By November 16, EOS and Block.One founder Brendan Blumer had spent over $90 million to buy 9.27% of Silvergate stock. Since then, the crypto-friendly bank has collapsed by over 80% — Blumer has personally lost at least $74 million.

Silvergate was known to be a major bank for FTX and Alameda Research — FTX filed for bankruptcy five days before Blumer’s investment. Now, Silvergate is the latest ship to sink to the bottom of a rather cluttered crypto pool. Why did Blumer make such a blunder?

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