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Cryptocurrency Market Set for More Upside After Bank Problems: Bernstein
The current environment is the perfect setting for the decentralized-financial system to stand out as an alternative to traditional banking, a report from the firm said.
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AllianceBlock, ABO Digital to Offer Tokenized Structured Products
The tokens will give traditional-finance investors a compliant way to back crypto projects.
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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 [...]
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Why Financial Analysts Missed Silvergate’s Red Flags
There were numerous signs of the crypto bank’s problems, but none of the analysts following the company picked up on them. Angelo Calvello, of Rosetta Analytics, says that was partly down to their traditional investment mindset.
CDCROP: Silvergate CEO Alan Lane (Silvergate)

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AXA Investment Managers Gains French Crypto Registration
Crypto firms are in a race to pass the governance and money laundering checks monitored by the French financial market authority as new EU rules bed in.
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Weekly Challenge: The Digital Asset Power Hour
Financial professionals stand to benefit greatly from blocking off just one hour per week to learn about a digital asset, such as one of 500 included in CoinDesk's Digital Asset Classification Standard.
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Dion Chu, Founder and CEO (Term Labs)
Fixed Income DeFi Platform Term Finance Readies for Business
Term Labs, the platform's builder, raised a $2.5 million seed round led by Electric Capital with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Circle Ventures and others.
Dion Chu, Founder and CEO (Term Labs)

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Institutional DeFi Startup Hashnote Is First to Emerge From Incubator Cumberland Labs
The regulated DeFi asset manager was launched with a $5 million investment from the Web3 incubator.
Leo Mizuhara CEO and founder; Tama Churchouse, head of strategy (Hashnote)

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DeFi Giant MakerDAO Rejects $100M Loan to Cogent Bank
The rejection follows less than a year after Maker approved a similarly structured loan to Huntingdon Valley Bank.
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