⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@JessTheUnstill" class="u-url mention">@<span>JessTheUnstill</span></a></span> interesting fact: the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Synapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Synapse</span></a> partner bank where all these issues are stemming from, Evolve Bank & Trust, has a bunch of fun properties:</p><p>1. Issuer of the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<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="tag">#<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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>marcandreessen</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolveBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EvolveBank</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolvebankAndTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EvolvebankAndTrust</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ethereum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ethereum</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BTC</span></a></p>
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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>Just in case you were wondering why yes, there is a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crypto</span></a> angle to the massive <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TDBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TDBank</span></a> money laundering scandal. </p><p>Turns out a big chunk of the fines levied by <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FinCen" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FinCen</span></a> for the massive drug money laundering facilitated by TD Bank was because "over $420 million [sent] to a financial institution offering cryptocurrency services in the high-risk jurisdiction of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Colombia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Colombia</span></a>."</p><p>Curious if anyone has any guesses as to what crypto company that is or was.</p><p>edit: my current guess is that the crypto company is <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Kado" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kado</span></a>, a Colombian company that trades crypto for cash and prepaid debit cards and uses <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FortressTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FortressTrust</span></a> (FKA <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PrimeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PrimeTrust</span></a>, a <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Nevada</span></a> company long rumoured to be connected to the italian mafia), to do (probably fake) KYC/AML.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/drugcartels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>drugcartels</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/stockmarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>stockmarket</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/banking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>banking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/moneylaundering" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canada</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/canadapol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canadapol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/canadianpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>canadianpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BTC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USDT" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USDT</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/USD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>USD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crime</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cartels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cartels</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/drugcartels" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>drugcartels</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/organizedCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>organizedCrime</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="tag">#<span>FTX</span></a> debit cards, partnered with organized crime connected <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>crypto</span></a> disaster <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PrimeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>Yotta</span></a>'s customers' money... <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolveBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><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="tag">#<span>DanFriedberg</span></a>, the lawyer for FTX, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tether" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Tether</span></a>, and the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/UltimateBet" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<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="tag">#<span>moneylaundering</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/election2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>election2024</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>2024Election</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AndyOgles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AndyOgles</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/GeorgeSantos" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GeorgeSantos</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Synapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Synapse</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Yotta" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Yotta</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EvolvebankAndTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EvolvebankAndTrust</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SBF" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SBF</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/fintech" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>fintech</span></a></p>
Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈<p>Remember when an idiot lost millions worth of crypt0 on a hard drive that went to the dump? <br> Well this time it's not the hard drive with the crypt0 that's been lost, but the 'key' to the crypt0, printed out on a "Armageddon proof" metal card. </p><p>fucking incredible....</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrimeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeTrust</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/W3IGW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>W3IGW</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/i/136620313/prime-trust" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsletter.mollywhite.net/i/13</span><span class="invisible">6620313/prime-trust</span></a></p>
Tim Reed<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CasPierney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CasPierney</span></a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/BennettTomlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BennettTomlin</span></a> walk through <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PrimeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeTrust</span></a> allegations. May not agree with all their conclusions but their analysis is perceptive. Such a shame.</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crypto-critics-corner/id1557045965?i=1000626092111" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">crypto-critics-corner/id1557045965?i=1000626092111</span></a></p>
Rex Banner<p>Spaß mit Krypto.</p><p>Krypto-Start-up verliert Wallet-Zugriff und geht pleite.<br>Das Start-up <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrimeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeTrust</span></a> hat die <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SeedPhrase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeedPhrase</span></a> für eine millionenschwere <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Krypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Krypto</span></a>-Wallet in Stahl graviert. Verloren ging sie am Ende dennoch.</p>
WinFuture.de<p>Gute Idee: Backup-Token für wichtige <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Krypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Krypto</span></a>-Wallets auf Stahlplatte gravieren. Schlechte Idee: Die Stahlplatte verbummeln. Das Startup <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrimeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeTrust</span></a> ist deshalb jetzt pleite. <a href="https://winfuture.de/news,138143.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">winfuture.de/news,138143.html?</span><span class="invisible">utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>Signature Bank, FTX, and TrueUSD: A Tale of Questionable Judgement</p><p>A timeline of the intermingled histories of <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FTX</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Binance" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Binance</span></a>, and their banking partners <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SBNY" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SBNY</span></a> and <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Silvergate" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Silvergate</span></a> (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SI</span></a>).</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/TrueUSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TrueUSD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BUSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>BUSD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PrimeTrust" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PrimeTrust</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Stablecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Stablecoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bank" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bank</span></a> <br /><a href="https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/signature-bank-ftx-and-trueusd-a" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cryptadamus.substack.com/p/sig</span><span class="invisible">nature-bank-ftx-and-trueusd-a</span></a></p>
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