Silvergate Bank, renowned for its crypto-friendly attitude, has agreed to submit a self-liquidation plan with California banking authorities within 10 days, marking a major breakthrough for the cryptocurrency sector. In light of the Federal Reserve Board’s consent decree against Silvergate Capital Corporation and Silvergate Bank, released on March 8, 2023.
After closing in March, Silvergate Capital, a cryptocurrency-friendly bank that served industry giants like Coinbase and Gemini, is continuing to wind down. On Thursday, the company announced it would be laying off 230 workers, leaving only a core group of 80 to oversee the liquidation. A rough year for Silvergate
Silvergate, the crypto-friendly banking service wind down its operations and is in process of voluntary liquidation. The bank announced the stoppage of crypto payment services, which was major “the heart” of the firm, as the week began. The crypto ecosystem now will have one less banking support. Silvergate news announcement
To assist fill the void created by the closure of Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN). Payments processor BCB Group is speeding up plans to offer U.S. dollar capabilities, according to CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie in an interview. In Europe, BCB is headquartered in London. And is the first cryptocurrency company to
On March 3, Silvergate, a cryptocurrency bank, stated that it will be closing down its digital asset payment network. Citing a “risk-based decision” as the reason for the move. This action was taken after the bank’s shares dropped by 59% in the previous five days on worries that it would
Another crypto industry giant Silvergate Capital is in danger of collapsing less than four months after Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto exchange FTX and its sister company Alameda Research filed for bankruptcy. The global cryptocurrency market cap plummeted from $1.13 trillion to $1.02 trillion in just three days. The warning spread throughout
On Thursday, several cryptocurrency firms issued statements crafted to distance themselves from the crypto-friendly bank Silvergate Capital, whose shares have experienced a dramatic drop following the announcement that the firm would delay the publishing of its annual report and could report additional losses. Recently it was revealed that Coinbase, the
Moody’s downgrade and Ark Invest selling off of Silvergate Bank’s shares indicate deteriorating conditions at the financial institution. There was a run on the bank and it has been linked to the FTX crash. Ark Invest, Cathie Wood’s investment vehicle, reportedly sold more than 400,000 shares of parent firm Silvergate
Officially announcing the acquisition of Diem Group, a Facebook-affiliated firm, and its intellectual property and other technology assets essential to run the blockchain-based payment system, Silvergate made the deal public in February of last year. In 2021, Facebook stopped working on its digital currency project because of intense scrutiny from
Morgan Stanley warned in a study published on Monday that Silvergate Capital (SI) faces a variety of risks due to the turmoil in the cryptocurrency industry after the bankruptcy of the crypto exchange FTX. Wall Street bank team led by analyst Manan Gosalia slashed Silvergate shares ratings to underweight from
