Senator Michael Bennet from Colorado said that Signature Bank didn’t make “prudentially sound” decisions while dealing with crypto. Other US lawmakers believe crypto is being made a scapegoat in the failed banking policies of the Fed. Michael Bennet, the United States Senator from Colorado, recently opened up about the shutting down of crypto-friendly Signature Bank, with the intervention of the Fed and the FDIC. He said that the bank with crypto clients didn’t make “prudentially sound”...
Read More »Marathon Digital (MARA) Shares Up 7% though Firm Reports Lower Q4 2022 Revenue
Marathon Digital has also revealed the nature of its exposure to the now-defunct crypto-focused Silvergate Bank. Embattled Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm, Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: MARA) has released its performance report for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022 in which it unveiled a poorer-than-expected revenue. According to the firm, its revenue came in at $28.4 million, down by 58% from its year-ago record. Marathon Digital operates in a very strained market as the global economy,...
Read More »ECB Raises Interest Rates by Half Percentage Point amid Financial Sector Woes
After much thought, the ECB has increased interest rates by 50 basis points to stem sustainably high inflation. The European Central Bank (ECB) recently hiked interest rates by another half a percentage point following today’s Frankfurt meeting. The ECB’s latest rate hike comes amid financial woes in the US and European banking sectors, with stocks taking a hammering. However, the Eurosystem’s banking arm deemed the increase necessary in a press release earlier today. The publication...
Read More »Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Raises $16 Million for Another Crypto Fund
Cathie Wood praised crypto assets for proving to be safe havens as crisis unfolded in the US banking system last week. Ark Investment‘s Cathie Wood is known for making some of the bold bets in crypto. Even during the strong downfall of 2022, Cathie Wood has been a regular investor in crypto companies like Coinbase. In another such development, ARK Investment Management LLC managed to raise a staggering $16 million from investors for a new crypto-focused investments fund. On Wednesday,...
Read More »Virgin Orbit (VORB) Shares Down Over 40% with Company Furloughing Almost Entire Staff
As of the end of Q3, Virgin Orbit has $71.2 million in cash and $30.9 million in revenue. Shares of aircraft engineering company Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: VORB) dropped by 33% in extended trading as the company is discharging nearly all its workers. According to people familiar with the matter that spoke to CNBC, the company is additionally suspending operations for a week as it seeks a funding lifeline. Currently, at premarket trading, Virgin Orbit has declined further, with its...
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Read More »Robinhood Users Unable to Realize Bets Profits against SVB and Signature Bank
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Read More »Bitcoin Rallies Following News on US Inflation Data for February
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Read More »Retail Merchants Linked to Etsy and SVB Facing Delayed Payments
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