Lock BTC, Get DAI: Lending Firm Bridges Bitcoin-DeFi Divide in Latin America

Coindesk | Leigh Cuen | Oct 29, 2019 Canadian startup Ledn, which offers bitcoin-backed fiat loans, now also offers dollar-pegged DAI loans, connecting bitcoin users with ethereum’s decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Ledn co-founder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, a Venezuelan expat, told CoinDesk this new partnership with stablecoin promoter MakerDAO was driven by customer demand. Out of