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BTCJam

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system to receive loans. Its claimed mission was to make credit affordable and accessible everywhere. According to one source, BTCJam was "the first P2P lending platform to cross national borders successfully.
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In October 2013, BTCjam was accepted into the 500 Startups accelerator program and secured seed financing from Ribbit Capital, 500 Startups, FundersClub and Bitcoin Investment Trust.
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By 2016, the company had serviced more than 16,000 loans across 121 countries, many in areas typically considered to be
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The Bitcoin Guidebook: How to Obtain, Invest, and Spend the World's First Decentralized Cryptocurrency
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BTCjam was founded in late 2012. During its first year of operation, the average loan size was in the
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In March 2016, BTCjam stopped accepting customers from the United States for regulatory reasons.
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BTCJam closed on 2017, claiming regulatory difficulties operating out of various jurisdictions.
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Banking Beyond Banks and Money: A Guide to Banking Services in the Twenty-First Century
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Tasca, Paolo; Aste, Tomaso; Pelizzon, Loriana; Perony, Nicolas (September 1, 2016).
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accelerator program and received investments from Ribbit Capital,
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In 2017 the company shut down entirely and ceased operations.
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