HSBC Puts $10B of Private Placements on R3’s Corda Blockchain

HSBC is using blockchain as opposed to a traditional database because it plans to tokenize the $10B in private placements after it digitizes them.

Silvergate Bank Resolves Wire Transfer Issue That Kept Transactions in Limbo

Crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank resolved the last of its wire transfer issues Tuesday morning, said CEO Alan Lane.

VC Deals in Crypto Remained Steady but Amount Invested Fell in 2019: Report

As younger companies are raising more, larger businesses didn’t come back for extra capital.

Payments Unicorn Square Gets Limited Bank Charter for Merchant Lending

Square Financial Services was given conditional approval by the FDIC Board for an Industrial Loan Company bank charter on Wednesday.

Caitlin Long’s Wyoming Crypto Bank Announces C-Suite, Including Bitcoin Core Dev

On Tuesday, Avanti Financial Group announced five executive hires, including Bitcoin Core developer Bryan Bishop and Figure Technology’s Zev Shimko.

BlockFi Raises Deposit Rates as Bitcoin Crash Juices Loan Demand

Market makers and proprietary traders are taking out more crypto loans after the second-largest price drop in bitcoin created a new, more volatile market.

$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.

Blockforce Capital’s Crypto Fund Captures 86% of Bitcoin’s Upside in 2020

The fund has been able to keep more of bitcoin’s gains by reducing the complexity of its models.

Startup Tokenizes $2.2B in Commercial Real Estate Through Polymath

Currently, the tokens are only available in pre-sale. Red Swan is holding investors’ funds in escrow and plans to distribute shares in April.