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Silvergate is the second-largest bank in the US that deals with cryptocurrency companies, ranking only after Signature. It acts as a crucial link between the crypto world and traditional fiat currencies.
Recently, Silvergate has decided that the best course of action, given the regulatory changes in the industry, is to gradually wind down its operations and voluntarily liquidate. The closure plan guarantees full repayment of all deposits.
In early March, Silvergate had already announced that it would discontinue the Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN).
Several crypto exchanges have already confirmed that they have not been affected by their association with Silvergate and that their clients' funds are safe. 
The charismatic founder of BitMEX has revealed his vision for the market. Spoiler: he moves liquid fiat money from treasury bills to cash and intends to invest it all in high-risk assets (bitcoin and other crypto, of course).
Key takeaways from Arthur Hayes' post:
? S&P500 is up 40% in 3 months;
? Fed balance sheet will drop $100 billion every month;
? The market will get an extra $500 billion out of the Treasury General Account (TGA), which will accelerate inflation;
? When the money runs out (sometime in July), Congress will vote to increase the debt ceiling;
? The market will end up flooded with unbacked debt liabilities;
? The world's banks will be forced to resort to printing more money (this process has already begun).
"The party has begun!", Arthur concludes. 
Vitalik Buterin expressed his opinion on the potential of cryptocurrencies
Vitalik Buterin stated that despite cryptocurrency's spread and growing popularity, crypto payments are still undervalued in the international market. He thinks digital assets outperform fiat in such areas as donations to charities, global payments, and transactions within a country. 
Payouts will begin on March 10 and will be made in both BTC and fiat. As of now, the applicants will receive about a fifth of the claim amount.
For 2019, the exchange balance was 142 thousand BTC ($3.3 billion), 143 thousand BCH ($19 million) and $510 million in Japanese yen.
It must be said that the situation with Mt.Gox was so hopeless that many investors perceived the receipt of their coins as a gift from the gods. In addition, bitcoins were lost at a completely different price.
Adam Beck, CEO of lending company Blockstream, says:
“I pretty much wrote off the bitcoins I had on Mt.Gox as a loss. So philosophically, whatever I get now is a cold storage bonus.” 
The number of cryptocurrency marketplaces is steadily growing
There are an increasing number of marketplaces that sell goods or services not only for fiat currency, but also for cryptocurrencies. This trend has become so widespread that some platforms have chosen to completely give up on fiat in favor of a diverse range of digital assets. 
The company has started the process of obtaining state licenses for regulation and development of software for the integration of embedded payments.
Earlier, Elon Musk said that Twitter should be transformed into an "everything app" with messaging, payments, and commercial functions. According to these plans, the company registered with the US Treasury as a payment processor in November 2022.
Per Musk's wishes, the payment system is initially designed for fiat. While its structure will provide for future cryptocurrency features.
Mask's favorite, Dogecoin, reacts violently to the news. Investors, just in case, pumped the MASK token (why would anyone invest in bitcoin, after all). 
