State regulators took over Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, put the funds of many startups out of reach, including many crypto companies.
The bank caters mostly to tech and venture capital clients, and its failure has been billed as the biggest bank failure since Washington Mutual Bank in 2008. Meanwhile on Sunday a joint statement by the Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department , and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. assured that all SVB depositors will get their money backmany eagerly tried to get their cash reserves out of other sources this week.
Several crypto companies have already revealed exposure to Silicon Valley Bank. Here’s what we know so far:
Avalanche
The Avalanche Foundation said in a tweet on Friday that it has $1.6 million in Silicon Valley Bank. The foundation, which helps operate the Avalanche blockchain, said it was “saddened by the news about SI and SIVB, and hopes that all depositors have recovered.”
In light of the recent news, we would like to confirm that the Avalanche Foundation has no exposure to Silvergate and less than $1.6mm exposure to Silicon Valley Bank. The Avalanche Foundation is saddened by the news about SI and SIVB, and hopes that all depositors will recover.
— Avalanche 🔺 (@avalancheavax) March 10, 2023
BlockFi
The embattled digital asset lender disclosed in a filing last week that it has $227 million tied up in Silicon Valley Bank. The money is not FDIC insured because it is in a money market mutual fund, according to a tweet from New York Times reporter Lauren Hirsch. A company lawyer, who declared bankruptcy last year, said in a bankruptcy hearing Monday that the company has access to enough cash for the business to survive, and “well,” Bloomberg reported.
Per the new bankruptcy filing, BlockFi has $227m in Silicon Valley Bank. The bankruptcy trustee warned them Monday that because those funds are in a money market mutual fund, they’re not FDIC-secured — which could be a problem without complying with bankruptcy law. . pic.twitter.com/hnpo8anrrS
— Lauren Hirsch (@LaurenSHirsch) March 10, 2023
round
Circle, creator of the second largest stablecoin, USDC, said over the weekend that $3.3 billion of the $40 billion it has in reserves to restore the stablecoin is in a Silicon Valley bank.
The news caused the USDC to depeg from the dollar, which fell to a low of 87 cents before regaining its peg on news that the government would backstop deposits.
On Sunday night, Circle confirmed in a statement that the billions trapped in SVB are safe. The USDC stablecoin returned to trading at around 99 cents on Monday.
1/ After confirming at the end of today that the wires initiated on Thursday to retrieve the balances have not been processed, $3.3 billion of the ~$40 billion in USDC reserves remain with the SVB.
— Circle (@circle) March 11, 2023
panther
Crypto-focused venture capital firm Pantera is using Silicon Valley Bank as a custodian, according to a regulatory filing from last month, CoinDesk reported. The company raised $1.3 billion for a blockchain fund last year and plans to raise more this yearaccording to Decrypt.
evidence
The members-only NFT community behind the successful Moonbirds project said it has SVB money, but did not disclose how much. Collective Proof, founded by Kevin Rose and Justin Mezzell, added that it has various assets that also include Ether and stablecoins, according to a tweet on Friday.
“While this news is unfortunate, it will not affect your wallet or our roadmap,” Proof Collective wrote.
1/5: A statement from the PROOF team about SVB:
Many of you saw the headlines this morning about the closing of Silicon Valley Bank. The most important thing for us—in good times and bad—is to communicate with our community in a proactive and transparent manner. 🧵:
— PROOF (🥃,🦉) (@proof_xyz) March 10, 2023
Ripple
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said in a tweet on Sunday that the company has some exposure to SVB without saying how much. The executive said he does not expect to disrupt the business and added that Ripple “already holds most of our USD with a wider network of bank partners.”
Setting the record straight on SVB Qs:
Ripple has some exposure to SVB – it is a bank partner, and holds some of our cash balance. Fortunately, we expect NO disruption to our daily business, and already hold most of our USD with a wider network of bank partners.
– Brad Garlinghouse (@bgarlinghouse) March 12, 2023
Yuga Labs
The company behind the popular NFT collection Bored Ape Yacht Club also has “super limited financial exposure,” to SVB, according to a conflict message from founder Greg Solano. He added that having funds at the failed bank “will not affect our business or plans in any way,” according to a screenshot of the discord message.
A Yuga Labs spokesperson confirmed the authenticity of the discord message but declined to comment further.
.@CryptoGarga confirms that @yugalabs unaffected by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank! pic.twitter.com/FvFfdctKVO
— Zuwu (@0xZuwu) March 10, 2023
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