Weekly Roundup

Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity was reported as the largest concern for institutional investors when it comes to cryptocurrency.

RegTech Growth
It was reported that the “RegTech” global market — including algorithms and artificial intelligence — to help surveil the markets, assist with compliance, detect fraud and abuse, and enhance cybersecurity, is anticipated to grow from $7.90 billion in 2021 to $18.89 billion in 2025.

Rise of the Retail Investor and Tech Trends 2022
MMI’s Kirsten Wegner spoke on “How Investors Should Approach 2022,” and the benefit of narrow bid-ask spreads inmaking ETFs efficient for investors.

Metaverse Market Predictions
Industry research forecast the metaverse market, valued at $21.91 billion in 2020, to grow at a 41.7% continual annual growth rate to 2030.

Crypto
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez asked US city leaders to sign a pro-crypto pledge.

Source Code
It was reported that a security flaw found in the Azure App service exposed source code of customer apps.

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