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Friends – markets stay fearless as fintech and crypto roar ahead — the Honey Badger rally keeps charging, $344M pours into startups, DeFi evolves fast, and advisor tech arms races with AI to redefine digital wealth worldwide.
In The Honey Badger Market, analysts note that stocks are charging higher despite mounting risks — from geopolitical tensions to tightening liquidity — with investor optimism fueled by AI-driven earnings, resilient balance sheets, and the “fear nothing” market psychology. The piece explores why traditional indicators of caution no longer deter traders and how liquidity rotation continues to favor risk assets even amid macro uncertainty.
Meanwhile, fintech innovation shows no slowdown. This week’s Top 5 VC Deals saw Younited raising $85M to expand its consumer credit platform, Routefusion scaling cross-border payments, and other rounds pushing total fintech funding to $344M. The Week in Digital Wealth dives into how hybrid human-AI advisory models are gaining traction as robos scale toward $3.2T in assets. Decentralized Diaries highlights Circle’s on-chain refund pilot and Polkadot’s stablecoin ecosystem, signaling a maturing DeFi landscape, while Advisor Tech Talk spotlights Orion, FMG, and Morningstar’s latest platform upgrades — proving that AI and automation are now the defining forces of modern advice.
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NEWS | MARKETS
THE LEAD: The Honey Badger Market – Why Today’s Stocks Fear Nothing
The Week in Digital Wealth (10/15/25)
Advisor Tech Talk (Week of (10/15/25)
Top 5 VC Fundings of the Week in Fintech (10/15/25)
Decentralized Diaries for the Week of 10/15/25
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THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
The Taylor Market Report (10/14/25)
FINTECH VIEWS & INDUSTRY BRIEFS
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FINTECH VIEWS: Investment Management for RIAs, Family Offices
RIAs and family offices are in-sourcing investment management, leveraging AI tools to replace costly third-party solutions -
Compliance Expert Sander Ressler Launches ArbitrationIQ
Sander Ressler launches ArbitrationIQ to provide expert testimony and AI-enabled dispute intelligence for financial firms -
Prudential Goes Big: Two Financial Advisor Offices Open in Manhattan and New Jersey
Prudential opens flagship offices in Manhattan and New Jersey, blending design, collaboration and tech for advisor growth
AI & FINANCE
Catch up on the latest in AI regulation, innovation, education & capital flow – all in one place:
- AI & Finance™ | News for the Week Ending 10/10/25
This week’s AI & Finance column covers AI sector news from Square, Oracle, TIFIN, New York Life, Guidewire, Feedzai & more - AI EDUCATION: What Is a Foundation Model?
This week’s AI Education column discusses foundation models, the multi-modal general-purpose roots of many advanced applications - AI INTELLIGENCE | Weekly Top 10 (10/10/25)
AI headlines heat up as OpenAI strikes a mega chip deal, bans China-linked accounts, and Sora’s viral rise sparks creator backlash. - Top 5 VC Fundings of the Week in AI (10/10/25)
Our Top 5 VC Deals of the Week in AI featured funding announcements from Feedzai, EvenUp, Cybercube, DualEntry and Empower Semiconductor
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