ViaBTC don launch collateral-pledged loans for miners using BTC and USDT
ViaBTC, one PoW mining pool, talk say dem don launch collateral-pledged loans to help miners fund light and other running costs during waka market times. Instead make miners sell di coins dem mine for low prices, dem fit pledge BTC, BCH, LTC and DOGE as collateral and borrow USDT make dem get quick liquidity.
Di program follow mining risk patterns. ViaBTC highlight say multi-coin collateral go convert to one unified USDT LTV, dem get real-time LTV monitoring with Safe/Moderate/Risky tiers, plus Auto-Pledge wey go add collateral automatically when margin-call levels reach to reduce liquidation risk. E no get fixed maturity date, e dey charge fixed 9.9% APR wey dem calculate daily, dey send margin-call alerts, and minimum loan size na 50 USDT with no upper cap stated.
For traders, main tori be say these collateral-pledged loans fit reduce forced sell pressure from miners for bear or choppy markets, fit help support sell-side liquidity. True effect go depend on how often people use these loans and whether liquidation rates change.
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Di announcement na target na di miners, but e fit affect BTC sell pressure indirectly. By allowing BTC-collateralized USDT borrowing with LTV tiers and Auto-Pledge, ViaBTC dey claim say e fit reduce forced selling when price weak.
For short term, impact on BTC likely remain small because market effect depend on adoption rate (how many miners go actually use collateral-pledged loans), and whether liquidation frequency go reduce enough to offset any new borrowing-driven events. If usage remain niche, spot BTC supply pressure fit barely change.
For long term, if collateral-pledged loans become widely used among PoW miners, dem fit change miner cashflow management and possibly dampen bearish momentum during drawdowns. But if volatility remain high and liquidations increase despite Auto-Pledge, the program fit also concentrate downside sell pressure around margin events. Overall, the news dey plausibly supportive but no strong enough by itself to show clear BTC price direction.