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Opinion

Bitcoin Was Built for This Moment

Amid a U.S. banking crisis, value is flowing into bitcoin. Is this the beginning of the “Great Reset?” investor and author Tatiana Koffman asks.

Author and investor Tatiana Koffman is just one among many who have turned to bitcoin amid a plague of bank runs – possibly the beginning of what she has described as the "Great Reset." (K8/Unsplash)

Opinion

The Banking Crisis Is Not Crypto’s Fault

Crypto might have a banking problem, but banks don’t have a crypto problem.

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Policy

Silicon Valley Bank Customers Can Fully Access Funds After FDIC Creates New Bridge Bank

Loans and other services will resume on normal schedule Monday following a switch to a new bridge bank, the regulator said

Silicon Valley Bank was shuttered Friday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Policy

IMF Had Warned G-20 Widespread Crypto Use Would Impact Banks

"Finally, banks may lose deposits and have to curtail lending," the report made available to the G-20 in February said.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

Markets

Signature Bank Stock Down 12% in Volatile Action as Sell-Off Continues

The broader banking sector is down another 4% on Friday.

(SignatureNY.com, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

Banks Shouldn’t ‘Punish’ Crypto Industry, Republican Senators Urge

A crackdown on digital-assets companies is reminiscent of a campaign targeting gun sales, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was told.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Finance

Finance Headed Toward Bank-Free, Decentralized Future: Bernstein

Bank-free decentralized finance will be a trillion-dollar asset pool with over $40 billion in revenue by 2028, a report from the firm said.

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Opinion

4 Potential Winners of the Silvergate Unwind

The collapse of crypto's most visible bank could be an opportunity for stablecoins and other financial-services providers.

Is there a silver lining to the fall of Silvergate? (Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)

Policy

White House Is 'Aware of' Silvergate Situation, Spokeswoman Says

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the administration is watching Silvergate's situation and likened it to other crypto companies that have had issues recently.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (Win McNamee/Getty Images)