{"id":37830,"date":"2025-03-05T12:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T09:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=37830"},"modified":"2025-03-05T10:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T07:58:20","slug":"blockstream-launches-bitcoin-backed-loan-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/blockstream-launches-bitcoin-backed-loan-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Blockstream Launches Bitcoin-Backed Loan Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin developer <strong>Blockstream<\/strong> is preparing to launch <strong>Bitcoin collateralized loan funds<\/strong>, receiving a multi-billion dollar investment The company&#8217;s new funds will <strong>allow institutional investors to borrow and lend on Bitcoin collateral<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blockstream announced that it will launch Bitcoin investment solutions for institutional investors <strong>on April 1,<\/strong> and will start accepting external investments <strong>from July 1<\/strong>. The company said its investment funds will offer <strong>Bitcoin collateralized loans, USD collateralized borrowing and hedge fund strategies<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/blockstream-launches-bitcoin-backed-loan-funds\/#Three_New_Funds_Coming\" title=\"Three New Funds Coming\">Three New Funds Coming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/blockstream-launches-bitcoin-backed-loan-funds\/#Bitcoin_Collateralized_Corporate_Loan_Term\" title=\"Bitcoin Collateralized Corporate Loan Term\">Bitcoin Collateralized Corporate Loan Term<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Three_New_Funds_Coming\"><\/span><strong>Three New Funds Coming<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Blockstream has already announced two funds, <strong>Blockstream Income Fund and Blockstream Alpha Fund<\/strong> Three more funds are expected to be launched under the new investment plan<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-150212\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0195646a-122d-72f3-9f1a-af3aa12f915a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"646\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Income Fund<\/strong>: focusing on loans between 100 thousand and 5 million dollars<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alpha Fund<\/strong>: offers investors a growth-oriented portfolio with revenue models based on infrastructure such as the Lightning Network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In 2018, the company launched the <strong>Liquid Network<\/strong> sidechain to enable faster Bitcoin transactions In <strong>October,<\/strong> <strong>it provided 210 million dollars of financing<\/strong> through convertible bonds <strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bitcoin_Collateralized_Corporate_Loan_Term\"><\/span><strong>Bitcoin Collateralized Corporate Loan Term<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Blockstream&#8217;s new investment products are <strong>an important step in showing how Bitcoin is becoming more accepted in the mainstream financial system<\/strong> The move has the potential to rival crypto-focused funds offered by major investment firms such as <strong>Grayscale, Pantera, Galaxy Digital and Crypto.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Institutional investors will be able to gain <strong>liquidity without selling Bitcoin<\/strong>, while also <strong>developing strategies for institutional exposure to Bitcoin markets.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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