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Household Crypto Holdings Included in Bank of Russia’s Consumer Finance Survey – Finance Bitcoin News

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The Central Bank of Russia has added crypto asset holdings of households to its survey of consumer finances. The statistics reveal that Russian families keep more money in cryptocurrency wallets than in gold investment accounts or mutual funds. Russia’s Central Bank Evaluates Cryptocurrency Holdings of Russian Households The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) has published estimates about the digital assets held by the population in the newest edition of its report on household finances. The survey is conducted once every two years since 2013 and the latest results…

Stress test? What Biden’s bank bailout means for stablecoins

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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which suffered a bank run after revealing a hole in its finances over the sale of part of its inflation-hit bond portfolio, led to a depegging event for major stablecoins in the crypto sector, leaving many to wonder whether it was a simple stress test or a sign of weakness in the system. The second-largest stablecoin by market capitalization, the Centre Consortium’s USD Coin (USDC), saw its value plunge to $0.87 after it was revealed that $3.3 billion of its over $40 billion…

James Corbett Explains How Bank Crisis Could Lead to CBDC ‘Nightmare of Total Monetary Control’ – Interview Bitcoin News

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Investigative journalist James Corbett has recently referred to the ongoing global banking crisis involving SVB, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse and others as the “Panic of 2023,” drawing comparisons to what he views as historical precedents, and pointing ahead to an inevitable and bleak, technocratic surveillance future leveraging central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should nothing be done to stop it. The answer to the CBDC “total nightmare of monetary control,” as Corbett puts it, is cash, creativity, and to “choose to inform ourselves about agorism and the countereconomy.” James Corbett on…

US Stocks on a Bullish Run as the Worst of Bank Run Has Passed

As the events in the banking ecosystem riled the market, tech stocks that are generally known to power growth underperformed for the month.  The United States (US) stock market is on a bullish run today as marked by the second consecutive day of gain by top indices as investors fear the worst of the bank run has passed. The Nasdaq Composite (INDEXNASDAQ: .IXIC) is leading the market momentum after inking a 0.73% growth, adding more than 87 points to close Thursday’s session at 12,013.47. The broader stock benchmark, the S&P…

Crypto industry pushed to bank with institutional investors

Crypto YouTuber Lark Davis points to several significant events have been unfolding in the cryptocurrency space, and how big banks are entering the space. Among these developments are MicroStrategy’s additional bitcoin purchase, the launch of the first zero-knowledge proof Ethereum virtual machines, MetaMask’s new sign-in feature, and the Nasdaq stock exchange’s plan to introduce crypto custody services. MicroStrategy, a leading cryptocurrency intelligence firm, has acquired an additional $150 million worth of bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to $138,955. The firm recently paid off a $161 million loan from Silvergate Capital,…

Australian ‘Big Four’ bank ANZ halts cash withdrawals from many branches

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ANZ, one of Australia’s “Big Four” banks, will cease facilitating withdrawals and deposits from a number of its Australian branches as it looks to push its customers toward using an ever-dwindling number of ATMs and deposit machines. The decision has received pushback, with critics such as Patricia Sparrow, CEO of the Council on the Ageing, telling The Australian that the change could disproportionately affect older people who are less capable of going digital. Others have suggested it would make fiat users more susceptible to technical issues. The move has also renewed fears…

While Biden and Trump Blame Each Other for Bank Failures, Others Believe the Cause Might Be a Management Issue – Economics Bitcoin News

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The recent banking failures involving the fall of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Signature Bank, and Silvergate Bank, have high-profile government individuals trying to find a culprit. U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have publicly blamed each other’s policies for the outcome, but according to some analysts, the problem might be ignorance in the banking system. Biden and Trump Scuffle on Bank Failures’ Causes The recent banking crisis that the U.S. is currently facing after the fall of three medium-size banks (Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and Silvergate…

Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Recent Bank Collapses, Calls for Tougher Regulations – Regulation Bitcoin News

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, also known as the Senate Banking Committee, held a hearing to discuss the recent bank collapses in the United States and the regulatory response. Throughout the testimonies, digital assets and crypto businesses were mentioned. Senate Banking Committee chairman Sherrod Brown claimed on Tuesday that Signature Bank “found itself in the middle of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crime spree at the crypto exchange FTX.” Regulators Highlight Bank Exposure to Crypto Asset Businesses in Senate Banking Committee Hearing About Bank Failures Following…

Top U.S. Treasury Official Says Crypto Had No ‘Direct Role’ In Bank Failures

The two regional lenders – and a smaller institution, Silvergate Bank, that arguably sparked the recent blaze that spread through U.S. banking – took business risks that undermined their resilience, according to their regulators. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Michael Barr said the trouble with SVB, for instance, was rooted in “classic interest rate risk management.” Source

What the Bank of England’s Stablecoins Regime Could Look Like

“I like … the additional objective of ensuring the return or transfer of funds because not only does it give added confidence to consumers by directly mitigating their risk, it would also act as a catalyst to increase the adoption of crypto as a means of payment,” said Asim Arshad, a senior associate at Mackrell Solicitors, a London based law firm, in an interview with CoinDesk. Source