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“Coupled with the drop in the price of bitcoin, we have seen a noticeable drop in trading volumes, too, across the ecosystem when news about Silvergate’s financial difficulties broke,” Guilhem Chaumont, CEO of Paris-based market maker and brokerage Flowdesk, told CoinDesk in a note. Original Source
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The voluntary liquidation of crypto-friendly bank Silvergate has sparked many to share their thoughts about the source of its troubles and the broader impact of the bank’s collapse on crypto. From lawmakers to crypto analysts, crypto firm executives to commentators — nearly everyone’s had something to say regarding the recent announcement
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“Discouraging banks from providing deposit accounts only exacerbates this problem by creating fewer options for any one sector to obtain banking services. The problem is not about crypto, but concentration risks,” Shelia Warren, the council’s CEO, said in a statement. Source
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Bitcoin mining firm Marathon Digital has paid off its term loan and terminated its credit facilities with crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank, just as the bank announced it will be winding down operations.Marathon announced on Mar. 8 that it had prepaid its outstanding loan balance earlier that day, and would be terminating
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Marathon said that on March 8, the term loan prepayment was completed, and the company’s credit facilities with Silvergate Bank were terminated, reducing its debt by $50 million, according to a statement. The debt paydown also increased its unrestricted bitcoin holdings by 3,132 as the bitcoin that was being held
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At 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Silvergate Bank announced its intention to wind down the crypto-friendly bank’s operations and voluntarily liquidate the company’s assets. The news follows significant financial troubles the bank faced, and the firm’s stock plummeted in value. Details of Silvergate’s Wind Down and Liquidation Plan Over the last six months,
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In a statement, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said, "As the impact of FTX’s collapse continues to ripple outward, today we are seeing what can happen when a bank is overreliant on a risky, volatile sector like cryptocurrencies. I’ve been concerned that when banks get involved with crypto,
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The parent company of Silvergate Bank, known to many in the space as one of the major crypto banks, has announced plans to “wind down operations” and liquidate the bank.In a March 8 announcement, Silvergate Capital Corporation said the decision to shutter operations was “in light of recent industry and
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FDIC officials are reportedly looking at the books and records of Silvergate Bank and could provide a remedy for bank to come out of the turmoil. Crypto-focused bank Silvergate Capital is facing a major crisis at its end and is looking for a way to stay in business. As per
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Bitcoin (BTC) exchange Coinbase has remained a firm “buy” for ARK Invest throughout its recent price drop.The latest data shows ARK continuing to buy COIN shares despite bankruptcy concerns over Silvergate bank, a major Coinbase partner.ARK ETF keeps topping up on Coinbase stockIn the latest demonstration of its fearless approach
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