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BlockFi CEO Zac Prince
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BlockFi Raises Deposit Rates as Bitcoin Crash Juices Loan Demand
Market makers and proprietary traders are taking out more crypto loans after the second-largest price drop in bitcoin created a new, more volatile market.
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By Nate DiCamillo
Mar 17, 2020 at 6:48 p.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2020
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PAY UP: "As of five minutes ago, everyone who needed to post collateral has,” one lender said Friday. (Credit: Shutterstock)
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$100M+ in Margin Calls: Crypto Lenders Demand Collateral as Market Buckles
“As of five minutes ago, everyone who needed to post collateral has,” Genesis CEO Michael Moro said Friday afternoon.
PAY UP: "As of five minutes ago, everyone who needed to post collateral has,” one lender said Friday. (Credit: Shutterstock)
By Nate DiCamillo
Mar 13, 2020 at 11:15 p.m. UTC
Mar 13, 2020
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Banking
Previously Crypto-Only BlockFi Adds Cash On-Ramp Through Silvergate Partnership
Crypto lender BlockFi now supports cash deposits.
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By Bradley Keoun
Mar 10, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Mar 10, 2020
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Bitcoin Lender BlockFi Raises $30M in Series B Led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures
Having Hong Kong-based HashKey as an investor will help BlockFi expand into Singapore later this year, said CEO Zac Prince.
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By Nate DiCamillo
Feb 13, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 13, 2020
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BlockFi Adjusts Interest Rates to Lure Larger Crypto Deposits
BlockFi recently announced it would make changes to the interest they pay for bitcoin and ether deposits.
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By Sebastian Sinclair
Jan 24, 2020 at 3:46 a.m. UTC
Jan 24, 2020
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Litecoin
BlockFi Adds Litecoin, USDC to Its Lending Product Suite
The initial annual percentage yield will be 8.6 percent for USDC and 3.78 percent for litecoin.
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By Nate DiCamillo
Jan 8, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 8, 2020
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Lending
Crypto Lender BlockFi Rolls Out Zero-Fee Trading for Bitcoin, Ether, GUSD
BlockFi, the cryptocurrency lending service, is expanding into trading with an unusual, zero-fee model.
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By Anna Baydakova
Dec 5, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 5, 2019
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BlockFi Drops Minimum and Fees on Interest Bearing Crypto Accounts
Minimum deposits have been dropped on BlockFi's Interest Bearing Accounts for bitcoin, ethereum and the gemini dollar.
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By William Foxley
Sep 13, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Sep 13, 2019
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Bitcoin and Ether Lender BlockFi Raises $18.3 Million Series A
Winklevoss Capital, Galaxy Digital, and ConsenSys funded the crypto lender's latest round.
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By William Foxley
Aug 6, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 6, 2019
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