Part 3
Capital Structure and Real Estate Finance
Chapter 9
Bitcoin as Collateral
Lenders are beginning to accept bitcoin alongside or instead of property. Custody and verification decide who can lend.
Pledging a bearer asset
Collateralized lending against bitcoin depends on verifiable custody, multisig arrangements and clear liquidation rules.
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Why it's included
How bitcoin can stand beside property on a lender's collateral schedule.
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VerifiedRelated commentary
These conversations frame property as a savings technology people adopted by default, and ask what happens when a better one appears.
Lenders are beginning to accept bitcoin alongside or instead of property. Custody and verification decide who can lend.