South Korean Lender Jeonbuk Bank to Offer Bitcoin-Backed Loans
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Jeonbuk Bank has begun lending Korean won to corporate customers against Bitcoin, and the bank has already completed its first loan. The loans are limited to business operating expenses, and the pledged Bitcoin remains with a registered custodian. If a borrower defaults, the collateral can be sold under court order under rules that took effect on 1 October.
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What it means
Corporate borrowers in South Korea are the ones who can notice this immediately, because Jeonbuk Bank has started offering won loans backed by Bitcoin and has already completed its first one. That changes the set of financing options now available to business customers at the bank, while the loan proceeds are limited to business operating expenses.
In practice, Bitcoin pledged for these loans does not move into the bank’s possession, because it stays with a registered custodian. What also stays in place is the default process: a court-ordered sale is the path named if repayment fails, under rules that took effect on 1 October.
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