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European banks head into another weekend of uncertainty as default risks surge

European banks are going into the weekend with renewed fears surrounding their future, as shares of Deutsche Bank plunged over 7% on the New York Stock Exchange on March 24, after a down day on Frankfurt's markets. Deutsche Bank shares were impacted by an increase in the cost of insuring against its

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Alecta Offloads First Republic Bank Stake amid US Banking ‘Uncertainty’

Sweden’s largest pension fund Alecta dumped its First Republic Bank stake at a $728 million loss amid broader US banking losses.  Swedish pension fund Alecta recently offloaded its First Republic Bank (NYSE: FRC) shares following the latter’s massive drawdown. The leading Swedish pension fund was the fifth-largest shareholder at the embattled

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Anchorage Digital Sends Home 75 Employees amid Crypto Regulatory Uncertainty

Anchorage Digital was the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States after it raised $350 million at more than $3 billion valuation in 2021. Anchorage Digital, an institutional-grade cryptocurrency platform, has reportedly sent home 75 employees, representing 20 percent of the total workforce. According to a report by

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Crypto bank Anchorage Digital cuts 20% of staff citing regulatory uncertainty

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital announced it would be letting go of 75 employees, representing approximately 20% of its workforce, citing regulatory uncertainty in the United States as a factor in its decision.In a March 14 statement labeled the layoffs as “a strategic realignment to better focus our resources,” and pointed

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Bitcoin Miners Brace for Another Projected Difficulty Increase as Hashrate Heats Up Amid Market Uncertainty – Mining Bitcoin News

Despite a 9.95% increase last week and the all-time high difficulty, bitcoin’s hashrate has averaged around 305 exahash per second (EH/s) over the past 30 days. According to current data, the hashrate has been around 308 EH/s over the past 2,016 blocks. The next difficulty change, set to occur on

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BTC, ETH Hit Multi-Week Low, as Silvergate Uncertainty Spooks Markets – Market Updates Bitcoin News

Bitcoin dropped to a two-week low on Friday, as crypto markets continued to react to the uncertainty surrounding Silvergate. The solvency of the bank has been put into question, with Binance, Coinbase and other exchanges moving to halt transactions. Ethereum also edged lower, falling below $1,600 in the process. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC)

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Dubai’s Crypto Industry Welcomes New Licensing Regime Amid Global Regulatory Uncertainty

“It's not something that's prescriptive, because you do need, in this industry, to be slightly flexible, insofar as it’s a fast-paced, fast-moving industry. So if you're very prescriptive in nature, you could probably expect it to be something that was out of date as soon as you wrote it,” Swartz

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