Michael Saylor, executive director, MicroStrategy (Marco Bello/Getty Images)
MicroStrategy Pays Off Silvergate Loan, Buys More Bitcoin
The company borrowed $205 million from Silvergate Bank last March.
Michael Saylor, executive director, MicroStrategy (Marco Bello/Getty Images)

Silicon Valley Bank
First Mover Americas: First Citizens Scoops Up Big Chunks of Silicon Valley Bank
The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for March 27, 2023.
Silicon Valley Bank

CDCROP: Dollar Bills Money Currency Cash (Pixabay)
Bitcoin Has Benefited From U.S. Dollar Liquidity to Support Banks: Morgan Stanley
Traders on Binance now set the daily price for BTC with the crypto exchange’s share of trading volume reaching 80%, the bank said.
CDCROP: Dollar Bills Money Currency Cash (Pixabay)

Liquidity Pool (Unsplash)
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Is Ready for a Consolidation Phase
ALSO: Sam Reynolds writes that decentralized derivatives platforms are having a liquidity problem. The shortage may stem from crypto traders' current caution, but at least one stakeholder is optimistic that the situation will change.
Liquidity Pool (Unsplash)

BD03-26-23
Why We’ll Remember This Banking Crisis as a Turning Point for Bitcoin
The future of money is being shaped, one way or another.
BD03-26-23

CDCROP: Bitcoin Benjamin Franklin blowing bubblegum (Getty Images)
Bitcoin Was a Winner During the U.S. Banking Crisis, but Illiquidity Prevents It From Being a USD Hedge
While capital flowed into bitcoin amid a period of uncertainty, the cryptocurrency’s fractured liquidity arguably played the largest role in its surge.
CDCROP: Bitcoin Benjamin Franklin blowing bubblegum (Getty Images)

BD03-25-23
Safe Haven From Banks? Bitcoin’s New Narrative Comes Into View
Banks down, bitcoin up and, boom, a narrative is born.
BD03-25-23

CDCROP: AI Artwork Charts Graphs Indices Market (Midjourney/CoinDesk)
Bitcoin, Ether Prices Flatten During Week of Financial Turmoil
Despite banking unrest and increased regulatory scrutiny, bitcoin and ether were trading roughly where they started the week.
CDCROP: AI Artwork Charts Graphs Indices Market (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

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Bitcoin Edges Below $28K as Investors Weigh Deutsche Bank Contagion Fears
But the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization is still up about 16% in March. Ether dropped below $1,800.
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CDCROP: Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik (Shutterstock)
Bitcoin From Defunct BTC-e on the Move Again: Report
Someone is trying to cash out bitcoin from an exchange the U.S. shut down in 2017.
CDCROP: Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik (Shutterstock)