Publisher Notes for 4.7.21 Friends, this week we look at the bizarre world of NFT art, explore the latest spate of high profile Bitcoin ETF filings and chat with Alon Goren of Draper Goren Holm Ventures in our DWealth Muse podcast series. We're also pleased to welcome our new partner Practifi and their outstanding weekly series "Fintech Corner". Check it out! | Cindy Taylor, Publisher

News & Markets

DWealth Muse Podcast Series: Episode 7 - Bridging the Gap Between Conventional & Crypto Finance
In this episode, host Dara Albright and guest, Alon Goren, Founding Partner of Draper Goren Holm, recap DGH's 3rd Annual Security Token Summit, expounding on the 3 key areas of financial transformation exhibited at the conference: regulatory, innovation & democratization

NFT Art: Brilliant, Crazy or Just Bizarre?
You may have noticed a new craze in the blockchain sector focusing on art non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, and it's triggering some highly unusual behavior

Fintech in Q1/21: Where are We Headed Next?
With 2020 behind us, many are wondering where the digital wealth sector is headed next, and we have some nuggets on that topic to share with you on what to expect moving forward

Will Fidelity, Grayscale & Others Finally Change the SEC's Stance on a Bitcoin ETF?
With crypto friendly SEC chair nominee Gary Gensler in queue to take over the regulatory agency, it may finally be time for a Bitcoin ETF to get approved

Top 5 VC Deals of the Week in Digital Wealth (4/7/21)
Two insurtechs and the largest deal of the week topping out at $300M USD - always something interesting to see on fintech trends in this weekly report

Fintech Luminaries - Meet Paul Resch of Valutico
This week we'd like you to meet Paul Resch of Valutico, which empowers businesses and experts to perform accurate valuations in a fraction of the time it used to take

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Thought leaders

Wealthtech Insider (4.7.21) In this week's Wealthtech Insider column, we learn "What Newbie Advisors Need From Their Tech" in a new webinar series featuring Josh Benson, VP of business development at Orion

Fintech Corner (4.7.21) In our new weekly series from Practifi, we interview firm CCO Adrian Johnstone to discuss how technology can bring an enterprise firm together when most are working apart

The Taylor Report (4.6.21) Bill Taylor, CIO of Entoro Wealth, compares & analyzes price movement in BTC, ETH, Gold & the S&P 500 for the week and gives us his take on it all

Industry Press

• AlphaTrAI names Bruce Lavine President, Asset Management
• Jack Henry & Associates Reports on Rise in Digital Momentum
• PitchBook's Institutional Research Group Releases Private Equity Barometer
• RLTY Capital Launches to Accelerate the NYC Real Estate Community

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