The Weekly Buzzing Stocks by Billy Kawasaki
Silvergate Capital Corporation
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TOP PICK
Aug 11, 2022
Silvergate Capital Corporation is a registered bank holding company for Silvergate Bank, headquartered in La Jolla, California. Silvergate Bank is a commercial bank that opened in 1988, has been profitable for 22 consecutive years, and has focused its strategy on creating the banking platform for innovators, especially in the digital currency industry, and developing product and service solutions addressing the needs of entrepreneurs. The Company's assets consist primarily of its investment in the Bank and the Company's primary activities are conducted through the Bank. Social media mentions are up 133% in the past 24h.
This soCal bank was the first mover in cryptos. Now, they have a 24/7 payments platform where customers can transfer real currencies and crptos. They even offer USD loans backed by Bitcoin. They just bought crypto technology, unusual for any bank. Stocks have surged from March 2020's single digits to $107 today. It hit $200 last November. An intriguing story.
A key player in cryptos, but has many problems. Share have crashed with the entire sector, losing 76% of value. Sam Bankman-Fried had accounts here so there's reputational risk; hit with one class-action lawsuit and more may come; just released a 68% decline in deposits; they have lost 10x the money they made in their best year; and so on.