Lending


Finance

Solend’s Whale Liquidation Crisis Prompts Second Vote to Reverse ‘Emergency Powers’

The Solana-based borrowing and lending service is going back to the ballot box.

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Finance

Babel Finance Suspends Withdrawals, Citing 'Unusual Liquidity Pressures'

Babel Finance has responded to a market downturn by temporarily freezing withdrawals and redemptions.

Hong Kong where Tether is headquartered (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash).

Finance

Crypto Lender Celsius Hires Restructuring Attorneys, WSJ Reports

Celsius announced early Monday it would pause withdrawals along with its swap and transfer products, citing "extreme market conditions."

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Swan Bitcoin CEO Calls Celsius Withdrawal Freeze ‘So Opaque’

Cory Klippsten said on CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover” program that the crypto lending platform had misled investors.

Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten (CoinDesk TV, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Celsius’s CEL Token Jumps 8-Fold in Intraday Spike

The lender’s token reached a high of $2.57 in what appears to be a short squeeze.

The Celsius both at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Nexo Proposes Celsius Buyout as Rival Lending Platform Halts Withdrawals

Celsius said it also paused its swap and transfer products and did not provide a timeline for resuming withdrawals.

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Finance

Crypto Lender Babel Finance Lands Unicorn Status With $80M Series B

The funding round sets the firm's valuation to $2 billion.

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Finance

Celsius Network Files Draft S-1 Form to Take Its Mining Unit Public

The filing is expected to become effective after the SEC completes its review process, subject to market and other conditions.

The Celsius both at Bitcoin Miami 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Finance

Jane Street Dives Into DeFi With $25M USDC Loan

The Wall Street trading firm made its first DeFi investment last month, backing decentralized lending protocol Bastion.

Wall Street trading firm Jane Street takes $25 million USDC loan. (aditya1702/Unsplash)

Markets

Crypto.com Slashes Card Rewards, CRO Drops 11% as Community Reacts

In addition, staking rewards would no longer be offered to cardholders after the completion of the current 180-day period.

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