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First Republic became another American bank to fail this year as all attempts to resuscitate the ailing platform fell short. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has now taken possession of the First Republic Bank. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) was appointed as the receiver by the Californian financial regulator and even JPMorgan’s bid for the bank’s assets. The financial services company, in a press release, confirmed the...

Analysts at Bernstein Private Wealth Manager think the shaking banking system in the United States could benefit bitcoin adoption and potentially increase the price of the asset. The experts went further, advising people to invest in BTC, which could soon enter a new bull run due to the shaking condition of traditional finance. Weak Banks Could Pump BTC up Analysts Gautam Chhugani and Manas Agrawal believe the banking crisis in America could worsen in the future and suggested...

The shares of First Republic Bank have declined to a record low after the lender announced that depositors withdrew over $100 billion in the first quarter. It has been under massive pressure since a series of bank failures in the United States sparked fears of a wider crisis. The private-sector initiatives are being led by the First Republic Bank’s advisers but are yet to reach an agreement. US officials have now stepped in to coordinate urgent talks to rescue the commercial...

What’s really behind the sudden rise of bitcoin? The world’s number one digital currency has had a very successful 2023 thus far, spiking by as much as $12,000 in the last three months, but while it’s easy to assume that the asset is on the rise strictly because of banking failures in America, some analysts believe the truth is more complicated than that. Bitcoin Is Really Moving Up This Year Not long ago, bitcoin reached a new nine-month high of $28,000. While this...

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of stablecoin giant Circle, spoke at Consensus 2023 on Wednesday about where companies like his fit into the current US dollar system and regulatory regime.  The executive believes a widespread loss of faith in US Banking is contributing to “de-dollarization”, and that digital dollar stablecoins will help it retain its global dominance.  A Safe Digital Dollar During a panel titled “ A 10-Year Rollercoaster Toward a New Model of Money,” Allaire said that...

Austrian cooperative banking company – Raiffeisenlandesbank Niederösterreich-Wien (RLB NÖ-Wien) – has partnered with Bitpanda to roll out crypto investment services through the latter’s software as a service (SaaS) offering. With this collaboration, RLB NÖ-Wien has become the first major traditional bank in the European Union to move into digital assets. The Partnership Alongside crypto investment, the Austrian company will also focus on the potential implementation of stocks...

In a note published on April 24, Standard Chartered analysts predicted that Bitcoin prices will climb to $100,000 by the end of 2024. Analyst Geoff Kendrick noted that the collapse of several U.S. banks, including Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate, and Signature, has solidified the case for Bitcoin as a “decentralized, trustless, and scarce digital asset.” The bank analyst was confident that the bear market is over and prices will continue higher next year in the next bull...

Silicon Valley Bank is in the process of filing bankruptcy, bringing back rough memories of the FTX debacle five months ago. However, the effects appear to be the opposite of what they were back in November. During that time, bitcoin and its altcoin cousins fell to new lows, whereas this time around, bitcoin and several of its counterparts appear to be surging like crazy. Silicon Valley Dips While BTC Rises At the time of writing, BTC – the world’s number one...

Pierre Wunsch – Governor of the National Bank of Belgium – thinks the European Central Bank (ECB) should keep raising the interest rates to combat the bothersome inflation. The institution lifted the rates to 3.5% in March (the highest since the financial crash in 2008). The Federal Reserve also has a similar strategy in the States, with interest rates currently standing at a range of 4.75% to 5%.  While raising the benchmark aims at limiting the money supply and thus...

BlackRock – the world’s largest asset manager – is collaborating with the U.S. government to sell off eleven figures worth of securities tied up with American banks that failed last month.  The sale $114 billion sale will include $27 billion worth of securities from Signature Bank, and $87 billion from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB).  Securities Dump Incoming? The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced the sale on Wednesday, over three weeks after placing both...