According to reports, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank may acquire the China-based subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai reportedly back the acquisition, which may help minimize the impact of SVB’s shutdown. In its statement following SVB’s demise, SPD Silicon Valley Bank reportedly said itsContinue Reading
Crypto exchange Binance will stop processing transactions with Ukrainian hryvnia through two payment platforms later in March. The move follows an earlier suspension of deposits and withdrawals using bank cards in the national currency of Ukraine. Ukrainian Users Lose More Fiat Options to Trade on Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance The world’sContinue Reading
Bitcoin briefly surged to a nine-month high late on Tuesday, as prices moved above the $26,000 mark. Although prices have since declined, overall sentiment remains bullish following the latest U.S. inflation report. Consumer prices fell to 6% last month, with ethereum climbing above $1,700 as a result. Bitcoin Bitcoin (BTC)Continue Reading
A recent study that examined the interest of several countries in bitcoin and crypto ranked El Salvador as second for having the most interest in the issue. While the U.S. was still ranked first, El Salvador’s high rank comes amidst criticism President Nayib Bukele has drawn from Salvadorans for hisContinue Reading
Billionaire Jeffrey Gundlach, aka the “Bond King,” expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its March meeting next week, which “would be the last increase,” he said. In addition, Gundlach cautioned: “The inflationary policy is back in play with the Federal Reserve.” Doubleline CEO Jeffrey Gundlach on FedContinue Reading
After the failure of three major U.S. banks last week, with two of them being the second and third largest banking failures in the country, Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the rating of the U.S. banking system from “stable” to “negative.” As one of the “Big Three” credit rating firms,Continue Reading
The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank, SVB Financial Group, and two senior executives have been sued by shareholders after SVB’s collapse last Friday. The proposed class action accuses SVB of hiding the fact that interest rate hikes would leave the bank in jeopardy. Additionally, anonymous sources say the U.S.Continue Reading
The U.S. Labor Department released the consumer price index (CPI) report on Tuesday. Although inflation increased in February year-over-year, the rise was expected, and the annual inflation rate for all items was 6%. The cooling inflation has eased some concerns, but fears of financial contagion have spread. Market strategists areContinue Reading
PRESS RELEASE. Trading available on Coincheck (exchange) from March 16 〜 FNCT (Financie Token) main page: https://fnct.xyz Financie, Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Hironao Kunimitsu, hereinafter referred to as “Financie”) announces the results of its crypto asset FNCT (Financie Token) sales on the Coincheck IEO. The sales result shows thatContinue Reading
Litecoin rose by as much as 15% in Tuesday’s session, as markets reacted to the latest inflation report from the United States. Figures from the monthly Consumer Price Index showed that inflation has fallen to 6% in February, down from 6.4%. Dogecoin was also higher on the news, extending recentContinue Reading
