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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference of our report dated February 16, 2000 relating to the consolidated
statements of financial condition of Wit Capital Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of
operations, changes in stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three
years in the period ended December 31, 1999 and schedule, included in the
Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and to all references
of our Firm included in this Form S-4 Registration Statement.
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
New York, New York
August 3, 2000
