Publisher Notes for 7/19/23 Friends, market manipulation, gamifying FinEd, more rumblings from Blackrock's Fink on digital currencies and a CBDC looming closer - this week's newsletter has it all (plus another audience record for DWN)! READ UP!! | Cindy Taylor, Publisher

News | Markets

Numbers Deceit. Market Manipulation. Now Proof
What if the CPI numbers are misleading? Skewered lower to make great headlines? Or move financial markets higher?

The Week in Digital Wealth (7/19/23)
In this week's column on digital wealth the world over, we cover news from Citibank, Bank of America and the New York Fed, amongst others

Advisor Tech Talk (7/19/23)
This week in Advisor Tech Talk, we dive into the latest wealthtech industry news from AssetBook, FusionIQ and Titan, plus more

Decentralized Diaries For The Week of 7/19/23
Bitcoin Currently at $30k Support Levels, DOJ Transferred $300 Million of its "Silk Road" Bitcoins, Coinbase Suspended Staking in Four States

Top 5 VC Deals of the Week in Fintech (7/19/23)
This week, our top 5 VC deals in digital wealth came to us from Collective, InvGate, Silo Technologies, Jirav and Sound

Podcast

STANDARD DEVIATIONS PODCAST: Kelsey Willock - Gamifying Financial Education
This week on Standard Deviations, Dr. Daniel Crosby speaks with Kelsey Willock, Co-Founder of Aura, about gamifying financial education

Thought Leadership

	The Taylor Market Report (7/18/23) Markets do crazy things. Bitcoin $68k. Japan's stock market went straight up (literally) to almost 40k in 1989. The dotcom bubble. The S&P is in steroid bubble land. Be careful.
	REAL CLEAR CRYPTO: XRP Off the Ropes as SEC Gets Stumped For the past 3 years, Ripple & the SEC have battled over whether the firm conducted an illegal securities offering of sales from XRP.
	BACK OFFICE HEROES: Steps to Digitizing Back Office Operations Wealth management firms are experiencing a growing sense of urgency to modernize their back-office operations to align with the front-line of their business.
	MARTECH MINUTES: How SMEs Help Write Content To create high-quality content for your organization, consider working with an internal or external subject matter expert (SME).
	JIFFY.ai Illuminations: The Tortoise and The Hare - Lessons Learned A slow and steady approach may be the best way for advisors to keep up with fast-changing technology in their sector.

Curated Industry Content

Industry Briefs

• Untangling Meta Threads for Financial Services
• FusionIQ Blueleaf integration to Drive Digital Transformation and Enhance UX
• CapIntel's Enhanced Wealthtech Platform Supports RIA Compliance with SEC Marketing Rule

Practice Management

• From TIFIN: The Power of Images-5 Tips for Driving Content Engagement
• From ORION: The Starter's Guide to Building a RIA Tech Stack

Quote of the Week

"(Last week's) ruling on the #Ripple matter does wonders to advance and validate the legal distinction between crypto assets and investment contracts." -Freeman Lewin | Co-Founder at Outshuk & Pland Outcome