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DeFi lending: intermediation without information?

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  • Sirio Aramonte
  • Sebastian Doerr
  • Wenqian Huang
  • Andreas Schrimpf

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Lending platforms are a key part of the decentralised finance (DeFi) ecosystem, but their institutional features mostly facilitate speculation in cryptoassets rather than real economy lending. Due to the anonymity of borrowers, overcollateralisation is pervasive in DeFi lending, which generates procyclicality. Reliance on collateral also limits access to credit to borrowers who are already asset-rich, negating financial inclusion benefits. For DeFi lending to make inroads into the real economy, it needs to tokenise real assets and rely less on collateral by developing its ability to gather information about borrowers; as such, the system is likely to gravitate towards greater centralisation.

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  • Sirio Aramonte & Sebastian Doerr & Wenqian Huang & Andreas Schrimpf, 2022. "DeFi lending: intermediation without information?," BIS Bulletins 57, Bank for International Settlements.
    • Handle: RePEc:bis:bisblt:57
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