Lending


Finance

Celsius Outlines Next Steps as Bankruptcy Proceedings Begin

The insolvent crypto lender has said that it will give customers an option of staying "long crypto" or receiving a discounted cash settlement.

Celsius outlines next steps. (PhotonBlast/Unsplash)

Finance

Celsius Owed $439M by Lending Firm EquitiesFirst: Report

Celsius first borrowed from EquitiesFirst in 2019 before an overcollateralized crypto loan went sour in 2021.

Celsius Network founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Behind Voyager’s Fall: Crypto Broker Acted Like a Bank, Went Bankrupt

In an industry where counterparties are tightly bound together by a weave of debt and leverage, dominoes can fall fast and hard.

Voyager Digital CEO Steve Ehrlich gives a thumbs-up at Bitcoin Miami in April of 2022. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Opinion

NFTs Are Now Collateral for Secured Loans. Are You Legally Protected?

Repossessing used cars is one thing, but a lender may find it hard to know the right jurisdiction to lay claim to a Bored Ape owned by “MoonBoiBallz99.”

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Finance

Crypto Exchange Blockchain.com Faces $270M Hit on Loans to Three Arrows Capital

Blockchain.com “remains liquid, solvent and our customers will not be impacted,” wrote CEO Peter Smith in a letter to shareholders.

Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith in 2015 (CoinDesk archive)

Finance

TPS Capital Says It's 'Independent' From Three Arrows Capital

In a statement shared on Twitter, TPS Capital says its operations are “separate and distinct” from the beleaguered crypto hedge fund.

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Finance

Ethereum DeFi Service Porter Finance Shutters Bond Platform, Citing Lack of 'Lending Demand'

The venture capital-backed firm said the lack of “institutional fixed income DeFi adoption” drove its decision.

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Finance

Lending Platform Vauld Looks to Restructure Amid Crypto Downturn, Suspends Transactions

Vauld has seen around $198 million in withdrawals since June 12.

Lending platform Vauld suspended withdrawals, trading and deposits. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Troubled Crypto Lender Babel Finance Looking to Hire Restructuring Specialist Houlihan Lokey: Sources

The company is reportedly in the process of signing an engagement letter with the investment banking firm.

Flex Yang, co-founder of Babel Finance (Babel)