Search
Bitcoin Emerges as Safe Haven as Traditional Finance Faces Turmoil
22.3.2023
Conflicting data creates the question of how the Fed will react to both rising inflation and failing banks - and whether bitcoin will be a lifeboat
Traditional banks rely on ‘tiny buffer’: Paris Blockchain Week 2023
22.3.2023
Signature Bank is the best place for crypto banking, even if it goes bankrupt, Woorton co-founder Zahreddine Touag believes
Looking at Some Unanswered Signature and Silvergate Bank Questions
22.3.2023
It seems the crypto industry still has some questions about Signature and Silvergate’s shutdowns
Today in Crypto: Coinbase Halts Support for Signature Bank’s Signet, MetaMask & MoonPay Expand Partnership in Nigeria, India to Hit 156M Crypto Users This Year, Xapo Bank Integrates USDC Payment Rails
21.3.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________...
Read More: Today in Crypto: Coinbase Halts Support for Signature Bank’s Signet, MetaMask & MoonPay Expand Partnership in Nigeria...
Yellen defends government intervention to avoid another SVB
21.3.2023
The Treasury Secretary of the U.S. Janet Yellen said the federal government will intervene if it is necessary to protect other small lenders
US exploring ways to guarantee the country's 18T of bank deposits: Report
21.3.2023
The current deposit insurance cap under the FDIC is $250,000, but recent banking collapses have seen calls to increase that amount
Coinbase pauses support for Signature Bank's Signet: Report
20.3.2023
The U.S. crypto exchange was reportedly looking for another payment network provider and waiting on the outcome of the situation with Signature
In the aftermath of banks’ horrorshow: Law Decoded, March 13–20.
20.3.2023
A week after the twinning collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, and the trouble at Credit Suisse, the dust is slowly settling down
Bank collapses are spurring interest in self-custody startups
20.3.2023
The implosions of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank are giving self-custody startups an opportunity to prosper
Coinbase No Longer Supporting Signature Bank’s Signet Network: WSJ
20.3.2023
The fate of Signet has been unclear since Signature Bank was shut down by New York State regulators last weekend
Coinbase No Longer Supporting Signature Bank’s Signet Network: WSJ
20.3.2023
The fate of Signet has been unclear since Signature Bank was shut down by New York State regulators last weekend
No Crypto Banking Port Has Really Opened Up in This U.S. Storm
20.3.2023
The biggest U.S. banks have not stepped forward to welcome homeless crypto businesses scrambling for banking services after fleeing the wreckage of Silvergate Bank, Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin, as Safety Play, Climbs Past $28K
20.3.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for March 20, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Signature Bank deposits, branches sold to Flagstar, crypto not included
20.3.2023
The 40 branches of Signature Bank will officially reopen and operate as Flagstar Bank on March 20
Fed, central banks enhance ‘swap lines’ to combat banking crisis
20.3.2023
Currency swap lines have been used during times of crisis in the past, such as the 2008 global financial crisis and the 2020 coronavirus pandemic
US Lawmaker Urges Government to Guarantee All Deposits to Avoid Runs on Smaller Banks
20.3.2023
A U.S. congressman has urged the federal government to temporarily insure every bank deposit in the country. Following the collapses of several major banks, he stressed that if the government does not do this, there will be a run on smaller banks. “This is a contagion that could be spread...
Signature Bank Non-Crypto Related Deposits to Be Assumed by New York Community Bancorp Unit: FDIC
20.3.2023
The 40 former branches of Signature Bank will operate under New York Community Bancorp's Flagstar Bank, N.A., as of Monday
U.S. Banking Cutoff Presents Opportunities for Crypto in Europe
19.3.2023
U.S policymakers seem to be doing their best to suffocate dollar on-ramps into crypto, leaving the door open for other mature markets to gain a competitive edge
Africa-Focused Fintech Chipper Cash Weighs Possible Sale of Business
18.3.2023
One of Africa’s fintech giants, Chipper Cash, is said to be weighing the possibility of selling the business or bringing in new investors. According to the CEO of the FTX and Silicon Valley Bank-backed fintech startup, Chipper Cash had insignificant exposure to both SVB and Signature Bank....
Bitcoin market cap grows 60% in 2023 as top Wall Street banks lose $100B
18.3.2023
Bitcoin has decoupled from stocks and rising ten years after the Cyprus banking crisis coincided with a BTC price boom