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May 31, 2023

U.S. SEC Investigates Withdrawals Before The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse!

According to a Bloomberg report, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating withdrawals made from Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) before its collapse. The inquiry allegedly focuses on whether private equity firm executives withdrew funds from their personal accounts at the bank before their clients. The SEC has requested the necessary records, PYMNTS reports.

May 1, 2023

Breaking: JPMorgan Chase Win Bail-Out Bid For Troubled First Republic Bank!

On Monday, First Republic Bank was seized by the U.S. regulators. JPMorgan Chase then acquired all of First Republic’s deposits, including uninsured ones, and a “substantial majority of assets.” First Republic has been under scrutiny as the weakest link in the U.S. banking system since the post-FTX collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank in March 2022. To protect depositors, the FDIC is entering into a purchase and assumption agreement with JPMorgan Chase.

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April 30, 2023

U.S. Banking Crisis Continues With The First Republic Bail-Out Action!

After the collapse and bail out of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the U.S. banking market is not settling. U.S. regulators have requested that banks submit their best takeover offers for First Republic by Sunday afternoon. The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has reportedly asked six banks to bid for the embattled lender. Shares in First Republic plunged from $122.50 on March 1 to around $3 a share last Friday.

March 27, 2023

Banking Turmoil: First Citizen Acquires Assets Of Collapsed Silicon Valley Bank!

First-Citizens Bank, one of the largest regional banks in the U.S., is buying big pieces of collapsed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) more than two weeks after the lender’s collapse sent tremors through the banking system, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) announced. The purchase includes $119 billion in deposits and about $72 billion of SVB’s loans at a discount of $16.5 billion. Some $90 billion of SVB’s securities will remain in receivership.

March 20, 2023

Time To Get Angry: ING’s ESG Committee Received Open Letter For Failing To Compensate Victims!

Currently, the global banking landscape is in a state of shock. First, the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the U.S. followed UBS's incredible bail-out deal for Credit Suisse. Things are bad for banks. So perhaps it's not quite so striking that ING of the Netherlands can't solve its problems with Payvision, which it bought. Thousands of victims have lost their money via Payvision. The European Fund Recovery Initiative (EFRI) has written an open letter to ING's ESG committee.

March 20, 2023

Our 10 Cents On Crypto: The Sudden Death Virus And The Banking Collapse Pandemic!

Times in the global financial markets could hardly be more turbulent. Since 2022, we are experiencing the spreading of the Sudden Death Virus in the financial industry. First, the crypto segment was hit by the collapse of the Terra-Luna stablecoin scheme and the resulting bankruptcies from Three Arrows Capital to FTX. The virus jumped to the legacy banking system and we saw the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in the U.S. and now Credit Suisse in Switzerland.

March 19, 2023

Broken Banks! UBS Agrees To Takeover Struggling Credit Suisse In A Dirty All-Share Deal!

A few minutes ago, Bloomberg announced that UBS is buying troubled rival Credit Suisse for the equivalent of $2 billion in a deal brokered by the Swiss government. The transaction is probably rightly being called hístorical. The Credit Suisse crisis has nothing to do with crypto like the U.S. collapsed Silicon Valley Bank or Signature Bank. Credit Suisse perfectly represents the broken traditional banking system.

March 16, 2023

Troubled Legacy Banks: Credit Suisse Needs State-Provided Lifeline To Go Ahead!

Credit Suisse is Switzerland’s second-largest bank after UBS Group, with assets of around $580 billion at the end of 2022, more than twice the size of Silicon Valley Bank (SBV), which failed last week. Over the last few days, Credit Suisse shares and bonds have lost massive value because of nasty rumors. The bank announced it would borrow up to 50 billion Swiss francs ($53.7 billion) from the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to shore up its liquidity.

March 15, 2023

Signature Bank Had Nothing To Do With Crypto, The New York Regulator Said!

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) said its decision to close Signature Bank had "nothing to do with crypto" but was triggered by "a significant crisis of confidence in the bank's leadership" after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. This contradicts Signature Bank board member and former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, who said that he was the closure of the bank as a very strong sign of the anti-crypto attitude of regulators. The bank would not have been illiquid, he said.

March 14, 2023

Binance Partner Paysafe Stops FIAT Deposits For The Crypto Exchange Due To Regulatory Issues!

Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange with 128 million users, had to stop its GBP deposits and withdrawals. This comes a month after the world's largest crypto exchange ceased dollar transfers. This is because, Binance's partner for GBP deposits, FCA-regulated Paysafe, decided to stop offering Binance customers its embedded wallet solution in the UK in a move it blamed on complex regulation.

March 14, 2023

Blame Game! KPMG Gave Collapsed U.S. Banks Clean Bill Of Health Weeks Before Their Sudden Death!

Last Friday, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was closed by California regulator DFPI due to a bank run and placed under FDIC control. The DFPI stated that SVB had been financially sound until a few days before. The WJS reports that KPMG issued a clean bill of health to SVB just 14 days before. The New York-based Signature Bank went down 11 days after KPMG signed off on its audit. This raises the question of whether KPMG has overlooked something.

March 13, 2023

The Conspiracy Narrative Behind The Global Spreading Of Sudden Death Virus In A Nutshell!

The narrative of the sudden death of U.S. banks Silvergate, Silicon Valley Bank, and most recently Signature Bank sounds like a complicated conspiracy story written by John Grisham, Ken Follet, or John Le Carre. The main character is Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF). He allegedly intentionally triggered the collapse of the Terra-Luna stablecoin scheme in 2022 and, with it, the implosion of the worldwide crypto scene, which finally also swept the banking scene, forcing states and regulators to intervene.

TikTok Takedown: America’s Digital Iron Curtain or Silicon Valley’s Secret Weapon?

The recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has sent shockwaves through the social media industry, upholding a law that could effectively ban TikTok in the U.S. The ruling cited national security concerns. This decision marks a significant escalation in the ongoing tension between the U.S. government and Chinese-owned tech companies.

Truong My Lan: A Tycoon’s Fall from Grace and Vietnam’s $44 Billion Financial Scandal!

The dramatic downfall of Truong My Lan, one of Vietnam’s most prominent property magnates, has sent shockwaves through the country's financial and political systems. The 68-year-old former billionaire is at the center of one of the largest financial frauds in history, a scandal that has not only exposed vulnerabilities in Vietnam’s economy but has also highlighted the intricate relationship between business and politics in the country.

Cash Cow Crypto: U.S. CFTC Enforcement Sets Records in FY 2024 with $17.1 Billion in Monetary Relief!

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) achieved a landmark year in FY 2024, securing over $17.1 billion in monetary relief, including $2.6 billion in civil penalties and $14.5 billion in restitution. The agency’s groundbreaking actions spanned digital asset (crypto) markets, voluntary carbon credits, and major compliance cases, highlighting its leadership in safeguarding market integrity.

U.S. DOJ’s Whistleblower Pilot Program: 250+ Tips in Just Months!

Whistleblowers are the only effective way to fight financial crime. The U.S. DOJ whistleblower pilot program has already proven effective, generating over 250 tips of potential misconduct since its launch in August, according to Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller. According to a Reuters report, the initiative targets corporate malfeasance and encourages internal self-disclosure by companies.

Online Gambling: Lokinvestigation in Curaçao, its Maltese Connections, and How to Shut Down!

For many years, the far-far-away Curacao was the regulatory mecca of global online gambling. But that is over. The Lokinvestigation, spearheaded by opposition politician and forensic investigator Dr. Luigi Faneyte, reveals systemic failures and alleged corruption in Curaçao’s online gambling sector. With ties to Maltese investors and global financial networks, the report demands transparency but also carries political implications.