CNBC spoke to a dozen customers caught in the Synapse fintech predicament, people who are owed sums ranging from $7,000 to well over $200,000.

KEY POINTS

  • Thousands of Americans will receive little or nothing from savings accounts that were locked during the collapse of fintech middleman Synapse.
  • Customers believed the accounts were backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government.
  • CNBC spoke to a dozen customers caught in the predicament, people who have lost sums ranging from $7,000 to well over $200,000.
  • While there’s not yet a full tally of those left shortchanged, at fintech Yotta alone, 13,725 customers say they are being offered a combined $11.8 million despite putting in $64.9 million in deposits.
  • venusaur@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    I remember this. Stupid haha. Makes me think about the pharma bro who bought the Wu Tang record

        • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
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          22 days ago

          I think it’s fair to say if there is a way, it’s a corner case. Like maybe one of Elon’s many kids turns out okay and ends up inheriting a few billion.
          Unlike the saturday morning cartoons from when I grew up… evil pays.