Crypto-Friendly Silvergate Bank Pays $63M to Settle Charges With SEC, Fed, California Regulator
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against Silvergate Bank’s parent entity and its former executives on Monday.
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Fed Report: Silvergate Bank Got Fatally Ensnared in Crypto While Examiners Shrugged
Silvergate Bank transformed from a community lender to a high-flying crypto bank without its Federal Reserve examiners raising an alarm, according to a report from the Federal Reserve’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), allowing the bank to take risks that would turn fatal.
This Crisis Will Define the Future of Money
The recent collapse of three high-profile banks – Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank – has caused worrying outflows at hundreds of regional banks. Now, with the U.S. Federal Reserve creating a new backstop facility reportedly worth $2 trillion and Switzerland’s central bank bailing out Credit Suisse to the tune of $54 billion, the echoes of prior crisis in 2008 and 2013 are loud.
Signature Bank’s Signet Platform Still Works, But Some Clients Have Moved On
A source told CoinDesk the real-time payments platform, popular with crypto businesses, will continue to be offered under the newly established Signature Bridge Bank entity.
OKX-Affiliated OKCoin Pauses USD On-Ramp Due to Signature Bank’s Collapse
OkCoin CEO Hong Fang tweeted that customer deposits are safe and USD withdrawals are not affected.
Crypto Stakeholders Say No Exposure to Shuttered Silvergate
Binance, Coinbase, OKX, and Paxos have all released statements.
Dapper Removes ACH Withdrawal Option, Citing Circle
Wire transfer and USDC remain an option for Dapper users.
Silvergate’s Struggles Will Likely Boost Stablecoins’ Role in Crypto Trading: Kaiko
Ailing crypto-friendly bank Silvergate closed its instant settlement SEN platform last week, which has been a key on-ramp for institutional crypto investors to transfer U.S. dollars to exchanges.
The Rise and Fall of Silvergate’s Crypto Business
Silvergate Bank lost more than $8 billion in deposits from its crypto customers in the final months of 2022 as its core block of business crumbled under the industry’s implosion – just as the bank’s regulators had predicted might happen for such institutions.
Was Silvergate on Borrowed Time as Regulators Backed Banks Away From Crypto?
Silvergate Bank is being hollowed out as its customers retreat following the disclosure that it has to reassess its financials and may not be a “going concern” within a year. The prominent California-based crypto bank’s future gets increasingly murky.