The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, was questioned by House Republicans on the SEC’s stance on digital assets at a recent hearing. Legislators raised issues with the SEC’s approach to FTX and the lack of clarity around whether ether is a security. Gensler, while describing
Industry heavyweights are in legal hot water as a result of the worldwide financial crisis sparked by the failure of the Crypto-friendly Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Underwriters including Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Morgan Stanley & Co., and Bank of America Corp, as well as SVB’s auditor, KPMG LLP, have allegedly
USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin outflows have exceeded $10 billion since March 10. Investors feel that Circle’s USDC stablecoin, with many of them switching to Tether, has reached its 22-month high in market share. When the regulators shuttered the critical reserve banking partner, Silicon Valley Bank, the U.S. payments firm Circle
For $500 million, First Citizens Bank has purchased Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Compared to its $40 billion valuation a year ago, the crypto-friendly Silicon Valley Bank is currently being bought for a whopping 99% discount. As of now, First Citizens BancShares has accepted deposits totaling $119 billion. On Monday, the
A recent update from the Circle team regarding USDC operations guarantees the removal of backlogs. Additionally, a request for redemption of USDC has also been made, at the EOD of the U.S. banking sector on March 15th. Update: As of close of U.S. banking operations Wednesday, March 15, we have
As per reports from Bloomberg, investors have filed a fraud lawsuit against the Silicon Valley Bank, which was shut down last week. Additionally, the financial institution’s abrupt and unexpected collapse is the greatest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. The Federal Reserve made an announcement over the weekend that
