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Key Takeaways Coinbase users can now pledge their bitcoin as collateral to take out a loan worth $100,000 in USDC stablecoins after a new service was launched Thursday.These loans can be made via the Coinbase app but will be serviced by DeFi platform Morpho,

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Coinbase, in partnership with Morpho Labs, has launched a Bitcoin-backed loan service, allowing U.S. users to borrow up to $100,000 in USD Coin (USDC) using their Bitcoin as collateral.

Furthermore, instead of issuing these loans on a blockchain even remotely related to Bitcoin (such as Bitcoin sidechains or Bitcoin L2s), Coinbase is issuing them through Morpho Labs, a DeFi platform best described as an AAVE competitor. While Morpho is a well-established platform—and I don’t doubt its security—it has no connection to Bitcoin.

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Coinbase launches Bitcoin-backed loans via Morpho, aiming to tap $45B market by 2030 with accessible, secure, on-chain lending.

Coinbase's setup caps each borrow at $100,000 in USDC. To borrow that much money customers will need to post more than that amount of bitcoin. Morpho will start liquidating the collateral if the loan-to-value ratio flies too close to the sun.

Publicly-traded United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is offering Bitcoin-backed (BTC) loans to its U.S. users once again.