A look into crypto-backed loans, which holders have used to buy houses, cars, or even ramp up their investments, as federal and state securities oversight grows (Rachel Louise Ensign/Wall Street Journal)

Rachel Louise Ensign / Wall Street Journal:A look into crypto-backed loans, which holders have used to buy houses, cars, or even ramp up their investments, as federal and state securities oversight grows  —  Upstart lenders make it easy to take out loans backed by cryptocurrency holdings.  Regulators are watching.

A look into crypto-backed loans, which holders have used to buy houses, cars, or even ramp up their investments, as federal and state securities oversight grows (Rachel Louise Ensign/Wall Street Journal)

Rachel Louise Ensign / Wall Street Journal:
A look into crypto-backed loans, which holders have used to buy houses, cars, or even ramp up their investments, as federal and state securities oversight grows  —  Upstart lenders make it easy to take out loans backed by cryptocurrency holdings.  Regulators are watching.