The Legal and Compliance Considerations for Blockchain Peer-to-Peer Lending [PDF ebook] 

Essay from the year 2023 in the subject Business economics – Law, grade: A, San Diego State University (SMC), course: Business law, language: English, abstract: Peer-to-Peer (P2P), also called crowdlending, involves direct money lending to borrowers without involving an official financial intermediary. It offers both secured and unsecured loans through an internet network that matches lenders to borrowers. The major risk that lenders face in traditional P2P is delayed and default payments. The integration of blockchain in P2P lending reconstructs the P2P lending model by enhancing trust and transparency between the lender and borrower through the use of smart contracts that involve a trusted third party.