March 2, 2023 USDC Reserve Report
https://www.circle.com/hubfs/USDCAttestationReports/2023%20USDC_Circle%20Examination%20Report%20January%202023.pdfAmounts are shown here at their fair value as of the Report Dates. The Circle Reserve Fund in which these
securities are owned, reports U.S. Treasury Securities in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended.
2. Cash held at U.S. regulated financial institutions: Bank of New York Mellon, Citizens Trust Bank, Customers Bank,
New York Community Bank, a division of Flagstar Bank, N.A., Signature Bank(closed 12 march), Silicon Valley Bank(bankrupt) and Silvergate(bankrupt)
Bank.
3. Fund and bank balances have been adjusted for timing and settlement differences, which include:
deposits/withdrawals occurring after the bank statement cut-off time (but before the Report Dates), securities
purchased/sold on the last day of the reporting period and settled after the Report Dates, interest receivable or
payable, and unrealized gains/losses.
https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2023/03/10/scrutiny-falls-on-43b-usdc-stablecoins-cash-reserves-at-failed-silicon-valley-bank/"Circle’s USDC, the second-largest stablecoin, with $43 billion market capitalization, held an undisclosed part of its $9.8 billion cash reserves at failed Silicon Valley Bank.
According to Circle’s January reserve report, the firm held some $9.88 billion of cash deposited at regulated banks to back USDC’s value. According to Circle's website on March 10, cash deposits in the reserves amounted to $11.1 billion.
The full list of banks that held cash for Circle’s USDC are:
Bank of New York Mellon
Citizens Trust Bank
Customers Bank
New York Community Bank (a division of Flagstar Bank, N.A.)
Signature Bank
Silicon Valley Bank
Silvergate Bank.
Circle also keeps some part of USDC reserves in a dedicated BlackRock fund."
https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/10/uncertainty-stands-around-multi-billion-usdc-empire-as-issuer-circle-held-reserves-at-silicon-valley-bank/"Update: After publication and our first update to include Circle’s initial statement regarding USDC’s reserves, the company announced that “3.3 billion of the ~$40 billion of USDC reserves remain at SVB,” or a hair more than a third of the cash the company had previously detailed it held in January. In the wake of the news, USDC depegged from its $1 target, and is currently trading at around 92 cents on the dollar. About half an hour after Circle’s tweet last evening, Coinbase said that it was “temporarily pausing USDC:USD conversions over the weekend while banks are closed,” adding that it planned to “recommence conversions” when banks opened on Monday."
https://twitter.com/lookonchain/status/1634553237155217409"
How will Funds respond to the $USDC depegging?
Panic selling $USDC or buying $USDC at the bottom?"
https://cointelegraph.com/news/maker-dao-files-emergency-proposal-addressing-3-1b-usdc-exposureMakerDAO files emergency proposal addressing 3.1B USDC exposure
“Proposal(s) implementing the above changes are expected to be posted in the next ~12 hours or less,” says MakerDAO.
Closed Board Meeting on March 13, 2023https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/20230313closed.htm___
https://www.circle.com/blog/an-update-on-usdc-and-silicon-valley-bank"As a regulated payment token, USDC will remain redeemable 1 for 1 with the U.S. Dollar."
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Breaking: Signature Bank closed by New York regulators, citing 'systemic risk'
https://cointelegraph.com/news/signature-bank-closed-by-new-york-banking-authorities?Western Alliance and First Republic clobbered as regional bank jitters persist despite Fed backstops
https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/20230313595/western-alliance-and-first-republic-clobbered-as-regional-bank-jitters-persist-despite-fed-backstops