September 8, 2023 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has distributed an update on August 2023 investment crowdfunding activity under Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding). According to their numbers, Reg CF offerings during the month experienced a “surge,” countering the trend in public markets, which have faltered in recent weeks. CCA… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

In a speech delivered at the Annual Fintech Conference in Philadelphia, US Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael S. Barr spoke about the Fed’s role in supporting innovation. Barr noted that not that long ago, cash in trucks was the preferred method of moving… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 10:04 am By JD Alois  |  

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced charges targeting three DeFi, or decentralized finance, operations yesterday. These included Deridex, ZeroX, and Opyn. The CFTC alleges the offering of illegal derivatives trading. The CFTC charged Deridex and Opyn with failing to register as a swap… Read More

September 8, 2023 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges against Linus Financial, Inc. for failing to register the offers and sales of its retail crypto lending product, the Linus Interest Accounts. The SEC decided against having Linus pay penalties as the company took “prompt remedial actions”… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

The House Financial Services Committee has announced a hearing on the digital dollar or Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), held by the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology (Fintech), and Inclusion. Scheduled to take place on Thursday, September 14 at 2PM ET, the hearing is… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Multiple reports have indicated that Ryan Salame, a former FTX executive, has pleaded guilty today in Federal Court for his activities surrounding the failure of FTX, which saw billions of dollars lost. Salame was at one point the co-CEO of the FTX subsidiary that operated… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

At a speech delivered to the pro-market Cato Institute, CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham has called for a Regulatory Sandbox. The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) pioneered the Sandbox concept. The approach was to allow innovative Fintech firms to test products and services under the watchful… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Groundfloor says it has surpassed $500 million in loan repayments. This includes both principal and interest paid. Groundfloor says that it is currently home to over 230,000 registered investors. Currently, Groundfloor reports that it has nearly $300 million in Assets Under… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Qualification to Impact Crowdfunding, Digital Assets. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP) have partnered on the “Responsible Influence Certificate” designed to create a seal of approval for social media influencers. The AMF says the partnership… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Mangopay, a payments Fintech that holds a significant market share in the marketplace (crowdfunding) sector, has announced a partnership with Kriya, a B2B payments and credit provider. Mangopay believes that by working with Kriya it can boost its relevance by providing credit at the point… Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Canadian Securities Administration (CSA) has published its year in review, and one of the sectors discussed is crypto. The CSA is the association that represents all of the country’s securities regulators, which operate largely independently of one another based on the province or territory…. Read More

September 7, 2023 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has indicated its willingness for a certain amount of leeway for registered crypto firms to adhere to forthcoming rules. The regulator says that registered or authorized firms may “apply for flexibility”  on implementing a cooling off period when other… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mirae Asset Securities, an investment firm and brokerage with more than $500 billion in AUM, has chosen Polygon to pursue digital securities or asset tokenization. According to a note from Mirae, the Mirae Asset Security Token Working Group is working to build the infrastructure for… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 3:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report on WSJ.com claims that more executives at Binance are departing the firm. Binance remains the largest crypto exchange in the world by a significant amount of activity, with Coinbase a distant second. The report says that Regional head Gleb Kostarev and Russia chief… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 10:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Anti-money laundering (AML) and KYC service provider Strise has raised $10.8 million in Series A funding. Atomico led the funding round, which included existing investors. A valuation of the company was not immediately available. Atomico Partner Don Hoang, a former senior executive at Uber and… Read More

September 6, 2023 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) has scheduled a meeting to take place on September 19th. This is only the second meeting following the Commission’s change of members on SBCFAC. An agenda is not… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

European Central Bank (ECB) Member of the Executive Board, Fabio Panetta, has issued a speech on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) advocating on behalf of issuing a digital Euro. Europe, like many other jurisdictions around the world, is reviewing the pros and cons of… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Rialto Markets, a broker-dealer active in the securities crowdfunding sector, has filed a Form-C with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating its intent to raise money utilizing the Reg CF securities exemption. The document indicates that Rialto will list its security offering on Netcapital,… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Visa (NYSE: V) says it is modernizing cross-border money movement as it improves its stablecoin settlement capabilities with the Solana blockchain. Simultaneoulsy, Visa reports that it is working with merchant acquirers Worldpay and Nuvei. Visa says it has “moved millions of USDC between its partners… Read More

September 5, 2023 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) indicated it is moving forward with a review of the treatment of “politically exposed persons” (PEPs). The FCA distributed today a list of areas it will review in regard to the treatment of accounts at financial services firms, including:… Read More