'Crypto bank' Silvergate is gearing up for an IPO after strong digital-currency customer growth

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Quick Take
- Silvergate Bank has more than 480 digital currency customers, with 145 in the pipeline. Strong growth from this customer segment has encouraged an IPO
- The firm has a strong moat around its business, stemming from and exchange network capable of 24/7 transfers
- The bank is betting big on digital currencies, selling off smaller business lending and retail branch units
Silvergate Capital Corporation, the holding company of startup-friendly Silvergate Bank, filed an S-1 in preparation for an IPO to be underwritten by investment banks, Barclays Capital Inc. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Based in La Jolla, California, the bank is well-known for welcoming customers that work with digital currencies, in part due to the long-standing […]
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