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Fintechs continue to grab the spotlight on a global stage as venture capital chases startups and the pipeline continues to grow for more mature companies to list in the public markets, mostly through SPACs. The pace of deals does not appear to be slowing down as fintech billionaires are minted overseas while Asia and Latin America seek to raise their profile for tech innovation. The Robinhood of Pakistan’s investment app is one of two fintech related rounds just announced. And millennials are fueling a transformation in banks to a more digitized business model. Let’s dive in.

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What's New? FUD (fear, uncertainty, doubt).............Stabilization over the Memorial Day long weekend.....End of Month (May) came and now it's June....BITCOIN had one of its worst months ever dropping +/- 35%..........ETH held pretty well, only off less than 10% for all of May

Friends, today we're launching another new column - Real Clear Crypto - where our readers will be able to learn more about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. We also have a new term for you to check out - FUD - in Bill Taylor's post on Jamie Dimon and bitcoin, plus our other great weekly columns - filled with the latest industry news for you! Read up!

We're back again with a fresh new round of top 5 VC deals for the week in the digital wealth sector. This is going to sound redundant. Not one deal is under $100M, and we actually had to omit British firm Paysend from this list, who also had a deal close at $125M this week - because - we would then be at 6 deals for our "Top 5 Deals" post.

AdvisorTech-focused firms have been busy in the capital markets, doing M&A deals, raising equity and debt, pursuing bank licenses and jumping on the SPAC bandwagon.

When Jahon Jamali first learned about blockchain technology, he knew he had found something that would change the world. “We’re now at a point where I can text someone in Nigeria and have a conversation in real time, but I can’t easily send them a buck,” said Jamali. “It makes no financial sense. With blockchain, we are free of that."

The fintech ecosystem has expanded to include offshoots, such as insurtech and auto fintech, for example. It gives companies a unique calling card, and it seems everybody wants a slice of the fintech pie these days. You can’t blame them, given the rate at which fintechs are reaching unicorn status as Silicon Valley and Wall Street alike pile into these names. This past week was no different.

Chaos......Confusion......Uncertainty. Countries, individuals and "never Bitcoiners" have all teamed up to drive (a/k/a manipulate) BITCOIN (and cryptos in general) down and have done a good job (so far).......BITCOIN touched $30K, ETH traded under $2K and other coins sank as well...........China verbally assaulting BITCOIN miners and traders (again)

Friends, today we have a highly entertaining post comparing the current players in bitcoin to the WWF(!), we delve into more sector VC deals with one topping out this week at $900M and queue up a new podcast for you covering the SPAC sector. Read up!