Moonstone Bank, a rural bank with links to FTX is exiting the crypto space and rebranding, citing “recent events in the crypto assets industry and the changing regulatory environment surrounding crypto asset businesses.”
Moonstone Bank, a rural Washington state bank that received an estimated $11.5 million investment from FTX’s sister company, Alameda Research, says that it will be exiting the crypto space and returning to its “original mission” as a community bank., the bank said that the change in strategy comes as a result of “recent events in the crypto assets industry and the changing regulatory environment surrounding crypto asset businesses.
As part of the bank’s initiative to “return to its roots,” it said that it will no longer use the name Moonstone Bank and will be rebranding and re-adopting the Farmington State Bank name, known in the local community for 135 years. According to the bank, the change is estimated to take effect in the coming weeks and local banking customers will not experience any disruption of services.
Although the bank did not outrightly cite the collapse of FTX as part of its decision to re-strategize and rebrand, it is understood that these events may be linked. Moonstone Bank was reportedly acquired in 2020 by Jean Chalopin, the Bahamas-based chairman of Deltec, which is another FTX banking partner. Chalopin reportedly secured an $11.5 million investment from Alameda Research in January 2022 to transform Moonstone into a crypto-focused financial services firm.Farmington State Bank appears to be on the growing list of banks affected by the sudden implosion of FTX., causing the company to sell off its assets at a loss and cut staff by 40% to cover $8.
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