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The cryptocurrency lender BlockFi is preparing to file for bankruptcy within days, according to people with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be named because discussions are private.

A major hurdle for employees who want to speak out about workplace sexual harassment is poised to be removed — with significant ramifications across Wall Street, which has lagged behind the rest of corporate America in scaling back nondisclosure agreements.

With users now able to buy a blue verification badge for $8, parody accounts are on the rise — and so are the risks of fraud and impersonation.

The $121 billion-asset consumer lender paused its share repurchase program in July as it conducted an internal investigation of its servicing practices. Analysts said the resumption of buybacks is a positive sign regarding the company's ability to resolve the lingering issues.

Despite the massive losses and growing criticism that the industry is rife with fraudsters and Ponzi schemes, a dozen industry employees interviewed by Bloomberg News said that while they're rattled by the crisis, they remain committed to crypto and its potential.

A group of unions filed a complaint against Starbucks Corp. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, asking the agency to investigate how the coffee chain accounts for unused money left on customers' stored-value cards and accounts.

A heated panel discussion sponsored by the Federal Housing Finance Agency raised questions about the funding, structure and mission of the Home Loan banks.

The National Credit Union Administration found that O.F. Toalston Federal Credit Union and Mingo County Education Federal Credit Union — which were placed into conservatorship last month — would never regain sustainable operations.

While many of the details around FTX's remarkable collapse will only be revealed as it progresses through bankruptcy, interviews with FIA conferencegoers this week show they're facing a reckoning of their own.

In global news this week, Spanish banks test a CBDC, RBC offers buy now/pay later in Canada, and Microsoft expands its relationship with a British fintech.