Russia’s Sberbank to Start Issuing Loans Backed by Crypto Collateral
Sberbank, Russia’s largest bank, stated that it was preparing to roll out a program of crypto-backed loans for corporate customers. The institution stressed that it was currently finalizing the infrastructure needed to s...
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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This maps to the Institutional Adoption hub, so it can help confirm whether that theme is gaining breadth across the crypto news cycle.
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