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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>oh look, another <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fintech</span></a> bankruptcy involving Evolve Bank &amp; Trust.</p><p>some other fun places Evolve has popped up:</p><p>1. issuer of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTX</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BlockFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlockFi</span></a> debit cards (before those companies blew up and customers lost all their money)<br>2. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GeorgeSantos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeSantos</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AndyOgles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndyOgles</span></a> held their campaign money at Evolve<br>3. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Synapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synapse</span></a> bankruptcy which cost customers of a bunch of fintech "banks" like <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Yotta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yotta</span></a> most if not all of their money<br>4. Partnered with "anti-woke" fintech <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GloriFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GloriFi</span></a><br>5. Got hacked by Russia midway through Synapse bankruptcy proceedings<br>6. Anonymous crypto debit card issuer for <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ZELF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZELF</span></a><br>7. Frequently found to be the bank used by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> fraudsters<br>8. Sanctioned by federal reserve for <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a></p><p>The fact that Evolve has not been shut down is insane. Banking system cannot survive if these kinds of bad actors roam free like the wind.</p><p>* more on Evolve: <a href="https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/evolves-problematic-partners-bankruptcies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fintechbusinessweekly.substack</span><span class="invisible">.com/p/evolves-problematic-partners-bankruptcies</span></a><br>* even more: <a href="https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/evolve-hit-with-fed-enforcement-action" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fintechbusinessweekly.substack</span><span class="invisible">.com/p/evolve-hit-with-fed-enforcement-action</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolveBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvolveBank</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolveBankAndTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvolveBankAndTrust</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finreg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finreg</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AML" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AML</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BaaS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BaaS</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>putin</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>JessTheUnstill</span></a></span> interesting fact: the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Synapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synapse</span></a> partner bank where all these issues are stemming from, Evolve Bank &amp; Trust, has a bunch of fun properties:</p><p>1. Issuer of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTX</span></a> debit card<br>2. Used by George Santos and Andy Ogles to store campaign funds<br>3. Banking partner of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PrimeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeTrust</span></a>, the Nevada crypto custody company that collapsed in 2023<br>4. Banking partner of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BlockFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlockFi</span></a>, one of the crypto "banks" that went down with the good ship FTX.<br>5. Recently hacked by Russians<br>6. Recently hit with a major fed enforcement action</p><p>Also Synapse was backed in a big way by Trump loving <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a16z</span></a> and Marc Andreessen.</p><p>Some more details: </p><p><a href="https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/evolve-hit-with-fed-enforcement-action" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fintechbusinessweekly.substack</span><span class="invisible">.com/p/evolve-hit-with-fed-enforcement-action</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/marcandreessen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>marcandreessen</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolveBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvolveBank</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolvebankAndTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvolvebankAndTrust</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ethereum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethereum</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BTC</span></a></p>
Jamie Clark<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://indieweb.social/@web3isgreat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>web3isgreat</span></a></span> It might be worth mentioning, when you read that table, that in bankruptcy disclosures, particularly for securities-clearing-type-entities, the asset numbers initially disclosed •frequently• turn out later to be full of holes, or subject to netting, or notional not actual liability amounts, etc. etc. <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/FTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTX</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/BlockFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlockFi</span></a></p>