Pranshu Verma & Jacob Bogage: Signature Bank’s collapse spells trouble for #cryptocurrency industry: As choice institutions fall, #crypto companies may be driven to alternative, often riskier, banking options
"Signature Bank, a New York based financial institution with deep ties to the cryptocurrency industry, collapsed over the weekend after depositors made a run on the bank, further roiling the digital assets industry, which has suffered a string of major blows in recent months.
The bank has long been an integral financial institution for the industry, hosting tools for facilitating digital transactions and counting notable crypto companies, such as the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, as its clients. It’s part of a slim group of mainstream banks catering to the needs of cryptocurrency firms and their clients, an area that was upended after the closing of another crypto-friendly bank, Silvergate Capital, last Wednesday.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/13/signature-bank-collapse-crypto