{"id":23814,"date":"2023-10-03T10:59:24","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/fed-inspector-insights-on-crypto-and-nepotism-for-silvergate-banks-downfall\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T10:59:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T10:59:24","slug":"fed-inspector-insights-on-crypto-and-nepotism-for-silvergate-banks-downfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/fed-inspector-insights-on-crypto-and-nepotism-for-silvergate-banks-downfall\/","title":{"rendered":"Fed Inspector Insights on Crypto And Nepotism For Silvergate Bank&#8217;s Downfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>According to a study by United States Federal Reserve inspectors, Silvergate Bank, previously a crypto-friendly institution, met its fate this year as a result of a strong reliance on hazardous crypto deposits and a culture of nepotism that led to inefficient management.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Reserve Board\u2019s Office of Inspector General recently released an executive summary of its inquiry into the bank\u2019s demise, attributing Silvergate Bank\u2019s demise to its 2013 strategic shift that put an emphasis on \u201ccustomers engaged in crypto activities.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong> Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 177% + 77 Free Spins <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The report stated, <em>\u201cSilvergate\u2019s concentration in crypto industry deposit customers, rapid growth, and multilayered funding risks led to the bank\u2019s voluntary liquidation.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With deposits soaring from $1 billion in 2017 to $16 billion in 2021, Silvergate Bank has evolved from a relatively inconspicuous organization in the early 2010s into the preferred bank for crypto customers.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Over-Reliance on Crypto Deposits<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The majority of Silvergate\u2019s client deposits became uninsured and interest-free during this period of fast growth, thus transforming the bank into a lender to a single sector. The bank should have submitted a fresh application to the Federal Reserve if it had complied with current banking laws. Government regulators did not, however, put pressure on the bank to implement new risk management practices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong>177% up to 5BTC + 77 <strong> Free Spins<\/strong>!<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. Exclusive Welcome Bonus of 177% + 77 Free Spins <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The study condemned the absence of \u201cstronger, earlier, and more decisive supervisory action\u201d to address these problems, despite the fact that several government supervisors had voiced concerns about the bank\u2019s operations.<\/p>\n<p>Silvergate Bank\u2019s issues went beyond its cryptocurrency transactions. The bank\u2019s senior management was found to have a culture of nepotism, which contributed to a weak corporate structure and a failure to handle the dangers brought on by its fast development.<\/p>\n<p>The report concluded, <em>\u201cSilvergate\u2019s board of directors and senior management were ineffective, and the bank\u2019s corporate governance and risk management capabilities did not keep pace with the bank\u2019s rapid growth, increasing complexity and evolving risk profile.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Since <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/crypto-friendly-bank-silvergate-to-liquidate-assets\/\">Silvergate Bank chose voluntary liquidation in March 2023<\/a>, it is not considered to have failed. As a result, the government did not need to step in to enforce the depositors\u2019 restitution.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/fed-inspector-insights-on-crypto-and-nepotism-for-silvergate-banks-downfall\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) According to a study by United States Federal Reserve inspectors, Silvergate Bank, previously a crypto-friendly institution, met its fate this year as a result of a strong reliance on hazardous crypto deposits and a culture of nepotism that led to inefficient management. 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