Silvergate Capital Corp said on Friday it made a "risk-based decision" to discontinue the Silvergate Exchange Network, its crypto payments network, two days after the digital asset-focused bank raised doubts about its viability.
Silvergate Shuts Crypto Payments Network It Once Hyped
Silvergate Capital Corp. discontinued the payments network that has served as a vital hub for investors in the cryptocurrency industry, days after the firm raised questions about its own viability.
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Latest Crypto Collapse: Bitcoin And Ethereum’s Losses Top $24 Billion As Silvergate Unravels
Spurring bitcoin’s 4% drop were growing concerns about the health of one-time crypto banking titan Silvergate, whose shares are down 98% over the last 16 months.