Understanding the Regulatory Earthquake In May 2024, Synapse Financial Technologies filed for bankruptcy protection. At that moment, over 100,000 ordinary users found their account balances inaccessible. According to the 2025 bankruptcy court's closing statement, the confirmed funding gap ultimately settled at around $85 million, with an additional $12 million still unaccounted for due to chaotic record-keeping. This figure itself isn't shocking; many financial institutions i