Interest in the U.S. banking crisis has risen greatly over the past two weeks, as shown by Google Trends data. There has been a sharp increase in queries related to search terms such as “banking crisis,” “bank collapse,” and “bank failure.” On March 13, 2023, the search term “banking crisis” reached the top Google Trends…
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One of Africa’s fintech giants, Chipper Cash, is said to be weighing the possibility of selling the business or bringing in new investors. According to the CEO of the FTX and Silicon Valley Bank-backed fintech startup, Chipper Cash had insignificant exposure to both SVB and Signature Bank. Chipper Cash ‘Never Sought to Be Acquired’ The…
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Bitcoin has decoupled from stocks and continues to rise 10 years after the Cyprus banking crisis coincided with a BTC price boom. The market capitalization of Bitcoin (BTC) has added $194 billion in 2023. Its 66% year-to-date (YTD) growth vastly outperforms top Wall Street bank stocks, particularly as fears of a global banking crisis are…
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Amidst the chaos of last weekend’s banking collapses and a major stablecoin depegging, investors found solace in a surprising asset class: tokenized diamonds. As market volatility peaked, reports from CoinDesk show that sales in digitized diamonds skyrocketed by 300%, with Diamond Standard’s marketplace leading the charge. Founder and CEO Cormac Kinney confirms that the surge…
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has convened to raise three of its key interest rates by 50bps (0.5%), fueled by the persistence in the inflation numbers reported by the bloc. Christine Lagarde, president of the institution, stated that the banking sector in Europe was resilient and that the institution was ready to provide liquidity if…
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According to the House Financial Services Committee, it expects to hold multiple hearings on “getting to the bottom” of the banks’ failures. Representatives from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal Reserve will be testifying before the United States House Financial Services Commission in a newly announced hearing investigating the collapse of two major banks.…
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At around 7:30 a.m. ET, the price of bitcoin skyrocketed past the $27,000 range to a high of $27,025 per unit. Precious metals, or PMs, like gold and silver, also rose between 1.98% and 2.12% against the U.S. dollar over the past day. While many market observers are wondering why specific assets like PMs and…
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Cointelegraph breaks down the main events that led to the collapse of Silvergate, SVB and Signature Bank and explains what this all could mean for crypto. Last week’s rapid collapse of Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank has highlighted the fragility of the traditional banking sector while depriving crypto of its primary fiat…
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Silicon Valley Bank and Silvergate Bank were crucial to many in the cryptocurrency industry, and it’s fueling theories that regulators encouraged their downfall. Global economic conditions are tightening; interest rates are in flux; and inflation has yet to be curbed. Considering the economic headwinds, the fact that Silvergate Bank, Silicon Valley Bank and other banks…
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Turmoil in traditional finance spilled over into Bitcoin and crypto markets, forcing federal regulators to step in. Crypto investors should know by now that it doesn’t take much to topple a distressed multi-billion-dollar firm. On March 10, California regulators officially shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) 48 hours after the company disclosed it was in…
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