🔥Binance has just launched Launchpool Huma Finance, a unique lending/borrowing project that allows unsecured loans based on real-world income. It may seem familiar in traditional banking, but this is the first time it has been fully brought onto the blockchain.
💡 What is Huma Finance?
It is a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform that allows users to borrow cryptocurrency without collateral, only needing to verify income such as salary or business revenue.
📍 The project currently operates on 4 major networks:
Solana
Celo
Polygon
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🔎 How Huma Finance operates
📌 Lender
Provides liquidity and receives interest
Divided into 2 groups:
🔹 Senior: Lower risk, receives compensation first
🔸 Junior: Higher interest, but will bear higher risk
Asset allocation in the pool: 80% Senior – 20% Junior
📌 Borrower
Needs KYC and income verification
Loan amounts and income requirements vary by pool
Pays interest of 12% – 20%, with penalties for late payments exceeding 5 days
📌 Pool Admin
Is the organization that creates the lending pool, sets interest rates, and borrowing standards.
Most are reputable financial entities like Circle, Arf, Rain...
🧠 Development team
Founded by former employees from Facebook, Earnin, Opendoor – deep expertise in data and fintech.
💰 Raised $46.3 million in 2 rounds
Seed round: included Circle Ventures, Race Capital…
Series A: invested by HashKey Capital, Fenbushi Capital, Stellar Development Foundation...
💥 Why Huma is noteworthy
✅ Brings traditional credit models onto the blockchain
✅ Opportunity to stake tokens for free through Binance Launchpool
✅ Opens the door to loans/capital for those without collateral.
⏳ Launchpool is open on Binance – you can start farming tokens now by staking BNB or FDUSD.