- Wealthy crypto holders use decentralized finance (DeFi) lending to get quick, flexible credit without selling assets.
- Cometh has secured a regulatory foothold in France with a MiCA license, enabling DeFi services for high-net-worth clients.
- DeFi loans can process in seconds and require no traditional credit checks, but they carry liquidation and counterparty risks tied to crypto volatility.
- A range of DeFi strategies are used, including collateralizing BTC or ETH on platforms like Aave, borrowing USDC on Morpho, or providing liquidity on Uniswap.
- Cometh aims to bridge traditional finance and DeFi by tokenizing securities via ISIN-based private debt products.
Wealthy crypto investors are turning to decentralized finance to secure short-term credit for lifestyle spending rather than selling holdings. At the recent CfC St Moritz crypto conference, Jérôme de Tychey, founder of Cometh, described how clients use crypto as collateral to borrow stablecoins and fund trips, upgrades and other needs.
De Tychey outlined common scenarios: a client with $10 million in real estate and large crypto holdings may prefer a credit line rather than selling assets. DeFi routes let users deposit tokens like ETH (about $2,938 at the cited rate) or BTC (about $88,605 at the cited rate) on platforms such as Aave, borrow USDC on Morpho or provide liquidity on Uniswap to access cash.
The approach offers speed and fewer formalities. Borrowing against Bitcoin can execute in as little as 30 seconds on some platforms compared with up to seven days for a Lombard loan at a private bank. DeFi loans often avoid credit checks and can offer a degree of Anonymity.
Risks remain tied to market volatility and smart contract mechanics. If a collateral asset falls sharply, automated liquidations can trigger losses. De Tychey noted that the process can be complex for non‑native crypto holders and that firms often assist family offices and similar clients.
Cometh has secured a foothold in regulated markets and is exploring ways to bring traditional securities into DeFi. The firm, which also runs the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC), is developing ISIN‑based private debt products to enable tokenized access to loans backed by stocks and bonds. “This is still a bit too complicated and too sophisticated for the layman, and so it’s typically the kind of thing we do to help family offices, for example, who have a good amount of crypto and want a credit line,” de Tychey said. “We are looking at these sorts of approaches done through dedicated private debt products that anyone with a title account can access. So that’s a way of doing tokenization but the other way around; it’s really a kind of ‘tradfi-cation’ of DeFi.”
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