Category: BlockFi

BlockFI ordered to stop onboarding New Jersey-based customers

July 20, 2021

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BlockFi CEO Zack Prince rejects the New Jersey securities regulator’s claim that his firm has been offering unlicensed securities to the public. 1480 Total views 6 Total shares The New Jersey Bureau of Securities had issued a cease and desist order to centralized crypto lending firm, BlockFi, preventing it from onboarding new interest account clients […]

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BlockFi starts shipping Visa-backed Bitcoin rewards credit cards

July 7, 2021

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Cardholders will earn a percentage back in Bitcoin instead of airline miles or other cashback rewards 49 Total views 1 Total shares New York-based crypto loans and savings startup BlockFi launched its Bitcoin (BTC) rewards credit card today. The card is available to select approved customers on the United States waitlist.  Officially named BlockFi Rewards […]

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Tokenized real estate inches forward despite legal, technical hurdles

March 26, 2021

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An unusually rowdy (and informative) virtual panel at the Security Token Summit yesterday reveals the fractious difficulties of bringing regulated assets on-chain — as well as the promise and progress of the tokenized real estate use case despite those hurdles.  Michael Flight of the Liberty Fund, Jude Regev of Jointer.io, and Mohsin Masud of AKRU […]

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BlockFi Boosted Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings by 11.9M Shares, Now Holds $1.7B GBTC

February 12, 2021

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The disclosure comes as BlockFi prepares to launch a competitor bitcoin trust product. BlockFi CEO Zac Prince(CoinDesk archives) Feb 12, 2021 at 3:34 p.m. UTCUpdated Feb 12, 2021 at 4:01 p.m. UTC BlockFi Boosted Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Holdings by 11.9M Shares, Now Holds $1.7B GBTC Crypto lender BlockFi on Friday revealed it holds $1.7 billion […]

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‘Pomp’ Launches Crypto Jobs Board With Gemini, Coinbase and BlockFi

January 27, 2021

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Morgan Creek’s Anthony Pompliano aims to list 10,000 openings by the end of the year. Anthony Pompliano(CoinDesk archives) Jan 27, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Jan 27, 2021 at 3:29 p.m. UTC ‘Pomp’ Launches Crypto Jobs Board With Gemini, Coinbase and BlockFi Anthony Pompliano, the popular crypto evangelist and partner at Morgan Creek Digital, is […]

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Fidelity unlocks Bitcoin as collateral for borrowing on BlockFi

December 9, 2020

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Depositors using Fidelity Digital Assets custody will be able to access liquidity via BlockFi. 2171 Total views 17 Total shares Fidelity Digital Assets, the crypto arm of the asset management conglomerate, will allow institutional customers to pledge their Bitcoin (BTC) as collateral for cash loans. As reported Wednesday on Bloomberg, the firm partnered with crypto […]

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BlockFi Announces Early 2021 Launch for Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card

December 1, 2020

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Dec 1, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. UTCUpdated Dec 1, 2020 at 2:36 p.m. UTC BlockFi Announces Early 2021 Launch for Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card Cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has taken its first step in the payments space. The New York City-based company, known for its lending operation, interest-bearing crypto products and trading desk, announced Tuesday it […]

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