May 2, 2024 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

XLink has partnered with Cobo and Coincover to reduce risk in the digital asset sector. XLink, a subsidiary of ALEX, is a DeFi platform on Bitcoin. According to a statement from the firm, approximately $336 million in crypto was lost to  scams in the first… Read More

May 2, 2024 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm Apex is reporting a $7 million Seed round led by big-name investors. According to Apex, which has just emerged from stealth, Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures led the funding. Other prominent investors included Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. Apexi is a security… Read More

May 2, 2024 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has scheduled an “AI Day” for today (May 2, 2024). In advance of this gathering, the CFTC has appointed its first Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer.  CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam has selected Dr. Ted Kaouk for the new role. Currently,… Read More

May 1, 2024 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of the Advocate for  Small Business Capital Formation, has posted a report on minotry and women activity in the Reg CF securities crowdfunding sector. Reg CF is one of the exemptions that enables online capital formation as well as… Read More

May 1, 2024 @ 3:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to hold rates steady today. While no one was expecting a move in either direction, markets were keenly watching the FOMC statement to determine the Fed’s thinking regarding future rate adjustments. The target range for the… Read More

May 1, 2024 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO is a recognized trailblazer when it comes to digital securities. An early adopter of the concept of tokenization and digital assets, today, tZERO is a regulated Broker Dealer and an SEC-approved alternative trading system (ATS). Utilizing blockchain technology, tZERO enables both digital securities and… Read More

May 1, 2024 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital Bank will be providing a custody solution for Arca Labs regarding digital securities or tokenized T-Bills. Arca launched a digitized US Treasury fund and is the first firm to be registered under the 40 Act to issue tokenized T-bills, which are called “ArCoin.”… Read More

May 1, 2024 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Community Round Ventures says it will create a “naughty list” for firms that raised money using Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) that have not filed their mandated Form C-AR [Annual Report]. Form C-AR is mandated for issuers that use the Reg CF securities exemption. The annual… Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 11:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Specialty lender Capify has received a $125 million credit facility from Pollen Street Capital. Capify is an online lender that offers financing solutions to SMEs seeking working capital. Originally started in the US, the company also serves the SME market in the UK and Australia…. Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 8:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) reported Q1 earnings today, surpassing analyst expectations. According to the digital bank, net revenue during the quarter was $180.7 million, compared to $185.6 million in the prior quarter. While this was higher than Q4, it was far below Q1 of 2023 when the… Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 3:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Roger Ver, aka Bitcoin Jesus, has been charged with tax fraud. According to a statement by the US Department of Justice, Ver was arrested this weekend in Spain. He has been charged with mail fraud, tax evasion and filing false tax returns. Ver had acquired… Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 3:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance founder and former CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) was sentenced to four months in prison last November after pleading guilty. Zhao was also required to pay a $50 million penalty. According to WSJ.com, Zhao told the court he was sorry for his behavior and regretted… Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Blend Labs (NYSE:BLND), a cloud banking platform, has raised $150 million in financing from PE firm Haveli. As part of the deal, Brian Sheth, Haveli’s CIO, will join Blend’s board of directors. The funding comes in a Series A convertible with a 0% coupon. The… Read More

April 30, 2024 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Equitise, a securities crowdfunding platform operating in New Zealand and Australia, received an “infringement notice” from the New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA). According to the FMA, Equitise had failed to file its financial statements prior to the deadline, among other concerns about… Read More

April 29, 2024 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Companies that raised money online using Reg CF or Regulation Crowdfunding must file Form C-AR by today (April 29, 2024). Form C-AR references the required filing of the company’s annual report. While there have been thousands of firms that have leveraged the JOBS Act securities… Read More

April 29, 2024 @ 1:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

TerraPay and VM Money Transfer Services (VMTS) have partnered to offer services in Jamaica. According to a company release, the two firms will enable transfers for individuals looking to move money between Jamaica and much of the rest of the world. This new agreement means… Read More

April 29, 2024 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform GenoCrowd has launched the fourth projectwith the AS Group of companies. The AS Group is a real estate investor, investment manager, and developer based in Berlin with subsidiaries in Hamburg, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Cologne, and Frankfurt am Main. The company focuses on… Read More

April 29, 2024 @ 10:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto mixer zkSNACKs and Wasabi Wallet service is now blocking US citizens from using its service. Crypto mixers have gained the ire of the US Department of Treasury, which believes that they are frequently used by bad actors to cover their tracks for nefarious activities…. Read More

April 26, 2024 @ 12:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Paystand has acquired Teampay, according to a statement from the company. Details of the transaction were not immediately available. Paystand is a payments platform that claims to be the largest B2B receivables, payables, and payments network running on blockchain. Paystand digitizes receivables and automates processing… Read More

April 26, 2024 @ 11:39 am By JD Alois  |  

As CI has covered in the past couple of years, the European Union created harmonized rules designed to improve online capital formation under ECSPR, or European Crowdfunding Service Provider Regulation. Advocates, like EuroCrowd, have lobbied the EU for years to advance the common-sense approach of… Read More