March 12, 2023 10:58 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/12/23636780/crypto-collapse-fdic-treasury-shut-down-signature-bank
Signature Bank is closed by regulators, the third US bank failure in a week
Signature Bank, one of the two big US destinations for crypto companies, has been closed by New York regulators. “All depositors of this institution will be made whole,” the Treasury, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said in a joint statement.
This is the third major bank that has fallen in the space of a week, and investors are spooked. The joint announcement that depositors will be protected above the $250,000 guaranteed by the FDIC appears to be meant to reassure banking customers that their money will not be frozen. Signature had $88.59 billion in deposits as of December 31, 2022. The New York Department of Financial Services has taken possession of the bank.
Signature was one of two banks that was widely...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/12/23636780/crypto-collapse-fdic-treasury-shut-down-signature-bank
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