Insurance


Finance

Crypto.com Lands Record $360M Insurance Cover for Offline Bitcoin Vaults

Crypto.com has gathered a record-breaking $360 million worth of insurance to cover the potential loss of coins stored in special offline vaults.

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Finance

Ex-Royal Mint Team Now Provides $1M Cover for All Civic Crypto Wallets

Coincover is now providing automatic deposit guarantee on all new signups for Civic's hot wallet.

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Finance

BitGo Allows Customers to Extend Crypto Insurance Cover Over $100M

BitGo customers can now boost their insurance limits beyond $100 million to cover the loss or destruction of crypto stored in special vaults.

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Finance

Lloyd’s Backs New Crypto Hot Wallet Insurance Scheme From Coincover

The UK insurance giant is underwriting a new policy protecting against theft of cryptocurrency held in online hot wallets.

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Tech

DeFi Insurance Firm Nexus Mutual Makes Its First Payout Following bZx Attacks

Nexus Mutual members voted to pay out two claims following the bZx flash loan attacks – a first for the DeFi insurance pioneer.

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Finance

Chinese Insurers Tap Blockchain to Speed Coronavirus Payouts

Blockchain tech is reported to be speeding insurance claims processing amid the coronavirus outbreak.

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Finance

Bittrex Takes Out Record $300M Insurance on Crypto Held in Cold Storage

The insurance was underwritten by Arch Syndicate 2012, which provides specialized insurance for corporations.

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Finance

Winklevoss-Led Gemini Exchange Now Has Its Own Insurance Company

Gemini, led by the Winklevoss twins, has set up its own insurance captive to cover loss of crypto in cold storage – with a possibly record-breaking $200M limit.

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Finance

This Blue-Chip Crypto Insurance Consortium Lacks One Thing – a Sizable Loss

In a rare interview, insurance company Arch talks about its $150 million crypto storage policy.

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Markets

Equilibrium’s Stablecoin Now Has $17.5M in Insurance That Pays Out Automatically

Equilibrium will hold 6.5 million EOS tokens in reserve as an insurance policy for users should its stablecoin lose its peg.

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