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Crypto startups are facing a harrowing time attracting private financiers after the collapse of the digital-asset exchange FTX. Venture capital investment in the industry plunged to its lowest level in almost two years during the fourth quarter of 2022, according to data from the research firm PitchBook.

The impact of a weakening economy on quarterly performance will become clearer by the second week of January as banks begin to report fourth-quarter earnings.

Bank of America was an anchor investor for a new $100 million fund managed by Mendoza Ventures, which backs companies with founders from minority and other diverse backgrounds in the financial technology, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity industries.

The Office of Financial Research proposed a rule that would give it greater transparency into non-centrally cleared bilateral repurchase agreement transactions.

Rising interest rates and the potential for weakening economic activity could result in moderating loan demand in the new year. Some bankers are already being more selective in their lending.

The year could be marked by volatility, induced in part by rising interest rates, but prime money market funds could still see a 0.08% rise in assets.

The rate of venture funding to startups run by women continues to decline.

Gone are the days of easy lending, cheap money and zero-interest deals. Here to stay: shifting rates, currencies, and inflation that will define the new age in capital markets, according to Bank of America Corp.'s Elif Bilgi Zapparoli.

Horizon Technology Finance's Daniel Trolio discusses market strengths, growth challenges, and why Horizon sticks to tried and true capital partners.

The consensus calls for shrinking collateralized loan obligation volume in 2023, but rewards are said to outweigh the risks.