Silvergate is becoming a real crypto bank and that should worry legacy banks. 

We first wrote about Silvergate Bank when they announced their pre IPO round by the Witter Family Office (not by the usual VC Funds). The Witter name should ring a bell with finance folks as the money came from Mr. Dean Witter and the firm that bears his name (part of Morgan Stanley since 1997). […]

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Fintech Macro Part 2. Neobank consolidation phase will create a few huge winners 

During the Cambrian explosion phase, lots of Neobanks were funded. It was a period of high excitement, full of hopes and dreams. Cambrian explosion is usually followed by consolidation when: A. Lots of startups fail. For investors with a portfolio, this is difficult. For entrepreneurs, this is traumatic. B. A few startups make it to the […]

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