State regulator takes control of Signature Bank, federal regulators guarantee deposits

Policy • March 12, 2023, 7:29PM EDT The New York Department of Financial Services seized crypto-friendly Signature Bank in order “to protect depositors,” the state banking regulator said i...

Crypto derivatives on the CME reach new milestones amid regulatory uncertainty

Bitcoin and ether derivatives trading volumes in dollar terms continued to climb higher in February.  Futures and options trading volume for bitcoin rose by about 13%, and ether’s volumes ...

Silvergate short seller predicts crypto bank’s demise within a week

Marc Cohodes spent part of his Friday afternoon playing the conquering victor. The veteran short seller posted pictures of a seemingly deserted Silvergate office on Twitter, while telling The Bl...

Crypto markets rebound as Silvergate soars 16% on Citadel Securities, Susquehanna stakes

Cryptocurrency prices rebounded after yesterday’s decline, when the New York Department of Financial Services announced it will pursue regulatory action against stablecoin provider Paxos. ...

Why Morgan Stanley says you should be paying attention to stablecoins

With U.S. regulators moving to limit stablecoin products, strategists at Morgan Stanley think the broader crypto economy should be paying attention. “Falling stablecoin market capitalizati...

Cryptocurrency adverts benched ahead of Super Bowl LVII

Coinbase, Crypto.com, eToro, and FTX advertised at Super Bowl LVI as last year crypto markets were firmly part of the zeitgeist. This year, declining prices amid a turbulent macroeconomic backdrop and...

Bitcoin drops, crypto stocks down across the board as Coinbase slides 14%

Cryptocurrency prices dropped across the board as the market adjusts to speculation that the U.S. may restrict crypto staking.  Bitcoin was trading at $21,890 by 5:10 p.m. EST, down almost 5% ov...

Crypto markets tread water ahead of Fed speech

Cryptocurrency prices were little change alongside other risk assets ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech this afternoon at the Economic Club of Washington. Bitcoin was tr...

Crypto market continues to rise, while Silvergate shares seesaw after probe report

Bitcoin settled around $23,570 at 5:20 p.m. EST after climbing as high as $24,100 earlier in the day, according to TradingView data. It’s up about 0.4% over the past day following the Federal Re...

Highlights from the court report detailing Celsius’ Ponzi-like downfall

Celsius Networks used to promise customers ”financial freedom” with a ”community first” company that sold products safer than a bank. ”We are Celsius. We dream big,”...

Crypto prices flat, while Dogecoin rallies

Crypto prices remained mostly flat after the market opened on Tuesday, with Dogecoin rising significantly by 8.1%, outperforming the top 10 coins. Bitcoin fell 0.3% to $23,117 around 9:50 a.m. E...

Genesis aims to move ‘quickly and efficiently’ to exit bankruptcy, interim CEO says

Genesis has a roadmap to exit bankruptcy and hopes to do so as “quickly and efficiently as possible,” interim CEO Derar Islim told clients this morning in a letter obtained by The Block.  ...

Genesis creditors back Winklevoss promissory note claim as possible bankruptcy looms

Genesis Global Capital labeled a $1.1 billion promissory note from parent Digital Currency Group as a current asset in conversations with creditors, bolstering the appearance of a stronger balance she...

Barry Silbert defends DCG in response to Gemini’s Winklevoss

Barry Silbert laid out a point by point rebuke of accusations made by Gemini President Cameron Winklevoss in an open letter earlier today that demanded the removal of the Digital Currency Group chief ...

Vauld rejects Nexo’s ‘final’ acquisition proposal, questions company’s solvency

Troubled crypto lender Vauld and its committee of creditors (COC) rejected rival Nexo’s “final” acquisition proposal due to concerns about Nexo’s financial health and others is...

Gemini’s Winklevoss, DCG’s Silbert spar over frozen funds on Genesis

Gemini co-founder Cameron Winklevoss accused Digital Currency Group head Barry Silbert of “bad faith stall tactics” and comingling funds at his conglomerate in a pointed open letter posted...

Nexo terminates potential deal with troubled crypto lender Vauld

Crypto lender Nexo, which was in talks with rival crypto lender Vauld to potentially acquire it, has terminated the discussions. The potential deal has fallen through after six long months of di...

Three Arrows Capital co-founder says it wasn’t luna that took it out, but FTX

It wasn’t the collapse of the cryptocurrency luna that ultimately caused the downfall of Three Arrows Capital, according to 3AC co-founder Kyle Davies. Instead, it was the firm’s final position being ...