Silvergate Bank To Submit Self-liquidation Plan Shortly Post Fed Consent

• Silvergate Bank was able to weather the storm brought on by the bankruptcy of FTX.
• The Bank has agreed to submit a self-liquidation plan with authorities within 10 days.

Silvergate Bank, renowned for its crypto-friendly attitude, has agreed to submit a self-liquidation plan with California banking authorities within 10 days, marking a major breakthrough for the cryptocurrency sector.

In light of the Federal Reserve Board’s consent decree against Silvergate Capital Corporation and Silvergate Bank, released on March 8, 2023. The bank has decided to voluntarily liquidate its assets. Although a deadline extension is possible. Silvergate Bank’s self-liquidation plan still has to be approved by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

Many Deficiencies During Assesment

This means the bank must carefully manage its cash reserves. And any other resources at its disposal in order to reimburse depositors in full. The bank had previously said that it would be closing due to financial difficulties.

Silvergate Bank was recently examined by state regulators and authorities from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. And the resulting consent order from the Federal Reserve outlines many “deficiencies” discovered during the assessment.

These problems include things like a lack of compliance with banking rules and regulations and safety and soundness issues. Particularly noteworthy is the order’s connection of the bank’s demise to its association with the bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange.

Silvergate Bank was able to weather the storm brought on by the bankruptcy of FTX and the write-down of Diem, a digital asset connected to Facebook.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco provided the bank with an emergency loan of billions of dollars, which was both unusual and contentious. The bank received some much-needed short-term respite thanks to this premier organization, which was established by the government to facilitate mortgage borrowing in the United States.