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September 4, 2023

Website Offline: SpeenInvest Startup Friday Finance Terminated Operation And Will Be Merged Into Pliant!

Friday Finance (founded as Airbank) wanted to digitize the financial processes of small and medium-sized enterprises with a multi-banking solution. Despite good funding and major expansion plans, the fintech has now surprisingly ended its business - and is selling parts of the company to competitor Pliant, FinanceFWD reports. The transaction is not said to be a "fire sale" and was not driven by Friday Finance's financial difficulties. This may or may not be the case.

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June 16, 2023

Another Blow Against Revolut: Molten Ventures Reduces The FinTech’s Valuation By 40%!

Venture capital firm Molten Ventures has written down its holding in Revolut by 40%. and discounted the value of its £7 million stake in Revolut from £91.3m in March last year to £54.5m at the end of March this year. Molten Ventures follows other investors, including Schroders, which devalued its investment in Revolut by approximately 46% in April. These recent events underscore concerns about Revolut's path to profitability and the regulatory challenges it confronts.

Cash Cow Crypto: U.S. CFTC Enforcement Sets Records in FY 2024 with $17.1 Billion in Monetary Relief!

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) achieved a landmark year in FY 2024, securing over $17.1 billion in monetary relief, including $2.6 billion in civil penalties and $14.5 billion in restitution. The agency’s groundbreaking actions spanned digital asset (crypto) markets, voluntary carbon credits, and major compliance cases, highlighting its leadership in safeguarding market integrity.

U.S. DOJ’s Whistleblower Pilot Program: 250+ Tips in Just Months!

Whistleblowers are the only effective way to fight financial crime. The U.S. DOJ whistleblower pilot program has already proven effective, generating over 250 tips of potential misconduct since its launch in August, according to Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller. According to a Reuters report, the initiative targets corporate malfeasance and encourages internal self-disclosure by companies.

Online Gambling: Lokinvestigation in Curaçao, its Maltese Connections, and How to Shut Down!

For many years, the far-far-away Curacao was the regulatory mecca of global online gambling. But that is over. The Lokinvestigation, spearheaded by opposition politician and forensic investigator Dr. Luigi Faneyte, reveals systemic failures and alleged corruption in Curaçao’s online gambling sector. With ties to Maltese investors and global financial networks, the report demands transparency but also carries political implications.

KTM’s Collapse: How Pierer and Blazicek Possibly Misled Investors and Profited Amid a €2.9 Billion Crisis!

The recent insolvency filing by KTM AG, Europe's largest motorcycle manufacturer, has unveiled significant managerial failures under CEO Stefan Pierer and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Josef Blasicek of Pierer Mobility AG. Despite clear indicators of financial distress, the company continued to distribute substantial dividends, misleading investors about its fiscal health. Here is an investor update on the KTM case.

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Investor Briefing: Why Elon Musk’s SpaceX is valued at $350 Billion!

SpaceX, Elon Musk's private aerospace company, is reportedly in discussions to sell insider shares at a valuation of approximately $350 billion. This would be double what the company was reportedly selling shares at one year ago. In December 2023, Bloomberg reported SpaceX shares were being sold at a $175 billion valuation. Musk's closeness to Trump is apparently paying off.