Coinbase pauses support for Signature Bank's Signet: Report
More than a week after New York regulators closed the crypto-friendly Signature Bank, Coinbase has reportedly stopped support for the institution’s Signet payment platform.According to a March 20 report from the Wall Street Journal, Coinbase users won’t be able to use Signet to send funds outside of banking hours until further notice.
The crypto exchange was reportedly looking for another payment network provider and waiting on the outcome of the situation with Signature.
The crypto-friendly bank was the third domino to fall following the failure of Silvergate Bank on March 8 and Silicon Valley Bank on March 10.
Though financial regulators claimed they stepped in to “protect the U.S. economy by strengthening public confidence in our banking system,” reports have suggested that Signature had no issues with solvency at the time of its closure on March 12.
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