The Crypto Lending Platform That Explains Itself

Every other platform is building faster pipes. Aetherum gives your members a lending decision they can actually understand โ€” and that explanation is the moat.

Built for the Member. Deployed for the Credit Union.

The market has been focused on speed for the institution. Aetherum is focused on trust for the member.

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DACS-LTV Patent Pending

Crypto-Backed Lending

Your members keep their crypto exposure, avoid a taxable event, and get USD liquidity โ€” all through their trusted credit union. Aetherum handles the infrastructure. You own the relationship.

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Patent Pending

DACS Risk Assessment

Our patent-pending nine-pillar risk model evaluates crypto collateral in real time. Every decision comes with a plain-language explanation the member can read and understand โ€” not just a number on a screen.

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Tax Intelligence Patent Pending

Tax-Position Score & Collateral Optimizer

Aetherum's TPSOE engine scores the tax efficiency of each collateral position and ranks pledge assets to minimize member tax liability. The Collateral Optimizer selects the optimal set for any loan request โ€” a feature no D2C competitor offers institutions.

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Smart Review

AI-Powered Underwriting Guidance

Before a member signs, Aetherum evaluates their full borrowing position and explains it in plain language. Recommended amount, risk level, and reasoning โ€” delivered instantly, automatically, at the point of decision.

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RWA Tokenization

Tokenize real-world assets like real estate, receivables, and treasury instruments to expand collateral options and create new secondary-market liquidity for credit unions.

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AETHERUM-007 ยท Patent Pending

XLS-66 LoanBroker (XRPL Native Lending)

Aetherum operates as the LoanBroker in Ripple's XLS-66 Lending Protocol โ€” managing DACS-gated loan origination, dual-party transaction authorization (BIDSF), and First-Loss Capital as a regulatory capital analog for NCUA-examined institutions. RLUSD as native loan currency. Live on XRPL testnet.

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Opt-In Intelligence Patent Pending

Member Crypto Insights

Real-time visibility into the digital assets your members already own โ€” before they need a loan. Consent-based wallet connections, DACS eligibility scoring, and opt-in loan pipeline. See what's invisible today.

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ERC-3643 Patent Pending

On-Chain Member Identity

ERC-3643 compliant identity verification for every borrower. Each member receives a portable ONCHAINID attestation โ€” KYC verified, jurisdiction gated, and collateral-scored on-chain. Built on the T-REX standard.

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Privacy-Preserving Patent Pending

Privacy-Preserving Underwriting System (FHE-DACS)

Encrypted risk assessment computation using homomorphic encryption โ€” member financial data is never exposed in plaintext during underwriting. Patent Pending.

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DACS-LTV Patent Pending

Dynamic LTV Enforcement

DACS risk tier automatically sets each member's on-chain loan-to-value ceiling โ€” enforced at the blockchain layer via ERC-3643. Tier 1 members access up to 70% LTV, Tier 2 up to 65%, Tier 3 up to 55%.

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Patent Pending

Distributed Ledger Collateral Management & Liquidation Control

A distributed ledger architecture that tracks collateral positions, enforces margin calls, and executes liquidation logic on-chain โ€” giving credit unions a tamper-proof, auditable record of every collateral event from origination to resolution.

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ERC-3643

On-Chain Identity Attestation

Automated on-chain attestation triggered by DACS scoring โ€” members are registered as verified credit union participants directly on Sepolia via ERC-3643 compliance modules. US jurisdiction verification and collateral LTV are set on-chain in real time.

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AETHERUM-006 ยท Patent Pending

Collateral Intelligence Engine (CIEโ„ข)

Every collateral position monitored 24/7. Finality-aware on-chain event processing, live LTV computation, DACS score updated on every price movement, and institution-authorized liquidation control โ€” all automated. The always-on layer that makes crypto collateral operationally viable for credit union loan officers.

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Staking Module

Members earn yield on supported digital assets directly through the platform while maintaining collateral eligibility for crypto-backed loans.

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Coming Soon

Payments / Wallet Transfers

Seamless on-chain and off-chain payment flows that let members move digital assets between wallets, fund loan repayments, and initiate transfers โ€” all within your credit union's platform.

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Trading

Integrated digital asset trading that lets members buy, sell, and rebalance their crypto portfolio directly through the Aetherum platform without leaving your credit union's ecosystem.

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AETHERUM-006 Patent Pending

Collateral Intelligence Engine

Real-time collateral surveillance for every active loan. Finality-aware on-chain event processing, live LTV computation, DACS score updates on every price movement, and institution-authorized liquidation control โ€” all automated.

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Tax Savings

Automated tax-loss harvesting, gain/loss reporting, and collateral optimization tools that help members minimize their crypto tax liability at every step of the loan lifecycle.

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Fraud Detection

Sardine-powered real-time fraud scoring and behavioral analytics monitor every transaction and onboarding event to protect your credit union and your members from bad actors.

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Claims Process

Structured workflows for collateral disputes, liquidation events, and member escalations โ€” giving your team a clear, auditable path from incident to resolution.

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Loan Officer Portal

A dedicated dashboard for loan officers to review applications, assess DACS scores, manage active loans, and action margin call alerts โ€” purpose-built for crypto-collateralized lending.

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Compliance Officer

Siloed KYC/AML screening queue, sanctions monitoring, and audit-ready reporting tools that give your compliance team full visibility and control without touching operational loan data.

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Regulatory

NCUA Examiner View

Read-only audit dashboard scoped per credit union. Live on-chain collateral positions, LTV ratios, liquidation events, and full BSA/AML audit trail โ€” built for NCUA examination from day one. Zero custody access, zero execution permissions.

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Member Management

Unified member profiles combining traditional account data with on-chain wallet history, DACS eligibility scores, and loan activity โ€” giving your team a complete picture of every borrower.

DACS โ€” Risk Assessment Model

Nine pillars of crypto risk assessment, backed by 7 patent-pending innovations โ€” quantifying borrower position beyond traditional credit metrics in language the member can actually understand.

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Wallet Age

Longevity of on-chain presence signals commitment and experience.

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Diversification

Portfolio spread across assets reduces single-point-of-failure risk.

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On-Chain Activity

Transaction frequency and patterns demonstrate active asset management.

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Volatility

Historical price stability of held assets informs collateral resilience.

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Tax-Position Score (TPSOE)

Patent-pending pillar. Scores the borrower's embedded tax liability and collateral tax efficiency โ€” ranking pledge assets to minimize tax cost at liquidation.

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TAM Bonus

Traditional asset weighting rewards borrowers with verified brokerage holdings via Plaid, enhancing the overall risk profile.

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On-Chain Member Identity (CUMember) Patent Pending

Patent-pending pillar. ERC-3643 compliant identity attestation โ€” KYC verified, jurisdiction gated, and collateral-scored on-chain via ONCHAINID.

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Privacy-Preserving Computation (FHE-DACS) Patent Pending

Patent-pending pillar. Member financial data is encrypted before scoring โ€” risk assessment computations are performed without exposing raw inputs at any step.

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Dynamic LTV Enforcement (DACS-LTV) Patent Pending

Patent-pending pillar. DACS risk tier automatically sets each member's on-chain LTV ceiling โ€” Tier 1 up to 70%, Tier 2 up to 65%, Tier 3 up to 55%. Enforced at the blockchain layer via ERC-3643. No manual override possible.

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Distributed Ledger Collateral Management & Liquidation Control Patent Pending

Patent-pending pillar. A distributed ledger architecture for real-time collateral tracking, automated margin enforcement, and liquidation control โ€” ensuring every collateral event is recorded on-chain with full auditability and no single point of failure.

How It Works

  1. Member deposits crypto collateral into a BitGo institutional custody wallet โ€” held directly by the credit union, never by Aetherum.
  2. DACS engine scores the borrower and sets LTV, rate, and margin thresholds.
  3. Credit union issues the loan using existing infrastructure โ€” Aetherum handles the rest.
  4. Automated monitoring manages margin calls, top-ups, and liquidation if needed.

GENIUS Act Ready

The NCUA's first GENIUS Act proposed rule closed its comment period on April 13, 2026. The final implementing regulations are due by July 18, 2026 โ€” establishing the compliance framework for how credit unions participate in the digital asset economy.

Aetherum was built inside this regulatory perimeter. Our ERC-3643 compliance modules, on-chain KYC/AML attestation, DACS risk assessment model, and BitGo institutional custody architecture are designed to operate within NCUA supervision โ€” not around it.

Three things the GENIUS Act framework confirms about how Aetherum is built:

  • On-chain identity: Every borrower receives an ERC-3643 compliant ONCHAINID attestation โ€” KYC verified, jurisdiction gated, and NCUA-audit ready.
  • Custody architecture: Each credit union holds its own institutional custody account. Aetherum is software layer only โ€” no commingled funds, no custodial risk on the platform.
  • Compliance-first infrastructure: DACS scoring, LTV enforcement, and collateral management logic are built to produce the audit trails NCUA examiners will expect.

Revenue Model

  • Platform licensing fee (annual SaaS)
  • Per-loan origination fee
  • DACS API access for third-party integrations
  • RWA tokenization service fees (coming soon)

Credit unions keep 100% of loan interest income.

Live Integrations

  • Jack Henry FIN โ€” Core banking integration. 5,000+ credit unions reachable via Jack Henry ecosystem.
  • Corelation KeyStone โ€” Core banking integration. ~290 credit unions on KeyStone reachable from day one.
  • Fiserv AppMarket โ€” Core banking integration. DNA platform.
  • Plaid โ€” Bank connectivity and identity verification layer.
  • Sardine โ€” BSA/AML and fraud detection layer.
  • XRPL / XLS-66 โ€” Native XRPL lending protocol integration. RLUSD as loan currency.

Get In Touch

Ready to bring crypto-backed lending to your credit union?

Schedule a 30-minute demo โ†’

Email: hello@aetherum.ai

Web: aetherum.ai