Crypto Lender Nexo Terminates Interest Payments on New Deposits From US Clients

Crypto Lender Nexo Terminates Interest Payments on New Deposits From US Clients

Following the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charging the crypto lending platform Blockfi with failing to register its retail crypto lending product and fining the firm $100 million, the crypto lender Nexo has announced it will no longer allow U.S. citizens to earn interest on new savings wallet top-ups. However, Nexo customers from the U.S. will continue to earn interest on their current savings wallet balances held prior to the announcement. Nexo ‘Reveals Big Savings News for US Customers’ Last week, the SEC cracked down on the crypto lending....


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