Crypto Lending
New Jersey Piles On: Crypto Lender Celsius Hit With 2 Securities Actions in 1 Day
The Garden State is joining Texas in taking Celsius to task.
Texas Securities Regulator Adds Celsius to Its Crypto Lending Crosshairs
Texas has already issued a similar warning to BlockFi.
BlockFi CEO Wants SEC to Weigh In on Crypto Lending
“We’re not going to decide what box crypto lending belongs in based on what New Jersey does or what Texas does,” Zac Prince said Monday.
Zero-Knowledge Credit Risk Platform X-Margin Raises $8M
Coinbase Ventures, HashKey Capital and Spartan Group participated in the Series A funding round.
Eqonex Launches Peer-to-Peer Crypto Lending Marketplace for Institutions
The platform will avoid rehypothecation and automate lending to offer an application that can compete with both over-the-counter desks and DeFi lending protocols.
Kentucky Orders BlockFi to Stop Signing Up New Interest Accounts
Kentucky is the fifth state to allege BlockFi Interest Accounts are securities.
Vermont Joins Ranks of States Probing Crypto Lender BlockFi
Alabama, Texas and New Jersey are investigating whether the firm's marquee offering violates local securities laws.
BlockFi Is Pursuing Plans to Go Public – Even as Regulators Close In
The crypto lender is days away from closing a $500 million Series E, sources say. A timetable for a public listing is circulating among investors.
BlockFi Faces Crackdown by a Third US State, Texas
The Lone Star state’s proposed cease-and-desist order would bar BlockFi from offering interest accounts without registering with the state’s securities regulator.
NJ Regulators Give BlockFi 1 Week Before Blocking New Interest Accounts
The state’s securities regulator contends BlockFi is selling an “unregistered security” to its customers.
