Recent contagion was ‘TradFi to crypto’ and not vice versa — Circle policy director
“What happened over the last several days was a bit of an ironic black swan situation where the contagion was not from crypto to TradFi," said Caroline Hill.
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“What happened over the last several days was a bit of an ironic black swan situation where the contagion was not from crypto to TradFi," said Caroline Hill.
Dozens of regional banks saw share price swings that triggered trading halts as banks of all sizes feel the impact of last week’s bank failures.
"Regulators wanted to send a very strong anti-crypto message,” said former House of Representatives member and Signature Bank board member Barney Frank.
The class-action suit was filed against Silicon Valley Bank, CEO Greg Becker and chief financial officer Daniel Beck.
Bitcoin price is up nearly 20% in days as Wall Street opens to multiple bank stocks halted over extreme losses.
Some foresee benefits if the U.S. finally gets sensible crypto regulation post-Silvergate, and traditional banks “may become warmer to establishing [crypto] relationships.”
Circle announced a new banking partner after Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, and is expanding ties with BNY Mellon.
Binance CEO says with recent “changes” in stablecoins and banks, the company’s recovery fund will be converted from BUSD to “native cryptos" such as BTC.
The Federal Reserve established a funding program for banks, making $25 billion available to eligible firms in a bid to avoid further banking liquidity issues.
Events surrounding Silicon Valley Bank are moving fast. Here is a breakdown of the major developments over the course of three days.