[Caixin: Some Loan Assistance Platforms Seek Second Growth Curves in 'Crypto' and 'Overseas Expansion'] Odaily Planet Daily News – Amid the implementation of new loan assistance regulations and a slowdown in consumer credit demand, multiple consumer loan assistance platforms have experienced year-on-year declines in revenue and lending volumes, with net profits dropping significantly. Some loan assistance platforms are exploring 'overseas expansion' and investments in 'crypto' as their second growth curves. It is reported that platforms such as Lexin and Yiren Digital have already ventured into overseas markets, with Southeast Asia and Latin America becoming key battlegrounds. Over the past two years, Vcredit Holdings has been actively investing in the blockchain industry. By 2024, it has indirectly acquired a 15% stake in the cryptocurrency exchange Thousand Whales Technology (BVI) Company and invested HK$2.395 billion last year in EXIO Group, one of the first licensed virtual asset trading platforms approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. (Caixin)