KAREN JOY BACUDO

Finance Editor

Vield has adopted Integral’s technology to automate its crypto and foreign exchange hedging as Australia’s digital asset sector faces tighter regulatory expectations.

The Australian crypto-backed lender said the system replaces manual hedging with an automated platform that manages exposure across cryptocurrencies and the Australian dollar in real time. Vield uses bitcoin as collateral for loans that finance purchases such as homes and cars without requiring customers to sell their crypto holdings.

Since launch, the lender has approved more than AUD $50 million in loans to more than…