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Markets

You Call That Volatility? Bitcoin Traders Scoff at Wall Street's Gyrations

As traditional markets undergo a level of anxiety not seen since the 2008 recession, the cryptocurrency industry showed few existential signs of distress.

Wall Street during the 1907 panic (via Wiki commons).

Finance

Bitcoin Lender BlockFi Raises $30M in Series B Led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures

Having Hong Kong-based HashKey as an investor will help BlockFi expand into Singapore later this year, said CEO Zac Prince.

Peter Thiel image via CoinDesk archives

Markets

BlockFi Adjusts Interest Rates to Lure Larger Crypto Deposits

BlockFi recently announced it would make changes to the interest they pay for bitcoin and ether deposits.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Finance

BlockFi Adds Litecoin, USDC to Its Lending Product Suite

The initial annual percentage yield will be 8.6 percent for USDC and 3.78 percent for litecoin.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Finance

Crypto Lender BlockFi Rolls Out Zero-Fee Trading for Bitcoin, Ether, GUSD

BlockFi, the cryptocurrency lending service, is expanding into trading with an unusual, zero-fee model.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Markets

BlockFi Drops Minimum and Fees on Interest Bearing Crypto Accounts

Minimum deposits have been dropped on BlockFi's Interest Bearing Accounts for bitcoin, ethereum and the gemini dollar.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Markets

Bitcoin and Ether Lender BlockFi Raises $18.3 Million Series A

Winklevoss Capital, Galaxy Digital, and ConsenSys funded the crypto lender's latest round.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince

Markets

Crypto Lending Startup BlockFi Slashing Interest Rates on Ether Deposits

BlockFi is almost halving the interest rate it offers on ether deposits from June 1, while the rate on larger bitcoin deposits will go up slightly.

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Markets

BlockFi Is Now Paying Interest on $53 Million of Crypto Deposits

BlockFi has gathered another $18 million of bitcoin and ether deposits since last month, bringing its total interest-earning accounts to $53 million.

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Markets

Crypto Lender BlockFi Cuts Interest Rates Paid to Largest Account Holders

Just weeks after launching the product, BlockFi has cut the interest rate paid to large customers on its crypto deposit account.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince.