Bad Loans, Bad Bets, Bad Blood: How Crypto Lender Cred Really Went Bankrupt
Cred’s bankruptcy filing mainly blames fraud by an outside party. The full picture painted by former employees is more complex, and highlights the risks of the budding crypto lending market.
Related News
In October, the lender published a cryptic letter saying that it has experienced “irregularities” in the handling of “specific” corporate funds by a “perpetrator of fraudulent activity.”
Bankrupt crypto lender BlockFi has moved to recover several assets in a bid to settle its customers as part of its ongoing bankruptcy proceedings. And the company is standing firm that its customers should take priority over fellow bankrupt company FTX. BlockFi Responds To FTX’s Claims In a filing dated August 21, BlockFi objected to […]
Voyager Digital had been one of the worst-hit crypto lenders of the lender crisis that rocked the market back in Q2 2022. After the lender filed for bankruptcy during the height of the crisis, there had been restructuring plans put in place. The crypto lender had then made public that it was looking to sell […]
According to a Ripple Labs spokesperson, the distributed ledger company is interested in learning about the bankrupt crypto lender Celsius and its assets. When Ripple’s spokesperson was asked if the blockchain firm was interested in acquiring Celsius, the company declined to say. The news follows Celsius customers begging the bankruptcy court to release funds over dire financial emergencies. Ripple Spokesperson Explains Distributed Ledger Company Is Interested in the Bankrupt Firm Celsius and the Crypto Lender’s Assets While Celsius customers await the Southern District of....
Former Cred LLC executives Daniel Schatt and Joseph Podulka were handed federal prison terms this week after pleading guilty to a wire fraud conspiracy tied to the collapse of the crypto lender. Related Reading: El Salvador Breaks Ground With 1st Government Bitcoin Event According to court records and Justice Department statements, Schatt will serve 52 […]