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This week, Digital Wealth News is pleased to introduce a new writer for "The Week in Digital Wealth" - Greg Bilecki. We've found Greg to be a talented writer on other projects and we're thrilled to have him take over this column for us, with his unique perspective on all things fintech and digital wealth the world over. Welcome Greg!

The Universal Stock Ticker Tape machine invented by telegraph pioneer Thomas Edison was used on the NYSE and The Philadelphia Stock Exchange beginning in 1870 until Nasdaq “creatively destroyed” the ticker tape after a century in use to form the first ‘electronic’ exchange in 1970.

Over the past decade, cryptocurrencies and digital assets as a whole emerged from some deep shadows to become both useful tools and a widely embraced investible asset class.

Digital Wealth News, a multi-tiered media platform combining news, thought leadership, partner content and industry press – with a focus on chronicling and supporting the ongoing fintech revolution – today announced that its flagship website, DWealth.news, surpassed 100,000 monthly unique visitors in January, more than doubling its unique visitor rate in the last six months.

After last week's report, we had some concern that the fintech VC sector was starting to lose it's luster. For the first time, we saw a Top 5 deal come in under $100M, and it's been some time since we've seen that. Not to fear. Apparently last week was a temporary "seasonally adjusted" blip, and here we are back in $200M+ territory again.

Apple is in growth mode and is eyeing merchant payments in addition to the metaverse. Consumers are spending and saving money even in the face of the pandemic. Walmart’s fintech arm has joined the race for a financial super app. JPMorgan made a fintech splash in Greece.

Like the wallet in your pant pocket, digital wallets have several subaccounts—like the various credit cards, debit cards, membership cards, ID’s—for each asset type.

Robert Grant, CEO of Crown Sterling, Grant describes data as the most valuable asset in the world, but today it’s an asset that renders little or no value to most of its creators.

The wealthtech space is already hitting on some major themes in 2022 including crypto, digital client acquisition, expansions, and direct indexing partnerships. Also, a Swiss tech innovation firm has revealed what investors really want when it comes to financial advisors. 

Earnings season is underway, and banks are obsessed with their chief rivals — fintechs. VCs can’t get enough of fintechs either, but in a good way as funding levels continue to rise. Meanwhile, neither cryptocurrencies nor fintech stocks have been able to win over investors so far in 2022, except for one meme coin. Amazon and Visa have found a way to coexist in the U.K.