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Genesis faces huge losses, BlockFi’s $1B loan, Celsius’s risky model

[ad_1] It’s been another day of watching the ripples of contagion spread through the crypto market. With Three Arrows Capital being ordered into liquidation by a British court, details have also emerged today of BlockFi liquidating a $1B loan to 3AC, and the fallout from the insolvency was partly to blame for lending firm and market maker Genesis Trading facing losses of “a few hundred million dollars." Withdrawals remain suspended
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CoinFlex CEO says withdrawals unlikely to resume on Thursday

[ad_1] Crypto exchange CoinFlex is “unlikely” to resume withdrawals on Thursday, June 30 as it had originally hoped, according to its CEO Mark Lamb, as the company continues to search for buyers of its $47 million bad debt. Speaking to CNBC on Wednesday, Lamb said more time was needed before it could reopen the platform for withdrawals, stating: “We will need more time. And it’s unlikely that withdrawals will be re-enabled