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Live Coverage: FDIC Chair Testifies Before Senate on Recent Bank Failures

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr and the Treasury Department's Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang speak before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, in a hearing titled “Recent Bank Failures and the Federal Regulatory Response."

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Live Coverage: Fed's Powell Holds Press Conference After Interest Rate Decision

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference to discuss the central bank's latest interest rate decision amid lingering banking and inflation concerns.

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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: Crypto Impact and What's Next

The abrupt collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank prompted U.S. regulators to impose emergency measures to protect depositors. This comes on the heels of crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank’s shutdown in the same week. Here’s a look at how SVB’s closure is sending ripple effects across the crypto industry, and what’s to come.

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Crypto Bank Silvergate Shutdown: 3 Key Takeaways

The crypto meltdown has claimed its first big casualty in the mainstream financial system. California-based Silvergate Bank plans to "voluntarily liquidate" its assets and wind down operations. Here are three key things to know about the company’s unwinding and what it means for the crypto industry and beyond.

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Live Coverage: BitGo CEO, Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Testify Before Lawmakers on Digital Asset Ecosystem

The House Financial Services Committee’s subcommittee on digital assets, financial technology and inclusion holds a crypto hearing titled “Coincidence or Coordinated? The Administration’s Attack on the Digital Asset Ecosystem.” BitGo CEO Mike Belshe and Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal are included on the witness list.

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Live Coverage: Fed Chair Powell's Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to lawmakers regarding his semi-annual monetary policy report.

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