Silvergate didn’t begin in the crypto space. In real estate, it all began. Nonetheless, the bank entered the Bitcoin market in January 2014. It was a turbulent year; Bitcoin started the year around $770 and ended the year above $300. Alan Lane, CEO of Silvergate, noted on a June 2022 episode of the Odd Lots podcast that:
Despite a 9.95% increase last week and the all-time high difficulty, bitcoin’s hashrate has averaged around 305 exahash per second (EH/s) over the past 30 days. According to current data, the hashrate has been around 308 EH/s over the past 2,016 blocks. The next difficulty change, set to occur on March 10, is estimated to increase again, as block times have been faster than the 10-minute average, coming in at 8 minutes and 30 seconds to 9 minutes and 41 seconds per block.
Binance USD (BUSD) market cap has fallen below $10 billion for the first time in almost two years amid a United States regulatory crackdown on its token issuer and a planned delisting from a major crypto exchange.
LTC, the ticker for Litecoin, the cryptocurrency that powers the crypto-payments-focused Litecoin blockchain, was last trading around 3.5% lower on Thursday in the $94 area, having pulled back to the south of its 21-Day Moving Average at $95.50 and from earlier weekly highs in the $98.50 area. The cryptocurrency’s latest pullback comes in tandem with a broader easing of crypto prices after fresh US data (weekly jobless claims) pointed at a still-hot labor market and economy, pressuring risk assets and supporting Fed tightening bets.
Crypto-friendly bank Silvergate has delayed filing its 10-K, an annual report on the financial health of the company. The news has sent its stock price down 31%.
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