1/ First Republic Bank was among the other names whose trading was halted for volatility... #Bitcoin price has reacted badly....
2/ Signature Bank, which has crypto exposure, also suffered losses of almost 50% for the week. This is linked to Silicon Valley Bank's need to recapitalize after Silvergate's collapse, causing investors to worry about other banks with large bond portfolios.
3/ The charts
Bitcoin's recent losses appear to be stabilizing on the one-hour chart.
Binance's order book shows some support around US$19,800, although US$123 million in long-bitcoin futures liquidations were recorded in the past 24 hours.
4/ Bitcoin and altcoins are also taking a hit this week, with BTC closing 6.2% lower and plummeting to a two-month low of US$19,900. Ethereum (ETH) took a 6.2% nosedive, and altcoins like BNB, ADA, DOGE, DOT, and MATIC followed suit.
5/ My thoughts.
IF SBV valls, a lot of crypto and normal projects from Silicon Valley will vanish... We are waiting for something to kick start a recession and this could be it.
6/ I am still flat. Click "like" and RT for more threads
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Potential Bankruptcy of $USDC Could Trigger a Crypto and #bitcoin Recession: Here is why....
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1/ $USDC's potential bankruptcy could cause a crypto recession, exposing ALL crypto companies tied to the stablecoin....Let's dive in. 👇
2/ As of January 17, $USDC was known to have held some of its backing capital at SVB, which is now illiquid due to the bank's shutdown.
3/ When asked about the state of USDC's reserves, Circle, the issuer of USDC, said it was "working on this internally" and would provide an update soon. This is alarming...here is why..