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Alameda Research had a $65B secret line of credit with FTX: Report
14.1.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried ordered Gary Wang, FTX's co-founder, to open the alleged credit line financed by the exchange's customers
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Digital Pays Off Silvergate Revolving Credit
5.1.2023
Silvergate today announced it was cutting down 40% of staff, amid major outflows from its platform
IMPT Price Prediction as Token Launches on New Crypto Exchange – Here’s Where IMPT is Headed Next
28.12.2022
IMPT, the native token that will power the soon-to-be-released, revolutionary blockchain-based carbon credit trading/carbon offset platform IMPT.io, was last trading around 4% lower on Wednesday, despite being listed on a new cryptocurrency exchange, a development which typically boosts demand...
Uniswap to allow users to buy cryptocurrency using debit and credit cards
20.12.2022
Users of the decentralized exchange will also be able to use bank transfers to purchase crypto
IMPT Price Prediction as IMPT Blasts Up 35% in 10 Hours – Bigger Pump Incoming?
20.12.2022
IMPT, the native cryptocurrency of carbon credit trading platform IMPT.io, has blasted around 35% higher in the last 10 hours and, in doing so, has taken out a number of key levels of resistance. IMPT/USD was last changing hands in the mid-$0.015s, having surged higher from Monday’s closing levels...
Big Short Investor Michael Burry Says Audits of Crypto Exchanges Like Binance and FTX Are ‘Meaningless’
17.12.2022
Hedge fund manager Michael Burry, famed for forecasting the 2008 financial crisis, says the problem with auditing cryptocurrency exchanges, like Binance and FTX, is the same as when he started using a new kind of credit default swap. “Our auditors were learning on the job,”...
Mobile Payments Outpacing Debit Cards in Argentina According to Central Bank Reports
14.12.2022
Mobile payments are thriving in Argentina, leaving behind other traditional payment methods, including credit and debit cards. According to the central bank’s monthly report on retail payments, this kind of payment has thrived, representing 60% of the payments operations made, while...
The Middle East Digital Lending Summit 2022 activates the Future of Payments and optimizes the Region’s Digital Lending Credit Wave
12.12.2022
The recently concluded inaugural edition of the Middle East Digital Lending Summit last December 6, 2022, at Pullman Dubai Creek City Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, promised to open a potential opportunity for transformation and change the game in the financial sector when it comes...
XRP Price Prediction as Ripple Sees Potential in Carbon Credit and Gaming NFTs – XRP to the Moon?
11.12.2022
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Kentucky to scrutinize contracts offering cheaper electricity to miners
6.12.2022
An Earthjustice lawyer said the hearings and discovery process would give Kentuckians a good idea what they would be paying for by subsidizing the facilities
DeFi Risk-Sharing Protocol Nexus Expects Loss on Maple Credit Pool Investment as FTX Contagion Widens
6.12.2022
Nexus Mutual, which offers an insurance alternative for decentralized finance traders, deposited some $19 million in ETH to Maple’s wrapped ether credit pool, which was rocked by Orthogonal Trading’s recent default
Crypto trading firm Auros Global misses DeFi payment due to FTX contagion
1.12.2022
Auros is an algorithmic trading and market-making firm that provides liquidity for exchanges and token projects
Bitcoin Languishes Near $16K as BlockFi Bankruptcy Keeps Crypto Credit Contagion Concerns in Focus
28.11.2022
US-based cryptocurrency lending and borrowing platform BlockFi, formerly one of the biggest in the cryptocurrency space, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday. The company indicated that it hopes to restructure and will continue operations for the time being....
This Green Token Has Raised Nearly $13 Million For Its Carbon-Credit Marketplace-On-The-Blockchain Platform – Time to Buy?
17.11.2022
Over the course of the last few weeks, the crypto market has taken a serious tumble thanks to the collapse of FTX. The contagion has been spreading out into the wider ecosystem and many other companies have already bankrupted themselves. However, there are some presales that have been doing...
Visa Terminates Agreements With Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX
15.11.2022
Visa has reportedly terminated its global agreements with collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX and its U.S. arm, FTX US. The payments giant added that FTX’s “U.S. debit card program is being wound down by their issuer.” Visa Ends Agreements With FTX Visa Inc., the world’s...
Payments company Curve bids for BlockFi's 87,000 credit card customers
14.11.2022
A Curve spokesperson has confirmed they have been in negotiations to acquire BlockFi's credit card program's customers since Nov. 12
Reports Claim Beleaguered Crypto Exchange FTX Seeks Over $9 Billion From Investors
10.11.2022
On Nov. 10, 2022, two reports said that FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is canvassing for emergency funds up to $9.4 billion for the embattled exchange. One report says that SBF has solicited crypto companies like Tether, OKX, and Tron founder Justin Sun as well. FTX Is Reportedly Seeking Up...
Orthogonal Credit alleged key weaknesses in Alameda's due diligence early in 2022
9.11.2022
The firm pushed Maple Finance to halt Alameda's dedicated borrower pool earlier this year
Maple Finance Lending Pool Delegate ‘Identified a Number of Key Weaknesses’ Tied to FTX’s Alameda Research
9.11.2022
According to a report from Orthogonal Credit, a delegate of Maple Finance’s lending pools, the firm decided “earlier this year” not to lend to Alameda Research, FTX’s quantitative trading firm. Orthogonal said through “due diligence” it “identified a number of key weaknesses” associated with...
Liquidity Crunch Spreads to Crypto Lending as Institutional Borrowers Max Out Credit Pools
9.11.2022
Multiple crypto investment firms received a “warning” label on lending protocol Clearpool for draining almost the maximum amount of credit from their credit pools