State Washington Financial News
12.04 / 09:01
Investments
Altcoin
Fraud
banking
Bitcoin
Brooklyn court charges former banker for allegedly defrauding crypto investors
The federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charged a former investment banker and registered broker for allegedly defrauding numerous investors by promising profits on fake cryptocurrency investments and misappropriating the funds received to finance his lifestyle.
10.04 / 11:47
More Workers Take Parental Leave as States, Employers Expand Eligibility
Shawna Freeman Lane, 34, continued to teach college-level business by laptop after she gave birth by C-section in 2017. Her husband, Eric Lane, was home with her in Fircrest, Wash., for three weeks. The same thing happened in 2018, when their second child was born—except this time, Mr. Lane only got two weeks at home.
09.04 / 15:07
More Workers Take Parental Leave as States, Employers Expand Eligibility
Shawna Freeman Lane, 34, continued to teach college-level business by laptop after she gave birth by C-section in 2017. Her husband, Eric Lane, was home with her in Fircrest, Wash., for three weeks. The same thing happened in 2018, when their second child was born—except this time, Mr. Lane only got two weeks at home.
08.04 / 17:47
More Workers Take Parental Leave as States, Employers Expand Eligibility
Shawna Freeman Lane, 34, continued to teach college-level business by laptop after she gave birth by C-section in 2017. Her husband, Eric Lane, was home with her in Fircrest, Wash., for three weeks. The same thing happened in 2018, when their second child was born—except this time, Mr. Lane only got two weeks at home.
06.04 / 20:49
business
Government
regulation
Fraud
Washington state DFI warns Eucoinotrade may be engaging in ‘advanced fee fraud’
The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) has issued a consumer protection alert addressing the “alleged cryptocurrency exchange” known as Eucoinotrade.
18.03 / 01:53
UPS
MET
Digital
regulation
banking
National
Protego’s conditional national bank status expired without approval: Report
Institutional cryptocurrency custodian Protego’s conditional national trust banking charter has expired without it receiving permanent approval, according to a report in Fortune on March 17. Protego failed to meet pre-conversion requirements, the magazine reported.
02.03 / 13:29
Student-Loan Borrowers Likely Won’t Know for Months if Debt Will Be Forgiven
WASHINGTON—Tens of millions of borrowers face months of uncertainty as the Supreme Court decides the fate of President Biden’s student-loan forgiveness program.
01.03 / 17:01
Student-Loan Borrowers Likely Won’t Know for Months if Debt Will Be Forgiven
WASHINGTON—Tens of millions of borrowers face months of uncertainty as the Supreme Court decides the fate of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program.
01.03 / 15:21
Borrowers Likely Won’t Know for Months if Student Loans Will Be Forgiven
WASHINGTON—Tens of millions of borrowers face months of uncertainty as the Supreme Court decides the fate of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program.
09.02 / 19:59
business
Mining
Loans
Bankruptcy
Bitfarms
Bitfarms settles outstanding loan with BlockFi for $7.75M
Bitcoin (BTC) miner Bitfarms has settled its debt obligations with BlockFi, closing the chapter on its short relationship with the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender.
04.02 / 06:09
business
Blockchain
economy
Job
Filecoin
Bitcoin
Protocol Labs, Chainalysis and Bittrex add to crypto layoff season
Several crypto firms have made job cuts this week amid the ongoing crypto winter, retaining “impactful” employees as they prepare for a “longer downturn.”
02.02 / 06:17
Blockchain
Twitter
Digital
CEO
Platform
Discover
acquires
Peer Acquires Elite Team of Engineers Behind Zenly’s Popular 3D Maps
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20.01 / 01:45
business
Blockchain
Banks
FTX
exit
FTX-linked Moonstone bank to exit the crypto space
Moonstone Bank, a rural Washington state bank that received an estimated $11.5 million investment from FTX’s sister company, Alameda Research, says that it will be exiting the crypto space and returning to its “original mission” as a community bank.
13.01 / 23:21
business
Mining
Loans
Bitfarms
Bitfarms seeks to modify loan facility with BlockFi as bear market drags on
Bitcoin (BTC) mining company Bitfarms has unveiled plans to modify an existing loan agreement with BlockFi — a move the company said would reduce its indebtedness amid the bear market.
03.12 / 16:57
Manufacturing
Racing
Solar
Chinese Solar Manufacturers Dodged U.S. Tariffs, Probe Finds
WASHINGTON—Four leading Chinese solar-cell manufacturers circumvented U.S. tariffs by routing some of their operations through Southeast Asia, a Commerce Department investigation found.
02.12 / 18:19
Manufacturing
Racing
Solar
Chinese Solar Manufacturers Dodged U.S. Tariffs, Probe Finds
WASHINGTON—Four leading Chinese solar-cell manufacturers circumvented U.S. tariffs by routing some of their operations through Southeast Asia, a Commerce Department investigation found, according to people familiar with it.
25.11 / 15:23
Blockchain
regulation
FTX
stake
FTX stake in US bank raises concerns about banking loopholes
The bankruptcy proceedings of cryptocurrency exchange FTX have revealed many new aspects of its unethical practices. The latest revelation around its stake in one of the smallest United States banks from rural Washington has raised fresh concerns about its operations and alleged misuse of banking loopholes.
05.10 / 20:37
Digital
Platform
Action
This is what Nexo executives said about solvency concerns
After days of speculation over Nexo’s financial health and solvency, the crypto lender’s executives took to YouTube to answer questions from the community during an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session.
29.09 / 09:07
business
SEC
security
lending
Nexo ‘surprised’ by state regulators' actions, says co-founder
Kalin Metodiev, the co-founder and managing partner of crypto lender Nexo stated his firm was “surprised” by the way in which eight state regulators publicly took action against it for securities violations.
27.09 / 15:01
regulation
Platform
Action
Nexo
Crypto Lender NEXO Faces Cease-and-Desist Order From California
All-in-one cryptocurrency platform Nexo has received a cease-and-desist order in the U.S. state of California.
27.09 / 01:42
Provident
regulation
Action
security
California files order against Nexo interest account, says it’s 8th state to take action
The California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation (DFPI) has filed a desist and refrain order against crypto lending platform Nexo as part of its ongoing investigation of companies offering interest-bearing crypto assets accounts. The agency claims it is joining regulators from seven other American states in taking action against the company. The other states involved are Kentucky, New York, Maryland, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Washington and Vermont, according to CNBC.
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