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USDC Stablecoin and Crypto Market Go Haywire After Silicon Valley Bank Collapses
11.3.2023
USDC's normally stable price sank to $0.89 from $1 while Ethereum gas fees soared hours after the crypto-tied bank failed
USDC depegs as Circle confirms $3.3B stuck with Silicon Valley Bank
11.3.2023
At the time of writing, USDC lost 3% of its value as it traded at $0.969, and a Circle executive envisions broader implications for business, banking and entrepreneurs without a Federal rescue plan
Circle discloses $3.3B tied up at Silicon Valley Bank
11.3.2023
Circle joined other customers and depositors in calling for the continuity of SVB in the US economy
Circle Confirms $3.3B of USDC's Cash Reserves Stuck at Failed Silicon Valley Bank
11.3.2023
Silicon Valley Bank, one of the reserve banking partner for Circle's USDC stablecoin, was shut down by regulators on Friday
Filing shows BlockFi has uninsured $227M in Silicon Valley Bank MMMF
11.3.2023
BlockFi’s capital allocated to the money market mutual fund is not FDIC insured, however the fund doesn’t appear to be managed by Silicon Valley Bank
Circle’s USDC Endured $1B of Net Redemptions Since Silicon Valley Bank's Shutdown
11.3.2023
Stablecoin issuer Circle held an undisclosed amount of USDC’s cash reserves at failed Silicon Valley Bank
USDC Issuer Circle Says it 'Awaits Clarity' From FDIC on Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
11.3.2023
In its first statement following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Circle declined to state how much cash it has tied up at the bank
“Oversold” Bitcoin Bounces From 200DMA & Realized Price – Where Next for BTC as Bank Crisis/Fed Tightening Jitters Rock Sentiment?
11.3.2023
After falling another 1% on Friday to take its week-to-date losses above 10%, Bitcoin (BTC) is now oversold, according to the widely followed 14-Day Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator. BTC/USD was last changing hands in the $20,100s, having dipped as low as the $19,500s earlier in the session...
Who Failed Silicon Valley Bank Depositors?
11.3.2023
Should we point fingers at Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve, the banking system, crypto or the depositors themselves?
Crypto VC Firm Pantera Used Silicon Valley Bank as a Custodian
10.3.2023
A regulatory filing shows the shuttered bank as one of three custodians for Pantera’s funds
DeFi Protocol Curve’s $500M Stablecoin Pool Hammered as Traders Flee USDC
10.3.2023
Curve's 3pool is supposed to have equal parts USDC, DAI and USDT. The trio are becoming imbalanced amid fallout from Silicon Valley Bank's collapse
How Silvergate’s Crypto Collapse Differed From Silicon Valley Bank’s: No Bailout
10.3.2023
For all the angst this week about how troubles in the crypto industry are fueling a banking crisis, the reality, so far, is actually something else: Of the two banks that went under, the one squarely focused on crypto – Silvergate Capital – escaped the black mark of a federal bailout
Bitcoin Price Outlook for March
10.3.2023
There are only ten days into March, and volatility in the crypto markets has heightened, with both bitcoin and ethereum falling to two-month lows. A collapse in Silvergate Bank was one of the major catalysts leading to this month’s bearish sentiment, which now sees bitcoin trading under...
Crypto Wallets Withdraw $902M USDC From Centralized Exchanges in Past 24 Hours Amid SVB, Silvergate Shutdowns
10.3.2023
$11.4 billion of USDC reserves are held in the form of cash at Reserve Banks, which include the two members of the Federal Reserve System
Scrutiny Falls on $43B USDC Stablecoin’s Cash Reserves at Failed Silicon Valley Bank
10.3.2023
Circle’s USDC, the second largest stablecoin with $43 billion market capitalization, held an undisclosed part of its $9.8 billion cash reserves at failed Silicon Valley Bank
Signature Bank Considered a Buy as Last Major Bank Standing in Crypto Market Amid Silvergate and SVB Troubles
10.3.2023
Amid the demise of Silvergate Bank and the troubles faced by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), market analysts believe Signature Bank (SBNY) may be a buy as it’s considered the “last game in crypto-town,” according to Wells Fargo equity analyst Jared Shaw. Silvergate’s liquidation...
US Regulators Close Silicon Valley Bank in One of the Largest Bank Failures Since Washington Mutual
10.3.2023
After Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) experienced financial turmoil, the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation closed the financial institution. Insured depositors can withdraw their funds on Monday after the FDIC took over...
A Tale of 2 Banks: Why Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed
10.3.2023
Every U.S. bank is facing similar structural pressures to what drove crypto’s one-time favorite bank to the moon - then into the ground
Silicon Valley Bank shut down by California regulator
10.3.2023
The FDIC stated that as receiver, it had immediately transferred all insured deposits of Silicon Valley Bank to the newly created Deposit Insurance National Bank of Santa Clara (DINB)
How US Judges Might Save Crypto from the SEC
10.3.2023
Separation-of-powers offers hope to the crypto industry, which is under attack from unchecked executive power. Two separate courtrooms in which judges, guided by an impartial legal framework, eschewed that popularist mode of judgment and instead considered the SEC’s claims against the facts...