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 If it seems like fintechs have been especially active in the SPAC market this year, it’s not your imagination. Fintechs have participated in more than three-dozen blank check deals year-to-date, according to the FT Partners Q3 fintech report.

We're back with a fresh round of new Top 5 VC deals, and our top deal came in at $55M this week, with every deal coming in at $200M+.

Advisors are partnering up to harness each other’s strengths and capabilities. Crypto has muscled its way into the retirement conversation. And artificial intelligence is making it easier than ever for advisors to connect with prospects.  

Facebook is now Meta. Fiserv is doing its part to bolster crypto mainstream adoption among consumers and merchants. Fintechs are coming to America for their IPOs. Mark Cuban’s NBA team is going further down the bitcoin rabbit hole, and Visa is in the hot seat with regulators.  

M&A is afoot in the wealth management space as firms hire more talent and ink strategic deals to strengthen their offerings to advisors.  

While it’s no secret that inflation has reared its head in the economy, one tech billionaire now warns that hyperinflation could be on the horizon. A legacy asset management firm that dates back to 1939 has collaborated with one of the cryptocurrency industry’s most innovative wealth management platforms. Corporate America is making it easier for consumers to buy bitcoin and use it for payments. Facebook as the world knows it might be a thing of the past. 

The fintech industry has attained royal status. A bitcoin ETF is finally seeing the light of day, and crypto prices have been rallying. Legacy banks are feeling the heat from fintech, and more.  

Friends, we have a fresh new format for you this week, as we continue to see more stratospheric investment in fintech. That said, in our past two weeks, every Top 5 VC deal has been over $200M, and this week, we saw those numbers drop somewhat. Time will tell if this foretells a future trend of lowering investment numbers in the sector.

Friends, this week's top 5 VC deals in digital wealth does not disappoint. We traverse the world for the biggest deals, and jump into NFTs, decentralized social media and more. And wait until you see the numbers. We blew right past $100M as minimums and now we're even higher.

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