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Despite the chaos in the world lately, the financial markets continue to turn. Global fintechs are exploring the U.S. markets for multi-billion-dollar public listings, including more potential SPACs. Just because a company looks like a fintech doesn’t mean it is one. Demand for bitcoin and Ethereum is only growing stronger, and crypto payments have made their way to Android. Let’s dive in.

The attention of the cryptocurrency industry was pulled to Washington, D.C. in recent days, where the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act included a target on the market’s back.

Sarson Funds announced today the launch of Cryptocurrency ESG Strategy, LP, a cryptocurrency investment strategy designed for financial advisors to offer accredited investors exposure to environmental, social, and governance-focused cryptocurrencies.

For our latest "Fintech Luminaries" feature, we'd like you to meet Helen Yang of Andes Wealth Technologies, the first company to combine behavioral finance with risk analytics, to empower financial advisors to differentiate & deliver truly personalized services.

Over the next 25 years, 45 million U.S. households will transfer nearly $70 trillion worth of wealth, but many financial advisors lack the tools and soft skills to manage the rising generations of clients.

Blockchain is all the rage these days, as evidenced by corporate America’s desire to pile in. Serena Williams backs a startup that gives the renters of the world a fighting chance. The Amazon.com and Netflix of the online mortgage lending industry made its listing debut, while Serena Williams scored on behalf of a segment of the population that is underserved in financial services. Let’s dive in.

Would you wait 10 minutes to make an in-store purchase? Probably not. However a typical bitcoin transaction can take between 10 and 20 minutes. All that may be set to change soon. Bitcoin Latinum (LTNM), a new Bitcoin fork, is gearing up to launch in Q3 2021, closing several gaps in the current Bitcoin blockchain.

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.

More advisor firms and institutions are formalizing the study of human behavior with tools like personality tests. The exact language may differ, whether it’s the DISC study categorizing people as types of birds, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, or the Big Five, but the desire to “know thyself” is almost as old as human knowledge itself.

Crypto is on a roll across the wealth management space, as Wall Street financial institutions, independent broker-dealers and RIA firms increasingly explore how to offer crypto-based financial products and strategies.