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According to a report that began circulating on March 11 in the aftermath of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), prominent blockchain venture capitalists (VCs) have over $6 billion worth of assets held by the now-defunct financial entity. These include $2.85 billion from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), $1.72 billion from
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BlockFi, a cryptocurrency lending platform, has been warned by the bankruptcy trustee that the $227m the company has in Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) may go against bankruptcy laws. This is because these funds are allegedly not protected by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) deposit insurance. It is because this amount
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The Central Bank of Bolivia is now selling dollars directly to citizens in order to curb what it is calling a speculative attack that has increased the demand of the population for foreign currency. This rise in demand has been caused by several factors which led the population to believe
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"I am alarmed by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, which marks the second largest bank failure in U.S. history," she said in a statement. "I am closely monitoring and convening Committee members with regulators so myself and members can understand the latest around the closure of Silicon Valley Bank
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Crypto was born in the aftermath of – and, to some, in response to – the 2008 crisis. Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin paper debuted into a world where governments had just propped up the financial system by pouring money into it. Crypto lacks such a centralized authority. If SVB customers, including
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Almost immediately after USD Coin (USDC) issuer Circle revealed it was not able to withdraw $3.3 billion of its $40 billion from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the resultant sell-off caused the price of the stablecoin to fall below its $1 mark.On March 9, Circle had initiated a wire transfer for
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Silicon Valley Bank, one of the reserve banking partner for Circle's USDC stablecoin, was shut down by regulators on Friday. Source
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On March 10, Blockchain payment tech company and USD Coin (USDC) issuers Circle confirmed that wires initiated on Thursday to remove balances have not yet been processed, leaving $3.3 billion of its $40 billion USDC reserves at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Concerns have been growing over USDC late this week
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The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author. Niche banks continue to fall apart. The Silvergate failure is being followed by Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which collapsed on March 10. After a failed attempt to raise capital, SBV has been taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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On March 10, 2023, market observers are discussing the troubles Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) faces, as the firm’s stock slid more than 60% in the last 24 hours. SVB was forced to sell a $21 billion bond portfolio at a $1.8 billion loss. CEO Greg Becker insists that the financial
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