A letter from the founders
of Lantern Finance

To our community,

We started Lantern Finance because we've lived through both the promise (and the heartbreak) of crypto.

Like many of you, we believed in the future of this space. We invested early, used the major platforms — BlockFi, Celsius, Genesis — and trusted them with our assets. But when those platforms collapsed, we lost money alongside millions of others. These weren't just business failures. They were breakdowns in trust, transparency, and risk management. Behind the scenes, platforms were misusing collateral, making speculative bets, and chasing hypergrowth at the expense of their users.

That experience left a lasting impression — and gave us a mission.

Lantern combines our deep roots in crypto with the risk discipline we learned in traditional finance. Between the two of us, we've worked at Capital One and Blackstone. We know what it takes to build responsibly — and we're bringing that mindset to crypto.

1. 01

   We never lend out borrower collateral.

   Your assets stay yours. They are not rehypothecated, loaned, or used to fund operations.

2. 02

   We don't take speculative risks with your crypto.

   No yield farming. No prop trading. No betting on the next narrative with assets that belong to you.

3. 03

   We store all assets with BitGo's insured cold storage.

   Institutional custody with coverage up to $250 million. Audited, segregated, offline.

Our mission is simple: give crypto holders access to liquidity — without forcing them to sell. Whether you're buying the dip, making a large purchase, or avoiding unnecessary tax events, Lantern gives you a safer way to borrow against your crypto.

This is the platform we wish existed during the chaos of 2022.

Now, we're building it for everyone who still believes in crypto, but wants to move safer and smarter.