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Bankrupt Crypto Lending Platform BlockFi Faces Potential $227 Million Loss in Uninsured Funds at Silicon Valley Bank – What's Going On?
11.3.2023
Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi has $227 million in uninsured funds stuck in an account maintained by failed lender Silicon Valley Bank.
According to a March 10 filing by the Justice Department, BlockFi has $227 million parked in a money market mutual fund, which isn’t insured by the Federal...
SEC of Thailand wants public feedback on crypto lending, staking ban
10.3.2023
Thailand's securities regulator believes that crypto firms should not be allowed to deploy users’ deposits and provide lending services
Wormhole Bridge Exploiter Supplies $46M to Crypto Lending Platform Maker, Buys Wrapped Ether
13.2.2023
The exploiter is probably earning yields on staked cryptocurrency
Potential Buyers Are Showing Interest in Embattled Crypto Company Hodlnaut
6.2.2023
Potential buyers have shown interest in the embattled cryptocurrency lending company Hodlnaut and its claims against now-bankrupt digital asset exchange FTX.
According to a Monday report by Bloomberg, “various parties who are interested in acquiring” the Singapore-based crypto platform have...
Genesis Capital’s fall might transform crypto lending — not bury it
28.1.2023
TradFi firms with expertise in risk management may soon “fill the void” left by bankrupt crypto lenders, a Duke finance professor predicts
Unredacted Financial Documents Show Blockfi’s $1.2 Billion Connection With FTX, Alameda Research
25.1.2023
Unredacted documents mistakenly sent to the bankruptcy court indicate that the now-defunct crypto lender Blockfi had more than $1.2 billion tied up with FTX and Alameda Research. The accidentally revealed documentation shows that Blockfi’s exposure to the bankrupt crypto firm FTX was more than what...
Crypto Firm Nexo Pays Out $45 Million in Settlement with SEC, Shutters Lending Product
20.1.2023
Crypto lending company Nexo has agreed to pay a total of $45 million to US regulators to settle claims that it failed to register the sale of its Earn Interest Product (EIP).
According to two separate statements by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the North American Securities...
Genesis’ crypto lending businesses file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
20.1.2023
Genesis, along with its 2 subsidiaries, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last Thursday following the collapse of FTX and Three Arrows Capital. The application has been filed by Genesis Global Holdco, Genesis Asia Pacific Pte, and Genesis Global Capital, seeking a joint administration...
Genesis' Crypto Lending Businesses Files for Bankruptcy Protection
20.1.2023
The collapse of FTX was the final straw for Genesis, which earlier this year suffered losses of several hundred million dollars due to its exposure to failed crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital
Digital Currency Group Suspends Dividends Amid Regulatory Trouble With Subsidiary Genesis
18.1.2023
According to a shareholders’ letter from Digital Currency Group (DCG) viewed by finance and crypto publication Coindesk, the company has suspended dividends until further notice. This news follows the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charging a subsidiary firm of DCG, Genesis...
Fintech Firm Arch Starts Crypto Lending Product, Raises $2.75M
18.1.2023
The fintech startup plans to allow other alternative assets as collateral in the future
SEC Charges Genesis and Gemini — Winklevoss Says Regulator’s Lawsuit Is ‘Super Lame’
13.1.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged crypto exchange Gemini and crypto lender Genesis Global Capital, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group (DCG). “Through this unregistered offering, Genesis and Gemini raised billions of dollars’ worth of crypto assets from...
Crypto Lending Crisis - Gemini and Genesis Charged by US SEC With Selling Unregistered Securities
13.1.2023
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against major crypto exchange Gemini and the troubled crypto lending and trading firm Genesis.
Per the press release issued by the regulator on January 12,
"The [SEC] today charged Genesis Global Capital, LLC and Gemini Trust...
California regulators order MyConstant to cease crypto-lending services
22.12.2022
The California DFPI warned in July that it would be cracking down on crypto interest account providers in the state
Bringing community-based solutions to crypto lending can solve trust issues
20.12.2022
The crypto lending space is plagued with trust and security concerns, but crypto lending platform BNPL Pay offers an innovative community-based lending solution
Crypto Lending Platform Maple Finance Unveils Major Overhaul, Stops Lending on Solana
14.12.2022
The improvements attempt to solve Maple’s design shortcomings highlighted during a recent debt crisis, but they may reduce incentives for holding the protocol’s native MPL token in its new form, an analyst said
Maple Finance's $54M of Sour Debt Shows Risks of Crypto Lending Without Collateral
12.12.2022
Maple Finance, the largest unsecured crypto lending platform, is grappling with a debt crisis while gearing up for a major system upgrade. The project's MPL token has plunged, and depositors are likely to stomach big losses. Here's how it happened, and what comes next
BlockFi sues FTX's Bankman-Fried over shares in Robinhood
29.11.2022
BlockFi is demanding Bankman-Fried’s investment company turn over its shares in Robinhood as collateral it agreed to pay as part of a pledge agreement
Market Maker B2C2 Offers to Buy Loans From Genesis Crypto-Lending Unit
16.11.2022
The lending arm of the crypto financial firm Genesis halted customer withdrawals earlier Wednesday, citing the impact of the collapse of FTX
Genesis’ Crypto-Lending Unit Is Halting Customer Withdrawals in Wake of FTX Collapse
16.11.2022
The unit, known as Genesis Global Capital, serves an institutional client base and had $2.8 billion in total active loans as of the end of the third quarter of 2022