February 16, 2023 @ 5:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is continuing its crypto crackdown filing charges againstTerraform Labs PTE Ltd and founder Do Hyeong Kwon. The firm is based in Singapore but the Commission has not been shy about pursuing crypto scofflaws anywhere in the world. Kwon was… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 3:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged Vista Network Technologies and its CEO, Armen Temurian, with “fraudulent solicitation and misappropriation of customers’ digital asset commodities.” The CFTC claims that the defendants scammed over $7 million in Bitcoin and Ether from erstwhile customers. The CFTC described… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 2:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Wefunder, the top US platform for firms raising capital using Reg CF, has kicked off its European expansion with 12 securities offerings. As was reported last month, Wefunder was approved Wefunder was approved in the Netherlands to issue Securites under the new EU rules. ECSPRECSPR or European… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 10:07 am By JD Alois  |  

This past week, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing to discuss the topic of digital assets.  As should be abundantly clear by now, support, or lack of support, is now largely falling along party lines. Both sides desire consumer protection and understand the need… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Regtech Clausematch has established a new office in Lisbon, Portugal – its third location worldwide. The Portugal operation will be used for engineering and product development. CEO and founder Evgeny Likhoded said the expansion is part of his strategy to position Clausematch as the worlds… Read More

February 16, 2023 @ 7:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Reports continue to filter out regarding the tepid market for private transactions. A recent report indicates that private equity and venture capital investments cratered in the UK by a whopping 61% in 2022. According to S&P Global Markets, aggregate transactions in the UK topped $72… Read More

February 15, 2023 @ 11:29 am By JD Alois  |  

The OurCrowd Global Investor Summit opened with Israeli President Isaac Herzog addressing the crowd at an event that claimed around 9000 registrations – the largest ever for OurCrowd. Attendees included over 1700 individual investors, 1000+ multi-national corporations, 630+ venture capitalists, and hundreds of members of… Read More

February 15, 2023 @ 4:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today the UK government announced its monthly inflation data which indicated the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 10.1% in the 12 months to January 2023, down from 10.5% in December 2022 – a slight improvement. On a monthly basis, CPI fell by 0.6% in… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 3:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

  This week, top global investment marketplace OurCrowd is holding its Global Investor Summit in Israel. The event is the largest of its kind as investors and entrepreneurs from around the world to convene to discuss opportunities in innovative private firms. For the first time,… Read More

February 14, 2023 @ 8:30 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, perhaps best known for pursuing a digital asset marketplace for regulated securities as well as certain cryptocurrencies, is going all in on digital securities. First, as was recently reported, tZERO is no longer pursuing crypto trading. This is probably a savvy move in the… Read More

February 13, 2023 @ 3:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Arnie is a relatively new platform that aims to “make it easy for businesses to offer a customized, flexible, and values-aligned retirement plan for their employees.” Arnie recently raised $2.3 million in pre-seed funding, according to the company. Founded by sisters Eliza and Izabel Arnold,… Read More

February 13, 2023 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The SEC’s takedown of Kraken’s staking service continues to generate after-shocks as the digital asset industry ponders its ability to provide services to US customers. Kraken paid a $30 million penalty to make the issue go away without admitting or denying any guilt regarding the… Read More

February 13, 2023 @ 9:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitpanda, launched in Austria but now serving a broader European market, has set up a holding company in Switzerland, according to a report. Bitpanda provides both a labeled and white-labeled Fintech as a service platform offering crypto trading, payments as well as traditional investments. Bitpanda… Read More

February 13, 2023 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the UK government revealed data that indicated that the economy delivered no growth during the 4th quarter of 2022 – barely evading a recession. As inflation continues to hit the economy hard, the news remains rather grim, and the next report could indicate… Read More

February 10, 2023 @ 6:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Representative Bill Huizenga, the Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, part of the House Financial Services Committee, has sent a letter to SEC Chair Gary Gensler demanding he hand over documents surrounding Sam Bankman-Fried and the collapse of the crypto exchange. The letter… Read More

February 10, 2023 @ 12:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a US-based online capital formation platform, now operating in Europe, has launched the website for Republic Asia. Last year, Republic closed on its acquisition of Seedrs – a large UK-based platform that has also been operating on the European continent. In March of 2022,… Read More

February 10, 2023 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has shared her thoughts on the enforcement action taken against Kraken. The crypto exchange agreed to pay a $30 million penalty pertaining to its staking service. The ability for US clients to earn a return on parked Proof of Stake digital… Read More

February 10, 2023 @ 9:25 am By JD Alois  |  

  SEC Chair Gary Gensler received some face time this morning on CNBC in the wake of the Commission’s enforcement action taken against crypto exchange Kraken. The platform was compelled to pay a $30 million penalty for its staking service offered to US investors. Staking… Read More

February 9, 2023 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Shares in Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the only publicly traded crypto exchange in the US, tanked today – perhaps reacting to the SEC’s enforcement action taken against rival crypto exchange Kraken. In a complaint revealed today, the SEC claimed that crypto staking, or staking as a service,… Read More

February 9, 2023 @ 4:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following industry rumblings anticipating the move, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against crypto exchange Kraken in regard to their staking service. Kraken has settled the charges by the SEC without admitting or denying the allegations and paying a $30 million penalty…. Read More