MicroStrategy Pays Off Silvergate Loan, Buys More Bitcoin
The company in March 2022 had borrowed $205 million from Silvergate Bank. Source
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Michael Saylor’s MicroStrategy repays Silvergate loan and buys 6.5K BTC
MicroStrategy, a business intelligence firm and a major Bitcoin (BTC) investor, is acquiring more BTC amid the recent cryptocurrency market recovery.MicroStrategy co-founder and former CEO Michael Saylor took to Twitter on March 27 to announce that the firm has repaid its $205 million loan to Silvergate.Citing a form 8-K filing
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Kraken to suspend Plaid withdrawals and deposits via ACH Silvergate
Major cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is experiencing difficulties with the withdrawal and deposit channel related to the automated clearing house (ACH) via Silvergate.Kraken has reportedly notified its users that it will be unable to support ACH deposits and withdrawals starting from March 27. According to multiple online reports by alleged Kraken
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Kraken to Suspend ACH Deposits and Withdrawals Following Silvergate Shutdown
“As of March 27, 2023, Kraken clients will no longer be able to use ACH deposits and withdrawals through Silvergate,” the company told CryptoX in an email. “We are working to make ACH funding options available through alternative funding providers as soon as possible and will communicate details with clients
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Looking at Some Unanswered Signature and Silvergate Bank Questions
I think it’s safe to assume people want certainty. Companies want to know they'll be able to tap banking services. For that to happen, banks need to be comfortable serving crypto companies. And for that to happen, they probably need to know what factors led to Signature becoming a failed
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Collapse of Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank represent a challenge for crypto
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Silvergate Capital, some of the most crypto-friendly banks in the industry, has forced many crypto firms to hold their breath. The loss of a significant banking partner for many companies means it will be even harder for them to comply with regulations
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Crypto-Friendly Silvergate Was Not Cut Off From Loans, FHLB Says
The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, the bank that supplied $4.3 billion to Silvergate late last year, did not force Silvergate to repay the advances which have been rumored to be the reason why the crypto-friendly bank went into voluntary liquidation, it said. Original Source
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Silvergate, SBV collapse ‘definitely good’ for Bitcoin, Trezor exec says
The ongoing crisis of banks in the United States has many positive implications for Bitcoin (BTC), according to an executive at the hardware wallet firm Trezor.On March 14, Bitcoin broke $26,000, a price level not seen since June 2022, posting the biggest gains this year so far. The multi-month high
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SVB and Silvergate are out, but major banks are still backing crypto firms
Over the last week, the collapse of three of the largest banks backing the crypto scene — Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank — has many industry pundits wondering how United States-based crypto companies will fare after such losses.While it has been said that there is “nobody
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Silvergate and SVB bite the dust: Law Decoded, March 6–13.
Last week, another major quake shook crypto markets. Silvergate Bank — a crypto-fiat gateway network for financial institutions and a significant on-ramp for cryptocurrencies in the United States — shut down operations due to liquidity problems. A couple of days later, another Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured institution, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB),
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