BitNile Holdings is a diversified company founded in 1969 with its headquarters in the United States of America.
BitNile holdings own and operate a data center for
bitcoin mining and other production purposes.
BitNile has subsidiary operations in defense, telecommunications, aerospace, automotive, industrial, medical/ biopharma, and textiles.
The real estate segment, the BNI segment, GWW segment, and TOGI segment are the four main branches of BitNile Holdings.
BitNile Holding has an existing lending platform but is looking forward to expanding the program.
The expansion will see lending and borrowing of publicly traded companies in
bitcoin.
BitNile is expanding its miner capacity to 20,600, increasing its mining production capacity to 2.24 x hashes per second.
The lending platform is Ault Lending and will be backed by DP Lending, a subsidiary of BitNile Holdings.
The market capitalization of DP Lending is $250 million, while $100 million will be set aside for the lending program.
In 2022 BitNile announced that there are plans underway to provide $100 million in commercial loans to small, medium, and publicly traded companies.
These loans will be secured via
bitcoin and be provided by BitNile subsidiary, The Digital Power Lending.
This announcement is a considerable investment towards establishing a crypto lending platform and will help provide varieties of liquidity opportunities with crypto and fiat assets.
In this article, we shall examine the background of BitNile holdings, the details of the lending platform, and the various partnerships that will see to the project's success.
About BitNile Holdings
BitNile Holdings Inc is a multinational and diversified holding company headquartered in the United States. This diversified holding company was founded in 1969.
BitNile owns and manages a data center that doubles as a
bitcoin mining site and production plant. These products serve a diverse range of industries: defense, telecommunications, aerospace, automotive, industrial, medical/ biopharma, and textiles.
BitNile has several subsidiaries that make these productions and supports its diverse displays. These subsidiaries include Digital Power Lending, Ault Global, etc.
BitNile is a certified lender that provides credit and loans to entrepreneurial businesses through its licensed lending subsidiary.
BitNile holding has four subsidiaries: the Real Estate, the BNI segment, the GWW segment, and the TOGI segment.
The Real Estate subsidiary owns and operates Middleton and Wisconsin hotels. It also manages underdeveloped land in Rockford, Illinois, and a parcel of land in St. Petersburg, Florida. All these properties are subject to Mortgage.
The Business Networking International subsidiary operates the
bitcoin mining activities and data center operations. The TOGI subsidiary provides commercial electronics solutions and processes conducted by Digital power and electronic vehicle charging solutions (EV).
Lastly, the GWW subsidiary provides defense solutions and operations by Enertec, Microphase, Gresham Power, and Relec.
BitNile Holdings’ Lending Platform
Milton “Todd” Ault, the founder and Executive Chairman of BitNile holding, said, “ This is the Company’s first opportunity to expand the lending program around
bitcoin, and I am pleased that the lending platform of our licensed financial lender will be offering
bitcoin-backed loans to small public companies….”
This statement by Ault gives an insight into BitNile’s plan to expand its mining capability and launch a
bitcoin lending platform.
BitNile said it would be expanding its number of miners to 20,600, and the mining production capacity is expected to increase to 2.24 exahashes per second. When the capacity increases, the company will be able to retain about $100 million worth of self-mined
bitcoin in reserve.
This reserved
bitcoin will be used to back the expansion of BitNile’s lending platform. The lending platform is “Ault Lending,'' It will provide commercial loans powered by DP lending.
It is expected that the funding of the Ault lending platform will occur for two years.
DP lending had started the commercial loan operation before, and in 2021, it reported revenue from lending and trading activities of approximately $17 million. DP lending ended in 2021 with total assets worth about $100 million.
How The Lending Platform Works
The Lending platform will deploy
bitcoin Layer three technology, which will offer smart contracts to participating companies and borrowers. The participating companies will be able to borrow against their
bitcoin holdings.
The layer three protocol that will be deployed is the application layer, and it will allow all participating applications to run on blockchain technology.
The market capitalization of the lending platform is $250 million, and the lending will be to publicly traded companies.
BitNile holdings will roll out the loan plan, and it is expected to range from $1 million to $25 million. The company's goal is to leverage DeFi technology and the buzz around crypto to provide
bitcoin-backed funds to these public companies.
The lending platform gives room for the borrowers to repay their loans using multiple methods: fiat,
bitcoin, and the common stock of borrowers.
Finally, BitNile will hold the
bitcoin on deposit, and it will continue to expand the opportunity to other
bitcoin owners who deposit their
bitcoin with DP lending.
Conclusion
The launch of the lending platform by BitNile is an innovation and the first of its kind. The DP lending of BitNile is different from traditional banks lending.
Traditional banks are expected to hold a substantial amount in their cash reserves, while DP lending only needs to have enough
bitcoin reserve on the balance sheet.
BitNile holding has several subsidiaries, and its DP lending subsidiary is in charge of launching the lending platform. It is worth knowing that DP lending has been providing lending services for the past four years but just launching a platform that will provide lending in cryptocurrency (
bitcoin).
The lending program is expected to be fully functional by May 2022. It has estimated over $250 million for the program, of which $100 million will be in
bitcoin.
Author:
Valentine A., Gate.io Researcher
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