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Markets

Crypto Lender Celsius Admits Losses in $120M BadgerDAO Hack

However, the company didn’t specify the amount it lost.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

Huobi Tech Launches Crypto Lending Services in Hong Kong

Huobi Tech is offering loans up to $100 million in crypto.

Hong Kong skyline (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)

Finance

Celsius Network Series B Expands to $750M

The crypto lender said in October that the $400 million it raised then would reassure regulators of the credibility of its businesses.

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky (CoinDesk Archives)

Finance

Crypto Lender Celsius Network Invests $300M in North American Bitcoin Mining Operations: Report

The investment was made to expand its bitcoin mining hashrate and power capacity in North America, CEO Alex Mashinsky said.

Celsius (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto Lender Nexo Makes Strategic Investment in SEC-Licensed Broker-Dealer

The firm’s investment into Texture Capital may be aimed at limiting regulatory scrutiny when it seeks to expand in the U.S.

Nexo co-founder Antoni Trenchev speaks at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

Finance

DeFi Lender bZx Suffers Hack for Reported $55M

bZx tweeted that a private key controlling the protocol’s deployment on Polygon and Binance Smart Chain was breached.

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Finance

Coinbase Users Can Borrow Up to $1M With Bitcoin as Collateral

The crypto exchange’s customers can obtain cash via their PayPal or bank accounts.

Coinbase Posts $1.9B in Q2 Transaction Revenue, Beating Estimates

Finance

DeFi Startup Notional Expands Fixed-Rate Lending Presence With V2 Upgrade

The crypto lending protocol’s second iteration brings an improved focus on security and liquidity.

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Finance

Second-Biggest Mortgage Provider in US Stops Accepting Crypto Payments

United Wholesale Mortgage’s announcement comes only about six weeks after it said it would begin offering a crypto payment option via a pilot program.

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Finance

Société Générale Applies for $20M MakerDAO Loan Using Bond Token Collateral

One of the largest banks in France is working with one of the largest protocols in DeFi on a historic step toward institutional adoption.

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