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BNPL companies are in the spotlight, but not for the reasons they would want. Wall Street analysts have fintech stocks in their sights, while one China-based tech giant is looking to gaming to take some of the regulatory heat off in Beijing. Fintech M&A is alive and well, while an emerging fintech-focused VC firm with its roots in a major crypto exchange has entered the fray.

BlackRock is redirecting trillions of ETF assets from State Street and spreading it across a handful of custodians. It may be Q4, but firms are busy making acquisitions and hiring fresh talent. Charting software integrated across a trio of platforms will support advisors in making investment decisions for clients. Advisors will have more ways to access annuity products. Below is a roundup of the latest press releases.

With inflation hovering at a 40-year high, BNPL is being looked to as the hero among consumers. One Brazilian digital bank fintech’s IPO was a hit on Wall Street. The CEO of Better.com could not have picked a worse way or time to announce layoffs. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is eyeing greener pastures.  

This week will be the two month "birthday" of the launch of a Bitcoin ETF. Well, actually on the 18th to be precise (the Pro Shares Bitcoin ETF launched October 18th). And, actually, the ETF holds only futures not actual spot Bitcoin. AND, actually actually, it's not going well. To be fair, it has not been a good two months for the actual "physical" spot Bitcoin either. But a futures based ETF will always underperform a product that directly holds physical assets. Thank you, SEC.

ed AI-enabled digital assistant platform provider for the wealth management and insurance industries, CogniCor, recently launched a first of its kind “knowledge graph” for the wealth management industry to support its range of digital assistants. This new product gives AI-enabled digital assistants context and background information to support RIAs and IBDs, enabling the assistants to learn quickly and integrate seamlessly into firms’ operations, according to the company’s release.

WHO......WHO......WOULD SELL A LARGE BITCOIN POSITION IN A THIN MARKET WITH NOBODY AROUND IN THE EARLY HOURS OF A WEEKEND? EITHER A FORCED LIQUIDATION (BADLY HANDLED), A SHORT WANTING TO DRIVE THE PRICE DOWN.......OR AN IDIOT.

With the holiday season upon us, you'd think things would be slowing down but that's not the case in the fintech world.  More mega VC deals have just closed, the Fed is up to who knows what this season, and we just interviewed Congressman Tom Emmer in our podcast series about the future of crypto.  Read (and listen) up!

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