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What's Next for Crypto After SVB, Silvergate Concerns?

Lyn Alden, founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy, joins "All About Bitcoin" to discuss the future of the U.S. Federal Reserve, with a focus on its assets and liabilities. Plus, insights on the central bank's upcoming interest rate decision.

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Opinion

Don’t Get Your Hopes Up: SVB's Demise Won't Bring Interest Rates Down

The Federal Reserve’s new Bank Term Funding Program is a backstop for banks, and a license to let interest rates rip.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Finance

Bitcoin Breaks $25K as U.S. Inflation Slowed to 6% in February

BTC rose to a nine-month high of $25,484 in the minutes following the inflation report and then extended those gains.

The April inflation report was released Wednesday morning (JLGutierrez/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin Nears $25K as Interbank Funding Stress Indicator Surges to Highest Level Since COVID Crash

Banking sector stress strengthens the case for the Federal Reserve to pause its campaign of raising interest rates next week.

Bitcoin's daily price chart (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

Opinion

USDC's 'Black Swan' Depegging Could Have Been Avoided With Proper Regulatory Framework

Fissures among the progressive left are primarily responsible for the lack of U.S. regulatory progress, says John Rizzo of the Clyde Group.

(Sandali Handagama/ CoinDesk)

Policy

U.S. Fed’s Supervision Chief Investigating What Happened With Silicon Valley Bank

The Federal Reserve’s vice chairman for supervision, Michael Barr, is digging into the bank failure, the U.S. central bank announced.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michael Barr (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Policy

Is This a Crypto Banking Bailout?

It depends on who you ask, but this round of government interventions doesn’t yet resemble the large-scale, taxpayer-involved rescue in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown.

(John Lund/Getty Images)

Policy

Silicon Valley Bank Depositors Will Have Access to 'All' Funds Monday, Say Federal Regulators

“Today we are taking decisive actions to protect the U.S. economy by strengthening public confidence in our banking system,” a joint statement read.

Silicon Valley Bank headquarters (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Opinion

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.

(CoinDesk)

Videos

Bitcoin Bounces Modestly as U.S. Adds 311K Jobs in February

Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting to bounce back from its lowest level since mid-January, as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 311,000 jobs added in February. Bitwise Crypto Analyst Ryan Rasmussen discusses his crypto price outlook amid hawkish sentiment from the Federal Reserve. Plus, reactions to the recent news around Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank that have rocked the crypto market.

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