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Senators Ask Regulators About Bank-Crypto Firm Ties
Cryptocurrency // December 08, 2022

Two senators are asking regulators about links between banks and cryptocurrency firms.  In letters sent Wednesday (Dec. 7) to the heads of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren...

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Report: US Prosecutors Looking Into What Silvergate Knew of FTX

February 02, 2023
U.S. prosecutors are reportedly examining Silvergate Capital’s hosting of accounts for FTX and Alameda Research. Bloomberg reported Thursday (Feb. 2) that the probe centers on what banks and intermediaries knew about the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency companies that have since been accused by U.S. officials of fraud. Silvergate’s bank catered to crypto companies and served Alameda Research […]

Senators Ask Regulators About Bank-Crypto Firm Ties

December 08, 2022
Two senators are asking regulators about links between banks and cryptocurrency firms.  In letters sent Wednesday (Dec. 7) to the heads of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance...