Tether has made a strategic investment in Ledn, one of the foremost providers of bitcoin-backed consumer loans, in a move aimed at expanding access to credit secured by digital assets, the firm said in an emailed announcement on Tuesday. The size of the investment has not been disclosed. Tether declined to provide further details when contacted by CoinDesk. The investment forms part of Tether’s push to support real-world financial services built on digital asset rails. Bitcoin-backed lending allows users ...