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Former Bank CEO Sentenced to Prison for $47M Crypto Fraud Leading to Bank Collapse

DIGIT — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 01:30:10 +0000

The former CEO of failed Heartland Tri-State Bank was sentenced to over 24 years in prison for embezzling more than $47 million in a fraudulent crypto scheme that caused the bank’s collapse. He funneled the stolen funds into cryptocurrency wallets linked to a “pig butchering” scam, leading to a $9 million loss for investors and […]

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Google Trends Data Reveals Searches for ‘Banking Crisis,’ ‘Bank Runs,’ Skyrocket

DIGIT — Sun, 19 Mar 2023 17:30:27 +0000

Interest in the U.S. banking crisis has risen greatly over the past two weeks, as shown by Google Trends data. There has been a sharp increase in queries related to search terms such as “banking crisis,” “bank collapse,” and “bank failure.” On March 13, 2023, the search term “banking crisis” reached the top Google Trends […]

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FDIC to attempt another auction of Silicon Valley Bank: Report

DIGIT — Tue, 14 Mar 2023 01:27:09 +0000

Regulators are planning another auction for Silicon Valley Bank after the previous attempt to find a new owner failed.

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NY Regulators Seize Control of Signature Bank, Depositors Assured by Federal Bailout

DIGIT — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:05:22 +0000

On Sunday, the New York Department of Financial Services, or DFS, announced that it had taken possession of Signature Bank. The DFS appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, as the receiver of the bank. In a joint statement, the U.S. Federal Reserve, Treasury Department, and FDIC explained that all Signature depositors would be […]

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Bank of England Shuts Down Silicon Valley Bank’s UK Branch After US Regulators Close Parent Company

DIGIT — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 22:30:33 +0000

After U.S. regulators shut down Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on Friday, the Bank of England has closed the company’s U.K.-based arm. The central bank explained that it intends to place the subsidiary into bank insolvency procedures. Fallout From SVB Failure Prompts BOE to Close U.K. Branch The ripple effect of the 16th largest bank in […]

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Analyst Warns of Banks’ Authority to Confiscate Funds, Decline of US Dollar Purchasing Power

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:30:36 +0000

According to Lynette Zang, chief market analyst at ITM Trading, U.S. banks have the legal authority to confiscate people’s funds due to legislation passed by Congress. In a recent interview, Zang discussed how the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar has dwindled to “roughly three cents,” her belief that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will […]

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