The Resurgence of Institutional Crypto Lending: A Guide for Wealth Managers
The landscape of institutional lending within the crypto sector is undergoing a notable transformation, presenting wealth managers with new opportunities to leverage digital assets as collateral. This resurgence is reminiscent of the traditional practices of collateralized lending that have roots dating back to medieval Europe, yet now it is adapted to fit the unique properties of cryptocurrencies. Wealth managers must recognize that lending and borrowing have always played pivotal roles in financial ecosystems. In the context of cryptocurrency, the introduction of collateralized lending predated the rise of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) platforms. Historically, the concept known as Lombard lending involved using












