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# Evolve Bank & Trust
**Type:** Banking institution (fintech partner)
**Status:** Active, under regulatory scrutiny
## Overview
Evolve Bank & Trust serves as banking partner for multiple fintech platforms, including Step (acquired by Beast Industries in 2026).
## Compliance History
Evolve has three documented compliance failures:
1. **Synapse Bankruptcy (2024):** Entangled in bankruptcy resulting in $96M in unlocated consumer deposits
2. **Federal Reserve Enforcement:** Subject to Fed enforcement action for AML/compliance deficiencies
3. **Data Breach:** Experienced dark web data breach exposing customer data
These issues became focal point of Senator Warren's March 2026 scrutiny of Beast Industries' Step acquisition.
## Timeline
- **2024** — Synapse bankruptcy, $96M in unlocated consumer deposits
- **2024** — Federal Reserve enforcement action for AML/compliance deficiencies
- **2024** — Dark web data breach of customer data
- **2026** — Banking partner for Step (Beast Industries acquisition)

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# Step
**Type:** Teen banking app (fintech)
**Status:** Acquired by Beast Industries (February 2026)
**Domain:** entertainment (via Beast Industries), internet-finance
**Status:** Acquired by Beast Industries (2026)
**Users:** 7M+ (ages 13-17)
**Banking Partner:** Evolve Bank & Trust
## Overview
Step is a banking app targeting minors (13-17 year olds), acquired by Beast Industries in February 2026 as part of MrBeast's expansion into regulated financial services. The acquisition became subject to congressional scrutiny due to Step's user demographics, previous crypto-related content, and banking partner risk.
## Key Details
- **User base:** Primarily minors (13-17 years old)
- **Banking partner:** Evolve Bank & Trust (subject to Fed enforcement action, central to 2024 Synapse bankruptcy with $96M unlocated customer funds, confirmed dark web data breach)
- **Previous content:** Published resources 'encouraging kids to pressure their parents into crypto investments' (per Warren Senate letter)
- **Acquisition price:** Undisclosed
## Timeline
- **2026-02** — Acquired by Beast Industries (price undisclosed)
- **2026-03-23** — Named in Senator Warren letter to Beast Industries raising concerns about fiduciary standards for minors, crypto expansion plans, and Evolve Bank risk
Step is a teen-focused banking application serving users ages 13-17. The platform was acquired by Beast Industries in 2026 as part of the creator conglomerate's expansion into financial services.
## Regulatory Context
Step's acquisition by Beast Industries created a novel regulatory surface where creator trust (MrBeast's 39% minor audience) meets regulated financial services for the same demographic. Senator Warren's letter specifically cited Step's history of crypto-related content targeting minors combined with planned DeFi expansion under Beast Industries ownership.
## Sources
- Warren Senate letter (March 23, 2026)
- Banking Dive, The Block reporting (March 2026)
Step's banking partner, Evolve Bank & Trust, has three documented compliance issues:
- Entangled in 2024 Synapse bankruptcy ($96M in unlocated consumer deposits)
- Subject to Federal Reserve enforcement action for AML/compliance deficiencies
- Experienced dark web data breach of customer data
These issues triggered Senator Elizabeth Warren's scrutiny of the Beast Industries acquisition, particularly given MrBeast's audience composition (39% ages 13-17) and Beast Industries' crypto aspirations via 'MrBeast Financial' trademark filing.
## Timeline
- **2026** — Acquired by Beast Industries
- **2026-03-23** — Senator Warren sent 12-page letter to Beast Industries regarding acquisition, deadline April 3, 2026