Silicon Valley Bank

Jeremy Allaire, chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)
USDC Issuer Circle Says It 'Awaits Clarity' From FDIC on Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
The stablecoin issuer declined to state how much cash is tied up at the collapsed financial institution.
Jeremy Allaire, chairman and CEO, Circle (CoinDesk)

Where's George Bailey when you really need him? (RKO Radio Picture/Getty Images)
Who Failed Silicon Valley Bank Depositors?
Should we point fingers at Silicon Valley Bank, the Federal Reserve, the banking system, crypto or the depositors themselves?
Where's George Bailey when you really need him? (RKO Radio Picture/Getty Images)

Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Crypto VC Firm Pantera Used Silicon Valley Bank as a Custodian
A regulatory filing shows the shuttered bank as one of three custodians for Pantera’s funds.
Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)
DeFi Protocol Curve’s $500M Stablecoin Pool Hammered as Traders Flee USDC
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is causing turmoil in crypto stablecoin markets.
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Silvergate Bank's woes are slamming the broader crypto market. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk)
How Silvergate’s Crypto Collapse Differed From Silicon Valley Bank’s: No Bailout
A deep dive into regulatory filings shows how Silvergate Bank's collapse was, in a strange way, the ideal scenario for a failing institution. Sure, shareholders got wiped out,...
Silvergate Bank's woes are slamming the broader crypto market. (Will Foxley/CoinDesk)

Silicon Valley Bank Rocks Crypto and Equity Markets Following February Jobs Report
Silicon Valley Bank Rocks Crypto and Equity Markets Following February Jobs Report
Bitcoin (BTC) breached below the $20,000 level as crypto investors digest the recent latest developments of Silvergate Bank winding down operations and Silicon Valley Bank bei...
Silicon Valley Bank Rocks Crypto and Equity Markets Following February Jobs Report

Bitcoin Poised for Biggest Weekly Drop Since Early November
Bitcoin Poised for Biggest Weekly Drop Since Early November
Average funding rate for perpetual futures contracts in bitcoin remains positive, but the largest token by market capitalization is on track for its biggest weekly drop since...
Bitcoin Poised for Biggest Weekly Drop Since Early November

Why Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse Matters for the Crypto Industry
Why Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse Matters for the Crypto Industry
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was shuttered by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation on Friday, marking the second bank to shut down within days after S...
Why Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse Matters for the Crypto Industry

Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Crypto Wallets Withdraw $902M USDC From Centralized Exchanges in Past 24 Hours Amid SVB, Silvergate Shutdowns
$11.4 billion of USDC reserves are held in the form of cash at Reserve Banks, which include the two members of the Federal Reserve System.
Silicon Valley Bank headquarters in Santa Clara, California (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

(Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)
Scrutiny Falls on $43B USDC Stablecoin’s Cash Reserves at Failed Silicon Valley Bank
Circle’s USDC, the second-largest stablecoin, with $43 billion market capitalization, held an undisclosed part of its $9.8 billion cash reserves at failed Silicon Valley Bank.
(Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)