BlockFi

Bitcoin

BlockFi Adjusts Interest Rates to Lure Larger Crypto Deposits

BlockFi recently announced it would make changes to the interest they pay for bitcoin and ether deposits.

Markets  ·  24 January 2020
Lending

BlockFi Adds Litecoin, USDC to Its Lending Product Suite

The initial annual percentage yield will be 8.6 percent for USDC and 3.78 percent for litecoin.

Business  ·  8 January 2020
Lending

Crypto Lender BlockFi Rolls Out Zero-Fee Trading for Bitcoin, Ether, GUSD

BlockFi, the cryptocurrency lending service, is expanding into trading with an unusual, zero-fee model.

Business  ·  5 December 2019
BlockFi

BlockFi Drops Minimum and Fees on Interest Bearing Crypto Accounts

Minimum deposits have been dropped on BlockFi's Interest Bearing Accounts for bitcoin, ethereum and the gemini dollar.

Markets  ·  13 September 2019
BlockFi

Bitcoin and Ether Lender BlockFi Raises $18.3 Million Series A

Winklevoss Capital, Galaxy Digital, and ConsenSys funded the crypto lender's latest round.

Markets  ·  6 August 2019
Bitcoin

Crypto Lending Startup BlockFi Slashing Interest Rates on Ether Deposits

BlockFi is almost halving the interest rate it offers on ether deposits from June 1, while the rate on larger bitcoin deposits will go up slightly.

Business  ·  22 May 2019
BlockFi

BlockFi Is Now Paying Interest on $53 Million of Crypto Deposits

BlockFi has gathered another $18 million of bitcoin and ether deposits since last month, bringing its total interest-earning accounts to $53 million.

Markets  ·  23 April 2019
Lending

Crypto Lender BlockFi Cuts Interest Rates Paid to Largest Account Holders

Just weeks after launching the product, BlockFi has cut the interest rate paid to large customers on its crypto deposit account.

Markets  ·  22 March 2019
BlockFi

$25 Million in 2 Weeks: BlockFi Booms as Bitcoin and Ether Investors Seek Interest

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince explains in depth how the startup manages the myriad risks of lending and borrowing crypto.

Business  ·  20 March 2019
BlockFi

BlockFi Now Offers a Crypto Deposit Account With Compound Interest

Cryptocurrency lending startup BlockFi has launched a deposit account that it says provides 6.2 percent compound interest annually.

Business  ·  5 March 2019
Funding Rounds

Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital Backs $4 million Raise for Crypto-Lender BlockFi

BlockFi, a startup that offers U.S. dollar loans against crypto collateral, has raised $4 million from Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital and others.

Business  ·  12 December 2018
BlockFi

BlockFi Raises $52.5 Million in Round Lead by Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital

Crypto-lending firm BlockFi raised $52.5 million in a fundraising round led by Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital.

Business  ·  24 July 2018
BlockFi

Crypto Asset Lending Startup BlockFi Raises $1.55 Million

BlockFi, a startup that offers U.S. dollar loans to crypto-asset owners, has raised $1.55 million in capital from investors.

Business  ·  15 February 2018