“The government has about 48 hours to fix a-soon-to-be-irreversible mistake”: Bill Ackman warns some businesses may not be able to meet payroll after SVB’s failure

“The government has about 48 hours to fix a-soon-to-be-irreversible mistake. By allowingSVB Financial to fail without protecting all depositors, the world has woken up to what an uninsured deposit is ...

Silicon Valley Bank staff offered 45 days of work at 1.5 times salary by FDIC

Staff of Silicon Valley Bank were offered 45 days of employment at 1.5 times their salary by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, the regulator that took control of the collapsed lender on Friday, Reut...

Silicon Valley Bank failed for one simple reason: its key startup clients lost faith.

Silicon Valley Bank SIVB, -60.41%, a 40-year-old bank at the heart of the valley’s ecosystem, was forced to shutter Friday after its core depositors — many of them startup companies — took out $42 bil...

Where Were the Regulators as SVB Crashed?

Silicon Valley Bank’s failure boils down to a simple misstep: It grew too fast using borrowed short-term money from depositors who could ask to be repaid at any time, and invested it in long-term asse...

India Brings Crypto Transactions Under Prevention of Money Laundering Act – Regulation Bitcoin News

India’s finance ministry has announced that crypto transactions will be covered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA). Noting that the move “is a positive step in recognizing the s...

CFTC Chair Insists Ether Is a Commodity, Not a Security as Claimed by SEC Chairman – Regulation Bitcoin News

The chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has insisted that ether is a commodity, not a security as claimed by the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The C...

SVB Financial CEO Greg Becker Sold $3.6 Million in Stock Nearly Two Weeks Ago

Roughly two weeks before SVB Financial Group stock collapsed and its Silicon Valley Bank unit was closed by regulators, its top executive sold millions of dollars of shares. SVB (ticker: SVB) Presiden...

Silicon Valley Bank collapse: What should you do if your bank closes down?

Silicon Valley Bank, which helps fund technology startups backed by venture-capital firms, has closed its doors. The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation made the decision to c...

20 banks that are sitting on huge potential securities losses—as was SVB

Silicon Valley Bank has failed following a run on deposits, after its parent company’s share price crashed a record 60% on Thursday. Trading of SVB Financial Group’s SIVB, -60.41% stock was halted ear...

‘I don’t see another bank stepping in to help.’ Bill Ackman suggests government intervention to save Silicon Valley Bank parent.

“The failure of Silicon Valley Bank could destroy an important long-term driver of the economy as VC-backed companies rely on SVB for loans and holding their operating cash. If private capital can’t p...

Crypto Regulation Overhaul Plans Gaining Traction At Republican House

Crypto regulation could see a major overhaul as House Republicans take steps to revamp the oversight of the emerging class asset.  According to Rep. French Hill, who leads the Digital Assets, Financia...

Founders of Multimillion-Dollar Global Crypto Ponzi Scheme ‘Airbit Club’ Plead Guilty – Regulation Bitcoin News

The founders and promoters of multimillion-dollar cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme Airbit Club have pleaded guilty to various criminal charges. Airbit Club victims were promised “guaranteed daily returns o...

Fed Chair Powell Provides Update on US Central Bank Digital Currency – Regulation Bitcoin News

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has provided an update on the Fed’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) work in a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee. While stating that the ...

Biden’s budget wants tax hikes, but expiring Trump tax cuts are the big showdown

For five years, most Americans have seen lower income-tax rates and tapped a bigger standard deduction, but without congressional action before the end of 2025, the rules could still revert to levels ...

Biden targets crypto, real estate and oil industries, as he unveils his budget

President Joe Biden on Thursday called for ending tax subsidies for cryptocurrency investors, the real estate industry and the oil and gas sector, as he formally rolled out his proposed budget for the...

BTC reaches lowest point in 7 weeks, crypto market slides after Silvergate announcement

Cryptocurrency prices fell sharply throughout the afternoon, as investor sentiment was shaken following crypto-friendly bank Silvergate announcing it is liquidating.  Bitcoin was trading around ...

New York sues KuCoin, claims ether is an unregistered security

New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued digital asset exchange KuCoin for violating New York laws governing the trading of securities and commodities, and named ether, among other tokens, as ...

2023 Will Be The Year of Crypto Market Recovery, Regulation Consensus, And M&As

We have seen the devastating events of 2022 leave their mark on the flow of time sweeping across the cryptocurrency market. Many predicted that the market failures witnessed throughout last year would...

Biden includes crypto tax changes in 2024 budget request

Policy • March 9, 2023, 1:10PM EST President Joe Biden’s proposed budget includes changing tax treatment for “wash sales” of digital assets.   The administration’s fiscal year ...

High Electricity Prices Will Go Even Higher Unless We Change Course

Melville, N.Y.: Power lines along Ruland Road in Melville, New York on February 13, 2020. (Photo by … [+] Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images) Newsday via Getty Images Inflation remains stub...

Hong Kong Residents Lost More Than $216 Million to Crypto Scams in 2022 – Regulation Bitcoin News

According to Hong Kong police, in 2022 there were 2,336 reported crypto scam-related cases in which more than $216.6 million was lost. Although losses relating to crypto scams only constituted just ov...

Medicare and HSAs don’t mix — what near-retirees need to know

Dear Ms. MoneyPeace, I am retiring this year and trying to understand Medicare. At this point I am covered fully by a company plan. I turned 65 last fall and plan to retire in August or September.  Wh...

Credit Suisse to delay publication of 2022 annual report on SEC comments

Credit Suisse Group AG said Thursday that it will delay the publication of its 2022 report after a late call from U.S. market regulators over 2019 and 2020 cash-flow statements, adding a further heada...

UK Widens Crackdown on Unauthorized Crypto ATMs – Regulation Bitcoin News

Britain’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has widened its crackdown on unauthorized cryptocurrency ATMs. “There are currently no crypto ATM operators registered with th...

Tesla Stock Is Down. Steering Wheels Are Not the Reason.

Safety matters a great deal in the automotive market. Safety recalls and investigations, paradoxically, don’t matter as much. Investors might not be able to tell that by looking at stocks. Tesla (tick...

Fed may stutter-step at end of interest rate hiking cycle for first time since 1990

U.S. financial markets are taking a more cautious approach as they forecast future Federal Reserve interest-rate decisions after Chair Jerome Powell said policymakers will likely need to raise interes...

Grayscale’s Sonnenshein left ‘encouraged’ after hearing in SEC case

Grayscale Chief Executive Officer Michael Sonnenshein is optimistic following a hearing over the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rejection of his firm’s application for a spot bitcoin...

FCA officials tell UK parliamentary committee crypto regulation is unavoidable

Officials of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) appeared before the House of Common’s Treasury Committee on March 8 to discuss the agency’s work. Among the issues raised was crypto...

CFTC head says stablecoins are in agency’s jurisdiction without ‘clear direction from Congress’

The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission views most stablecoins as commodities, barring new law that could change their classification. “Not withstanding that, they are a commo...

Fed says interest rates poised to go ‘higher than previously anticipated.’ Here’s a simple way to profit from that

Fed Chair Jerome Powell testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Tuesday. mandel ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images As part of the continued effort to reduce inf...

Crypto regulation tightens in India as lawmaker makes this move – Cryptopolitan

Crypto regulation in India is tightening as the finance ministry has notified that crypto or virtual asset businesses will now be under the ambit of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)...

Russian Crypto Industry Association Asks Putin to Help With Regulations – Regulation Bitcoin News

The organization representing Russia’s crypto and blockchain sector has urged Vladimir Putin to spur regulatory efforts. The association fears the Russian Federation may lag behind other nations if it...