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Finance

Investors Flock to Tokenized Diamond as Crypto Banking Crisis Props Hard Assets

Sales of tokenized diamonds surged 300% last weekend, when three banks collapsed and investors scrambled to sell their USDC stablecoins.

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Prospective Signature Bank Buyers Must Promise to Give Up All Crypto Business: Report

Signature Bank is on the market after being shuttered by state regulators on Sunday, but any potential buyer reportedly has to agree to a major caveat: no crypto. Jason Brett, Key Bridge Advisors Managing Director and former U.S. Regulator at the FDIC, shares insights into the recent banking jitters and its impact on the crypto industry. Plus, his outlook for Credit Suisse after Switzerland's second-biggest lender saw its worst day on record, with shares falling over 20%.

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Former FDIC Regulator: Friendliness Toward Crypto Does Not Exist

Jason Brett, Key Bridge Advisors Managing Director and former U.S. Regulator at the FDIC, reacts to concerns being raised by crypto advocates over whether federal regulators could be working to keep crypto assets away from the U.S. banking system. "It's about the friendliness toward crypto, and it just does not exist," Brett said.

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Finance

Banking Crisis Won’t Kill Crypto Banking Despite Short-Term Pain

From alternative banks to on-chain banking, crypto banking still has plenty of options, experts say.

BBitcoin faces headwinds (Pixabay)

Markets

This DeFi Protocol Just Got Hacked but Its Token Is Still Doing Better Than a Major U.S. Bank's

Euler's EUL token fell 50% hours after an exploit on its protocol while First Republic shares fell roughly 62% following U.S. bank turmoil.

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Opinion

Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Reignite ‘Moral Hazard’ Dilemma Bitcoin Was Designed to End

A debate from the 2008 financial crisis resurfaces as the FDIC intervenes to help two troubled institutions with crypto connections.

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Finance

Silicon Valley Bank's Parent Looking at Strategic Alternatives

SVB Financial Group appointed a restructuring committee for its venture capital and investment banking arm.

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Policy

President Biden Calls for Stronger Bank Regulations in Wake of SVB, Signature Bank Collapses

The government on Sunday evening stepped in to guarantee no losses will be borne by the lenders' depositors.

U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Finance

USDC Stablecoin Regains Dollar Peg After Silicon Valley Bank-Induced Chaos

The stablecoin fell below $1 in value on Friday after it emerged that some portion of issuer Circle’s funds were at the failed Silicon Valley Bank.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Videos

Crypto Bank Silvergate Shutdown: 3 Key Takeaways

The crypto meltdown has claimed its first big casualty in the mainstream financial system. California-based Silvergate Bank plans to "voluntarily liquidate" its assets and wind down operations. Here are three key things to know about the company’s unwinding and what it means for the crypto industry and beyond.

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