The most valuable crypto stories for Friday, March 3, 2023. "The Hash" team discusses the crypto market reaction to a growing group of crypto firms ending its relationship with Silvergate. Plus, ConsenSys, a top software firm working on the Ethereum blockchain, is rolling out a zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) public testnet on March 28, intensifying the race among top crypto firms to be first to go fully live with the fast-emerging technology.See also:ConsenSys, Developer of Ethereum Software, Says zkEVM Public Testnet to Go Live March 28Was Silvergate on Borrowed Time as Regulators Backed Banks Away From Crypto?Crypto Bank Silvergate Downgraded by JPMorgan, Canaccord Amid Doubts of Firm’s SolvencyMicroStrategy Says It Doesn’t Have Any Assets Custodied With Silvergate-This episode has been edited by Ryan Huntington. The senior producer is Michele Musso and the executive producer is Jared Schwartz. Our theme song is “Neon Beach.”-Are you building the next big thing in Web3? Apply to pitch your project live on stage at the CoinDesk Pitchfest Powered by Google Cloud at Consensus, the industry’s most influential event happening April 26-28 in Austin, Texas. Apply by March 31 for a chance to be among the twelve finalists selected to pitch. Visit consensus.coindesk.com/pitchfest for more information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.