Getting its start in San Diego in 1988, Silvergate Bank is a savings & loan association. The institution advertises itself as a “leading provider of innovative financial infrastructure solutions and services” for the crypto industry. Essentially, it is a fintech representing over 1,300 digital currency projects. Silvergate boomed along with the rest of the industry. […]
FV (Fintech Ventures) Bank has opened its doors in the US territory of Puerto Rico–the first bank in the territory to offer a digital asset custody service. The crypto-friendly banking institution has been regulatory approved to offer settlements between digital assets and fiat currencies. It is the first US-regulated depository and custodial bank with an […]
MasterCard, the second-largest payment-processing corporation in the world, recently announced a new program that aims to facilitate cryptocurrency trading in banking platforms. In the program named “MasterCard Crypto Source”, the institution would serve as a “bridge” between ordinary banks and Paxos, a cryptocurrency trading platform that PayPal currently uses to provide related services. Alongside Paxos, […]
