Crypto-Backed Loans Surge 74% as BlackRock Cuts IBIT Entry Threshold to $1M

TLDR Retail borrowers averaged 53.5 loans in 2026, marking a 74% surge from the 30.8 loans recorded in 2025. Bitcoin’s collateral share among wealthy users fell to 30.5% while Zcash advanced strongly to a 24.2% share. BlackRock cut IBIT’s in-kind Bitcoin conversion minimum by 96%, reducing the entry threshold to only $1M. IBIT has processed [...]

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