The Scrumptious Irony of the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Crypto companies are scrambling to find new banking partners after last weekend’s collapse. Plus: A conversation with photographer Dave Krugman on the “attention economy.”

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ABOUT

On “Carpe Consensus,” host Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson are joined by photographer and non-fungible token (NFT) artist Dave Krugman to highlight the biggest trends in crypto.

[0:40] Inside the Desk: Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, Signature: Structural pressures have led to the closure or collapse of three tech-focused banks.
[12:45] Cam’s Corner: Dave Krugman, NFT artist and founder of creative collective ALLSHIPS, explains how NFTs can reshape the art economy for the long term.
[28:35] Danny’s Dungeon: Danny explores where U.S. Treasurys have seeped into the crypto economy.

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“Carpe Consensus” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl.

HOSTS

Dan Ilett

Dan Ilett writes on tech, money and energy. He advises business on digital strategy and technology messaging for large deals. He is founder of Erbut - an advisory company - and Greenbang - a smart technology research company.

Cam Thompson

Cam Thompson was a Web3 reporter at CoinDesk. She is a recent graduate of Tufts University, where she majored in Economics and Science & Technology Studies. As a student, she was marketing director of the Tufts Blockchain Club. She currently holds positions in BTC and ETH.

Danny Nelson

Danny is CoinDesk's managing editor for Data & Tokens. He formerly ran investigations for the Tufts Daily. At CoinDesk, his beats include (but are not limited to): federal policy, regulation, securities law, exchanges, the Solana ecosystem, smart money doing dumb things, dumb money doing smart things and tungsten cubes. He owns BTC, ETH and SOL tokens, as well as the LinksDAO NFT.

Benjamin Schiller

Benjamin Schiller is CoinDesk's managing editor for features and opinion. Previously, he was editor-in-chief at BREAKER Magazine and a staff writer at Fast Company. He holds some ETH, BTC and LINK.

Danny Bradbury

Danny Bradbury has been a professional writer since 1989, and has worked freelance since 1994. He covers technology for publications such as the Guardian.

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