Thought Leaders

Friends, we woke up to an IT world of hurt. First our CEO's computer blew out overnight - then an update to the Yoast SEO tool took our entire website down for a time. All fixed now (yay!), but not without (quite) a little angst first. Thankfully, we have a world class IT team, and even with all that hullabaloo, we still have lots of great new content for you this week! READ UP!!!

IF YOU THINK BOTH HIGHER RATES, AND RECESSION ARE BULLISH, AND INFLATION HAS BEEN DEFEATED.......CALL ME, I CAN GET YOU A DEAL ON A SHINY GOLD BRIDGE IN SAN FRANCISCO

So far “Regulation Summer” has lived up to the hype. Regulators in the US and abroad have introduced several pieces of crypto-focused legislation, and many market participants are happy to see them.

The nonprofit industry is evolving. Blockchain technology, philanthropic tokens, NFTs, and the blockchain community can provide benefits to help the nonprofits keep up.

Remember inflation is transitory? Remember inflation has peaked? Those same voices tell us inflation will get back to 2% quickly and with little pain. Let that sink in.

Friends, we have such a good newsletter this week! Topics covered include...How to have difficult conversations with clients around crypto. How to use AI to improve your financial marketing. A major shift in fintech VC funding. Why a SpongeBob character has entered the wealthtech sector (wait, what???!). READ UP!!

THINK! EVEN IF THE FED CAN REDUCE INFLATION TO HALF OF WHERE IT IS NOW (9% to 4.5%) INTEREST RATES WOULD STILL NEED TO BE WELL ABOVE 5%-6% TO MAKE INFLATION GO AWAY.

Friends, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" comes to mind as we close out July. Truthfully, it's been since college that I read the full works of Shakespeare and I had to look up the summary as a refresher. Turns out, lots of magic and trickery are involved - not dissimilar from the current stories behind crypto conosolidation or the markets in general you'll find in our newsletter this week. READ YE UP!

“It’s important that financial firms be willing to look outside their realm for fresh perspectives and new ideas,” said Adrian Johnstone, president & co-founder of Practifi.

Real estate tokenization continues to grow. according to a Moore Global report in August 2021. Tokenization can simplify the very complex nature of real estate investing through blockchain technology.