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Gemini Returning $2.1 Billion to Crypto Customers
Cryptocurrency // May 29, 2024

Fallen cryptocurrency lender Gemini is reportedly set to begin returning billions in frozen customer funds. The firm, owned by billionaire twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, announced Wednesday that it will return $2.18 billion of its digital assets to customers of the Earn program, CNBC reported, citing an email...

NY AG Alleges $3 Billion Fraud in Updated Crypto Scam Case
Cryptocurrency // February 11, 2024

New York has expanded what had been a $1 billion lawsuit against three cryptocurrency companies. Now, Attorney General Letitia James is alleging that the fraud scheme carried out by Digital Currency Group (DCG), its Genesis Global Capital offshoot, and Gemini Trust was three times the size once thought, at $3 billion. In an amended...

Coinbase Unveils Crypto Lending for Institutional Investors
Cryptocurrency // September 06, 2023

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says it is rolling out a digital asset lending program for its institutional Prime clients.  In an announcement provided to PYMNTS Wednesday (Sept. 6), the company said the service would allow institutions to lend digital assets to Coinbase. “Coinbase is working to update the...

Crypto Lender Aave Introduces GHO Stablecoin
Cryptocurrency // July 16, 2023

Crypto lender Aave has debuted its first stablecoin.  Announced on the company blog Saturday (July 15), Aave’s GHO coin is now live on the ethereum network. “GHO was developed with the same goal as the Aave Protocol: to enable a people-powered financial ecosystem, accessible to all, that everyone...

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Report: Cantor Fitzgerald Seeks Tether’s Support for Bitcoin Lending Project

November 25, 2024
Cantor Fitzgerald is reportedly seeking support for its planned $2 billion bitcoin lending project from Tether. The firms are discussing expanding their existing collaboration to include this planned program in which Cantor Fitzgerald would lend dollars to clients who put up bitcoin for collateral, Bloomberg reported Sunday (Nov. 24). Reached by PYMNTS, Tether said in […]

Gemini Returning $2.1 Billion to Crypto Customers

May 29, 2024
Fallen cryptocurrency lender Gemini is reportedly set to begin returning billions in frozen customer funds. The firm, owned by billionaire twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, announced Wednesday that it will return $2.18...

NY AG Alleges $3 Billion Fraud in Updated Crypto Scam Case

February 11, 2024
New York has expanded what had been a $1 billion lawsuit against three cryptocurrency companies. Now, Attorney General Letitia James is alleging that the fraud scheme carried out by Digital Currency Group (DCG), its Genesis...

Coinbase Unveils Crypto Lending for Institutional Investors

September 06, 2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says it is rolling out a digital asset lending program for its institutional Prime clients.  In an announcement provided to PYMNTS Wednesday (Sept. 6), the company said the service...