NFT Art – Brilliant, Crazy or Just Bizarre?
A little over a month ago a blockchain company, called Injective Protocol, bought a valuable piece of Banksy artwork from a New York gallery..............AND BURNED IT.
Fintech in Q1/21 – Where are We Headed Next?
With 2020 behind us, and new occupants in the White House and the halls of Congress, many are wondering where the digital wealth sector (a/k/a "fintech") is headed
Outbid for Naming Rights to the Miami Heat’s Stadium? Don’t Give Up.
FTX, a digital assets derivatives exchange, just became the first cryptocurrency exchange to sponsor a professional sports arena in the United States.
Wealth Management Firms Failing at WealthTech to Support High Net Worth Segment?
Over the last few decades, the wealth management industry has gravitated towards separately managed accounts or SMAs. High-net-worth clients, in particular, embraced these instruments because they provided a path to invest more like institutions.
Insurtech Played Catch-Up During Covid-19 – It’s A Digital World Now, Says Ensight
Today, every financial service experience out there, whether it’s financial planning software like eMoney or MoneyGuidePro, or the technology in our 401(k) account, all the way to our investment accounts is consumer-centric and driven by a digital experience. The last bastion is in what we would call complex insurance products.
Has The Fed Taken Up “Trash Talking?”
It looks like the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell (or, JPow), and his new "sidekick" Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (JYell?) have realized they may have a big problem on their hands.
A Look At Advisor-Facing Fintech From Three Different Vantage Points
The world looks different depending on what level of advisor-facing fintech a company operates on.
Coming to a Location Near You: Bitcoin ATMs
A lot of people are beginning to use a Bitcoin ATM and those devices are popping up at more and more locations at very rapid pace.
Financial Advisor Digital Marketing in a Post-Pandemic World
While it’s hard to predict with certainty when COVID-19 will be in the rearview mirror, the end does seem to be in sight as firms, industry associations and advisors are all starting to contemplate holding certain events and meetings on an in-person basis, commencing in the closing quarters of this year.
With The Bang Of An Auctioneer’s Gavel, NFTs Burst Into The Zeitgeist
While crypto art has been around in various forms since 2015, the medium made a huge splash last week at Christie’s in New York as “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days” by Beeple sold for $60.25 million at auction, which cost the buyer $69 million when Christie’s buyer’s premium is included. That makes “Everydays” as the most valuable piece of digital art to be sold at auction thus far.