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Today in Crypto: Luno Leaving Singapore, Wirex Launching Private ‘Luxury Service’, Court Extends Creditor Protection for Babel Finance
18.4.2023
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Former CEO of Troubled Crypto Firm Creates New Stablecoin – How Does it Work?
14.3.2023
Flex Yang, the former CEO and founder of Babel Finance, has introduced a new decentralized stablecoin backed by crypto-native reserves and an entire DeFi ecosystem built around it.
Yang claimed the Hope stablecoin blends centralized finance (CeFi), decentralized finance (DeFi) and traditional...
Crypto’s Latest Stablecoin is Called HOPE, Started by Ex-Babel Finance CEO Flex Yang
13.3.2023
HOPE will serve as the native stablecoin for the new Hope ecosystem, which is focused on bringing traditional finance users to the crypto market
Troubled Crypto Lender Babel Finance Eyes Restructuring with Stable Asset Project – How Does it Work?
6.3.2023
The troubled crypto lending firm Babel Finance is working on a new plan to raise money through a crypto-backed stablecoin.
The new stablecoin that is being proposed is called Babel Recovery Coin. The plan is for the coin to maintain a $1 price in the market through a system of trading incentives...
Babel Finance Mulls Crypto-Backed Stablecoin to Repay $766M: Report
6.3.2023
Hong Kong-based crypto lender Babel Finance is planning on issuing a crypto-backed stablecoin in unison with a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform in an attempt to repay creditors following a $766 million loss last year
Babel Finance Lost $280M Trading Customer Funds: Report
29.7.2022
Babel Finance, the Hong Kong crypto lender that suspended withdrawals in June, reportedly lost $280 million in proprietary trades with customer funds
Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report Highlights Terra’s Collapse and Capital Exiting the Crypto Ecosystem
23.7.2022
On July 13, the dedicated crypto price tracking, volume, and market capitalization web portal Coingecko published the company’s “Q2 2022 Cryptocurrency Report” which discusses the last quarter’s crypto market action and insights. The 46-page report explains how the Terra...
Tether Liquidates Celsius Bitcoin Loan — ‘Position Has Been Liquidated With No Losses’ to the Company
9.7.2022
On July 8, 2022, the company behind the largest stablecoin in the world, Tether, revealed that the firm liquidated a loan made to the crypto lender Celsius, and the liquidation caused “no losses to Tether.” According to the stablecoin issuer, the bitcoin loan to Celsius...
Report: Blockchain.com CEO Reveals Company Lost $270 Million From 3AC Exposure
8.7.2022
According to a report published on July 8, the cryptocurrency firm Blockchain.com lost $270 million from exposure to the crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital (3AC). The news was shared in a recent letter to shareholders written by the company’s CEO Peter Smith. The Blockchain.com executive...
Troubled Crypto Lender Babel Finance Looking to Hire Restructuring Specialist Houlihan Lokey: Sources
1.7.2022
Babel is in the process of signing an engagement letter with the investment banking firm, a source said
Here’s how pro traders could use Bitcoin options to buy the $20K BTC dip
24.6.2022
Predicting a market bottom is pretty much impossible, but clever traders use options strategies like the Iron Condor setup to target a particular trading price range
Crypto lending platform Babel Finance reaches counterparty debt agreement
21.6.2022
The firm emphasized that it will “actively fulfill its legal responsibilities to customers and strive to avoid further transmission and diffusion of liquidity risks.”
Babel Finance Reaches Debt Agreement With Counterparties After Withdrawal Freeze
20.6.2022
Hong Kong-based crypto lender Babel Finance has reached "preliminary agreements" with several counterparties and customers after a withdrawal freeze last week
Ethereum risks another 60% drop after breaking below $1K to 18-month lows
18.6.2022
A 2018-like bearish cycle could have Ether drop toward $420 in the coming weeks
XRP price technical breakdown boosts chances of a 40% drop by July
17.6.2022
XRP's bearish outlook is driven by a mix of technical and fundamental factors that could see price drop to $0.18 next
Crypto lender Babel Finance halts withdrawals due to liquidity pressures
17.6.2022
Hong Kong-based asset manager Babel Finance is the latest crypto lending firm to signal the growing crisis of the cryptocurrency lending industry amid the bear market
BlockFi, Crypto.com, and Others Come Forward Amid Three Arrows Turbulence, Babel Finance Pauses Withdrawals
17.6.2022
After several days of intense discussions and rumors circulating about insolvency at major crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, more details about the financial exposure other companies in the space have had to the hedge fund have emerged, with crypto lender BlockFi being named as...
Babel Finance Suspends Withdrawals, Citing 'Unusual Liquidity Pressures'
17.6.2022
Crypto lender Babel Finance is the latest company to freeze withdrawals following speculation about the possible collapse of hedge fund Three Arrows Capital
Crypto Lender Babel Finance Lands Unicorn Status With $80M Series B
25.5.2022
The firm, which provides crypto financial services to institutional investors, is valued at $2 billion
Babel Finance raises $40M to expand crypto offerings
10.5.2021
The Series A round underscores growing investor appetite for crypto-focused institutional offerings