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The embattled Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) has officially been closed down by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, making for the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has been appointed as its receiver and will ensure all insured depositors gain full access to their funds by Monday, March 13.  Per a press release from the FDIC on Friday, the FDIC has simultaneously created the Deposit...

Silicon Valley Bank (SIVB) is reportedly seeking external acquisition after its efforts to raise over $2 billion in capital have failed. Shares in the bank were down 62% in pre-market trading on Friday, for which trading has now been halted. According to CNBC’s David Faber, Silicon Valley Bank has “hired advisors to seek a sale,” a result which is “not unexpected.” The bank’s stock plummeted 60% on Thursday after it announced a planned total raise worth $2.25 to “strengthen...

Decentralized proof-of-stake (PoS) blockchain Hedera finally confirmed a security breach. In an update, the team behind the platform revealed that attackers managed to exploit the Smart Contract Service code of the protocol’s mainnet to transfer Hedera Token Service tokens held by victims’ accounts to their own. It said the root cause of the issue has been identified by the team, and are working on a solution. Hedera Exploit Hedera further noted that the attackers targeted...

Blockchain analytics platform Nansen announced the launch of Nansen Query, a new solution designed to offer a comprehensive data solution to crypto-focused teams and projects. In a press release shared with CryptoPotato, Nansen revealed that the new platform would enhance multi-chain data access, helping entities make better customer, product, and investment decisions. Nansen Launches Query According to the release, Nansen Query was built on the Google Cloud platform and can...

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance’s non-fungible token arm – Binance NFT – has announced adding support for the Polygon network on March 8th. The integration of the Polygon network will enable users to explore and trade a wider variety of NFTs across multiple blockchains. This includes – BNB Smart Chain (BSC), Ethereum (ETH) network, as well as Polygon from their Binance accounts. Despite the announcement, Binance has taken a cautious approach in terms of NFT listings. As such,...

Shiba Inu developers revealed that the Shibarium public beta platform will be launched sometime this week. The plan for the layer-2 platform was first unveiled in January this year. It was viewed as a major step for the Shiba Inu ecosystem from being a mere memecoin to offering a way for the SHIB community to access faster and cheaper transactions, with increased scalability and enhanced security. The team backing the token revealed building Shibarium on top of the Ethereum...

The Bitcoin price has picked up some steam throughout the past few minutes, and the primary reason for this seems to be the fact that Jerome Powell is testifying before Congress. The  Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell, is testifying before congress for the second day today. Addressing the House Financial Services Committee in remarks, the Chairman admitted that inflationary pressure is higher than they had previously anticipated. … inflationary pressures are...

Glassnode has detected the movement of approximately 40,000 Bitcoins tied from wallets tied to seizures conducted by US law enforcement. The transfers have sparked concerns about a sell-off primarily because such an activity could point towards a potential sale that could put significant pressure on Bitcoin’s price. Bitcoin is currently facing significant sell pressure after dropping below a critical area of support to $22,018. Movement of Seized Bitcoins The transfers were...

Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce company, is reportedly preparing to enter the world of non-fungible tokens (NFT) with the launch of its own Marketplace, reportedly scheduled for April 24th. According to Yahoo Finance, the new ‘Amazon NFT Marketplace’ or ‘Amazon Digital Marketplace’ will offer 15 NFT collections that will initially be available to customers in the United States. The company is expected to expand the service to other countries in the future. The reports...

The hacker who stole $1.59 million worth of crypto assets from Arbitrum-based decentralized finance (DeFi) lending platform Tender.fi has returned nearly all the funds, keeping roughly $97,000 as a bounty reward. Tender.fi was exploited on the morning of March 7, with the project’s official Twitter handle confirming the incident in a tweet a few minutes later. Tender.fi Exploited for $1.59 Million According to the tweet, Tender.fi disclosed that it had noticed and was looking...