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Dov Kleiner, partner at Kleinberg, Kaplan, Wolff & Cohen, P.C. (kkwc.com)

The former Silicon Valley Bank holding company needs access to the bank's FDIC-controlled funds to pay creditors and support two other operations, says Kleinberg, Kaplan partn...

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 22, 2023 at 6:59 p.m. UTC

Mar 22, 2023

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Bitmex

Crypto Exchange BitMEX's Acting CEO: We Have Gone Through the ‘Valley of Death’

But Stephan Lutz says the trading platform is now reaping the benefits of the current crypto market.

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 21, 2023 at 8:19 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2023

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Carole house

It’s ‘Critical’ Crypto Innovation Stays in U.S., Former White House Adviser Says

Carole House, co-author of President Biden’s executive order on crypto, said keeping crypto in the country is a matter of national security.

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 20, 2023 at 6:15 p.m. UTC

Mar 20, 2023

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Animoca Brands Co-Founder: Royalties Make It Possible for NFT Projects to Flourish

The computer gaming firm supports royalties. Removing them would only "send the industry backwards," said Yat Siu.

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 17, 2023 at 7:33 p.m. UTC

Mar 17, 2023

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Former NY Regulator: Crypto Isn't the Reason Why Signature Bank Was Closed

The bank did not provide reliable and consistent data, said Maria Vullo, a former superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services.

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 17, 2023 at 6:59 p.m. UTC

Mar 17, 2023

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Fdic

Former FDIC Regulator: Friendliness Toward Crypto 'Does Not Exist'

Efforts to keep crypto companies from the U.S. banking system may have been taking place even before the recent bank collapses, Jason Brett told CoinDesk TV's "First Mover."

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 16, 2023 at 7:12 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2023

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Bitfury

Brian Brooks: U.S. Government Using Crisis to Choke Off Crypto Access to Banks

The former acting head of the OCC said federal regulators are working together to keep crypto assets out of the U.S. banking system.

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 15, 2023 at 7:46 p.m. UTC

Mar 15, 2023

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Ether

Ether a Security? That Could Have Huge Ramifications for Crypto, Legal Expert Says

The outcome of the New York Attorney General's lawsuit against KuCoin could prompt federal regulatory action against the second-largest crypto asset, says Penn State Universit...

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 10, 2023 at 10:07 p.m. UTC

Mar 10, 2023

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Silvergate bank

Silvergate Bank 'Had to Be Perfect' but Now Pays a Heavy Price: Strategist

Crypto adoption by TradFi companies “got just that much harder in the last 24 hours,” said Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research LLC.

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 9, 2023 at 10:15 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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Grayscale Chief Legal Officer: A Spot Bitcoin ETF Will Protect U.S. Investors, Consumers

Craig Salm discusses what happens next after a court acts on its lawsuit against the SEC, and whether this regulator should even be involved with bitcoin products.

By Fran Velasquez

Mar 8, 2023 at 8:37 p.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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