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Re-making a wealth management firm with end-to-end automation and technology takes a major investment of time and effort, but in the end holds the promise to deliver an ideal user experience for all.

Seeing a bit of a pullback this week in the megadeals of fintech. In prior editions, we've seen EVERY deal at $200M+. This week, only our largest deal hit that number. However, last week was a rare one indeed in geopolitics.

Recently, it seems we are regularly hearing about another cryptocurrency-related scam, another major corporation developing non-fungible token (NFT) collectables, and another sovereign nation adopting digital currencies.

The speed at which technology continues to revolutionize the advisor experience has many around the industry sprinting to catch up in what is sure to be a years-long marathon to improve the platforms, tools and solutions professionals use to serve their clients.

Russia & Ukraine updates, Visa & MasterCard cut ties with Russia, Switzerland adds sanctions and freezes Russia-owned digital assets, Yearn founder and lead Fantom developers have officially left the crypto space, and 60 new DeFi projects are headed for Cardano (ADA). Rarify aims to add value to the NFT sector, while Thetanut aims to level the playing field in crypto-related options markets. Finally, Binance bets big with its new payment venture aimed at accelerating the adoption of crypto worldwide.

The markets, in a flight to safety, have cut interest rates just as the Fed was going to raise rates. Inflation is going on steroids & there will certainly be social unrest & backlash.

This week, there were several impactful news items in the digital assets space—none qualify as the most groundbreaking news of the year, but all speak to the growing acceptance of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology as central to the future of finance and fintech.

This week we have some interesting new trends in digital wealth venture capital, and really every week is...

Russia & Ukraine market impact updates, and Ukraine asks exchanges to bar and sabotage Russian user accounts on the heels of officially legalizing the trade of crypto in the country this week.

Advances in financial products, regulation and technology are allowing investors to more easily open, fund and invest within self-directed retirement accounts.