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Fintech Files: BlockFi bust, ex-Celsius directors tell all, Tory super-crypto donor does it again

Your guide to the ups and downs of the crypto world this week

BlockFi's collapse has shown just how interlinked parts of the crypto world are
BlockFi's collapse has shown just how interlinked parts of the crypto world are Photo: Gabby Jones/Getty Images

Just when you thought crypto couldn’t get more chaotic, another firm has filed for bankruptcy — lender BlockFi.

The firm was one of the most heavily exposed to the collapse of FTX and its sister company Alameda Research earlier in November, having taken a $400m credit line that also gave FTX an option to buy the company.

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