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SEC Charges Two Firms With Making Bogus Claims Regarding Artificial Intelligence

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against two firms claiming these entities made “misleading statements” in regard to the utilization of artificial intelligence (AI). Delphia (USA) Inc. and Global Predictions Inc. have both agreed to settle the SEC’s charges and pay $400,000… Read More

Republic May Add Seedrs Platform to Note Performance

Republic Note is a security designed to allow investors to participate in the success of the online investment platform. Once a shared pool hits a certain threshold, distributions are made to holders of the Republic Note. The security is traded on INX, a marketplace in… Read More

France: Bitcoin Savings Platform StackinSat Raises €1 Million Series A, Leverages Crowdfunding

StackinSat, a France based Bitcoin startup has raised €1 Million in Series A funding, in an online securiites offering backed by 250 investors. The issuer listed the offering on Soul Invest. The company reported that the funding round is the largest online offering in the… Read More

Top Traded Securities on Seedrs Secondary Market

Seedrs is the one securities crowdfunding platform that offers a fairly effective Secondary Marketplace for securities issued on the platform. Issuers must approve the listing to allow secondary trades of their private securities, and many do. This provides an alternative exit path to an acquisition… Read More

ByBit Slapped by Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission as Conducting Unlicensed Activities

ByBit is a crypto exchange that has been granted the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Preparatory License by Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA), following the Provisional License it received in March 2022, has been noted as a “suspicious virtual asset trading platform” by the Hong… Read More

Final Crowdfunding Round: THIS Sees Success on Seedrs, Tops Target

Plant-based meat substitute firm THIS is raising money on Seedrs once again. It last raised growth capital on Seedrs in 2020. According to the offering page, THIS is offering a convertible security with a 15% discount at a future priced funding round. The security will… Read More

Apple BNPL Now Available as Default Option on Stripe Transactions

Payments platform Stripe is now incorporating Apple Pay Later, a buy now pay later (BNPL) service, by default for its merchants. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) revealed its BNPL product in 2022. The announcement immediately caused shares in other BNPL providers to stumble due to the company’s size. Apple… Read More

SEC Files Charges Against CryptoFX, Alleges $300 Million Crypto Ponzi Scam

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed charges against CryptoFX LLC, alleging a $300 million crypto Ponzi scam. The SEC states that 17 individuals have been charged in a plot based in Texas that targeted the Latino community in the US as well as other… Read More

Payments Firm VoPay Adds Cross River Infrastructure in US Expansion

Payments platform VoPay, based in Canada, has partnered with Cross River Bank as part of an initiative to expand into the United States. VoPay says the collaboration aligns with its ambition to broaden its service offerings. Cross River is a regulated bank that provides infrastructure… Read More

Anchorage Digital Hires Former SEC Senior Counsel as New General Counsel

Anchorage Digital, a company that operates the only digital asset-focused chartered bank, has appointed a new General Counsel. According to a statement by the firm, TuongVy Le has stepped into the executive role. A graduate of Yale Law, Ve formerly worked at the Securities and… Read More

UK Finance Says SME Lending Improves in Q4 of 2023

UK Finance is reporting today that demand for SME financing improved in Q4 of 2023. Last year was difficult for all firms as markets, both public and private, sagged. This was due to rising interest rates paired with inflation as well as geopolitical challenges. However,… Read More

Canada May Follow US Down ESG Path with Climate Disclosure

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has recognized the launch of the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board’s (CSSB) consultation on Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards. This has to do with climate disclosure. The CSA pointed to the fact that the US has recently added climate disclosure regulations, requiring… Read More

Italy Crowd, Bridge Asset to Collaborate on Real Estate Crowdfunding

Italy Crowd, a real estate investment platform, has decided to withdraw its application with CONSAB, the securities regulator in Italy, to issue securities under the new EU securities crowdfunding rules. At the same time, Italy Crowd has formed a partnership with Bridge Asset – another… Read More

France Crowdfunding: Financement Participatif France (FPF) Highlights Participation of Female Investors, Employees

Financement Participatif France (FPF), the French Crowdfunding Association, has distributed an X that highlights women’s participation in the securities crowdfunding sector. Notoriously, the VC sector has supported fewer female-founded firms than crowdfunding platforms. Recently, Financement Participatif posted a report on investment crowdfunding activity in the… Read More

Honeycomb Credit Reports Topping $25 Million in Funds Raised for Small Businesses

Honeycomb Credit, a FINRA-regulated funding portal that provides online capital formation for small businesses, is reporting that it has surpassed $25 million in money raised for small businesses. Honeycomb can help SMEs sell securities online under the Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) securities exemption. Firms may… Read More

Coinbase Looks to Raise $1 Billion in Convertible Offering

In an 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) indicated its intent to raise up to $1 billion in funding in a convertible debt offering. Coinbase stated the convertible senior notes are due in 2030. Coinbase also intends to grant the initial… Read More

Coinbase Files Brief Challenging the SECs Denial of Rulemaking Petition

Slamming the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as pursuing a “power grab” by utilizing enforcement actions, Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has launched another missile in the ongoing battle with the nation’s top securities regulator. The opening brief filed with the US Court of Appeals challenges the decision… Read More

More Crypto: Republic Wallet Now Supports Bitcoin

Republic is not only the largest investment crowdfunding operator in the world but it is also very active in the crypto-sphere. Republic also offers its own digital asset – the Republic Note which trades on INX, a digital asset platform in which Republic has invested…. Read More

SEC: Former Coinbase Manager Friend Must Pay Penalty, Return Funds Gained from Insider Crypto Knowledge

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has obtained a default judgment against Sameer Ramani, a friend of a former Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) employee, pertaining to insider trading claims regarding crypto. Last year, the SEC filed an enforcement action against Coinbase executive Ishan Wahi and his brother, Nikhil Wahi…. Read More

Tether Says it Helped the Feds Regarding Tech Scam

Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer in the world (USDT), says it helped Uncle Sam battle an alleged tech scam. Tether says that it assisted the Feds in seizing $1.4 million in stolen funds from a fraud. The company said this highlights its commitment to fighting… Read More

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