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Of all the people or companies in the crypto space, lenders likely have it worse than anyone or anything. They are the ones giving money to the crypto companies that are now failing or struggling to stay afloat. In many cases, they are not able to repay the funds they’ve utilized or borrowed, which really puts a lot of these lending firms on edge. Lenders Are Enduring Trouble from Crypto Miners Instead of money, lenders are instead receiving machines from miners – who at...

It’s happened again, folks. Another digital currency company has filed for bankruptcy protection. This time, it’s Block Fi, a crypto lending platform, which was reported to be heading in this direction back in late December. Block Fi Is the Latest Crypto Firm to Crash Ironically, the company was one of the few to be “saved” by FTX earlier in the year, though now that its savior is crashing and burning before the eyes of the public, Block Fi no longer has what it takes to...

2022 has been an atrocious year for cryptocurrency. Many digital asset companies have been forced into dark places and filed for bankruptcy, and it looks like leading blockchain firm Block Fi might be next. Things Aren’t Looking Good for Block Fi Throughout 2022, the crypto space has been hit harder than it ever has in its short, 14-year history. Bitcoin, for example, has dropped from its all-time high of about $68,000 per unit – which it achieved in November of last...

The New Jersey Attorney General’s office has issued a cease-and-desist letter to blockchain company Block Fi to get the firm to end all marketing for its interest-bearing accounts. Block Fi Is at the Center of Some Unwanted Attention According to the letter, Block Fi has been busy selling unregistered securities and violating present securities laws. The company provides interest rates of anywhere between .25 percent and 8.5 percent depending on the amount of money...

Block Fi has joined hands with Visa to launch its new bitcoin rewards credit card. The product has been available to most residents of the United States since last Tuesday. The company had been working to unveil a BTC-based credit card since December of last year and was met with much enthusiasm from traders, who joined a waiting list to be among the first to garner the product. Block Fi and Visa Work to Bring BTC Rewards to Customers Overall, as many as 400,000 names...

Crypto lender and financial services firm Block Fi has garnered roughly $50 million in funding through a Series C funding round. The event was led by venture capital companies such as Morgan Creek Digital and brings its recently raised funds to more than $80 million after a series B round garnered the company as much as $30 million.Block Fi Is Headed to New HeightsBitcoin appears to be growing in popularity as of late, with the price of the asset spiking to new heights and briefly surpassing...

Cryptocurrency appears to be garnering more and more attention as the coronavirus spreads. According to crypto lending platform Block Fi, the company’s monthly revenue has doubled since cases began to spike, suggesting that more people are beginning to see BTC and other forms of crypto as the ultimate way of hedging their wealth against inflation and other economic problems.Block Fi Is Heading for the TopHowever, in a blog post, the company suggests that the bitcoin halving that occurred at...

Bitcoin payments need to become more prominent if the cryptocurrency is ever to reach mainstream status. Block Fi has recently developed a new mobile payments solution that could potentially make bitcoin payments a normal, everyday thing.Block Fi Develops New Crypto Banking ServiceOne of the big problems surrounding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is that many companies have been reluctant to accept them as means of payment. Thanks to their volatility and price swings, many enterprises and...

Credit cards and cryptocurrency are becoming one, and several exchanges and blockchain-based companies have sought to release their own crypto-backed credit and debit cards. The latest company to announce such a project is Block Fi, which says it will launch a new bitcoin rewards credit card later this year.Block Fi to Issue BTC Rewards Card2020 is proving to be something of a mixed period for bitcoin. While the currency started out the year at well over $7,000, it quickly dropped during...