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This Crisis Will Define the Future of Money
The recent collapse of three high profile banks Silicon Valley Bank Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank has caused worrying outflows at hundreds of regional banks Now with the U S Federal Reserve creating a new backstop facility reportedly worth 2 trillion and Switzerland’s central bank bailing out Credit Suisse to the tune of 54 billion [...]
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Stop Blaming Crypto for Traditional Finance Failures
After the recent collapse of three banks – Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank – many pointed fingers at crypto as the cause. But crypto may actually be the solution, not the problem.
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Crypto Long & Short: Finding Alpha in AI-Related Crypto
Artificial Intelligence may be a theme worth exploring – potentially transformative in the way that cryptocurrencies have been.
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MEV Rewards on Ethereum Reach All-Time High During SVB Bank Run and USDC Depeg
Profits made from MEV were more than twice as high as the last peak during the FTX implosion.
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The Banking Crisis Is Not Crypto’s Fault
Crypto might have a banking problem, but banks don’t have a crypto problem.
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A Tale of 2 Banks: Why Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank Collapsed
Every U.S. bank is facing similar structural pressures to what drove crypto’s one-time favorite bank to the moon and then into the ground.
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How U.S. Judges Might Save Crypto From the SEC
Separation-of-powers offers hope to an industry under attack from unchecked executive power, says Michael Casey, CoinDesk's chief content officer.
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Price, Not Intrinsic Value, Is the True Measure of Bitcoin’s Success
Many financial advisors cite lack of intrinsic value as a case against bitcoin. But demand and global adoption, evidenced by bitcoin's steadily increasing price, are what they should be paying attention to.
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