The Fintech Nexus weekly news show covers the top stories in fintech. This week&apos;s list of top stories includes:<ul><li><a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-broker-voyager-digital-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-11657098630?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=global-july-6-2022-2966032&amp;utm_campaign=LendIt+Fintech+Global+Daily&amp;utm_content=TtJqfmKduzp6yTdPHX5ZDPvLNmD8fzDfoZ9LSalDxWSBYSIZ-oIe9z9_MbwQBZLB'>Crypto Broker Voyager Digital Files for Bankruptcy Protection</a><ul><li>Also <a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/crypto-broker-voyager-digital-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-11657098630?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=global-july-6-2022-2966032&amp;utm_campaign=LendIt+Fintech+Global+Daily&amp;utm_content=TtJqfmKduzp6yTdPHX5ZDPvLNmD8fzDfoZ9LSalDxWSBYSIZ-oIe9z9_MbwQBZLB'>this</a></li></ul></li><li><a href='https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/07/technology/tech-start-up-funding.html'>Start-Up Funding Falls the Most It Has Since 2019</a></li><li><a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/ftx-presses-for-crypto-derivatives-approval-agitating-legacy-exchanges-11657084236?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=global-july-6-2022-2966032&amp;utm_campaign=LendIt+Fintech+Global+Daily&amp;utm_content=6r966HDqNByK2XqRUoqycPvLNmD8fzDfoZ9LSalDxWSBYSIZ-oIe9z9_MbwQBZLB'>FTX Presses for Crypto Derivatives Approval, Agitating Legacy Exchanges</a></li><li><a href='https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/05/crypto-lender-nexo-offers-to-buy-embattled-rival-vauld.html'>Crypto lender Nexo offers to buy embattled rival Vauld as market consolidates</a></li><li><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2022/07/04/meta-novi-pilot-ends/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=global-july-5-2022-2967025&amp;utm_campaign=LendIt+Fintech+Global+Daily&amp;utm_content=ZXuBkub19t381lgTeH42PXuvx0Byww8C_fUUb9RPa9WLzBHf1PN4ZAmv3SJOfMjp'>Meta is pulling the plug on its crypto payments wallet, Novi</a></li><li><a href='https://www.altfi.com/article/9483_klarna-valuation-slashed-again-to-65bn-report-suggests?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=global-july-5-2022-2967025&amp;utm_campaign=LendIt+Fintech+Global+Daily&amp;utm_content=wujVYXvhq0U5W5NCxfsKVnuvx0Byww8C_fUUb9RPa9WLzBHf1PN4ZAmv3SJOfMjp'>Klarna valuation slashed again to $6.5bn, report suggests</a><ul><li>Also <a href='https://www.wsj.com/articles/klarna-to-raise-fresh-cash-at-slashed-6-5-billion-valuation-11656692324'>WSJ</a></li></ul></li><li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbirch/2022/07/04/defi-is-real-whatever-happens-to-cryptocurrency/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=global-july-5-2022-2967025&amp;utm_campaign=LendIt+Fintech+Global+Daily&amp;utm_content=Fu1wb9IRRB2qTOkMvtZ9O3uvx0Byww8C_fUUb9RPa9WLzBHf1PN4ZAmv3SJOfMjp&amp;sh=74ecb5176ddf'>DeFi Is Real, Whatever Happens To Cryptocurrency</a></li><li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2022/07/05/how-banks-can-compete-in-the-post-neobank-era/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=global-july-5-2022-2967025&amp;utm_campaign=LendIt+Fintech+Global+Daily&amp;utm_content=Nh1oTY5aFlI-cetoa7TmiHuvx0Byww8C_fUUb9RPa9WLzBHf1PN4ZAmv3SJOfMjp&amp;sh=564c7bd97078'>How Banks Can Compete In The Post-Neobank Era</a></li><li><a href='https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/2022/07/one-fintech-hiring-goldman-sachs'>Goldman Sachs people are quitting en masse for this fintech</a></li></ul>Connect with PitchIt: <ul> <li>Tweet me <a href='https://twitter.com/ToddFintech'>@ToddFintech</a> </li> <li>Connect with me on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddanderson19/'>LinkedIn</a> </li> <li>Find previous <a href='https://news.fintechnexus.com/pitchit-fintech-startups/'>PitchIt episodes</a> </li> <li>Email me at todd@fintechnexus.com</li> </ul> Until next time.

PitchIt Podcast 57: Chris Aguas, CoreChain Technologies

Which early-stage fintech startup will become the next big thing? How do VCs pick the right startup? Join Todd Anderson, Chief Product Officer of Fintech Nexus, each week as he interviews the next class of fintech startups, the venture capitalists that invest in them, and has some fun along the way.