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BlockFi Has Cash Access for Staff, Vendors Despite SVB Collapse: Attorney

The company had millions deposited with Silicon Valley Bank but regulators intervened Sunday evening to safeguard all customer monies.

BlockFi CEO Zac Prince at Consensus 2019 (CoinDesk)

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Silicon Valley Bank Customers Can Fully Access Funds After FDIC Creates New Bridge Bank

Loans and other services will resume on normal schedule Monday following a switch to a new bridge bank, the regulator said

Silicon Valley Bank was shuttered Friday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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EU Merchants Could Be Required to Accept Digital Euro, Ministers Told

Governments from the euro currency bloc are due to discuss strategic objectives for the CBDC later Monday.

Ministers are set to discuss a digital euro. (Maarten Wouters/Getty Images)

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IMF Had Warned G-20 Widespread Crypto Use Would Impact Banks

"Finally, banks may lose deposits and have to curtail lending," the report made available to the G-20 in February said.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Helene Braun/CoinDesk)

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After Landmark Crypto Law, European Politicians Contemplate Building Their Own Blockchain

"Europeum" could safeguard values like privacy, Belgian Digital Minister Mathieu Michel told CoinDesk, as he seeks to make his country a blockchain hub.

Belgian minister Mathieu Michel (Office of Mathieu Michel)

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Circle Scrambles to Right USDC After Signature Bank Failure

Circle Internet Financial is racing to find new banking partners for its USDC stablecoin.

CEO Jeremy Allaire's Circle is part of the consortium behind USDC. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Crypto-Friendly Signature Bank Shut Down by State Regulators

Signature said it intended to limit its crypto exposure last year.

(SignatureNY.com, modified by CoinDesk)

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U.S. Lawmakers Met With Fed, FDIC to Discuss Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank: Source

Rep. Maxine Waters convened meetings with federal bank regulators in the wake of the bank's collapse.

Rep. Maxine Waters (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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Silicon Valley Bank Shuttered by State Regulators

The startup-focused bank had a number of crypto clients.

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Banks Shouldn’t ‘Punish’ Crypto Industry, Republican Senators Urge

A crackdown on digital-assets companies is reminiscent of a campaign targeting gun sales, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell was told.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (Scott Olson/Getty Images)