Russia’s Largest Bank Sber Eyes BTC, ETH, USDT for Crypto-Backed Loans
Russia’s largest bank plans to expand crypto-backed lending by accepting bitcoin, ether, and tether as collateral after new regulations take full effect. Sberbank says the initiative will build on its digital asset loan...
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