Is this 32 -year -old a brilliant founder or a misleading fraudster?

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The great story

The criminal proceedings against Fintech’s 32 -year -old founder Charlie Javice began on February 21, with lawyers setting their opening arguments. On one side, Jpmorgan chase He claims Javice has helped “fake millions of customers to cause bank to buy her company”, Student Financial Planning Aid Startup Sincerefor $ 175 million. For its part, Javice claims that the financial services giant had a “buyer” because of the government’s change in the way in which financial aid forms are completed. Her lawyers say they claim that fraud was a way to get out of the deal. Of course we will stick to this trial and if the judges will find in favor of Javice or Jpmorgan, or something in between.

Dollars and cents

Finish Barrel He hopes to raise a $ 55 million G -series round, but has so far closed $ 29 million to date, according to a recent SEC deposit. The closure soon comes after the founder of the digital bank Colin Walsh announced that he left his role as CEO, with Gavin Michael replaces him.

Encryption exchange Bybit It was announced on February 21 that the “refined attack” led to the theft of Ethereum (ETH) by one of the company’s wallets. Bybit’s chief executive and co -founder Ben Zhou said in a lifetime that hackers stole about 401,346 ETH, which at the time of theft was about $ 1.4 billion.

Calf On February 21, he said that the Securities and Exchange Commission agreed to expel the lawsuit against the company with prejudice, which means that it cannot be lodged again. The move, which is still subject to the approval of SEC commissioners, is yet another message that Trump’s administration plans to be more Crypto than the sec was under former leader Gary Gensler. Days later, Worthy He said the Securities and Exchange Commission closed its research on the Robinhood encryption unit and would not exercise action.

Judging by our inbox, there is no shortage of business capital that still bets big in the fintech. Here is a list of a few VCs that remain upset in Fintech. Note: This is a continuous list that will be updated over time.

Based on Dubai JerseyThe offer allows for payment companies, especially in Africa to date, to settle transactions and fund customer accounts immediately, has raised $ 10 million in seed funding, including both shares and debt. Stablecoin Tether provider led $ 3 million.

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