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Breaking down crypto's shifting lending landscape with Arch co-founder Himanshu Sahay

December 13, 2024, 8:17AM EST · 22:15

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Himanshu Sahay is the Co-Founder and CTO of Arch.

In this episode recorded live at Emergence in Prague, Sahay and The Block’s Frank Chaparro discuss the evolution of crypto lending after the 2022 market turmoil, and Arch’s approach to expansion and collateral.

OUTLINE
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Intro to Arch
03:15 Shifting collateral standards
07:33 The state of crypto credit
12:48 New administration, new regulation
14:35 Debanking and Barron Trump
17:41 Arch’s global expansion
19:29 Encounters with Voyager and Celsius
20:47 Conclusion

GUEST LINKS
Himanshu Sahay – https://www.linkedin.com/in/himanshusahay/
Himanshu Sahay on X – https://x.com/hhsahay

Arch – https://archlending.com/
Arch on X – https://x.com/ArchLending

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