Frequently Asked Questions

General Account Questions

How do my assets earn interest?

Your account earns interest by lending your assets through our partner Genesis Global Trading Inc (“Genesis”). Genesis is the largest institutional digital asset lender in the market with an active loan portfolio of $3.8B (as of 12/31/2020). In addition to its lending services, Genesis serves as a leading prime broker in the market offering both spot and derivative execution services along with custody. Learn more about Genesis here.

Your funds are sent to Genesis who lends them out to the leading institutions in the digital asset space including some of the largest hedge funds, trading firms, and exchanges and does not underwrite any retail borrowers. Genesis utilizes a robust risk management framework composed of credit underwriting standards and procedures, 24/7 collateral management systems, and live-time liquidity monitoring and the company has faced zero defaults since inception in March of 2018.