Did Circle and USDC trigger the sudden liquidity gap in SVP that triggered the fire sale of 21B at a loss? Is the crypto panic triggering the bank runs?
“Last week, we took action to reduce bank risk and deposited $5.4bn with BNY Mellon, one of the largest and most stable financial institutions in the world, known for the strength of their balance sheet and as a custodian.
$3.3bn of USDC’s cash reserves remain with SVB. As of Thursday, we had initiated transfers of these funds to other banking partners. ”