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Global central bankers, already extremely anxious about losing monetary control to the likes of Bitcoin, are going to have some very sleepless nights ahead. Nightmare type sleepless nights. Last week El Salvador's President, Nayib Bukele, signed into law legislation declaring Bitcoin to be legal tender in the country.

Cryptocurrencies, in particular Bitcoin, have come under recent criticism for being environmentally unfriendly, specifically for the energy it takes to mine and transact with digital assets. Most recently, Tesla founder Elon Musk triggered a wave of volatility in Bitcoin after he opined that the digital currency was not energy efficient.

Allfunds, one of the world´s largest fund distribution platform and wealthtech industry leader, and iCapital Network1, the leading global financial technology platform driving access and efficiency in alternative investing for the asset and wealth management industries, today announced a strategic partnership through which iCapital will provide private market investment opportunities complementing the sub-advisory solutions currently available to the Allfunds global distributor network.

Financial Independence Group, LLC (FIG), a leading financial services conglomerate, and Carson Group, one of the fastest-growing wealth advisory firms and financial planning ecosystems in the United States, have entered a strategic partnership to power Carson Group's insurance solutions.

Tenacity Venture Capital today announced the launch of its inaugural fund, which will invest in transformative technology companies in the formation, pre-seed and seed stages. Founded by 25-year entrepreneur and investor Ben Narasin, the fund spins out with initial commitments from NEA as well as other leading investors and serial entrepreneurs.

or our latest feature, we'd like you to meet Alex Cavalieri of the Seven Group platform, which enables financial advisors to drive growth, lower costs over time, and increase AUM. Seven Group builds advisors a cohesive plan and gives them the content and tools to grow their practice.

A bevy of deal activity kept the fintech space in the spotlight once again. The pipeline of startups set to hit the public markets after Marqeta made a splash on the Nasdaq last week is building, and SPACs are still hot to trot. Payments platform Stripe has launched its own AI-fueled identity product, while the buy now, pay later trend continues to gain momentum.

Friends, today our newsletter is packed with SO MUCH great content, including venture deals that ALL exceed $300M USD in one week, a LOL read from Bill Taylor in the Taylor Report and a new podcast delving into the NFT craze, plus much more! Read up!

Technology’s role is supplemental to that of the advisor. It can’t replace the expertise and personal nature of the relationship, but it can add much-needed efficiencies that keep an advisor on-task and better able to focus their time on a client’s needs. Nowhere is that more necessary than the race to attract and retain the attention of high net worth clients.

-SIMON Annuities and Insurance Services LLC (“SIMON”) is pleased to announce that Nationwide—a Fortune 100 insurance and financial services company with more than nine decades of experience protecting people and their financial futures—as the latest carrier to join its insurtech platform’s Marketplace.