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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Freezes Crypto Firm?s Assets, Alleging It Stole $12M From Investors; Hong Kong: 39 Pct Of New FinTechs There Are Blockchain Firms; Coinbase Eyes Selling Blockchain Analytics To IRS, DEA

PYMNTS

The defendant in the case is Utah resident Daniel F. Rodriguez of Utah and Jean Paul Ramirez Rico of Colombia — are alleged to have lied to investors and misappropriated funds. The group managed to get $12 million from 2,000 investors, Coindesk reports.

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B2B FinTech Bucks The VC Slump

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This week, the B2B FinTech startup space bucked any notion of a VC downturn with several high-value deals, and one of the busiest VC investment roundup weeks for the B2B space so far this year. Below, PYMNTS breaks down how more than $516 million in venture capital was spread across B2B FinTech firms. FreightHub.

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The United States Of Fintech Startups

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The fintech space is gaining momentum. Last year saw a double record of $46B invested across over 2,800 deals to fintech startups — a 92% uptick in funding year-over-year. GET THE 83-PAGE q2 2019 FINTECH TRENDS REPORT. Q2’19 fintech funding topped $8.3B, boosted by a record quarter of $100M+ mega-rounds. KEY TAKEAWAYS.

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

PYMNTS

Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. This week saw an impressive $324 million in combined funding for a range of B2B FinTechs and other solution providers, including alternative lenders looking to support small businesses as they manage working capital instability. Allica Bank.

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Data, Business Intelligence And Security Lead B2B Funding

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This week’s look at the latest funding for B2B FinTech and other startups showcases an investor appetite for security, data and business intelligence, with nearly $63.5 Focused on mitigating third-party risk for B2B buyers and suppliers, Utah-based Whistic recently announced a $12 million Series A investment round, FinNSMEs reported.

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Payroll API Provider Atomic Raises $22M To Expand Its Platform

CB Insights

This round drew participation from Core Innovation Capital, Greylock Capital Management, and Portag3 Ventures. Utah-based Atomic’s payroll APIs connect payroll accounts to third-party apps in order to streamline direct deposit switching and employment/income verification for users. How’s the company performing?

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Utah’s new regulatory sandbox

CFPB Monitor

Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed H.B. This bill created the nation’s third regulatory sandbox program for fintechs, after Arizona , which enacted sandbox legislation in March 2018, and Wyoming , which enacted sandbox legislation in February of this year. The sponsor of Utah’s legislation, Rep.

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