Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Silvergate's connection with crypto and the traditional banking system raises the specter of a crypto collapse.
January 25 -
The bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi plans to sell about $160 million of loans backed by around 68,000 bitcoin mining machines, according to two people familiar with the matter.
January 24 -
Binance Holdings, the world's largest crypto platform, acknowledged that it mistakenly keeps collateral for some of the tokens it issues in the same wallet as exchange customer funds.
January 24 -
Gemini Trust Co. is eliminating another 10% of its workforce, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the digital-asset firm founded by the billionaire twins Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss remains pressured by a monthslong industrywide slump.
January 23 -
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a new system that would allow the blockchain's users to generate obfuscated addresses and receive funds privately on the network.
January 23 - AB - Technology
Several providers, including BlockFi and Celsius, have filed for bankruptcy in recent months. But this does not necessarily spell gloom and doom for the industry.
January 23 -
The crypto rebound has gained so much speculative vigor that even tokens torpedoed last year by their dependence on the discredited mogul Sam Bankman-Fried have rallied, with some more than doubling this month.
January 23 -
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, said Signature Bank will only handle user transactions of more than $100,000 as the bank decreases its exposure to digital-asset markets.
January 23 -
The implosion of the digital-asset exchange FTX shows that U.S. platforms should face heightened scrutiny from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission before being able to list crypto assets, according to one top official at the regulator.
January 20 -
The crypto lender Genesis Global Holdco LLC is aiming for a relatively quick exit from bankruptcy court after collapsing under the force of a prolonged selloff in digital assets.
January 20 -
Citizens snags exclusive Mastercard deal, Green Dot's e-bill-pay expansion and more in banking news this week.
January 20 -
The digital-asset firm Nexo Capital will pay $45 million in penalties to U.S. federal and state regulators over allegations that it broke securities rules by offering a crypto lending product.
January 20 - AB - Policy & Regulation
Financial services regulators should treat cryptocurrency trading for what it is — another form of wagering, some experts say. But banks seeking to provide custody and many other services tied to digital assets would face even tighter restrictions under that approach.
January 18 -
Genesis Global Capital, the cryptocurrency lending unit of Digital Currency Group, is laying the groundwork for a bankruptcy filing as soon as this week, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
January 18 -
Digital Currency Group, the struggling crypto empire whose Genesis Global Capital lending unit is trying to stave off bankruptcy, said it's suspending quarterly dividends to preserve cash.
January 18 -
Coinbase Global is halting operations in Japan, less than a month after another major digital-asset exchange, Kraken, announced its withdrawal from the country.
January 18 -
The New York bank reported a 17% drop-off in deposits during the fourth quarter as it sought to reduce its concentration in the digital currency realm. It expects its balance sheet to stabilize in the second half of 2023.
January 17 -
The former tech entrepreneur, "Razzlekhan" rapper and accused cryptocurrency thief Heather Morgan has a new job.
January 17 -
Silvergate Capital Corp. reported a $1 billion loss and said it would offboard some noncore digital-asset customers following a quarter that saw a dramatic draw-down in deposits after the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX.
January 17 -
Signature Bank of New York is pulling back from crypto deposits and has increased borrowings from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.
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