I have understood what centralized and decentralized systems are and I know that banks are centralized with physical locations/attributes, with strict monetary policies governing it. While decentralized system is the crypto currency or the Blockchain technology which is the where Bitcoin is built on.
Both have helped to solve human financial problems in one way or the other, depending on the means which one earns from.
Ignoring all other features I could talk about and with my focus on loans schemes, I want to ask if as banks offer loans to individuals, companies even to the government, does Bitcoin or any other cryptocurrencies or exchange offer loan service?
If yes, what is some criteria that may be required?
basically, bitcoin is just an asset like gold or fiat, it cannot and does not provide a lending service on its own. all loan services require human intervention. When there are many people in need, organizations, companies, and banks will create services and provide them to everyone, they can use fiat, gold, and bitcoin as a means of payment and lending...Currently, there are several centralized exchanges that offer bitcoin loans by collateralizing other assets, but I do not recommend borrowing bitcoin as its volatility can get you into trouble.