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Silvergate CEO, Alan Lane (CoinDesk)
Silvergate Wasn't Cut Off From Loans, Lender Says
Silvergate Bank said previously it had to accelerate the sale of securities to be able to repay advances from the Federal Home Bank of San Francisco.
Silvergate CEO, Alan Lane (CoinDesk)

Gibraltar's iconic rock. (Michal Morzak/Unsplash)
Gibraltar's Xapo Bank Enables GBP Payments, Prepares USDC Option Amid U.S. Crypto Banking Crisis
The retail-focused bank will be allowing users to make GBP payments directly to and from their U.K. accounts or wallets.
Gibraltar's iconic rock. (Michal Morzak/Unsplash)

Crypto firms in U.S. likely to push for offshore banking partners. (K8/Unsplash)
Banking Crisis in U.S. Likely to Push Crypto Firms Offshore
Switzerland, Lichtenstein and island jurisdictions are among the potential benefactors of the trend.
Crypto firms in U.S. likely to push for offshore banking partners. (K8/Unsplash)

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Is This a Crypto Banking Bailout?
It depends on who you ask, but this round of government interventions doesn’t yet resemble the large-scale, taxpayer-involved rescue in the wake of the 2008 financial meltdown.
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Silicon Valley Bank Sign (Provided)
Yellen Says No to SVB Bailout, but Says Government Is Working to Help Depositors
The Treasury Secretary sought to ease concerns that the bank’s collapse could lead to a domino effect.
Silicon Valley Bank Sign (Provided)

Silvergate Bank (CoinDesk)
Replacing Silvergate’s Network Is a Challenge for Crypto Industry: JPMorgan
Some of the services provided by Silvergate will migrate to other banks such as Signature Bank, Provident Bancorp, Metropolitan Commercial Bank and Customers Bancorp, the report said.
Silvergate Bank (CoinDesk)

Russia's Media Watchdog Bans Bitcoin Sites
Morgan Stanley Sees More Regulatory Scrutiny of Crypto On-Ramps as Silvergate Falters
The bank was a major player in the business of moving money in and out of crypto.
Russia's Media Watchdog Bans Bitcoin Sites

CGI concept of decentralized finance piggy bank for bitcoin (Getty Images)
Crypto’s Banking Problem Is Not Ironic
Call it Choke Point 2.0, debanking or whatever, the crypto industry’s problems with the banking industry show why the banking industry needs reform.
CGI concept of decentralized finance piggy bank for bitcoin (Getty Images)

(Charlotte Harrison/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
The Rise and Fall of Silvergate’s Crypto Business
The bank’s own data shows the rapid acceleration of its novel crypto-banking business and how leaning into digital assets made it vulnerable to the industry’s drama.
(Charlotte Harrison/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)