Background
Several recent insolvencies of popular crypto fin-techs have shaken the crypto markets, eroding investors’ trust in digital assets in general and their future reliability.
The European Union's (EU) response is to implement new and clarify existing safeguards for investors to protect their property in the event of an insolvency. In this context, the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCAR) is to be implemented throughout the EU.
Legislative changes
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It was also a very different outcome to the one that seemed destined on Friday when the Bank of England announced it intended to put SVB UK into a bank insolvency procedure.
After a turbulent weekend, the news on Monday morning that HSBC had acquired Silicon Valley Bank UK (SVB UK) caused the UK tech community to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
It was also a very different outcome to the one that seemed destined on Friday when the Bank of England announced it intended to put SVB UK into a bank insolvency procedure.
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After a turbulent weekend, the news on Monday morning that HSBC had acquired Silicon Valley Bank UK (SVB UK) caused the UK tech community to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
It was also a very different outcome to the one that seemed destined on Friday when the Bank of England announced it intended to put SVB UK into a bank insolvency procedure.
After a turbulent weekend, the news on Monday morning that HSBC had acquired Silicon Valley Bank UK (SVB UK) caused the UK tech community to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
It was also a very different outcome to the one that seemed destined on Friday when the Bank of England announced it intended to put SVB UK into a bank insolvency procedure.
After a turbulent weekend, the news on Monday morning that HSBC had acquired Silicon Valley Bank UK (SVB UK) caused the UK tech community to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
It was also a very different outcome to the one that seemed destined on Friday when the Bank of England announced it intended to put SVB UK into a bank insolvency procedure.
After a turbulent weekend, the news on Monday morning that HSBC had acquired Silicon Valley Bank UK (SVB UK) caused the UK tech community to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
It was also a very different outcome to the one that seemed destined on Friday when the Bank of England announced it intended to put SVB UK into a bank insolvency procedure.
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After a turbulent weekend, the news on Monday morning that HSBC had acquired Silicon Valley Bank UK (SVB UK) caused the UK tech community to breathe a huge sigh of relief.
It was also a very different outcome to the one that seemed destined on Friday when the Bank of England announced it intended to put SVB UK into a bank insolvency procedure.