{"id":522864,"date":"2023-03-13T19:00:47","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T19:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/?p=522864"},"modified":"2024-06-11T08:03:59","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T08:03:59","slug":"bank-stocks-crash-as-bitcoin-soars-17-above-24000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktsl888.com\/news\/bank-stocks-crash-as-bitcoin-soars-17-above-24000\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank Stocks Crash As Bitcoin Soars 17% Above $24,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cryptocurrency market is volatile, and this week has been no exception. Yet, the financial sector has been more volatile recently, with bank stocks taking a big hit and Bitcoin (BTC) bouncing 17% above crucial resistance lines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As of March 13, top bank stocks were down double digits, posting deep losses, while BTC rose above $24,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bank Stocks Crash<\/span><\/h2>\n

Interestingly, on March 6, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned that while the central bank supports innovation, citizens must be cautious when exposed to crypto assets. Powell cited concerns over “fraud” and “lack of transparency” in the sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

Related Reading: Bitcoin (BTC) Surges Above $24,000 Amid US Bank Crash<\/a><\/div>\n

Despite Powell’s comments about the crypto space, bank stocks have been the first casualties following last week’s collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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First Republic Bank, for example, recently announced that it had strengthened its liquidity position through diversification. But this move didn’t spare the bank’s stock from plummeting by 64% overnight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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JUST IN \ud83d\udea8 Bank stocks in pre-market trade:<\/p>\n

Western Alliance Bancorporation down 62%<\/p>\n

First Republic Bank down 64%<\/p>\n

PacWest Bancorp down 42%<\/p>\n

Charles Schwab down 8.52% pic.twitter.com\/0uNPxAq72f<\/a><\/p>\n

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) March 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n