March 31, 2023 @ 4:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stock options platform Equitybee has launched a new “Equity Value Finder,” a service designed to provide a market value for private shares. Pricing private shares has always been a challenge as you do not have a highly liquid marketplace to set a value as you… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) have partnered to announce QR codes for payments will now be accepted bilaterally. Users at participating financial firms will now accept in-person payments by scanning a physical code displayed on merchants as well as… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Private equity investment in the banking sector was down by more than half in 2022, according to a recent report provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The drop in PE and VC money was driven by the obvious economic decline and rising interest rates. The… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest has launched a new Mortgage Tech Meetup event series to discuss the future of mortgage technology.  The inaugural session will focus on key trends in Mortgage Technology in 2023 and the Future of Lending. The discussion is expected to be centered on the state… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 5:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has created the Office of Financial Technology (Fintech). At the same time, the OCC has appointed Prashant Bhardwaj to lead the office as Deputy Comptroller and Chief Financial Technology Officer. This is not the first time… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 5:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has posted a notice that on March 15, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered a final judgment against Defendants John and sister JonAtina (Tina) Barksdale ordering permanent injunctions, disgorgement with interest, and… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 5:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Signature Bank, soon to be part of Flagstar Bank (a subsidiary of New York Community Bancorp Inc.), has given the boot to deposits by crypto firms. According to multiple reports, the FDIC has crypto-affiliated accounts to leave by April 5th. After that, the check will… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week Block (NASDAQ:SQ) fired back at noted short-seller Hindenburg Research’s hit piece that lambasted the Fintech’s operations. The report by Hindenburg did not mince words describing Block as having embraced one traditionally very “underbanked” segment of the population: criminals. Block quickly responded, stating that… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ledger, a digital asset firm based in France, has raised an additional €100 million (~$108.3 million) to fuel the company. The valuation was set in 2021 at €1.3 billion during the initial Series C round – so not exactly a down round but flat –… Read More

March 30, 2023 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Do Kwon is expected to stand trial in Montenegro before facing charges in other interested jurisdictions. Kwon is the founder and CEO of Terraform Labs, the crypto company that created TerraUSD and LUNA. TerraUSD was an aspiring algorithmic stablecoin pegged to the US dollar. The… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 9:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

LCX has announced tokenized bond offerings describing the digital asset as transforming the availability of compliant staking. According to a company statement, the bonds are collectively valued at €40 million, consisting of four security tokens, EURt7, BTCt7, ETHt7, and LCXt7, and are documented by a… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 9:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

ETC Group says it will list the first crypto ETP [exchange traded product] based on an MSCI index. The ETC Group MSCI Digital Assets Select 20 ETP is expected to list on Germany’s Deutsche Börse XETRA in April. According to ETC Group, the ETP will… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 9:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Okcoin has issued a brief statement indicating it will return funds related to the FTX and Alameda bankruptcy cases. According to Okcoin, it wil return $8.2 million in frozen assets related to Alameda Research. The company notes that FTX debtors filed a motion… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 9:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Australian Fintech MoneyMe (ASX:MME) has raised A $37 million in equity capital, according to a statement by the company. MoneyMe is a digital lender serving consumers. It was reported earlier this week that MoneyMe founder and CEO Clayton Howes was seeking to raise capital in… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 1:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, the largest securities crowdfunding platform in the world, has announced a webinar next week to review its new approach to Republic Note. Republic Note was originally designed to be a digital asset issued under the Reg A+ securities exemption. The security was designed to… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the crypto exchange beaxy (beaxy.com) and its executives with operating an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. The SEC states that it has also charged the founder of the platform, Artak Hamazaspyan, and Beaxy Digital, Ltd.,… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Freeport, an online investment marketplace for tokenized art, says the Securities and Exchange Commission has completed the review of its offering documents, and it anticipates qualification soon. Freeport will be leveraging the Reg A+ securities exemption to offer investors to participate in art investment. Freeport… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 11:06 am By JD Alois  |  

CipherTrace, acquired by Mastercard (NYSE: MA) in 2021, has posted a report on money laundering and crypto crime. This report focuses on “dark markets” and “cross-chain bridges” as well as trends in nefarious activities like AML/KYC transgressions, fraud, hacks, and theft. The notes that at… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

StellarFi has raised $15 million in Series A funding following its $7.2 million Seed round in March 2022, bringing total funding to over $22 million. The funding was led by Acrew Capital with the participation of ATX Venture Partners, Trust Ventures, Dream Ventures, Interplay, Accomplice… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, crypto exchange beaxy announced that it would cease operations. The notice was provided in advance of the Securities and Exchange Commission announcing an enforcement action against the firm and affiliated entities and individuals. All investors that held assets on the platform were assured they… Read More