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According to the March 2023 reserve report , a total of 8.7 billion USDC is being held in six banks. However, three of these banks – Silvergate, Signature, and Silicon Valley Bank – are currently experiencing liquidity and solvency issues. The situation is especially dire for Silicon Valley Bank, which held 3.3 billion USDC and has been forced to close by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. The USDC price has dropped by 15%, to $0.86, in response to these developments. Additionally, the DAI stablecoin has fallen by 10%, as up to 50% of its collateral is held in USDC. Currently, US Treasury bills account for 77% of the USDC reserves. The remaining 23% is held in cash at various banking institutions. The fate of these funds will depend on the outcome of the bankruptcy process for the affected banks and the amount of funds that can be recovered.

Russian dev Alexey Pertsev will stay in jail until his hearing scheduled for April 21. This is the third that his lawyers’ request for bail was dismissed. His first appeal was rejected in August, the second – in November. The Dutch court clings to such a heavy-handed approach due to Pertsev's alleged ties with the FSB and the North Korean hackers Lazarus Group. This crime is rated as more severe than just tax evasion.

Genesis Global also failed to stay afloat and filed for bankruptcy. It was reported that the exchange founders filed in the New York Southern District Court for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which provides for "sale, capital raise or reorganization of debt. That is, the exchange can still be saved, but with a different owner. Genesis Trading owes creditors more than $3 billion. The company representatives claim that they have only $150 million in cash.

The bankrupt crypto lender has sent 150 million USDC to Circle, indicating that this amount can be eventually redeemed for US dollars. This move is part of the company’s strategy to offload its crypto assets, despite objections from regulators that say Voyager's intention to sell its cryptocurrency may violate securities law.

The Swiss National Bank has reportedly agreed to extend a secured credit line of $54 billion to Credit Suisse to help it pay off its debts to clients. Additionally, the Swiss regulator is said to be considering the purchase of Credit Suisse's senior debt securities for $2.5 billion in cash. The collapse of Credit Suisse could have far-reaching consequences, potentially surpassing even those resulting from the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. As such, it appears that a banking apocalypse has been averted, at least for the time being.

Ameen Soleimani, one of the first contributors to the scandalous Tornado Cash crypto mixer, has announced the launch of a new mixing service called Primacy Pools, which is based on the TC code. Now, every hacker and criminal will have a chance to demonstrate that they are not engaging in any malicious activity (but not for sure). What is clear is that honest users will be able to prove that they have not committed fraud and are therefore legitimately using the privacy-enhancing service. Predictably, the new service uses zero-knowledge proof, which is the main trend of 2023. It is a protocol that confirms information without disclosing it. Your move, SEC!

The charismatic founder of BitMEX has revealed his vision for the market. Spoiler: he moves liquid fiat money from treasury bills to cash and intends to invest it all in high-risk assets (bitcoin and other crypto, of course). Key takeaways from Arthur Hayes' post: 📌 S&P500 is up 40% in 3 months; 📌 Fed balance sheet will drop $100 billion every month; 📌 The market will get an extra $500 billion out of the Treasury General Account (TGA), which will accelerate inflation; 📌 When the money runs out (sometime in July), Congress will vote to increase the debt ceiling; 📌 The market will end up flooded with unbacked debt liabilities; 📌 The world's banks will be forced to resort to printing more money (this process has already begun). "The party has begun!", Arthur concludes.

Rose lost 40 rare NFTs worth over $1.1 million in a phishing attack. Kevin personally reported the hack on Twitter and asked his followers to avoid buying any Autoglyph and Chromie Squiggles. PROOF Vice President of Engineering Arran Schlosberg detailed the fraudulent scheme. According to him, "the technical aspect of the hack was limited to crafting signatures accepted by OpenSea's marketplace contract." They immediately used theft prevention tool Revoke Cash, but it was too late. PROOF stressed that users' assets were not affected, since the vast majority of assets require multiple approvals for access.