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Finance

El Salvador's Debt Rating Cut to CC by Fitch

The rating agency said the country is likely to default on a January debt repayment because it has limited market access to raise the funds needed, in part because of its bitcoin adoption.

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador (Ulises Rodriguez/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images).

Finance

Poolin, One of the Largest Bitcoin Mining Pools, Suspends Withdrawals From Wallet Service

On Sunday, the mining pool acknowledged having liquidity issues.

Riot Platforms’ acquisition of Block Mining makes sense, JPMorgan says. (Sandali Handagama)

Finance

Poolin, One of the World's Biggest Bitcoin Mining Pools, Acknowledges Liquidity Issues

Poolin CEO and founder Kevin Pan assured users that funds are safe and said the company might look to debt to solve its liquidity troubles.

Mining rigs in Plattsburgh, N.Y. (Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

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Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky Owes Transparency to Creditors, Says Legal Expert

Hodder Law Firm Founder Sasha Hodder discusses crypto lender Celsius Network’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and the “need” for CEO Alex Mashinsky to clarify what the firm owes to its creditors. “Mashinsky hasn’t provided the transparency that, really, he owes everyone,” Hodder said. “We need more transparency.”

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Finance

Crypto Mining Hosting Firm Applied Blockchain Adds $15M Loan to Pay Off Debt, Fund Growth

The company's North Dakota site was knocked offline in July due to an equipment failure in the substation feeding it power.

Mining rigs in Plattsburgh, N.Y. (Fran Velasquez/CoinDesk)

Finance

Marathon Doubles Loan Borrowing Capacity to $200M as Mining Rigs Sit Idle

The firm doubled its credit from Silvergate Bank even as Marathon's operations are facing severe downtime and delays.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, at the Bitcoin conference in Miami (CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Exchange CoinFLEX Slashes Team Amid Cost-Cutting Push

The "significant" downsizing will lower costs by about 50-60%, CoinFLEX said.

CoinFlex despedirá a la mitad de su personal. (Getty Images)

Finance

CoinFLEX Proposes Plan to Compensate Depositors, Restructure Business

The exchange wants to issue new recovery tokens and also give depositors equity in the firm and locked FLEX Coins.

CoinFLEX has proposed a plan to compensate depositors whose withdrawals have been suspended. (Shutterstock)

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