Jinia Shawdagor

Journalist CryptoSlate

Jinia is a fintech writer based in Stockholm, Sweden. With years of experience, she has written about cryptocurrency and blockchain for renowned publications su…

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Total Articles 115

Since Mar 2022

Last Active Jul 1, 2022

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Investments

Saylor’s faith in Bitcoin unshaken as MicroStrategy buys another 480 BTC

MicroStrategy has added 480 BTC to its coffers despite the bear market, the company announced on June 29.

4 years ago

Stablecoins

Circle inks custody deal with New York Community Bancorp

This partnership will see New York Community Bank become a custodian of Circle’s USDC stablecoin.

4 years ago

Lending

BlockFi wins money services license in Iowa

The money services license will enable BlockFi to offer Iowa residents stablecoin trading services and instant fund transfers.

4 years ago

NFTs

Bentley Motors gears up to drop its Genesis NFT collection on Polygon

Bentley believes NFTs can help transform the luxury automotive space just like they disrupted the art industry.

4 years ago

Exchanges

Coinbase to launch Advanced Trade as a replacement for Coinbase Pro

Coinbase is actively integrating features into Advanced Trade as it prepares to phase out Coinbase Pro later this year.

4 years ago

Mining

US Senators call on OSTP to restrict PoW mining to zero-carbon energy sources

Five U.S. Senators are proposing to create a national registry for PoW mining companies and mandating them to provide regular disclosures about their energy sources and carbon emissions.

4 years ago

Partnerships

BlockFi gets $250 million credit facility from FTX to support platform

BlockFi intends to use the proceeds of the $250 million credit facility to bolster its balance sheet and platform strength.

4 years ago

Analysis

Bitcoin Suisse Director says crypto market is forming a bottom

The crypto market is close to a point where some of the real excess leverage has been driven out of the system, and a bottom can begin to form, according to Bitcoin Suisse Director Giles Keating.

4 years ago

Rumors

BlockFi liquidates major counterparty after it fails to meet margin call

BlockFi CEO revealed that the company liquidated a major counterparty after it failed to meet a margin call on its overcollateralized loan.

4 years ago

CBDCs

Israel, Hong Kong enter partnership to test new CBDC against cyber risks

The exposure-free retail CBDC the Bank of Israel and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority plan to test is assumed to carry less financial risk for consumers, Bloomberg News reported.

4 years ago

Interview

Avenue Capital CEO expects crypto selloff to continue till year end

BTC is yet to bottom out, and investors should expect more selling and pain between now and the end of the year, Avenue Capital CEO Marc Lasry says.

4 years ago

Lending

MicroStrategy denies receiving a margin call against $205M BTC-backed loan

MicroStrategy claims it holds a significant amount of unpledged BTC, which it can use to maintain the required loan-to-value ratio.

4 years ago