Overview
- Eligible U.S. customers, excluding New York, can now post XRP, DOGE, ADA or LTC as collateral to borrow up to $100,000 in USDC.
- Loans are executed via the Morpho protocol on Coinbase’s Base network, with Coinbase providing the interface and on-chain settlement.
- New altcoin collateral carries a 49% maximum loan-to-value with liquidation at 62.5%, and Coinbase applies extra buffers plus frequent borrower alerts.
- The lending program is approaching $2 billion in total originations, expanding beyond prior Bitcoin and Ether support.
- Collateral may be wrapped for use on Base, which Coinbase warns can be a taxable event in the U.S., and market swings have recently driven sizable liquidations.