recognition of crypto as collateral which deepens the bridge between the fiat and crypto economies.”
At this time, it is unknown how much the loan will cost in dollars. However, the loan was collateralized by a portion of Coinbase’s total holdings of 4,487 Bitcoin (BTC), which is worth around $170 million at current prices. The loan comes with 24-hour risk management and Coinbase will have to replenish its BTC collateral in the event of a price drop.
Although Bitcoin-backed or other crypto-backed loans were common in crypto, they have always been considered too risky by traditional financial institutions due to the volatility of cryptocurrencies.
Arca, an asset management company said that potential borrowers might be interested in more options. The blog post stated that “it is far more likely that Goldman is seeing a lot of demand for this type of transaction and is just testing the waters before making a bigger splash.”
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