Celsius

Crypto Lender Celsius Confirms $54M Investment in Miner Core Scientific

The announcement follows just two days after Core Scientific said it planned to list its shares on the Nasdaq via a merger.

News  ·  23 July 2021

Only 4%? Coinbase Rate on USDC Reveals Focus on Crypto Credit Risk

Greater risk, greater reward? When it comes to USDC deposits, customers might prefer lower risk, lower reward.

Markets  ·  7 July 2021
Crypto Lending

Custodian Prime Trust Cuts Ties With Crypto Lender Celsius

A source familiar with the situation said Prime Trust’s risk team was concerned about Celsius’ strategy of “endlessly re-hypothecating assets.”

Business  ·  24 June 2021
Crypto Lending

Crypto Lenders Say Wednesday’s Crypto Crash Cleaned Up ‘Excessive Leverage’

Several lenders were preparing for the correction.

Business  ·  20 May 2021
Crypto Lending

Crypto Lender Celsius Tells Clients to Increase Collateral in Case of Margin Calls

The lender said clients should be prepared for margin calls because of “market conditions.”

Business  ·  23 April 2021
Crypto Lending

Fireblocks, Celsius Back Zero-Knowledge Credit Scoring for Institutional Crypto Traders

X-Margin’s real-time risk solution is working with crypto hedge fund Dunamis Trading.

Business  ·  22 April 2021
Data Breaches

Celsius Suffers Third-Party Data Breach, Customers Report Phishing Texts, Emails

The crypto lender's data leak comes almost a year to the date after a similar data leak hit BlockFi.

News  ·  15 April 2021
CoinFlash

Argo Blockchain Installs 4,500 Crypto Mining Machines From Celsius Network

U.K.-listed Argo Blockchain (LON:ARB) said it has installed 4,500 cryptocurrency mining machines from Celsius Network.

News  ·  26 February 2021
Bitcoin Mining

Celsius Network, Argo Blockchain Back Pre-Seed Round for Bitcoin Mining Startup

Luxor Technologies will use the funds to expand its hashrate and hire more engineers.

Business  ·  16 February 2021
Lending

Why Celsius Thinks CEL Won’t Receive the Same SEC Treatment as XRP

In an interview with CoinDesk TV, CEO Alex Mashinsky explained why CEL has drawn recent interest from altcoin investors.

Business  ·  15 January 2021
Celsius

GoDaddy Employees Tricked Into Transferring Control of Crypto Firm Domains: Report

Cryptocurrency trading platform liquid.com and crypto mining firm NiceHash were two of at least six firms that had control of their domains briefly transferred.

News  ·  22 November 2020
Crypto Lending

Crypto Lender Celsius Taps Horizen for ‘Proof-of-Reserves’ Proof of Concept

The proof-of-reserves pilot would take information that appears on Celsius’ website and have it fed from a public Horizen sidechain instead.

Business  ·  30 October 2020
Lending

Crypto Lender Celsius Taps Chainlink’s Price Oracles for Interest Rate ‘Decentralization’

Celsius Network has teamed up with oracle provider Chainlink to make the price feeds it uses to calculate asset interest rates less centralized.

Business  ·  30 March 2020
Crypto Lending

$100M+ in Margin Calls: Crypto Lenders Demand Collateral as Market Buckles

“As of five minutes ago, everyone who needed to post collateral has,” Genesis CEO Michael Moro said Friday afternoon.

Business  ·  13 March 2020
Coinbase

Bitcoin Remains Steady Amid Weaker Volume

Bitcoin remains steady, with its 24-hour price in the $8,600-$8,800 range.

Markets  ·  4 March 2020