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The holding company for Silvergate Bank, Silvergate Capital Corporation, has announced the voluntary liquidation of the bank and the immediate winding down of the firm’s operations. The press release states that Silvergate believes the wisest course of action is a voluntary liquidation of the Bank and an orderly winding
Grayscale Investments, LLC, CEO Michael Sonnenshein, Digital Currency Group, and Barry Silbert are being sued by Alameda Research Ltd., the hedge fund run by disgraced former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. A press release covering the lawsuit stated: FTX Debtors are seeking injunctive relief to unlock $9 billion or more in value
The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the U.S. Treasury all declared on Sunday that they will take “decisive actions” to boost public trust in the nation’s banking sector. The FDIC and Federal Reserve came to this decision after recommending that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)
News - Politics - Mar 14, 2023The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the U.S. Treasury all declared on Sunday that they will take “decisive actions” to boost public trust in the nation’s banking sector. The FDIC and Federal Reserve came to this decision after recommending that Silicon Valley Bank (SVB)
News - Politics - Mar 14, 2023The holding company for Silvergate Bank, Silvergate Capital Corporation, has announced the voluntary liquidation of the bank and the immediate winding down of the firm’s operations. The press release states that Silvergate believes the wisest course of action is a voluntary liquidation of the Bank and an orderly winding
News - Technology - Mar 09, 2023Grayscale Investments, LLC, CEO Michael Sonnenshein, Digital Currency Group, and Barry Silbert are being sued by Alameda Research Ltd., the hedge fund run by disgraced former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. A press release covering the lawsuit stated: FTX Debtors are seeking injunctive relief to unlock $9 billion or more in value
News - Bitcoin - Mar 07, 2023Tether, the most popular stablecoin in the world, is backed by billions of dollars in Treasury Bills that are managed on Wall Street. According to those familiar with the situation, Cantor Fitzgerald is assisting Tether, in managing its $39 billion bond portfolio. The securities are part of the $69 billion
News - Technology - Feb 12, 2023After operating for more than ten years, the Finland-based peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin platform LocalBitcoins, is shutting down operations. On February 9th, LocalBitcoins announced that the company was ceasing operations due to challenging market conditions. LocalBitcoins CEO Nikolaus Kangas stated that “regardless of our efforts to overcome challenges and turn our
News - Bitcoin - Feb 09, 2023According to remarks made by Sean O’Neal of Cleary Gottlieb, who is representing Genesis, a division of Digital Currency Group (DCG), a restructuring agreement has been reached with creditors. The sale of Genesis Global Trading would be one part of this plan to maximize recovery. The agreement will also
News - Business - Feb 07, 2023European Union legislators have voted in favor of imposing rigorous capital requirements on banks that hold Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. Economic spokesperson for the EU parliament’s European People’s Party Markus Ferber states that “banks will be required to hold a euro of their own capital for every euro they
News - Politics - Jan 24, 2023The unregistered offering and sale of securities to retail investors through the Gemini Earn crypto asset lending program was charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today against Genesis Global Capital, LLC and Gemini Trust Company, LLC. The SEC claims that Genesis and Gemini raised billions of dollars’ worth
News - Business - Jan 12, 2023