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Better HoldCo, Inc.(“Better” or the “Company”), one of the fastest-growing digital homeownership platforms in the U.S., and Aurora Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: AURC) (“Aurora”), a special purpose acquisition company, which closed its initial public offering on March 8, 2021, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement that will transform Better into a publicly-listed company.

Legendary boxing icon, Floyd Mayweather Jr., in conjunction with IronBend, a provider of turnkey digital NFT solutions for prominent personalities, has teamed up with Reality Gaming Group, a publisher of mobile games and blockchain-based digital entertainment, and Zytara Labs, the NFT production company and studio, to release exclusive NFT collector's items ahead of his highly anticipated exhibition bout with YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul.

When Susan Theder of Advisor Group first launched MyCMO in 2017, it was the culmination of a clear vision: Creating a user friendly, integrated platform of digital marketing communications tools for independent financial advisors to adopt for the purposes of winning new clients while engaging with existing relationships.

After a robust first quarter in which fintech startups gripped the headlines for unprecedented VC fundraisings, the momentum continues. Last week was no exception — including a multi-billion dollar exit for a Utah-based fintech unicorn. In addition, fintech firms are raising capital at a dizzying pace in emerging markets, while they have also moved into the conversation for one of the hottest niches in crypto — central bank digital currencies (CBDCs.)

For the next feature in this series, we’d like you to meet Lori Hardwick, one of the predominate voices in Fintech today. Her background includes executive roles at Envestnet (Group President), Pershing, a BNY Mellon Company (COO), and Advisor Innovation Labs (Co-Founder). Lori has a consulting business as CEO, WealthTech, for RedRock Strategic Partners and is also on the Strategic Advisory Board for Genstar Capital. She is currently serving on 4 corporate boards in the financial services industry including Cetera Financial Group, Orion, Riskalyze and Vestwell.

Friends, today we have a great new podcast that will help RIAs better capitalize on crypto, we delve into a new data offering for institutional investors and poke a little fun at Janet Yellen for good measure, plus much more. Check it out!

The CME Group introduced micro BITCOIN futures Sunday evening (1/10 the size) and within one day (today is Tuesday) volume has already surpassed the BIG futures.......could be a lot of selling in the BIG futures and buying the micro futures(??)

Speaking last weekend on NBC's "Meet the Press," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ("J-Yell") downplayed any fears that government spending trillions of dollars will lead to inflation. Whew! Nothing better than hearing the calming re-assurance from the Washington. Move along, nothing to see here.

The role of an advisor has shifted rapidly in recent years. Investors no longer approach them to “beat the market” or to perform the kind of stand-alone asset management that has quickly become commoditized in our industry. Now, our clients need our help to get them to their financial goals.

Orion Advisor Solutions, the premier provider of the tech-enabled fiduciary framework that empowers financial advisors to Prospect, Plan, Invest, and Achieve within a single, connected experience, has partnered with FeeX to clear a path for advisors to efficiently manage and trade held-away accounts.