What happens when you bring real financial identity on-chain? A new protocol just did it—using zero-knowledge proofs to verify your actual credit score without exposing sensitive data. The numbers are striking: $850k in loans closed in the first 30 days, zero defaults, and here's the kicker—68% of borrowers were DeFi virgins, never touched the space before. That's the untapped potential. Paradigm backed the idea with a $5m seed, betting that undercollateralized lending cracks open a $3.2 trillion consumer credit market. Compare that to traditional DeFi: most protocols demand 150%+ collateral ratios just to sleep at night. This model flips the script entirely.
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FloorSweeper
· 8m ago
lmao zero defaults in 30 days? that's not a feature, that's selection bias. wait till the first bear market hits and watch those "virgins" panic-sell their collateral. paradigm's throwing $5m at this like it's somehow cracking consumer credit... nah, they're just betting on hype cycle duration. undercollateralized lending only works when everyone's still rich, fr.
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GmGmNoGn
· 01-04 21:51
Zero-knowledge proof verifies credit scores? Whether this is reliable or not depends on whether the project continues to run in the future.
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GhostChainLoyalist
· 01-04 21:49
Zero default rate? That requires real identity verification, how does traditional finance view this?
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LiquidityHunter
· 01-04 21:48
85 million dollars in 30 days with zero defaults? This liquidity gap is a bit outrageous... What does the 68% of newcomers entering indicate? Arbitrage opportunities haven't been fully exploited yet.
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DegenTherapist
· 01-04 21:32
Zero-knowledge proof verifies credit scores, this is true privacy protection. The traditional DeFi system with a 150% collateral ratio should have died long ago.
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BearMarketBuyer
· 01-04 21:28
Zero default rate sounds outrageous; it feels like the data is a bit exaggerated.
What happens when you bring real financial identity on-chain? A new protocol just did it—using zero-knowledge proofs to verify your actual credit score without exposing sensitive data. The numbers are striking: $850k in loans closed in the first 30 days, zero defaults, and here's the kicker—68% of borrowers were DeFi virgins, never touched the space before. That's the untapped potential. Paradigm backed the idea with a $5m seed, betting that undercollateralized lending cracks open a $3.2 trillion consumer credit market. Compare that to traditional DeFi: most protocols demand 150%+ collateral ratios just to sleep at night. This model flips the script entirely.