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| U.S. Department of the Treasury: |
The US Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the FDIC say all Silicon Valley Bank depositors will be “fully” protected, and their money will be available on March 13 — WASHINGTON, DC — The following statement was released by Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen …
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Janet Mui, Chitra Nawbatt, and Dror Futter
Tweets:
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| Sinead O'Sullivan / Financial Times: |
Having perfected the art of using echo-chamber hype to move markets, VCs managed to hype their own rumors to collapse SVB, slaying a much-loved accomplice — After more than a decade of venture capitalists insisting they provide more than just cash to their portfolio companies, the moment to prove that finally arrived.
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| Iain Withers / Reuters: |
HSBC acquires Silicon Valley Bank's UK arm for £1, citing “strategic sense for our business”; as of March 10, SVB UK had ~£5.5B in loans and ~£6.7B in deposits — HSBC (HSBA.L) said on Monday it is acquiring the UK subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank for 1 pound.
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LinkedIn:
Caroline Hepker and Rishi Sunak
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@jeremy_hunt, @cetier1, @hmtreasury, @jamestitcomb, @wublockchain, @danielkorski, @douglas4moray, @justin_cash_1, @samgyimah, @loomdart, @daniburgz, @bondhack, @benedictcooney, @richardgrahamuk, @georgewparker, @checkwarner, @michelledonelan, @mjrobbins, @ibrahimsaninet, @bandrew, @georgewparker, @nigel_farage, @suzanneashman, @lisaabramowicz1, @thetranscript_, @jespow, @mayazi, @jamestitcomb, @edconwaysky, @drsdeg, @paulbranditv, @justin_cash_1, @arashmassoudi, @nickmacpherson2, and @bondhack
| Michael Moritz / Financial Times: |
A eulogy for Silicon Valley Bank, a business partner to tech for 40 years that worked with startups when bigger banks wouldn't and paid a price for its loyalty — Regardless of the reasons behind the bank's collapse, it leaves a huge hole for the start-up scene — The writer is a partner at Sequoia Capital
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Monomythical and Bloomberg
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Bo Ren. Tweets:
@modestproposal1, @johnthornhillft, @edsuh, @jpm25, @aphclarkson, @stianwestlake, @macconwell, @flying_mom, @samirkaji, @rachaelrad, @dsquareddigest, @antoinegara, @dee_bosa, and @sarthakgh
| The Verge: |
A Reddit user shows how Samsung's Space Zoom feature produces fake, generated images of the moon, highlighting how computational photography is changing photos — For years, Samsung “Space Zoom”-capable phones have been known for their ability to take incredibly detailed photos of the Moon.
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@halidecamera, @fchollet, @raphaelmilliere, @supersaf, @sdw, @chrislintott, @somegadgetguy, @adrianhon, @halidecamera, @adrianhon, and @uwukko
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
WordPress.com owner Automattic acquires the WordPress plugin ActivityPub and hires its developer, to help blogs integrate with the Fediverse, including Mastodon — WordPress.com sites now have an easier way to integrate with the Fediverse, including Mastodon.
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@dimensionmedia
| CNBC: |
New York shuts down Signature Bank as US regulators cite a “systemic risk exception” like for SVB, announcing all of Signature's depositors will be “made whole” — U.S. regulators said Sunday it shut down New York-based Signature Bank, a second financial institution …
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@jchervinsky, @hfangca, @melt_dem, @josephzeballos, @twobitidiot, @thestalwart, @okcoin, @fdicgov, @davidkurten, @leehower, @tbr90, and @arjunsethi
| Bloomberg: |
The end of SVB, Silvergate, the Silvergate Exchange Network, and Signature adds more stress to the crypto industry; fiat conversion costs may rise by 20% to 40% — The digital-asset market is coming off of a turbulent year featuring a number of high-profile blowups.
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Bloomberg and Coinspeaker
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@coinbase, @twobitidiot, @tracyalloway, @timccopeland, @hsakatrades, @mayazi, @0xquit, @kamikaz_eth, @lyu_johnny, and @johnreedstark
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
| Vishal Chawla / The Block: |
Lending protocol Euler Finance lost $197M in a flash-loan attack, including $136M in stETH and $34M in USDC; Euler raised $32M in June 2022; EUL drops 45%+ — - Euler Finance was hit by a flash-loan attack that resulted in a loss of $197 million, according to security analysts.
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@lorenzofb@infosec.exchange. Tweets:
@eulerfinance, @peckshield, @zachxbt, @pcaversaccio, @peckshield, @degenspartan, @functi0nzer0, @crypto_mckenna, @mhonkasalo, @functi0nzer0, @0xtuba, @nomorebear, @lidofinance, @peckshield, @0xrooter, @yohangglobal, @mhonkasalo, and @route2fi
| CNBC: |
First Republic Bank's stock drops 60%+, after declining 33% last week, despite claiming $70B+ in unused liquidity on March 12 and the Fed's new lending facility — - First Republic said Sunday it had received additional liquidity from the Federal Reserve and JPMorgan Chase.| Dina Bass / Bloomberg: |
After investing $1B in OpenAI in 2019, Microsoft found ways to string together tens of thousands of Nvidia A100 GPUs, costing several hundred million dollars — When Microsoft Corp. invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019, it agreed to build a massive, cutting-edge supercomputer for the artificial intelligence research startup.
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The Verge, Microsoft, and Insider
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@aparanjape, @chafkin, @dinabass, @dinabass, @rustybrick, and @brianroemmele
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