First Loan Ever Made Against a .eth Happened in 2020
sean3.eth The first loan ever made against a .eth name happened on April 14, 2020 against brantly.eth. The name was owned by Brantly Millegan who was then serving as Director of…
3DNS to Use Optimism Chain
DNS domain names are about to become tradeable onchain thanks to 3DNS, a web3-ENS integrated registrar. If you've got a regular domain like a .com already, you'll just need to…
All ENS Loans on Teller
We recently started aggregating data on an automated basis and realized we've scooped up info on every .eth backed loan that Teller has made since Mid-June. There's only been 87…
It’s a Sale, Not a Loan?
After watching almost every single .eth backed loan I've made intentionally default, I have come to the initial conclusion these "borrowers" were never really borrowers at all. They were sellers,…
Six Loans Defaulted in a Day
Labor Day weekend wasn't so great. All 6 .eth-backed loans that were due on September 3rd defaulted. That takes my streak to 9 defaults in a row with 3 more…
That ENS User’s Wallet Balance Might Not Be Real
If I wanted to leave a big impression and I showed you my profile on Coinbase, would you think I was a billionaire? That is a legit screenshot of my…
Borrower Broke? That ENS Loan May Be Headed Toward Default
A trend is beginning to emerge in my journey to learn about loans against .eth names. Borrowers that end up in default have typically had no funds on hand at…
.eth Loans That Have Defaulted
A new post on the semi-private eth.loan forum purports to show off all the loans over the last year that have defaulted. My guess is that the data came from…
The Book Value of a .eth Name
If I paid to register a 4-letter .eth name today for 1 year's worth of time and then turned around and sent it to my friend, how much would the…
The Loan Paid Off But The Value of Ethereum Dropped
The first loan I ever made on Teller paid off today. The terms had been generous, a .2 weth 30-day loan at only 1% APR against the name makerlee.eth as…