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Negotiated onchain credit needs comparable terms

Borrower-defined rates and duration can improve fit while fragmenting liquidity.

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Negotiated credit lets borrowers seek a duration and risk premium suited to their cash flows instead of accepting one pool-wide rate. That flexibility creates a discovery problem: lenders need comparable contracts, while liquidity is spread across different terms. Real-world credit also brings income records, defaults and servicing that an automated schedule alone cannot resolve. A useful test environment exposes those obligations before public capital is committed. Named responsibility for missed payments, appeals and recovery matters alongside collateral and pricing; token rewards cannot replace a borrower’s capacity to repay.

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