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Celsius Stories Littered With ‘People Familiar With the Matter’ Sources, Report Claims Lender Struggles With Arguments Over Bankruptcy

The embattled crypto lending platform Celsius has kept withdrawals and transfers frozen since June 12 and told the Celsius Network community that the “process will take time.” Since then, Celsius…

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Report: Goldman Sachs Looks to Buy Distressed Assets From Celsius, Crypto Lender Seeks Restructuring Advice

After the crypto lending platform Celsius halted operations on June 12, at 10:10 p.m. (ET), two days later the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted “people familiar with the matter” who…

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Report: Celsius Hires Citigroup to Help the Startup Find ‘Potential Financing’

According to “two people familiar with the matter,” the cryptocurrency lending company Celsius is working with the financial giant Citigroup in order to get advice on how to handle the…

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Citi, Wells Fargo, BNY Mellon Invest in Crypto Firm Talos as Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets Accelerates

Several major financial services firms, including Citi, Wells Fargo, and BNY Mellon, are investing in institutional digital asset technology provider Talos, which aims to remove “the barriers to wide-scale crypto…

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Report: Fed’s Secret Repo Loans to Megabanks in 2020 Eclipsed 2008 Bailouts, Data Dump Shows $48 Trillion in Stealth Funding

Following the controversial bank bailouts and Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in 2008, reports show in late 2019 and 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve participated in providing trillions of dollars…

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US Banking Giants Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Wind Down Business in Russia

Global investment banks Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are winding down business in the Russian Federation. The move comes as western sanctions against Moscow over its decision to launch a…

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FBI Collaborates With Citibank, Sony, Japanese Authorities to Seize $180 Million in Bitcoin

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in collaboration with Citibank, Sony, and Japanese law enforcement, has taken action to “return more than $154 million in funds that were allegedly stolen…

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Amex, Visa, Citi, Paypal Invest in Crypto Transaction Monitoring and Forensics Platform

American Express’ Amex Ventures, Visa, Citi Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Jump Capital, Marshall Wace, Block (formerly Square Inc.), and Paypal Ventures are among investors in the latest funding round of…

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Citigroup to Hire 100 People for Its Crypto Division: Report

Citigroup is reportedly looking to hire 100 people for its new crypto team. “We believe in the potential of blockchain and digital assets including the benefits of efficiency, instant processing,…

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