{"id":54751,"date":"2021-12-15T18:18:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T16:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=54751"},"modified":"2025-09-03T21:56:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:56:34","slug":"ledn-raises-70-million-in-series-b-led-by-10t-holdings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/ledn-raises-70-million-in-series-b-led-by-10t-holdings\/","title":{"rendered":"Ledn raises $70 million in Series B led by 10T Holdings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canadian crypto lending platform Ledn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/ledn-secures-70-million-in-series-b-funding-announces-worlds-first-bitcoin-backed-mortgage-product-301444802.html\">raised<\/a> $70 million in a Series B financing round at a $540 million valuation. It was led by Dan Tapiero&#8217;s investment firm 10T Holdings.<\/p>\n<p>The round also included Golden Tree Asset Management, Raptor Group, FJ Labs, Coinbase Ventures, Alan Howard, ParaFi Capital and Susquehanna Private Equity Investments.<\/p>\n<p>The company said it would use the funding to expand its workforce in 2022.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cSince its inception Ledn has originated more than $450 million in loans, 90% of which were in 2021,\u201d<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblockcrypto.com\/post\/127592\/crypto-ledn-series-b-funding-bitcoin-backed-mortgage-product\">The Block<\/a> cofounder Mauricio Di Bartolomeo.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The company serves 100,000 retail and institutional clients in 127 countries, more than tenfold the number in Q3 2020. Assets have surged 4,000% since then, topping $1.7 billion.<\/p>\n<p>According to Bartolomeo, Ledn has filed with the Ontario Securities Commission to register as an investment dealer in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The platform is registered with the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) and complies with Canada&#8217;s and the United States&#8217; <span data-descr=\"anti-money laundering\" class=\"old_tooltip\">AML<\/span>\/<span data-descr=\"know your customer\" class=\"old_tooltip\">KYC<\/span> rules.<\/p>\n<p>Concurrently with the round\u2019s close, Ledn announced the launch of Bitcoin-backed mortgage lending.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You can find more information about our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bitcoin?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bitcoin<\/a> Mortgage product here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IEMEaGsCrR\">https:\/\/t.co\/IEMEaGsCrR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ledn (@hodlwithLedn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hodlwithLedn\/status\/1471110744922107907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In early next year, the service will become available to customers in the United States and Canada. The product limit for January\u2013March will exceed $100 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cMost holders cannot use their first cryptocurrency to secure a mortgage. That is why we are launching this product,\u201d<\/em> said Adam Rids, co-founder and CEO of Ledn.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In May, the platform <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/ledn-the-crypto-lending-platform-attracted-30-million-from-alan-howard-and-other-investors\">raised<\/a> $30 million in a Series A funding round.<\/p>\n<p>In November <span data-descr=\"U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\" class=\"old_tooltip\">SEC<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/bloomberg-sec-opens-investigation-into-blockfi\">initiated an investigation<\/a> into the crypto lending platform BlockFi. <\/p>\n<p> Subscribe to ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogfeed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog Feed<\/a> \u2014 full news stream, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news, infographics and opinions <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ledn raised $70 million in a Series B round at a $540 million valuation. 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