Tagged: blockfi

February 1, 2021 @ 8:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Grayscale Investments, a subsidiary of Barry Silbert’s VC company, the Digital Currency Group, has added six new trusts, which includes those associated or linked to Polkadot (DOT) and Aave (AAVE) digital tokens. The other new trusts added by Grayscale include Monero (XMR), Cardano (ADA), Cosmos… Read More

December 1, 2020 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset platform BlockFi will soon offer a credit card with Bitcoin rewards and 1.5% cypto-back in Bitcoin, according to a tweet by the firm. The credit card will be issued in partnership with Visa, Evolve Bank.   It’s here. Log in to your BlockFi… Read More

October 30, 2020 @ 8:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset firm BlockFi has announced an agreement with asset management and tokenization firm Elevated Returns to provide lending facilities against digital assets issued within the Elevated Returns group of companies. Elevated Returns is the manager of Aspen Digital – a corporation that has been… Read More

September 1, 2020 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset platform BlockFi continues to boost its executive branch following a significant funding round where the company raised $50 million. According to a release, BlockFi has hired Tony Lauro as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Lauro was most recently at Intermex where he… Read More

August 20, 2020 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fast-growing digital asset platform BlockFi has closed on a $50 million Series C funding round led by Morgan Creek Digital, according to a note from the firm. BlockFi reports that this most recent funding round comes after a 10-fold increase in revenue in the last… Read More

July 15, 2020 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset financial service firm BlockFi has appointed a new General Counsel, according to a company release. BlockFi has hired Jonathan Mayers as BlockFi GC. Mayers was previously at  Renaissance Technologies. BlockFi notes that it continues to build an executive branch staffed by legacy financial… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 7:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Crowdfund Insider wrote about Jason Williams, General Partner at Morgan Creek Digital and founder of FastMed Urgent Care, and his experience earning over $200,000 in interest on BlockFi while parking his money ($2.5M). This week, BlockFi is announcing a new mobile app so users can… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

  BlockFi, a digital asset financial services firm, has boosted its Asia presence with the new hire of Rishi Ramchandani as Director of Business Development, Asia. According to BlockFi, Ramchandani most recently led global and Asia equities teams for Bank of America Merrill Lynch. As crypto… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 7:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tether Ltd, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin USDT, has reportedly made a $10 million equity investment into the operations of the Celsius Network, a leading digital asset lending platform, which now has a $120 million pre-money valuation and $150 million post-money valuation. Celsius… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jason “Parabolic” Williams, general partner at Morgan Creek Digital and founder of FastMed Urgent Care, recently revealed that he has made over $200,000 in interest alone after depositing $2.5 million in Gemini USD (a “scalable” stablecoin that has 1:1 “transferability” with the US dollar) on… Read More

May 25, 2020 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

SIM Swaps, the nefarious act when criminals surreptitiously take over your mobile phone with a different SIM card, hit crypto lending platform BlockFi earlier this month. BlockFi quickly posted an “incident report” outlining the scam: “From approximately 07:17 UTC to 08:43 UTC on May 14,… Read More

May 5, 2020 @ 5:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset lending platform BlockFi is recruiting more old finance veterans with the appointment of Wittney Rachlin as Chief Growth Officer and David Olsson as Global Managing Director of European and Asian markets. Zac Prince, CEO and co-founder of BlockFi, said crypto financial services are maturing… Read More

April 9, 2020 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset lending company BlockFi has received a strategic investment from Three Arrows Capital (TAC) via a secondary transaction, according to the company. Three Arrows Capital is a crypto hedge fund manager that focuses on emerging markets. TAC has reportedly been providing greater risk-adjusted returns… Read More

March 17, 2020 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

In a blog post today by BlockFi CEO Zac Prince, a digital asset lending platform, he shared that his company is well-capitalized and prepared to ride out the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, crisis. Prince stated: “Our Series B capital raise in January was well-timed and BlockFi remains well-capitalized,… Read More

February 14, 2020 @ 12:53 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset lending firm BlockFi has acquired $30 million in funding from several major investors including Arrington XRP Capital, Morgan Creek Digital Assets, and Winklevoss Capital. BlockFi’s Series B investment round was led by US-headquartered VC fund Valar Ventures. Akuna Capital, CMT Digital, Avon Ventures,… Read More

December 10, 2019 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

While some well-known digital asset marketplaces are exiting the crypto-exchange sector in the US (too many rules, too little time), cryptoasset-to-USD lender and wealth manager BlockFi is bucking the trend. BlockFi currently provides services to customers worldwide, including 47 U.S. states, with interest-earning accounts and… Read More

September 13, 2019 @ 8:37 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced on Friday it has removed minimums and fees for its BlockFi Interest Account (BIA). According to BlockFi, BIA clients will no longer have to meet a minimum deposit amount in their Bitcoin, Ether, or GUSD balances in order to earn interest…. Read More

August 6, 2019 @ 12:42 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced on Tuesday it secured $18.3 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Valar Ventures with participation from Winklevoss Capital, Galaxy Digital, ConsenSys Ventures, Akuna Capital, Avon Ventures, Susquehanna, CMT Digital, Morgan Creek, and PJC.  As previously reported, BlockFi… Read More

March 5, 2019 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced on Monday the launch of its new program, BlockFi Interest Account (BIA). According to BlockFi, BIA allows users to securely store their Bitcoin or Ether on the BlockFi platform and receive 6% annual interest, paid monthly in cryptocurrency. It was revealed:… Read More

January 29, 2019 @ 1:36 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cryptoasset-to-USD lender BlockFi announced on Tuesday it has added Coinbase Ventures and Able Partners to its list of investors. This news comes just a little over a month after BlockFi secured $4 million in convertible debt investments led by Akuna Capital with participation from Susquehanna Government Products, LLLP,… Read More