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The year's 3rd quarter has begun..........summer is well under way (except Australia...happy winter).........and markets are really slowing down...........BITCOIN has stabilized around $35K or a touch under........

As I reviewed our columns going back to the first of the year, it was abundantly evident that the deal sizes have ratcheted up as the year has progressed. I'll also admit, it felt weird to leave out deals in the $500M - $600M range. But those did not make the list, incredibly.

JPMorgan is back on the fintech circuit with its second acquisition in the span of a few short weeks. Pop sensation Britney Spears and her conservatorship battle also made an appearance in this week’s roundup, while Robinhood is riding the IPO wave.

There are no summer doldrums for the wealthtech space, as market participants continue to expand through acquisition, hire new talent, upgrade tech and more.

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BITCOIN and ETH have bottomed...........GOLD is dead (I lowered it to neutral as noted above)..........BITCOIN is back above $35K AND back above the DJIA......ETH is back above $2IK.......and S&P 500 (yadda, yadda yadda) hits new highs (again)

This week, 3 of the top 5 deals were international - out of South Korea, Holland and China; The Chinese deal received funding from a Canadian teacher's pension fund - we thought that was interesting and rather unusual; In America, the two firms who made our list this week were in auto finance and wealthtech - two strong areas of financing in our country.

The deal pipeline is filling in the fintech space, chief of which includes Visa flexing its muscle in Europe’s open banking industry. Kids are gaining access to financial apps sooner than later, thanks to one UK-based challenger bank. In addition, a couple of German fintech startups are looking to gain a foothold in the US market while the IPO pipeline keeps growing. Andreessen Horowitz has made a key hire and is doubling down on crypto despite a murky regulatory environment.

What's new? CHINA......first its Elon Musk and then here comes China.........China stomps its big foot and basically shuts down BITCOIN mining in China causing BITCOIN to plunge (down 25% week on week).........Panic hits the crypto market, BITCOIN trades under $30K.........ETH drops under $2,000 (off 30%+ week on week)

Bitcoin has become a real threat to global central banks' monetary control. After years of warily watching and trying a variety of threats and initiatives to discredit Bitcoin, the gloves are coming off. Panic at the highest level.