March 10, 2023 04:04 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/10/23633734/silicon-valley-bank-startups-venture-capital
Another tech bank is in deep trouble but not because of crypto
Two days after Silvergate Bank announced its shutdown in a collapse with deep ties to problems with some of its crypto customers, Silicon Valley Bank is also struggling. Its stock price plunged more than 60 percent before trading was halted on Friday morning. It may sell itself — CNBC reports it’s now in talks to sell itself, and Reuters says that it’s “exploring options, including a sale.”
Silicon Valley Bank is known for serving venture capital firms and the local tech startups those firms invested in. On Wednesday, the bank announced a bunch of bad news. It sold almost all of its securities, some $21 billion worth, at a $1.8 billion loss because deposits dropped quickly. The bank said this was because VC-funded companies were burning...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/10/23633734/silicon-valley-bank-startups-venture-capital
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