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U.S Authorities Shut Down Signature Bank After SVB Closure

Signature Bank was shut down by US authorities after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank made headlines. Specifically, the New York-based bank has been shuttered claiming “systemic risk,” according to a joint statement made today by the Federal Reserve, Treasury, and FDIC. Customers of SVB will have access to their

March 13, 2023 1 min read

Robert Kiyosaki Warns of Another Bank Crashing Amid Recent Fallout

Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, says another financial institution is on its way out. As he pointed out, two big financial institutions have already “crashed.” On Friday, U.S. authorities closed Silicon Valley Bank, and on Wednesday, Silvergate Bank voluntarily liquidated. Kiyosaki tweeted: “Two major banks have crashed.

March 12, 2023 2 mins read

Russian Authorities Propose Penalty For Tax-Evading Crypto Miners

Russian cryptocurrency miners who want to escape prosecution by the state will be required to file tax returns. This would include detailing their earnings and providing authorities with information about their digital assets, including wallet addresses. That’s what the Moscow government is considering doing, at least in terms of a

March 12, 2023 1 min read

Elon Musk Open to the Idea of Acquiring Struggling Silicon Valley Bank

The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) Financial Group was closed by California regulators on March 10. Earlier this week, SVB announced its collapse after experiencing a bank run, making it the second such bank to do so in a week following Silvergate Capital. In light of recent events, Twitter user Min-Liang

March 11, 2023 1 min read

Silicon Valley Bank Shut Down by Regulators Amid Financial Woes

As a result of a bank run and a capital problem, Silicon Valley Bank was the second biggest financial institution to fail in the United States. It went under on a Friday morning. The bank in California was shut down by authorities and transferred to the supervision of the US

March 11, 2023 2 mins read

USDC Depegs as Circle Reveals Exposure To Struggling Silicon Valley Bank

The price of USD Coin (USDC) dropped below the $1 mark almost instantly after its issuer, Circle, said that it has been unable to withdraw $3.3 billion of its $40 billion from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). When SVB, a bank insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, announced on March

March 11, 2023 1 min read

Crypto Market Stabilizes as U.S Unemployment Rate Surges to 3.6%

According to the most current nonfarm payroll statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States gained 311,000 jobs in the month of February. It’s less than the previously reported 517,000 jobs gained in January, but it’s still far more than the 225,000 jobs that experts expected would be

March 10, 2023 1 min read

BitMEX Co-founder Arthur Hayes Proposes Bitcoin-backed Stablecoin

NakaDollar (NUSD) is a proposed new stablecoin backed by bitcoin (BTC) and bitcoin derivatives. It has been suggested by Arthur Hayes, co-founder of cryptocurrency derivative trading platform BitMEX. Moreover, Hayes said in a blog post that the creation of NUSD would be different. Especially from the creation of other stablecoins.

March 10, 2023 2 mins read

UK FCA Continues Crackdown on Illegally Operating Crypto ATMs

In conjunction with the Metropolitan Police, the largest police agency in the United Kingdom, Britain’s main financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), stated on Wednesday that it has taken additional action against unlicensed crypto ATMs in East London. The FCA and the West Yorkshire Police conducted a series of

March 10, 2023 1 min read

Ethereum Tagged as Security by NY Attorney General in KuCoin Lawsuit

The leading crypto exchange KuCoin is being sued by the New York Attorney General’s office for allegedly breaking state securities and commodities laws. In the case, Attorney General Letitia James makes the shocking statement that Ethereum (ETH), the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, is a “Security” in addition to Terra

March 10, 2023 2 mins read