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Silvergate probed by US prosecutors over FTX, Alameda accounts: Bloomberg – Crypto News

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US prosecutors are investigating California-based cryptocurrency bank Silvergate Capital Corp. for how it handled accounts tied to now-bankrupt crypto exchange ftx and its brokerage arm Alameda ResearchBloomberg reported on Thursday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

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Fast facts

  • The Department of Justice’s fraud unit is investigating Silvergate’s dealings with the collapsed crypto companies, according to the Bloomberg report.
  • Silvergate has not been accused of any wrongdoing and the investigation is in its early stages, according to the report. Silvergate declined to comment, Bloomberg said.
  • Silvergate’s shares on the New York Stock Exchange fell 18% in after-hours trading on Thursday, erasing most of the 29% gain during the day.
  • The company posted a net loss of US$949 million for all of 2022, compared to a net income of US$75.5 million in 2021, according to its latest earnings report To install last month.
  • In early January, Silvergate laid off 40% of its staffor about 200 employees, after the collapse of FTX, it said in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Jan. 5.
  • Silvergate did not immediately respond to Forkast’s email request for comment.

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