The most important question you can ask when taking out a bitcoin-backed loan is "what happens to my collateral?" With Lava, you get cryptographic proof that your funds are secure, in your self-custody, and cannot be rehypothecated. Easily verifiable from within our app.

Curious about how Lava Loans work? This article dives into the details around how we're able to offer bitcoin-backed loans that don't require you to give up self-custody. View Article →

Lava is the easiest and most secure way to borrow against your bitcoin. Answer two questions to set your loan terms in the app, and get your capital in minutes. No paperwork, no counterparties, and you maintain full self-custody of your bitcoin.

Last week, Lava CEO Shehzan Maredia joined TBPN to announce that we are officially live and out of beta. Lava is the most secure way to borrow against your bitcoin and the only truly self-custodial loan product. Check out the full clip to hear him break down all of this and more!

We just made a major announcement at Bitcoin 2025. Lava Loans is officially live and out of beta. Lava is the most secure way to borrow against your bitcoin, as well as the easiest and most flexible. Lava is the only option where you can borrow against your bitcoin without giving up self-custody. We give you cryptographic proof, not just legal or reputational assurances, that your bitcoin is secure. Verifiable on-chain at any time. We've secured the funding to service any loan size from $100 to $1B. And we offer the lowest rates of anyone in the market. For the next 24 hours we're running a special promo. You can take out a 12-month loan at just 9.99%. Interested? Scan the QR code below to download Lava and get started!

Our team will be at Bitcoin 2025 all week! We’re hosting the Lava Developer Zone at the conference, so come by and say hi! We’ve got merch to give away, and our team would be happy to personally onboard you to Lava! We’re also going to be making some big announcements on stage and offering an exclusive deal on Lava Loans for conference attendees! See you there!

100 Billion Dollars. That’s how much money was lost by custodial bitcoin-backed lenders in 2022 alone. We created a better solution: bitcoin-backed loans that don’t require you to give up self-custody. You get cryptographic proof, not just legal or reputational assurances, that your collateral is safe. We’ve got some big announcements happening this week at Bitcoin 2025. See you all there!

Next week in the Lava Developer Zone at Bitcoin 2025: Andrew Poelstra and @Matt Corallo debate MEV. MEVIL: Concern or Hyperbole? Come find out. Moderated by Gwart. May 28th at 1:00pm. See you there!

We’re hosting the Lava Developer Zone at Bitcoin 2025! A space to connect with other developers and hear high-level technical discussions. We’ve got some exciting debates on the agenda! First up: Brandon Black and @Murch tackle the block size debate and whether or not we’ve found the equilibrium. Moderated by Shehzan Maredia. Wednesday May 28th at 12:00pm. See you there!

Hello, Nostr! Allow us to introduce ourselves. At Lava, we’ve built the most secure way to borrow against your bitcoin. No counterparties, no custodians, no bridges. Instead, we’ve built a fully on-chain lending protocol that leverages Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs), which are smart contracts that are native to Bitcoin. Using Lava, you can take out a USD loan using your Bitcoin as collateral *without giving up self-custody*. It’s fast, secure, and we offer some of the best rates in the business. You can check us out at

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