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With 2020 behind us, and new occupants in the White House and the halls of Congress, many are wondering where the digital wealth sector (a/k/a "fintech") is headed

While it’s hard to predict with certainty when COVID-19 will be in the rearview mirror, the end does seem to be in sight as firms, industry associations and advisors are all starting to contemplate holding certain events and meetings on an in-person basis, commencing in the closing quarters of this year.

While crypto art has been around in various forms since 2015, the medium made a huge splash last week at Christie’s in New York as “Everydays: The First 5,000 Days” by Beeple sold for $60.25 million at auction, which cost the buyer $69 million when Christie’s buyer’s premium is included. That makes “Everydays” as the most valuable piece of digital art to be sold at auction thus far.

JP Morgan Chase has tested blockchain payments between orbiting satellites (yes, in space) to demonstrate how digital devices might use technology behind virtual currencies for transactions. In other words, telling your creditors you were abducted by Martians and couldn't pay your bills ain't gonna fly.

The development and maturation of fintech continues to accelerate, but it was a particularly eventful week in the universe of fintech-related ETFs and funds.

Luma Financial Technologies (“Luma”), an independent, multi-issuer structured products and annuities platform, announced today that they have selected Insurance Technologies, LLC, provider of FireLight®, a multi-carrier end-to-end insurance and retirement sales platform, as its latest partner to bring their annuities solution, “Luma Annuities,” to market.

Document Security Systems, Inc. (NYSE American: DSS) ("DSS"), a multinational company operating businesses focusing on brand protection technology, blockchain security, direct marketing, healthcare, real estate, and securitized digital assets, today announced it entered a joint venture ("JV") with Coinstreet Partners ("Coinstreet"), a global decentralized digital investment banking group and digital asset financial service firm, and GSX Group ("GSX"), a global digital exchange ecosystem for the issuance, trading, and settlement of tokenized securities, using its proprietary blockchain solution

Riskalyze, the company that serves tens of thousands of financial advisors with risk alignment and portfolio analytics, and Cetera, a leading financial advice firm, today announced a new enterprise agreement aimed at standardizing risk management across Cetera’s network of firms to set a new bar for measuring risk and engaging clients.

The idea of an average investor being able to afford a luxury car, fine art or even a Class A real estate property has previously been thought to be unattainable. However, tokenization is revolutionizing the investment process by...

Digital Wealth News is pleased to bring you our “Fintech Luminaries” series – featuring thought leaders within the digital wealth and blockchain ecosystems. For the next feature in this series, we’d like you to meet Conor Delaney, CEO of Good Life Companies (www.goodlifeco.com), who runs one of the largest and fastest-growing independent hybrid Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) firms and Super-OSJ groups affiliated with LPL Financial.