Publisher Notes for 3/1/23 Friends, it's MARCH already, can you believe?! This week we discuss volcanoes & bitcoin, RIA M&A and productivity suites plus smart contracts, and SO MUCH MORE! READ UP! | Cindy Taylor, Publisher

News | Markets

Volcanoes, Bitcoin and Innovation. Remember El Salvador?
In 2021, El Salvador announced plans to issue $1B of "bitcoin bonds" to buy more BTC & create a new Bitcoin City as a crypto hub of LatAm. Where are they now?

The Week in Digital Wealth (3/1/23)
In this week's column on digital wealth the world over, we cover news from Stripe, JP Morgan, GoDaddy, eToro & Circle, amongst others

Advisor Tech Talk (3/1/23)
This week in Advisor Tech Talk, we dive into the latest wealthtech industry news from BridgeFT, CAIS & SigFig, to name a few

Decentralized Diaries For The Week of 3/1/23
Bitcoin Remains Steady at $23k; Circle is Set to Increase its Talent Pool; Crypto Lawyers went After Gary Gensler After Anti-Crypto Remarks

Top 5 VC Deals of the Week in Fintech (3/1/23)
This week our top 5 VC deals in fintech came to us from Chain Reaction, Finch, DataMesh Group, Pliant & Chaos Labs

Podcasts

STANDARD DEVIATIONS PODCAST: Eben Burr - Peace and Growth: The Case for Risk Management
This week on the Standard Deviations podcast, Dr. Daniel Crosby and Eben Burr of Toews discuss how investors can be thoughtful about managing risk, etc.

Rethink. Financial Advice Podcast: The News Hidden Behind the Headlines featuring Cindy Taylor
In this episode, Adam Holt & Derek Notman talk with Cindy (yes, DWN's publisher) about curated media and the filter content goes thru, and much more

Thought Leadership

	BACK OFFICE HEROES: The Essential Components of an RIA Productivity Suite There has been a gradual change in how advisors build relationships and service their clients, says Michael Pinsker of Docupace
	REAL CLEAR CRYPTO: Crypto Basics - What are Smart Contracts? Smart contracts use BTC's blockchain technology to create immutable chains of transactions that cannot be reversed or disputed
	JIFFY.ai ILLUMINATIONS: Countdown 3,2,1 - Take Off! Advisors planning to change firms will have their work cut out for them, according to Brian Bristow of JIFFY.ai
	MARTECH MINUTES: How Organizations Can Produce High-Quality Content Without Writing a Word To create high-quality content for your organization, consider working with an internal or external subject matter expert (SME)
	The Taylor Market Report (2/28/23) The definition of artificial is something that is fake, phony or contrived The definition of intelligence is "smart". So, if quant financial programs are using AI, are they "fake smart"?

Curated Industry Content

Practice Management | Industry News:

• RIA M&A and Growth Rooted in Digital Transformation: Ramos
• How OCIO Helps Grow and Scale Your Busi
• Berkshire Global Advisors FinTech Practice Sees WealthTech M&A Resuming
• 3 Ways Advisors Can Drive Social Media Engagement

Fintech Quote of the Week

"We want our money safer than our selfie" - PayPal