The world's first bitcoin-backed line of credit is here. Unlock your bitcoin's purchasing power— instantly, flexibly, and securely— without selling your bitcoin.

Borrow faster than ever. Lava’s next release enables near-instant access to your loan capital— get your funds in <400ms. No queues, no wait times, no need to sell your bitcoin when you need cash. It’s part of our biggest update yet— coming this month.

The first episode of The Lava Show is live! In this episode, we talked to two of the most respected developers in bitcoin— Andrew Poelstra and Tadge Dryja. We covered block size, OP_CAT, quantum’s threat to bitcoin, Lightning Network progress, new scaling solutions, and a bunch more. Listen to the full episode below. Apple Podcasts:

Apple Podcasts

Andrew Poelstra & Tadge Dryja

Podcast Episode · Lava · 06/26/2025 · 29m

Spotify:

Spotify

Andrew Poelstra & Tadge Dryja

Lava · Episode

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New on Lava: direct deposits to your self-custody vault! Automate your savings with direct deposits from your paycheck; receive funds in USD or automatically convert them to BTC. Hold BTC, easily borrow against it, and spend dollars globally. All in once place.

The price of the average US home, denominated in BTC, has been steadily trending lower for a decade. Even as homes get more expensive in dollar terms. Bitcoin doesn’t just protect your wealth from being inflated away— it allows your life to get cheaper over time. Saving in bitcoin is a financial superpower.

Bitcoin is global, and so is Lava. 🌎 Borrow anywhere in the world 💰 Any loan size, $100-$1B 💻 No documentation or paperwork required 🌐 The lowest borrow rates on bitcoin loans 💸 Access global payments with zero fees within Lava 💵 Easily off-ramp to any bank account around the world

We recently put together an FAQ section on our site that covers a lot of the questions we get asked regularly. - What are the fees and interest rates on Lava Loans? - What price servers do we use? - How and why do we integrate digital dollars? And much more. Check it out here:

Lava | FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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!

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

Lava | Home

Fast and secure bitcoin-backed loans. Access dollars without selling your bitcoin, borrow at the lowest rates, and spend globally.

to learn more! We’re excited to be here on Nostr! #introductions