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Custody Battle Pits Institutional Boomers Against Crypto Upstarts
11.6.2020
Crypto custodians are in a race to build the next State Street or BNY Mellon
Mastercoin
7.6.2020
Mastercoin, rebranded as Omni in 2015, is an open source protocol layer built on top of bitcoin that enables the creation of new cryptocurrencies and assets. The project was intended to remedy what it called the two biggest barriers to bitcoin adoption: Insecurity and instability. It also claimed...
Ravencoin
7.6.2020
Launched in 2018, Ravencoin is an open source fork of bitcoin specifically designed to facilitate the transfer of assets from one party to another.  Users can create assets on the Ravencoin protocol that adhere to rules independent of those of the platform. This distinguishes ravencoin from...
Behind ‘Prime Broker’ Buzzword Lies a Complex Strategy Game for Crypto Firms
29.5.2020
Coinbase, BitGo and Genesis all announced plans to become prime brokers this month. Here's what the trend reveals about the state of the industry
Genesis Hires Ex-Galaxy Digital Staffer to Run New Derivatives Trading Desk
28.5.2020
The derivatives desk will expand the company’s suite of products as it aims to attract more institutional clients to its newly acquired prime brokerage arm
Coinbase Buys Tagomi as ‘Foundation’ of Institutional Trading Arm
27.5.2020
Crypto exchange Coinbase is finally acquiring Tagomi, a prime brokerage platform specializing in digital asset trading for institutional clients
Genesis Trading Buys Crypto Custodian Vo1t in Bid to Become Prime Broker
21.5.2020
Digital currency trader and lender Genesis Global Trading is moving toward full-service prime brokerage with the acquisition of crypto custodian Vo1t
Genesis CEO Details ‘Black Thursday’ Chaos in Q1 Lending Report
30.4.2020
Crypto lender Genesis Capital increased its loan book to $649 million during a tumultuous Q1 marked by wild fluctuations in the price of bitcoin
Compared to Traditional Banks, Crypto Lenders See Booming Growth
30.1.2020
A lukewarm U.S. economy is making big banks like JPMorgan Chase struggle to produce fast loan growth - even with interest rates close to historic lows. Yet, in the white-hot cryptocurrency industry, lenders are burgeoning
Genesis Clocks Quarterly Surge in Cash and Stablecoin Lending
30.10.2019
For the first time this year, BTC-denominated loans now represent less than 60 percent of Genesis' portfolio
Bitcoin IRA Is Letting Customers Lend Out Their Crypto Retirement Funds
22.10.2019
The digital asset IRA company will offer interest on cryptocurrency and cash holdings that customers want to lend out
Genesis Trading Acquires Quant Investment Firm Qu Capital
20.9.2019
Digital currency trader and lender Genesis expanded its trading and research capabilities by acquiring New York-based quantitative investment firm Qu Capital
Genesis’ Lending Surges Again in Q2 – and Not Just in Crypto
23.7.2019
Genesis Global Trading's lending business remains on a growth tear, especially its loans of dollars and stablecoins