Total – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com Latest Crypto News Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:35:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.11 https://i0.wp.com/earlybirdsinvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-New-Project-2024-12-17T235703.455.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Total – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com 32 32 240146708 Here's How Many Shares of the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) You'd Need for $500 in Yearly Dividends https://earlybirdsinvest.com/heres-how-many-shares-of-the-vanguard-total-stock-market-etf-vti-youd-need-for-500-in-yearly-dividends/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/heres-how-many-shares-of-the-vanguard-total-stock-market-etf-vti-youd-need-for-500-in-yearly-dividends/#respond Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:05:06 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/heres-how-many-shares-of-the-vanguard-total-stock-market-etf-vti-youd-need-for-500-in-yearly-dividends/ You’d need about 130 shares. But there are better ways to get dividend income.

If you’re looking for a broad stock market investment that will also deliver dividend income to you, you might want to consider the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI -0.09%). It’s an exchange-traded fund (ETF), which means it’s a fund that trades like a stock. It’s also an index fund, encompassing not just the 500 big American companies in the S&P 500 index but just about all of the U.S. stock market — more than 3,600 stocks.

The Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF pays dividends, too, and recently sported a dividend yield of 1.2% — but whereas most healthy and growing companies pay a fixed dividend amount until they increase it, this ETF’s payout fluctuates a fair amount, as the companies in it change what they pay.

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But let’s assume a 1.2% yield. If you invest, say, $1,000, you’ll receive around $12. So to collect $500 in dividend income, you’d need about 42 times that — meaning a stake worth roughly $42,000. That would mean some 130 shares.

To be clear, you can collect much more in dividend income from various high-yield stocks and even some good dividend-focused ETFs. But the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF can still serve a useful role in your long-term portfolio, having you invested in pretty much the entire U.S. market — and, therefore, most of the U.S. economy — including stocks from Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) to ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM). So if you’re bullish on the future of e-commerce and international trade, not to mention scores of other businesses, this ETF has you covered. (Note that there are reports that ZIM may be taken private. And Amazon investors are expecting its investments in artificial intelligence to make it even more efficient.)

It has more to recommend it, too, such as a low expense ratio (annual fee) of just 0.03%, costing you $3 per $10,000 invested per year.

Selena Maranjian has positions in Amazon. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Amazon and Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF. The Motley Fool recommends Zim Integrated Shipping Services. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.

 

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Institutions like Strategy and Metaplanet now hold 12.3% of the total Bitcoin supply https://earlybirdsinvest.com/institutions-like-strategy-and-metaplanet-now-hold-12-3-of-the-total-bitcoin-supply/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/institutions-like-strategy-and-metaplanet-now-hold-12-3-of-the-total-bitcoin-supply/#respond Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:33:50 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/institutions-like-strategy-and-metaplanet-now-hold-12-3-of-the-total-bitcoin-supply/

Institutional money, funds, and public companies continue to increase their BTC holdings and currently control 12.3% of all Bitcoin supply.

According to Bitcoin analytics platform Ecoinometrics, this figure has dramatically increased over the past 12 months. Institutional money added 5% to their combined holdings in the past year alone, helping propel Bitcoin’s price by over 80% in the last 12 months.

Institutions now hold 12.3% of the total Bitcoin supply (Source: Ecoinometrics)
Institutions now hold 12.3% of the total Bitcoin supply (Source: Ecoinometrics)

Entities such as ETFs, sovereign funds, and corporate treasuries now collectively hold billions of dollars worth of BTC, well over one million coins.

The rise of Bitcoin treasuries

The market’s structural transformation is captured by the rise in Bitcoin treasury companies like Strategy and Metaplanet. Strategy alone now holds over 638,400 BTC, more than 3% of the total circulating supply. At the same time, Japan’s Metaplanet has surpassed 20,000 BTC, rapidly climbing the ranks among corporate Bitcoin treasuries.

Their strategies revolve around aggressive accumulation of the Bitcoin supply, equity issuance policies tailored to buy more Bitcoin, and innovative balance sheet management to maximize exposure to BTC as a reserve asset.

Wall Street’s biggest names are also scrambling to accommodate the new wave. JPMorgan began accepting shares of Bitcoin ETFs as collateral for loans in June 2025 and partnered with Coinbase to let Chase credit card holders fund crypto purchases directly.

This continuing integration through lending, wealth management, and direct purchasing shows the level of normalization of Bitcoin in traditional finance, spelling deeper liquidity for the entire ecosystem.

And with $7.5 trillion parked in money market funds right now, just looking for a new home, institutional accumulation of the Bitcoin supply will likely go up and to the right.

Bitcoin supply shift from retail to institutions

Perhaps most striking, the concentration of Bitcoin supply is shifting away from early holders and retail investors toward funds and corporations.

Recent on-chain data reveals a dramatic change in address distribution and exchange outflows over the past two years, highlighting how large players are consolidating their share of the finite supply. As Strategy’s founder and chairman, Michael Saylor famously warned:

“The digital gold rush ends ~January 7, 2035. Get your Bitcoin before there is no Bitcoin left for you.”

The accelerating institutional adoption is tightening liquidity, making available Bitcoin increasingly scarce and supporting higher prices during each influx.

Innovative treasury strategies from firms like Strategy and Metaplanet are setting new standards, while banking giants like JPMorgan endorse the asset more actively than ever.

This ongoing consolidation could fundamentally change Bitcoin’s narrative, as Bitcoin supply shifts from retail hands to institutional wallets.

Institutional appetite is now among the most powerful forces shaping both short-term volatility and the long-term destiny of the world’s largest crypto coin.

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Ethereum ETFs register quickest $1B intake to surpass $7B in total inflows https://earlybirdsinvest.com/ethereum-etfs-register-quickest-1b-intake-to-surpass-7b-in-total-inflows/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/ethereum-etfs-register-quickest-1b-intake-to-surpass-7b-in-total-inflows/#respond Fri, 18 Jul 2025 23:09:38 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/ethereum-etfs-register-quickest-1b-intake-to-surpass-7b-in-total-inflows/

Ethereum (ETH) spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) registered the fastest “$1 billion leap” in net inflows in their history, jumping from $6 billion to $7 billion in two days, according to Farside Investors’ data. 

The previous record was five days, when the inflows jumped from $5 billion to $6 billion between July 10 and July 16.

Between July 16 and 17, the US-traded spot Ethereum ETFs added $1.32 billion. The movement was heavily driven by BlackRock’s ETHA, which added $1.04 billion in the period, representing 79%.

Notably, July 16 was the day with the largest daily inflows for Ethereum ETFs, surpassing $726 million in captured assets.

ETF Institute co-founder Nate Geraci highlighted that ETHA is the fifth-largest ETF in terms of weekly inflows with $1.26 billion as of July 18, 4:00 P.M. UTC. 

This is one spot above what ETHA registered last week, as the fund was the sixth-largest by inflows and joined the “big dogs” for the first time. 

At the same time, BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, is the first with nearly $3 billion. As a result, two crypto-related ETFs are among the five largest by weekly net flows, out of over 4,300 funds globally.

Third-largest weekly ratio

Furthermore, Ethereum ETFs are on track to register one of the largest weekly inflow ratios compared to Bitcoin ETFs.

As of July 17, the total inflows into ETH-related funds are nearly $1.78 billion, compared to $2.02 billion from Bitcoin ETFs. The ETH/BTC inflow ratio is then at 88%, the third-largest weekly ratio in history.

The largest ratio, at 206.2%, was registered in the week between February 3 and 7, when Ethereum ETFs absorbed $420.2 million compared to $203.8 million from Bitcoin ETFs. 

The second-largest ratio is 157%, as Ethereum ETFs attracted $557.8 million in inflows, while their Bitcoin counterparts captured $355.2 million between November 25 and 29.

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Bitcoin developers proposing quantum upgrade warn 25% of total BTC supply exposed to attack risk https://earlybirdsinvest.com/bitcoin-developers-proposing-quantum-upgrade-warn-25-of-total-btc-supply-exposed-to-attack-risk/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/bitcoin-developers-proposing-quantum-upgrade-warn-25-of-total-btc-supply-exposed-to-attack-risk/#respond Wed, 16 Jul 2025 14:27:21 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/bitcoin-developers-proposing-quantum-upgrade-warn-25-of-total-btc-supply-exposed-to-attack-risk/

A group of experienced Bitcoin developers has outlined a new proposal to prepare the network for the inevitable threat of quantum computing.

The initiative, led by Jameson Lopp, Christian Papathanasiou, Ian Smith, Steve Vaile, and Pierre-Luc Dallaire-Demers, focuses on safeguarding vulnerable Bitcoin held in older address types that may be compromised by future quantum breakthroughs.

25% of Bitcoin faces quantum computing risk

The proposal noted that around 25% of all Bitcoin eventually could be at risk if a cryptographically capable quantum computer emerges.

According to the developers, these assets are held in addresses that have already exposed their public keys, making them potential targets for these sophisticated computing machines.

Due to this, the developers stressed that this is not a hypothetical issue for the distant future but a serious risk that requires proactive mitigation.

They warned that a successful quantum attack wouldn’t just impact market value; it could severely undermine trust in the network’s ability to function securely. They stressed:

“An attack on Bitcoin may not be economically motivated – an attacker may be politically or maliciously motivated and may attempt to destroy value and trust in Bitcoin rather than extract value. There is no way to know in advance how, when, or why an attack may occur. A defensive position must be taken well in advance of any attack.”

Three-phase strategy for a quantum-safe transition

To prepare for this threat, the team has laid out a three-phase plan to gradually migrate users from quantum-vulnerable addresses to post-quantum secure alternatives.

The first phase would allow Bitcoin to be sent only to new address types called P2QRH, thereby nudging the network toward quantum resilience. This transition is expected to begin three years after the implementation of BIP-360.

The second phase would invalidate all spends from legacy cryptographic signatures, effectively freezing unupdated addresses after a predetermined block height. According to the developers, this could be roughly five years after phase one begins.

The third and final phase would provide a method for users who missed the migration window to recover their legacy funds using zero-knowledge proofs tied to their seed phrases. However, this step is still under research and would be optional.

Community reaction

Jacob Youngman, a Bitcoin commentator, expressed concern that the changes might lead to the confiscation of inactive or legacy-held coins, possibly including those linked to Satoshi Nakamoto.

According to him:

“The best we can do would be to give users an opt-in solution that protects them from quantum computers.”

However, Lopp addressed the criticism, stating that inactive wallets are just as likely to be exploited by malicious quantum actors if no action is taken.

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As adoption accelerates, Bitcoin will hit a new total of $113,900 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/as-adoption-accelerates-bitcoin-will-hit-a-new-total-of-113900/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/as-adoption-accelerates-bitcoin-will-hit-a-new-total-of-113900/#respond Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:57:55 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/as-adoption-accelerates-bitcoin-will-hit-a-new-total-of-113900/

The day after yesterday, Ass, Bitcoin reached $112,000. Bitcoin officially reached its new all-time high (ATH) of $113,900 today, extending its bullish run that reignited in late June. Just 18 days ago, BTC was trading around $98,000. Today’s ATH highlights an accelerated global shift in viewing Bitcoin as both a value store and a strategic asset.

Meanwhile, Coinglass data shows that $50 million worth of Bitcoin shorts have been settled in the past few hours, with over $1.5 billion being set to be settled at $120,000. As Bitcoin continues its upward trajectory, it causes large short slants, forcing bearish traders to buy back at higher prices, further accelerating price action.

According to Polymarket, the world’s largest betting platform, the most likely result to have reached $115,000 by the end of July is 80% and 44% of the time, and the results could reach $120,000.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Federal Reserve member Christopher Waller is considering cutting interest rates this month, which could further increase the price of Bitcoin.

President Donald Trump, who has put heavy pressure on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, even asking Powell to step down and be investigated by Congress, has seen today’s Bitcoin price rise in his true social account, and stocks reach record highs. “crypto,” through the roof,” the president said. “The Fed needs to rapidly lower low rates to reflect this strength.”

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Today, 99.85% of all Bitcoin addresses were reported to be profitable. That number reached 100% as Bitcoin was destroyed with new Time Highs above $113,900.

Since November 16, 2022, El Salvador has steadily purchased Bitcoin every day to prepare for the Ministry of Finance. Currently, the country has over 6,233 BTC in the Ministry of Finance. After today’s rising price movement, El Salvador’s Bitcoin reserve exceeded its $700 million worth.

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Solana’s Pump.Fun Loses Steam With Exit Scam Rumors, LetsBonk.Fun Claims 54% Of Total Market Share https://earlybirdsinvest.com/solanas-pump-fun-loses-steam-with-exit-scam-rumors-letsbonk-fun-claims-54-of-total-market-share/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/solanas-pump-fun-loses-steam-with-exit-scam-rumors-letsbonk-fun-claims-54-of-total-market-share/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:04:02 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/solanas-pump-fun-loses-steam-with-exit-scam-rumors-letsbonk-fun-claims-54-of-total-market-share/

Solana meme coin launchpad Pump.fun has lost a significant chunk of its market share to LetsBonk.fun. This comes just ahead of the former’s token generation event, in which the launchpad could raise up to $4 billion. 

Solana’s Pump.fun Loses Dominance To LetsBonk.fun

In an X post, Solana News revealed that Pump.fun has hit a new all-time low with just a 36% market share, while LetsBonk.fun’s market share has surged to 54%. Jup data also confirms this development. At press time, LetsBonk boasts a market share of 48.90%, with a 24-hour trading volume of $539 million. On the other hand, Pump boasts a market share of 39.80%, with a 24-hour trading volume of $438 million. 

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This development comes amid Pump.fun’s proposed public token sale, scheduled for July 12. Well-known Solana influencer Lynk has described this token sale as the “final scam” for the meme coin launchpad. The platform has been under heavy criticism for the amount of money that it has extracted from the Solana ecosystem, without incentivizing community members in any way. 

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Source: Solana News on X

Some community members had expected Pump.fun to airdrop its token to rewards platform users instead of conducting a public token sale. Lynk shared details of the public sale, with the meme coin launchpad planning to sell the ‘PUMP’ tokens $0.004 each. The token boasts a total supply of 1 trillion, meaning a fully diluted value (FDV) of $4 billion. 

However, Pump.fun plans to raise around $600 million from the public token sale, as only $150 billion tokens will be available. The meme coin launchpad is expected to also conduct a private sale in order to complete its $1 billion capital raise effort, as earlier reported. 

LetsBonk.fun To Keep Dominating Pump.fun

In an X post, crypto influencer Unipcs, also known as ‘Bonk Guy,’ opined that Pump.fun isn’t done, but that LetsBonk.fun will likely continue to be the industry leader. He predicts that this will be the case for the foreseeable future. He outlined several reasons why he believes this would be the case. 

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Firstly, he stated that LetsBonk’s pro-creator, pro-people, pro-Solana ecosystem alignment is a massive strength over Pump.fun. Secondly, Bonk Guy remarked that the strong culture of support within the BONK ecosystem is incredibly hard to replicate by any other platform in a short period. 

Furthermore, the crypto influencer remarked that Pump.fun had a lot of momentum as a tokenless protocol, especially with a token generation event (TGE). However, LetsBonk.fun was able to flip the platform during this period. As such, Bonk Guy believes that it is hard to see Pump.fun sustainably recover the kind of market share it once had after the TGE event. 

He also suggested that a “non-negligible amount of activity on Pump.fun is inorganic with a lot os users farming on the platform, hoping that there was going to be an airdrop. As such, the influencer believes that the traffic will dry up once the TGE is over.

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Iran and Israel spent over $25B during the ’12-day war,’ equivalent to 1% of total Bitcoin supply https://earlybirdsinvest.com/iran-and-israel-spent-over-25b-during-the-12-day-war-equivalent-to-1-of-total-bitcoin-supply/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/iran-and-israel-spent-over-25b-during-the-12-day-war-equivalent-to-1-of-total-bitcoin-supply/#respond Thu, 26 Jun 2025 02:04:29 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/iran-and-israel-spent-over-25b-during-the-12-day-war-equivalent-to-1-of-total-bitcoin-supply/

The Iran-Israel conflict reportedly cost the two nations roughly $25.5 billion, worth over 240,837 BTC at current prices, according to a report by Opportunity Cost, a digital tool that translates global spending into Bitcoin and Satoshi equivalents.

According to the platform, Israel fired Arrow interceptor missiles, each costing around $3 million or 28.3 BTC, to counter Iranian missiles priced at about $2 million or 18.9 BTC each. This exchange repeated every night for nearly two weeks, during which time Israel launched 50 to 100 of these high-tech interceptors.

On the other hand, Iran’s approach focused on volume, deploying over 400 ballistic missiles and more than 1,000 drones. The cost of its offensive weaponry alone amounted to approximately 7,554 BTC.

Meanwhile, Israel spent at least 2,124 BTC on Arrow interceptors, which is just one component of its broader missile defense strategy.

The US also took part in the conflict through an airstrike campaign called “Midnight Hammer.” The mission involved deploying seven stealth bombers that dropped bunker-busting munitions, each strike estimated at 30.2 BTC or $3.2 million. That single night added roughly 9,400 BTC to the overall cost of the standoff.

By the end of the conflict, the three nations had spent resources equivalent in value to roughly 1% of Bitcoin’s total supply, 240,837 BTC.

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Centralized Bitcoin (BTC) Treasuries Now Hold Nearly 1/3 of Total Supply https://earlybirdsinvest.com/centralized-bitcoin-btc-treasuries-now-hold-nearly-1-3-of-total-supply/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/centralized-bitcoin-btc-treasuries-now-hold-nearly-1-3-of-total-supply/#respond Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:32:12 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/centralized-bitcoin-btc-treasuries-now-hold-nearly-1-3-of-total-supply/

Centralized Bitcoin treasuries now hold 30.9% of the total circulating supply, according to a new report by Gemini. This concentration, which spans across 216 entities that include governments, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), public and private companies, centralized exchanges, and DeFi contracts, ultimately indicates growing institutional maturity and adoption.

The total amount of BTC held by major institutional and custodial entities has skyrocketed to 6,145,207 BTC today, which represents a whopping 924% increase over the past decade. This rapid growth demonstrates how centralized players have steadily accumulated a larger share of the network’s supply, reshaping Bitcoin’s ownership structure in favor of institutional dominance.

Market Maturation

According to a joint report by Gemini and Glassnode, just three entities dominate Bitcoin adoption across most institutional categories, holding between 65% and 90% of total BTC holdings. This concentration reflected how early entrants shaped the strategic direction and legitimacy of Bitcoin within institutional finance.

On the other hand, private company holdings are more evenly distributed, which indicates a broader base of adoption at that level. While such dominance may decrease as institutional participation expands, the early leaders continue to play a central role in driving capital inflows and positioning Bitcoin as a credible macro asset in traditional finance.

Custody has slowly shifted away from centralized exchanges toward ETFs, funds, and DeFi protocols, which now serve as primary gateways for spot market access. While balances on centralized exchanges have declined over the past two years, this does not signal a tightening supply.

Instead, most of that Bitcoin has moved into custodial vehicles like US spot ETFs. The combined holdings of these spot custodians have remained relatively stable and range between 3.9 million and 4.2 million BTC since June 2021. This is indicative of a reallocation rather than a reduction in circulating supply.

Despite the stability in total holdings, these custodians exert significant influence on price action, driven by their sensitivity to market shifts. Monthly inflows and outflows can swing dramatically, by as much as $10 billion, which makes these entities key players in BTC’s short-term trajectory, even as the overall structure of the spot market becomes more institutionalized and regulated.

Sovereign BTC Treasuries

Government-held Bitcoin reserves have grown significantly, particularly in the US, China, the U.K., and Germany, where most acquisitions come through legal enforcement rather than market purchases.

The US stands out with more than 200,000 BTC, largely sourced from major law enforcement seizures. These include 69,369 BTC taken from the Silk Road case in November 2027 and 94,643 BTC recovered from the Bitfinex hack in February 2022.

After a brief decline, a portion of the US government’s remaining balance was formally converted into a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR) following an executive order by President Donald Trump on March 6th.

In the UK, Bitcoin has been seized by the National Crime Agency through operations targeting cybercriminals. China, after banning crypto activities, confiscated over 194,000 BTC in November 2020 in its crackdown on the PlusToken Ponzi scheme.

Germany also accumulated Bitcoin through criminal investigations, but officially liquidated all its holdings by April 29th. These sovereign holdings form a unique category in the crypto ecosystem: largely dormant, yet capable of influencing markets if moved.

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JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo’s Total Assets Balloon by $681,710,000,000 in Just Three Months: S&P Global https://earlybirdsinvest.com/jpmorgan-chase-bank-of-america-citibank-and-wells-fargos-total-assets-balloon-by-681710000000-in-just-three-months-sp-global/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/jpmorgan-chase-bank-of-america-citibank-and-wells-fargos-total-assets-balloon-by-681710000000-in-just-three-months-sp-global/#respond Fri, 23 May 2025 10:23:44 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/jpmorgan-chase-bank-of-america-citibank-and-wells-fargos-total-assets-balloon-by-681710000000-in-just-three-months-sp-global/

The top four US banks have seen their assets grow in the past three months by a whopping $681.71 billion, according to market intelligence firm S&P Global.

S&P Global says that the combined assets of JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citibank and Wells Fargo ballooned by 5.9%, or $681.71 billion, in the first quarter of the year.

The massive asset growth is in stark contrast to “a 2.9% contraction in the previous quarter.”

“JPMorgan Chase & Co., the biggest US bank at $4.358 trillion in total assets as of March 31, reported an increase of $355.04 billion in assets in the first quarter. That marked the third-highest sequential increase among the nation’s 50 largest banks at 8.9%.

Citigroup Inc. posted the second-highest sequential growth at 9.3%, or an increase of $218.57 billion in assets.

Bank of America Corp. reported asset growth of 2.7% from the prior quarter, while Wells Fargo & Co.’s assets increased 1.1% in the same period.”

Despite the massive asset growth, Moody’s downgraded the deposit ratings of top US lenders JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo earlier this week, just days after stripping the nation of its triple-A rating.

The lenders’ long-term deposit ratings were lowered to Aa2, a one-step decrease and Moody’s third-highest level.

The reason cited by Moody’s for the downgrade is the government’s weakened ability to support the banks.

Last week, Moody’s downgraded America’s credit rating from AAA to Aa1 while changing the country’s outlook from negative to stable. Moody’s attributes the downgrade to the United States’ soaring national debt and interest payment ratios that exceed those of other countries with the same credit rating.

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