Someone Borrowed $1.3M in Ethereum Using Mutant Ape NFTs as Collateral
The NFT loan business has so far survived the bear market, as collectors find new ways to capitalize on their JPEGs.
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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 nft story adds another data point to the current market tape and is useful when read alongside nearby source coverage.
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