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Quick Take

• While the market for crypto lending may still be small relative to other credit markets, the rapid growth in value of the entire crypto asset class,  creation of a new financial system (DeFi), and the ability to provide working capital for companies in the broader ecosystem all speak to the opportunity for crypto credit to maintain its growth in the coming years
• In the first quarter of 2021, crypto loan originations from Genesis surpassed its entire cumulative originations to date — a testament to the pace of growth in the market for crypto collateralized credit.
• Contrary to popular belief, crypto has a shortage of leverage in the system; demand and supply dynamics for crypto can vary widely depending on market environment and regime.
• Industry participants highlight cross-margin, 3rd party tech provider solutions, DeFi, and better connectivity solutions as ways to improve capital efficiency within crypto credit.

With the recent price rally, Dogecoin’s block rewards may no longer be considered as byproducts of merge mining on Litecoin

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Quick Take

• Revolut had to get partners comfortable before rolling out new crypto capabilities.
• In addition to working with Fireblocks, the digital bank has partnered with crypto analytics startup Elliptic.
• It is now looking ahead to adding more tokens and allowing crypto customers to earn income on their funds.

Coinbase’s new transparency report also shows the US, UK and Germany to be the most hawkish countries when it comes to crypto activities.

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Half of the class actions from crypto’s “Red Wedding” last April have been dismissed, but what happens to the rest?

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MercadoLibre, the Latin American e-commerce and fintech company, said in a Wednesday regulatory filing that it now holds bitcoin on its balance sheet.

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The Tether (USDT) stablecoin’s adjusted on-chain volume has surpassed the $1 trillion mark on a yearly basis for the first time.

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The long-awaited third iteration of the decentralized exchange protocol Uniswap went live on Wednesday.

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Georgia becomes the first nation in the Caucasus to announce work on a central bank digital currency.

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