This update is part of a series, building upon the perspective at the end of 2020: ‘The Unstoppable Rise of the Digital Investor’. In this topic we highlight: Beijing crackdown triggers Chinese tech stocks sell-off in July / The accelerated growth of direct indexing / Robinhood: from a disappointing IPO to a steep surge / The unstoppable rise of cryptocurrency trading amongst young people / Banks launch neobanks: super apps and investing / New investors are getting younger and younger