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There’s definitely some reasons for real value in defi but cheap loans is not one of them. With millions in collateral you can get ~1% APR from several places right now. That’s way lower than any crypto loan I know of. One way is to sign up for an IBKR account from several countries, and wire them assets, completely without human interaction.

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I wasn't aware of this. What kind of collateralization ratio is required and what sort of assets are needed for this? Also signing up for an account from many countries sounds irritating and possibly illegal

I think they mean ibkr is available in several countries

As the sibling comment says, I mean you can access them from several countries.

Collateral requirements vary by asset and account country according to national law. Generally it’s 50% LTV on equity collateral but leverage can be higher depending on the case.

I paid for a house with their margin to avoid triggering gains on long term positions, while waiting for some locked up options to liquidate.

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