SVB Debacle
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Not just SVB. There have been 562 bank failures since 2000.
- A larger bank comes in to acquire them, perhaps as soon as next week, and the situation will look like the WaMu case study.
- But are more banks vulnerable to the effect of rising rates? In the 1980s, several banks failed during the Savings and Loans crisis, triggered by the Federal Reserve raising interest rates. SVB's collapse has echoes of the same period.
An Update on USDC and Silicon Valley Bank
- While USDC can be used 24/7/365 on chain, issuance and redemption are constrained by the working hours of the U.S. banking system.
- USDC liquidity operations will usually resume when banks open in the United States on Monday morning. As a practical matter, our teams are well prepared to handle the significant volume built on the solid liquidity and reserve assets discussed below.
- USDC will remain redeemable 1 for 1 with the U.S. Dollar as a regulated payment token.
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