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stanley termos at $12 billion after raising $1 billion.Co-founder and CEOè½Assaf Rappaportè½discussed the funding in a Tuesday May 7 interview with the Wall Street Journal WSJ , saying the company expects this year to be a time ofè½consolidation in the cybersecurity sector. To that end, Wiz intends to use the new financing to fuel acquisitions and product and talent development.The company in April acquired Gem Security, a cloud detection and response company, the report said, and was planning to purchase cybersecurity startup Lacework. However, Wiz, after a period of due diligence, is reconsidering the value of its offer, a source familiar with the matter told the WSJ.Wiz, the report notes, is primed to go public at a moment when most startups dont have an easy path to an initial public offering IPO . Regarding a potential IPO, we are not rushing into it 鈥?we have previously indicated that we would move ahead once we reach $1 billion ARR. For now, we intend to continue innovating and providing maximum value to our customers, Rappaport said.As PYMNTS wrote last month, there have been signs recently of a funding thaw after aè½prolonged FinTech winter. Data from SP Global shows pressure on deal making and funding, with FinTechs engaging in 529 fundi
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Paul Vernon, chief executive of now-defunct digital currency exchange Cryptsy, is denying allegations he took millions of dollars in funds from the service and moved it to his personal accounts.According to a report byè½CoinDesk, Vernon said statements issued by a court-appointed receiver earlier in August were misleading, and the money movements were due to a mingling of business and personal accounts. This is an interpretation by the plaintiff with the sole purpose of strengthening their case, said Vernon in the report. Were there business mistakes made during the course of Cryptsy operations Of course, every business makes mistakes. One mistake that was made, which is a common mistake in small business, is mixing personal and business accounts.According to the report, Cryptsy shuttered its doors earlier this year, citing a hack in 2014 that the company claims left it with no money and millions of dollars in liabilities. The report noted the digital currency exchange operator also faced growing complaints for months about withdrawals. While Vernon would not address some of the allegations put forth by the court-appointed receiver,
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