BlockFi

9 results about this entity

Period: 24 Jul 2018 - 28 Nov 2022

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BlockFi files for bankruptcy in wake of FTX collapse

BlockFi, the cryptocurrency player that needed a $400 million credit facility from FTX earlier this year, has now filed for bankruptcy.

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Celsius CEO steps down as FTX moves in

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky has stepped down amid bankruptcy proceedings and former JPMorgan Chase exec Chris Ferraro has been appointed interim CEO.

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FTX closes in on $25m cut-price deal for BlockFi - reports

Not much more than a year after raising funds at a $3 billion valuation, cryptocurrency player BlockFi is on the verge of being acquired by FTX in a deal worth as little as $25 million, according to CNBC.

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Crypto giants form travel rule compliance platform

Some of the biggest players in crypto - including BlockFi, Coinbase and Robinhood - have joined forces to develop technology that helps them meet a rule designed to counter money laundering.

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SEC throws the book at BlockFi

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged BlockFi Lending LLC (BlockFi) with failing to register the offers and sales of its retail crypto lending product.

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BlockFi raises $350m at $3bn valuation

Cryptocurrency player BlockFi has hit a $3 billion valuation off the back of a $350 million Series D funding round led by Bain Capital Ventures, partners of DST Global, Pomp Investments, and Tiger Global.

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BlockFi opens waiting list for bitcoin rewards credit card

Cryptocurrency startup BlockFi is to release a credit card that rewards users for shopping by paying a bitcoin cashback bonus.

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BlockFi raises $50 million to take crypto mainstream

BlockFi has raised $50 million in a Series C funding round led by Morgan Creek Digital as it bids to bring cryptocurrency finance to the mainstream investor.

Bitcoin cheerleader Novogratz backs crypto lending startup BlockFi

BlockFi, a startup that lets people and companies put down Bitcoin and Ether as collateral for US dollar loans, has raised $52.5 million from Galaxy Digital Ventures, a cryptocurrency and blockchain technology investment firm.