Silvergate Bank, once a cornerstone of the crypto-financial world, until it collapsed in early 2023, deceived its investors by lying about anti-money laundering and misleading investors about how it was submitted to FTX, the Securities and Exchange Commission. says the lawsuit. The suit also named the company's chief executive officer, chief risk officer, and chief financial officer. The SEC said in a statement that Silvergate agreed to pay $50 million to settle the allegations without admitting or denying the allegations. CEO Alan Lane and CRO Kathleen Fraher also settled for $1 million and $250,000. Silvergate said it had an effective anti-money laundering (AML) program specifically tailored for crypto use, but in reality it did not adequately monitor transactions "of approximately $1 trillion," the complaint said. Silvergate also failed to notice "nearly $9 billion in suspicious transactions" from FTX entities. FTX was one of Silvergate's biggest clients...
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