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Crypto Bank Silvergate Announces 'Voluntary Liquidation'
8.3.2023
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has taken over Silvergate Bank, which saw prominent customers abandon it and its stock price plunge after revealing it faced regulatory scrutiny and had to sell assets to pay off loans
Crypto Banking Firm BCB Readies U.S. Dollar Payments to Plug Silvergate Gap
6.3.2023
BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie said he hopes to have dollar fiat-to-crypto rails in place and ready to go live early in the second quarter
Crypto Bank Silvergate Forced to Return $9.85M Deposit to BlockFi in Ongoing Bankruptcy Dispute
4.3.2023
Crypto-friendly bank Silvergate has been forced to return $9.85 million to BlockFi as part of the crypto lender’s ongoing bankruptcy proceedings.
According to documents made available on the website of BlockFi’s restructuring advisor, the bankruptcy court overseeing BlockFi's restructuring process...
What Now for Crypto Banking?
3.3.2023
Regulators are leery of traditional banks offering services to crypto companies, and wary of specialist crypto banks, like Custodia, with new business models. Frances Coppola asks: Where do we go from here?
Crypto Bank Charter Firm Protego Trust Lays Off Most of Its Workforce: Source
1.3.2023
Crypto Bank Custodia's Bid for Fed Supervision Rejected Again
23.2.2023
The Federal Reserve Board announced Thursday it had again rejected crypto bank Custodia's bid for Fed supervision
Crypto bank Silvergate ranks as the second most-shorted stock on Wall Street
12.2.2023
Over 72% of Silvergate Capital Corp stocks were shorted as of Jan. 31, shows FINRA's latest data
Bogus Crypto Bank Chief Jailed for 10 Years After Duping Investors out of $181m
9.2.2023
The CEO of a bogus South Korean crypto bank has been handed a 10-year jail term – after cheating investors out of a total of $181 million.
The news outlets Chosun and Newsis reported that the CEO (surnamed Ko) led a firm named QRC Bank. Ko was convicted of fraud and other charges. Two other...
Aspiring Crypto Bank’s Plight Shows Binance’s Issues Are Just Part of the Story
8.2.2023
Custodia Bank’s membership rejection by the Federal Reserve Board is more alarming for crypto banking than the recent troubles of Binance, Juno and Signature Bank combined
Don't Call It 'Britcoin': Digital Pound Nothing Like Crypto, Bank of England Official Says
7.2.2023
Crypto Bank Juno Resumes Services After Pause
7.2.2023
The firm paused services last month amid its former crypto custodian Wyre's turmoil
Crypto Bank Silvergate Shares Move Higher After BlackRock Boosts Stake
31.1.2023
The troubled crypto bank gained nearly 10% in Tuesday's session
US Senators Press Crypto Bank Silvergate on Ties to FTX: Bloomberg
31.1.2023
The lawmakers said in a letter that Silvergate’s previous responses to queries were “evasive and incomplete.”
Crypto Bank Custodia Denied Membership in US Federal Reserve System
29.1.2023
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has rejected the attempt of Custodia Bank to become member of the Federal Reserve System. According to the decision announced Friday, the application submitted by the digital asset bank is inconsistent with legal requirements. Federal Reserve Board Says Business Model...
Crypto Bank Silvergate Suspends Dividend on Preferred Stock
27.1.2023
The bank is looking to preserve capital as it navigates recent volatility in the crypto industry
Is The Federal Home Loans Bank System Carrying Out a Stealth Rescue of the 2 Biggest Crypto Banks?
22.1.2023
Signature Bank and Silvergate, two of the biggest crypto banks, have received billions in loans from the Federal Home Loan Banks, a system originally designed to support housing finance and community investment.
According to a Saturday report from The Wall Street Journal, Signature Bank received...
U.S. home-loan banks lent billions of dollars to crypto banks: Report
21.1.2023
Signature Bank and Silvergate reportedly borrowed over $13 billion from the federal home loan system
Silvergate Capital Incurs Loss of $1 Billion in Q4 of 2022
20.1.2023
Silvergate Capital Corporation, the parent firm of the crypto-focused bank Silvergate Bank, has attributed the $1 billion loss it incurred in the fourth quarter of 2022 to the confidence crisis that permeates the entire crypto ecosystem. While Silvergate has taken steps to help it navigate...
President Herbert Hoover Saves the Day for a Crypto Bank? Yeah, That’s Weird
15.1.2023
Silvergate got propped up by the Federal Home Loan Bank system created in 1932
Crypto Bankruptcies Are Very Complicated
13.1.2023
The FTX, Voyager, Celsius and BlockFi bankruptcy proceedings are proving how complicated they really are