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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>NYT deep-ish dive on the world's largest cryptocurrency driven marketplace for drugs, weapons, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a> services, slaves, etc: <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HuioneGuarantee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HuioneGuarantee</span></a> in Camboida.</p><p>* NYT: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/world/asia/cambodia-money-laundering-huione.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/23/world/a</span><span class="invisible">sia/cambodia-money-laundering-huione.html</span></a><br>* no paywall: <a href="https://archive.ph/CGkoc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/CGkoc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><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/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cambodia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cambodia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/myanmar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myanmar</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SEAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEAsia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pigbutchering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pigbutchering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolveBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvolveBank</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>more great reporting from Jason Mikula on the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/a16z" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>a16z</span></a> / <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MarcAndreessen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcAndreessen</span></a> backed financial disaster known as Synapse, the middleman behind Yotta and others that lost track of (and maybe lost) most of their customers’ money.</p><p>Andreessen’s desire to eliminate the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> for “terrorizing” <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fintech</span></a> companies like Synapse suggests a desire to keep backing companies that will strip mine the wallets of uneducated consumers.</p><p>Seen also: Evolve Bank &amp; Trust (a bank popular with players like <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/GeorgeSantos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeSantos</span></a>), <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VoyagerDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoyagerDigital</span></a> (a crypto company backed by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MarcCuban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcCuban</span></a> that incinerated user deposits in 2022), and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MetropolitanCommercialBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MetropolitanCommercialBank</span></a> (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MCB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MCB</span></a>), a NY institution beloved by the far right in Israel.</p><p><a href="https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/regulators-should-conduct-material" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fintechbusinessweekly.substack</span><span class="invisible">.com/p/regulators-should-conduct-material</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/Yotta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yotta</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Synapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synapse</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JasonMikula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JasonMikula</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FintechBusinessWeekly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FintechBusinessWeekly</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>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>🤑 George Santos and Andy Ogles, two well known pillars of virtue, held their campaign's money at the same bank that issued the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTX</span></a> debit cards, partnered with organized crime connected <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> disaster <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PrimeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeTrust</span></a>, and can't find tens of millions of dollars of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Yotta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yotta</span></a>'s customers' money... <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolveBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvolveBank</span></a> </p><p>details at the always excellent Fintech Business Weekly here: <a href="https://fintechbusinessweekly.substack.com/p/why-did-political-campaigns-suddenly" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fintechbusinessweekly.substack</span><span class="invisible">.com/p/why-did-political-campaigns-suddenly</span></a></p><p>oh, and also: <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DanFriedberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DanFriedberg</span></a>, the lawyer for FTX, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tether</span></a>, and the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UltimateBet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UltimateBet</span></a> fraud, was one of Santos's biggest donors 🤔</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>moneylaundering</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/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election2024</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024Election</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AndyOgles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndyOgles</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GeorgeSantos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeSantos</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Synapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Synapse</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Yotta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yotta</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/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SBF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBF</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/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fintech</span></a></p>
Avoid the Hack! :donor:<p>Affirm says cardholders impacted by Evolve Bank data breach</p><p>Evolve Bank <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> rippling like a wave.</p><p>Holders of Affirms payment cards (“Affirm Card”) have had their personal information leaked. The investigation on Evolve’s end is still ongoing…</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/evolvebank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evolvebank</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/affirm-says-cardholders-impacted-by-evolve-bank-data-breach/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/affirm-says-cardholders-impacted-by-evolve-bank-data-breach/</span></a></p>
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