2023-03-03 16:46:06
Why has $BTC tested $22,000, and other coins from the top 10 have been falling in the last day?The most likely reason is that
Silvergate Capital Corporation’s shares (Silvergate Bank’s parent company) fell by 57.7% on March 2nd, which is why the attention of regulators to the crypto industry increased, and investor confidence decreased.
Watch the snowball rolling: In December, a class action was filed against Silvergate Bank for supposed assistance in transferring funds between FTX and Alameda Research
In January, it became known that the bank's quarterly loss amounted to $1 billion
In February, the US authorities began inspecting Silvergate's connection with the infamous exchange and hedge fund, and Moody's downgraded the bank's rating after reducing the baseline credit assessment
On March 1st, the LedgerX crypto derivatives platform refused to cooperate with the bank
On March 2nd, there was information about the delay in the publication of the annual report of Silvergate Capital Corporation for the SEC, which led to a sharp drop in their shares
Today, amid rumors of Silvergate's bankruptcy, Coinbase, Circle, Paxos, Crypto com, Gemini, Bitstamp, Galaxy Digital, and others refused to cooperate with them
In total, the shares of Silvergate's parent company have lost 92% of their value in six months
Unfortunately, the echoes of the FTX crash and the past wrong decisions of crypto companies still affect today's market. However, not everyone's upset because of such news.
So, how's it, bears?
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