Bitfarms pay off $21M debt with one-time cash payment of $7.75M

Ad Crypto miner Bitfarms has settled a $21 million debt owed to bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi with a one-time cash payment of $7.75 million, according to a Feb. 9 press statement. Bitfarm agreed with BlockFi to restructure the debt and pay off the outstanding principal and interest in one transaction. The original loan is a…

BlockFi creditors appeal court to redact their information

BlockFi creditors want the court to redact their personal information, according to a Jan. 10 court filing. The creditors argued that the redaction of their information would protect them from “hacking, identity theft, and harassment” risks in the crypto space. According to the filing, BlockFi would lose its potential clients’ trust if this information becomes…

California issues cease, refrain order to Nexo over offering clients an Earn Interest Product

Nexo revealed that it stopped onboarding new U.S. clients to its Earn Interest Product in February 2022 after financial regulators in eight states initiated legal actions against it. According to the U.S., Nexo violated securities law by offering their residents interest-bearing crypto accounts. California issues cease and refrain order California’s Department of Financial Protection and…