Coinbase adds XRP, DOGE, ADA, and LTC as collateral for on-chain lending.

PANews reported on February 19th that, according to The Block, Coinbase announced that its on-chain lending product via the Morpho protocol now supports XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano, and Litecoin as collateral. Eligible users in the US, excluding New York State, can borrow up to $100,000 USDC by pledging these four assets without selling their holdings. Coinbase's product manager, Jacob Frantz, stated that this move aims to allow users to utilize their crypto assets without selling them, and that more tokenized assets will be supported in the future. Launched last year, the on-chain lending product previously supported BTC and ETH, with a BTC collateral borrowing limit of $5 million USDC and an ETH collateral borrowing limit of $1 million USDC. Company data shows that the product has generated over $1.9 billion in loans to date.

The lending service is powered by the Morpho protocol on the Base network, with Coinbase providing the interface and charging a one-time loan fee. On-chain loans have no fixed repayment period, but borrowers must maintain a healthy collateralized value (LTV) to avoid liquidation. The maximum LTV for BTC and ETH loans is 75%, with a liquidation threshold of 86%; for XRP, DOGE, ADA, and LTC loans, the maximum LTV is 49%, with a liquidation threshold of 62.5%. Loan interest rates are determined by supply and demand within the Morpho protocol, and loan funds are prohibited from being used for trading on Coinbase according to the terms of the agreement.