April 10, 2023 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic Note has launched on Republic, seeking a minimum raise of $360,000 and up to $2.02 million. The price per digital security is $0.36 with a minimum investment of $100 and a maximum amount of $60,0000. The security is being issued under Reg CF. As… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 12:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

CI has once again reviewed the roster of FINRA-regulated funding portals to gauge the growth or decline of these platforms that provide online capital formation. Funding Portals were created under the JOBS Act of 2012 and typically list securities under Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF). This… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 10:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The demise of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) left a big hole in the early-stage/private firm ecosystem. SVB was a favorite bank of VCs and hence the companies they invested in.  The failure of SVBs has exacerbated the already challenging funding environment for private firms that… Read More

April 10, 2023 @ 9:27 am By JD Alois  |  

FTX Exemplified hubris, incompetence, and greed. FTX CEO John J. Ray, III has filed his first interim report on the failure of FTX as the bankruptcy proceedings continue. Once one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, led by high-profile founder and CEO Sam… Read More

April 9, 2023 @ 11:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance.US is having a hard time parking cash in a bank following the collapse of Silvergate Bank and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). According to a report by WSJ.com, Binance.US is working with a “middleman” to manage cash for dollar deposits – said to be Prime… Read More

April 7, 2023 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman Patrick McHenry has commented on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) release of its final rule for small business lending data collection as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 1071. McHenry is the Chairman of the House Financial… Read More

April 7, 2023 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Sway, a new payments platform that dodges costly card transactions, is preparing to raise money in a securities offering listed on Seedrs. While not live yet, Sway is taking emails for “priority access” when the offering is available. Sway was launched based on the idea… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 6:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, the largest securities crowdfunding platform in the world, says the launch of Republic Note next week is a step in the platform’s transformation to Republic 3.0. While I am not certain exactly what Republic 2.0 represents – probably its acquisition of Seedrs and the… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 6:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the US Department of Treasury posted a report on DeFi entitled “2023 DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment.”  For the first time, Treasury addressed the concept of DeFi  – a sector of digital assets that engenders challenges for regulators. Treasury noted that DeFi is… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 5:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), the group that represents all state securities regulators plus provinces in Canada and states in Mexico, has announced a penalty of $10 million assessed on Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD). Under the terms of the settlement, Robinhood neither admits nor denies… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 1:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

DeFi, or decentralized finance, took fire from the US Department of Treasury today as part of an ongoing policy attack targeting the crypto industry. Treasury published the “2023 DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment,” the first report on DeFi that outlines the risk of the popular… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 1:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) has distributed a report highlighting the top cities in the US for “pre-IPO startups.” CCA states that the annual study utilizes data harvested from its platform that tracks more than 6000 companies that have raised money online. CCA is best known… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 12:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

LuxSE (Luxembourg Stock Exchange) has been recognized as “Exchange of the Year” by Environmental Finance as part of the Bond Awards 2023, an annual event that supports the sustainable bond market. LuxSE said it received the award for its work in “advancing gender finance and… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 11:33 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have posted a notice putting influencers on notice not to promote “get rich quick” schemes or pursue “illegal financial promotions.” The FCA recently reported they pursued interventions 8582 times in 2022, more than 14X… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced today, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has revoked the Australian financial services (AFS) license held by Oztures Trading Pty Ltd, trading as Binance Australia Derivatives. ASIC states that the cancellation took effect as Binance had requested the move. Binance will cease providing… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 10:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The JOBS Act of 2012 was signed into law eleven years ago, on April 5, 2012. While it took some time for the various acts to become actionable – with Title III Reg CF not going into effect until 2016, the bipartisan act of legislation… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 3:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic Note will be available to the broader investing public beginning next Monday, according to the company. No longer described as a token, Republic Note has now been labeled a digital security. “R/Note” aims to provide investors with exposure to the economic upside of some… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Operation Cookie Monster Genesis Market, a dark web operation that catered to criminals looking for stolen identities to pilfer bank accounts or pursue ransomware operations, has been taken down in a coordinated operation that involved many different enforcement agencies around the world. The Federal Bureau… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 1:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSPR) has been active for some time now. The new rules allow for securities platforms to solicit investors across all EU member states. Firms may raise up to €5 million in an online offering, thus improving upon the previous national… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Remote working firm Reskube has raised its £500,000 goal via a securities offering on Crowdcube. The company sold a 5.88% stake in the firm at a pre-money valuation of £8 million. The offering was hidden on the Crowdcube website as it was pitched to s”elected… Read More