June 14, 2024 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Spiko, co-founded in 2023 by Paul-Adrien Hyppolite and Antoine Michon, has raised €4 million in pre-seed funding. Spiko is a tokenization platform that claims to be the first provider in the world to offer fully tokenized Money Market Funds (MMFs). The digital assets leverage both… Read More

June 14, 2024 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The Hashgraph Association has announced a partnership with Adanian Labs and The Africa Blockchain Centre. In a statement distributed by Hashgraph, the aim is to support blockchain development in Africa. The partnership expects to “empower over 3000 Web3 developers “across Africa through the DLT Africa… Read More

June 14, 2024 @ 10:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The securities crowdfunding industry needs to do a better job of highlighting successes for investors as well as embracing the failures. Entrepreneurship generates enormous benefits for society, but investors backing these early-stage firms are taking on a lot of risk. Most startups fail, and some… Read More

June 14, 2024 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports that Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd. and founder Do Kwon will pay a $4.5 billion penalty as they have been found guilty of a “years-long fraud.”  It was previously reported that the SEC was seeking a $5.3 billion settlement…. Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the White House announced that Christy Goldsmith Romero has been appointed to lead the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). It was reported earlier this week that President Joe Biden would select Goldsmith Romero to take over leadership of the financial regulator following several… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Financement Participatif France (FPF) – the French crowdfunding association, and France Fintech (FFT) have announced a merger of the two organizations. According to a note from the two groups, FFT currently represents over 350 members and 100 partners operating in the Fintech sector. FPF represents… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 12:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

KingsCrowd, a startup data provider that supports investors, has announced a partnership with Radivision, a streaming platform covering the startup sector. According to a release, Radivision will be offering users the ability to track private investments with its Angel Wallet, which is provided by KingsCrowd…. Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Year-to-date, Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) that hold digital assets have jumped by 93% assets under management (AUC), up from $49.5 billion at the end of 2023 to $95.4 billion, according to a report. Fineqia (CSE: FNQ) says that the total AUM recorded at the end… Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital Bank, a federally chartered digital bank that serves the digital asset sector, has appointed Connie Shoemaker, a former Goldman Sachs executive, to its Board of Directors. Shoemaker currently serves as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Bridgewater Associates Holdings, Bridgewater’s parent company…. Read More

June 13, 2024 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain firm IOTA has been selected to participate in the European Blockchain Sandbox. According to a blog post, IOTA will be participating in the Sandbox with its Web3 identification product. IOTA says the solution tokenizes all kinds of identification processes, enabling identity verification in Web3 environments… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

While it should be obvious to everyone, high individual taxes hinder investment and innovation and diminish wealth creation – which can create benefits for all. The flipside to high taxes is a central authority that provides more social services, or entitlements, to the population while… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, WSJ.com published an article that criticized investment crowdfunding, specifically Regulation A (Reg A+). Reg A+ is a securities exemption that enables early-stage or smaller firms to raise up to $75 million. The security exemption requires an issuer to submit documents to the… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Irys, an on-chain data provider, says it has raised $8.9 million in funding in a round led by Lemniscap. Other investors in the round include Framework, Primitive Ventures, Hypersphere, Permanent Ventures, and EV3. Individual investors include Smokey the Bera, Ryan Watkins, and Daniel Cheung. Previously… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Pagaya Technologies (NASDAQ: PGY) says it is joining the Mastercard Engage program. The program seeks to connect qualified Fintechs to banks, merchants, and more to help them accelerate product innovation through access to the company’s global network. As part of the program, Pagaya’s AI network… Read More

June 12, 2024 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom, a platform that began life as a single issuer investment platform, has shared insight into its Access EIS Fund performance. The Access EIS Fund is available to smaller investors and aims to generate a return of £3.50 for each £1 invested. The diversified fund… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 1:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), the largest Fintech in the world, announced a series of software enhancements that were heavy on artificial intelligence (AI). While much of the presentation during the keynote at WWDC, the company’s annual developers conference, focused on improvements to the OS and the… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 1:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

S&P Global Market Intelligence has issued a report indicating that venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) investments may be rebounding. The past couple of years have been challenging for the private securities markets, with many sectors, like Fintech, retrenching. According to S&P’s data, global… Read More

June 11, 2024 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Martin Gruenberg, the FDIC Chairman, announced that he was resigning from the agency last month. The news was not unexpected, as egregious reports of sexual harassment and a toxic work environment have challenged the FDIC under his leadership for some time now. The final straw… Read More

June 10, 2024 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

An article in WSJ.com has taken aim at Regulation A, or the Reg A+ securities exemption used by firms to raise money online. Reg A+ is one of the securities crowdfunding exemptions available for businesses to pursue an online funding round. Reg A is joined… Read More

June 10, 2024 @ 11:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Space and space entrepreneurship is a hot sector of innovation. Beyond the high-profile space ventures being pursued by Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, the “space economy” represents a significant opportunity for firms seeking to provide services or technology to advance space exploration and science. According… Read More