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ETF Upside

What’s Inside the SEC’s Latest Crypto ETF Guidance

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The agency’s new guidelines focus on disclosures around price fluctuations and market manipulation, among other common concerns.

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Banking

Can Peter Thiel’s Fellowship of Billionaires Replace Silicon Valley Bank?

Thiel’s bank, named after the mountain where the dragon Smaug hoards his treasure, plans to serve tech startups and crypto companies.

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Energy

Amping Up: Harnessing Innovation and Efficiency to Modernize the US Power Grid

The current surge in energy demand is virtually unprecedented since the mass effort to electrify America immediately following World War II.

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ETF Upside

ETF Investors Lured to AI, Crypto, Fintech

People are also more informed than ever about their ETF investments, per a Nasdaq report.

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Energy

Low Battery: ‘Heat Dome’ Exposes Cracks in America’s Decaying Power Grid

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Rising temperatures and massive new data centers are providing a massive stress test for the US power grid.

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Blockchain

Kraken Launches Crypto’s Attempt at a Venmo-Killer

Anyone who’s had to split a check with new hostel friends knows rivals Venmo and Zelle only support payments between US users.

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Blockchain

Fiserv Connecting Thousands of Banks to Crypto with New Stablecoin Platform

Financial institutions are racing to get into stablecoins as the Genius Act makes its way toward POTUS Trump’s desk.

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Advisor Upside

What the GENIUS Act Means for Stablecoins and Advisors

The bill would require tokens to be backed by liquid assets including the US dollar and short-term Treasury bills.

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ETF Upside

Invesco Hires Crypto Product Leader from JPMorgan

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The firm, which offers six digital assets ETFs, announced a new global product leadership team earlier this year.

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Advisor Upside

Advisors Go Risk-On Heading Into 2H

It’s been a sweet-and-sour first half for the markets, but advisors expect the second half to be a whole lot tastier.

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Blockchain

Circle Spirals Upward in $1 Billion IPO

This is Circle’s second attempt at going public, after its reverse SPAC in 2022 sputtered under regulatory scrutiny.

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Advisor Upside

There’s Almost 600K More Millionaires. That’s Not Necessarily a Good Thing

Most children of HNW clients plan to switch advisors within two years of an inheritance.

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Advisor Upside

Want a Crypto 401(k)? The DOL Isn’t Standing in the Way Anymore

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The regulator nixed Biden-era guidance that discouraged 401(k) plans from including crypto and other digital assets.

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