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FDIC asked Signature buyers to stop all crypto business: Report
16.3.2023
The FDIC regulators have reportedly required any buyer of Signature to agree to give up all cryptocurrency business at the bank
Signature Bank’s Prospective Buyers Must Agree to Give Up All Crypto Business: Report
16.3.2023
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has reportedly asked banks interested in acquiring the shuttered New York institution to submit bids by Friday
Bitfury CEO: U.S. Government Using Crisis to Choke Off Crypto Access to Banks
15.3.2023
Brian Brooks, former head of the OCC and now board member of blockchain technology company Bitfury, says the recent crackdown by regulators on three crypto-friendly banks appears to be a coordinated effort and what some are dubbing "Operation Choke Point 2.0"
US lawmaker accuses FDIC of using banking instability to attack crypto
15.3.2023
The collapse of Signature Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and Silvergate Bank has had many in the space reeling — but is the U.S. government trying to "choke off digital assets”?
Crypto bank Anchorage Digital cuts 20% of staff citing regulatory uncertainty
15.3.2023
It's unclear whether Anchorage Digital’s layoffs relate to the current turmoil in the U.S. banking sector
U.S. DOJ Was Investigating Signature Bank's Work With Crypto Clients: Bloomberg
15.3.2023
Prosecutors were looking at the crypto-friendly bank before regulators seized it, people familiar told Bloomberg
Moody’s Downgrades US Banking Sector to Negative After Collapse of Three Major Banks
14.3.2023
After the failure of three major U.S. banks last week, with two of them being the second and third largest banking failures in the country, Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the rating of the U.S. banking system from “stable” to “negative.” As one of...
Federal Investigators Probe Silicon Valley Bank Collapse; SVB and Top Execs Sued by Shareholders
14.3.2023
The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Financial Group, and two senior executives have been sued by shareholders after SVB’s collapse last Friday. The proposed class action accuses SVB of hiding the fact that interest rate hikes would leave the bank in jeopardy. Additionally...
Signature Bank’s Signet Platform Still Works, But Some Clients Have Moved On
14.3.2023
A source told CoinDesk the real-time payments platform, popular with crypto businesses, will continue to be offered under the newly established Signature Bridge Bank entity
FDIC to attempt another auction of Silicon Valley Bank: Report
14.3.2023
Regulators are planning another auction for Silicon Valley Bank after the previous attempt to find a new owner failed
Bank Board Member and Dodd-Frank Co-Sponsor Barney Frank Suspects ‘Anti-Crypto’ Message Behind Signature Bank Failure
13.3.2023
Barney Frank, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts and leading co-sponsor of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, discussed his opinion on the recent failure of Signature Bank. In an interview, Frank stated that he believes regulators aimed to “send a very strong...
USDC's 'Black Swan' Depegging Could Have Been Avoided With Proper Regulatory Framework
13.3.2023
Fissures among the progressive left are primarily responsible for the lack of U.S. regulatory progress around stablecoins, says John Rizzo, senior vice president for public affairs at Clyde Group
Circle Partners With Cross River Bank, Handful of US ‘Crypto-Friendly’ Banks Remain; Okcoin Suspends USD Deposits
13.3.2023
Circle Financial, the issuer of the stablecoin USDC, is partnering with Cross River Bank after its former settlement partner, Signature Bank, was closed by New York regulators, according to a statement from CEO Jeremy Allaire. “The 1:1 redeemability of all USDC in circulation is of paramount...
FDIC Planning to Try Auctioning Silicon Valley Bank Again: WSJ
13.3.2023
The designation of SVB’s failure as a potential systemic threat gives the FDIC more options to sell the bank
Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Reignite ‘Moral Hazard’ Dilemma Bitcoin Was Designed to End
13.3.2023
A debate from the 2008 financial crisis resurfaces as the FDIC intervenes to help two troubled institutions with crypto connections, says CoinDesk's David Z. Morris
Is This a Crypto Banking Bailout?
13.3.2023
As the wreckage that started inside crypto banking threatens financial institutions beyond the sector’s border, the federal government is eager to make it clear that it’s not going to let it get out of hand. But is it a bailout?
FDIC Creates Bridge Banks for Failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Clients to Access Funds
13.3.2023
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced that clients of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (SBNY) can access their funds during normal banking hours on Monday, March 13, 2023. The FDIC stated that both banks’ deposits were made whole under...
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Gains as FDIC Steps In for Silicon Valley Bank
13.3.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 13, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Coinbase and Circle cite FDIC to ensure fund recovery
13.3.2023
Signature Bank and then Silicon Valley Bank, the traditional banking system, is experiencing one of the worst hit crises that have left customers wondering if they will ever get their funds back. For now, Coinbase has responded, saying that its users will get the funds back from Signature Bank...
Coinbase Confirms $240 Million Corporate Cash Balance with Signature Bank Amid Lender Closure
13.3.2023
Major crypto exchange Coinbase stated that it has millions in corporate cash balance with the shuttered Signature Bank.
According to a March 13 Twitter thread, as of the close of business on Friday, March 10, Coinbase had "an approximately $240m balance in corporate cash" at Signature.
The...