Latest from Nate DiCamillo
Payments Unicorn Square Gets Limited Bank Charter for Merchant Lending
Square Financial Services was given conditional approval by the FDIC Board for an Industrial Loan Company bank charter on Wednesday.
Caitlin Long's Wyoming Crypto Bank Announces C-Suite, Including Bitcoin Core Dev
On Tuesday, Avanti Financial Group announced five executive hires, including Bitcoin Core developer Bryan Bishop and Figure Technology’s Zev Shimko.
BlockFi Raises Deposit Rates as Bitcoin Crash Juices Loan Demand
Market makers and proprietary traders are taking out more crypto loans after the second-largest price drop in bitcoin created a new, more volatile market.
$100M+ in Margin Calls: Crypto Lenders Demand Collateral as Market Buckles
“As of five minutes ago, everyone who needed to post collateral has,” Genesis CEO Michael Moro said Friday afternoon.
Blockforce Capital’s Crypto Fund Captures 86% of Bitcoin’s Upside in 2020
The fund has been able to keep more of bitcoin’s gains by reducing the complexity of its models.
Startup Tokenizes $2.2B in Commercial Real Estate Through Polymath
Currently, the tokens are only available in pre-sale. Red Swan is holding investors’ funds in escrow and plans to distribute shares in April.
Blockchain Pioneer Caitlin Long to Build Crypto Bank in Wyoming
A Wyoming corporation founded by Caitlin Long is preparing to apply for a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter with the state’s division of banking.
US Court Tells Telegram and SEC to Focus on 'Economic Realities' of Gram Token Sale
In his first public comments on the case, federal judge P. Kevin Castel called on Telegram and the SEC to consider the "economic realities" of the case such as the gram token’s secondary market.
Hedera’s Token Price Spikes Prematurely After Google Joins the Network's Governing Council
The cloud services arm of the Silicon Valley tech giant becomes the 11th member to join the council, but has no plans to further endorse the network.
US Intelligence Officials Are Funding Research on Dollar-Crushing 'Black Swan' Events
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence wants to sponsor a post-doc researcher to study what would happen if the U.S. dollar lost its status as the world’s reserve currency.
