Crypto Lending

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Markets

Celsius Network Pays Off Maker Loan, Freeing Up $440M of Collateral

The troubled crypto lender paid down the remaining $41 million of its debt on the DeFi platform.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Celsius Repays $183M on DeFi Protocol Maker, Gets Back Collateral, Blockchain Data Shows

The troubled crypto lender paid down $183 million of its debt to the decentralized lending protocol Maker, blockchain data shows, possibly in a bid to recover bitcoin-linked collateral that otherwise would remain trapped.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

La plataforma de préstamos cripto CoinLoan limita retiros de dinero

La medida se levantará si las condiciones del mercado lo permiten, dijo la plataforma de préstamos.

CoinLoans limita los retiros de fondos. (BernardaSv/Getty images)

Finance

CoinLoan Is the Latest to Limit User Withdrawals

The measure will be lifted if market conditions allow, the crypto lender said.

CoinLoans limita los retiros de fondos. (BernardaSv/Getty images)

Finance

Ledn Makes Competing Bid for Troubled Crypto Lender BlockFi: Report

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince denied a story that his company had agreed to a sale to FTX for just $25 million.

BlockFi advertisement in Washington D.C.'s Union Station (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Solana’s Biggest DeFi Lender Almost Got Rekt. Then Binance Stepped In

Solend’s whale crisis rattled depositors and threatened to crash Solana. Can the lending protocol recover?

(State Library of New South Wales/Wikimedia Commons)

Finance

Morgan Creek Is Trying to Counter FTX’s BlockFi Bailout, Leaked Call Shows

FTX’s $250 million credit facility offer – if inked as initially proposed – stood to effectively wipe out all BlockFi shareholders, including Morgan Creek Digital, the firm told its investors.

Mark Yusko, founder of Morgan Creek Capital Management, speaks at Consensus 2018. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Goldman Sachs Leading Investor Group to Buy Celsius Assets: Sources

The Wall Street firm is seeking $2 billion in commitments from investors to buy distressed assets at steep discounts if the crypto lender goes bankrupt.

Goldman Sachs is said to have an eye on Celsius. (Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Videos

BlockFi Receives $250M Credit Facility From FTX

Crypto lending platform BlockFi secured a $250 million revolving credit facility from FTX. BlockFi CEO Zac Prince notes the move “bolsters our balance sheet and platform strength," and added that "the proceeds of the credit facility are intended to be contractually subordinate to all client balances across all account types (BIA, BPY & loan collateral) and will be used as needed."

Recent Videos

Finance

Crypto Lender Celsius Says Its CEL Token Faces ‘Regulatory Risks’

Lost keys, stolen coins, failing chains – and now regulation – could affect CEL, a Celsius Network disclosure form said.

The Celsius both at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)