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CDCROP: Dow Plunges Despite Fed Buyout Plan for Debt (Getty Images)

Crypto Bank Silvergate Uncertainties May Put TradFi Heavy Hitters' Stakes in Jeopardy

Silvergate Capital shares have tumbled 29% in after-hours trading on Wednesday as the crypto-friendly lender raised a “going concern” issue in a regulatory filing.

By Aoyon Ashraf

Mar 1, 2023 at 10:59 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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BlackRock Starts Metaverse-Themed ETF Despite Waning Investor Interest

Meta, Apple and Nvidia are top holdings for the exchange-traded fund.

By Aoyon Ashraf

Feb 22, 2023 at 8:04 p.m. UTC

Feb 22, 2023

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Crypto Bank Silvergate Shares Move Higher After BlackRock Boosts Stake

Silvergate stock is down about 90% over the past year thanks to the crypto bear market and its deposit relationship with FTX.

By Stephen Alpher

Jan 31, 2023 at 9:51 p.m. UTC

Jan 31, 2023

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The World Economic Forum's annual conference wrapped up Thursday in Davos, Switzerland. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

World Economic Forum Wraps Up Davos 2023 With Sparks

The WEF's annual meeting closed with a fiery panel on the role of regulators in crypto.

By Jack Schickler Nikhilesh De Sandali Handagama

Jan 19, 2023 at 10:58 p.m. UTC

Jan 19, 2023

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CDCROP: BLACKROCK headquarters (Shutterstock)

BlackRock Gives Bankrupt Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific New $17M Loan

BlackRock, which already was Core's largest shareholder, previously held $37.9 million of the miner's secured convertible notes.

By Aoyon Ashraf

Dec 30, 2022 at 7:25 p.m. UTC

Dec 30, 2022

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CDCROP: BLACKROCK headquarters (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Firm Invested $24M in FTX: Reuters

The executive said it appears there were "misbehaviors" at FTX.

By Nelson Wang

Nov 30, 2022 at 4:03 p.m. UTC

Nov 30, 2022

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Circle Begins Putting Reserves Into New BlackRock Fund

The assets backing Circle Internet Financial’s USDC will finish moving into an SEC-regulated money market fund early next year.

By Jesse Hamilton

Nov 3, 2022 at 9:41 p.m. UTC

Nov 3, 2022

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CDCROP: Wall Street Bull Sculpture (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Nasdaq Joins BlackRock as TradFi Defies the Bear Market and Embraces Crypto

The down market hasn’t stopped traditional finance's push into crypto as large players continue to pile into the industry, following Warren Buffett’s famous rule "be greedy only when others are fearful."

By Margaux Nijkerk

Sep 21, 2022 at 5:55 p.m. UTC

Sep 21, 2022

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