November 12, 2021 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an action against Terraform Labs PTE, Ltd., and its co-founder and CEO, Do Kwon. The SEC said in a statement that it is seeking an order directing the company to comply with investigative subpoenas for documents and testimony…. Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) is now accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. These four popular cryptos are joined by Apple Pay , Google Pay and PayPal as the theater chain goes digital for payments. The news was revealed by AMC CEO Adam Aron in… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 10:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Tot, an Italian digital banking platform, has raised €2 Million in seed funding according to a note from the firm. Banca Sella was the lead investor in the funding round. Tot is a new banking platform that aims to update the administrative and financial management… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Amsterdam-based Recharge has opened an office in Lisbon, Portugal to accelerate its expansion plans, according to a company release. Recharge is a European firm providing online consumer-branded payments, currently operating in over 150 markets around the world. Recharge recently announced a $35 million Series B… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

European payments firm Volt has entered Brazil. Volt states that it has now integrated Brazil’s domestic instant payments network Pix – and established its physical presence in São Paulo. Volt states that it currently works with over 5000 banks in Europe on the PSD2 Open… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Global investment platform OurCrowd has inked another Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) – this time with an entity from Colombia. According to an email distributed by OurCrowd, they have signed an MOU with iNNpulsa to establish a fund to invest in OurCrowd portfolio companies, as well… Read More

November 12, 2021 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

FINMA licensed digital asset bank SEBA Bank has won the “Best ETP of the Year” Award in the Swiss ETF Awards 2022, according to a note from the company. The ETP in question is the SEBA Crypto Asset Select Index (SEBAX), which trades on the… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 7:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

dv01, a Fintech providing online lending transparency, has hired Sam Hillier as Director of ESG. Hillier will work closely with dv01 Principal of Strategy, Charlie Oshman to drive product development, innovation, and commercialization of dv01’s ESG offering, according to a release. Hillier said he was… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 5:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published its Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the information that crowdfunding service providers offering individual portfolio management of loans shall provide to investors in relation to the method to assess credit risk, and on each… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, CI reported that a damaging clause included in pending legislation had been pulled from the language of the bill. The portion of the legislation was ostensibly designed to halt IRA investors (investment retirement accounts) from holding private securities in these tax-sheltered, retirement vehicles…. Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Saddle, an open-source automated market maker (AMM) has closed on a $7.5 million funding round led by Polychain and Electric Capital, according to a release. The funding also included the participation of eGirl Capital, Nascent, and others. Saddle reports that to date it has raised… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 11:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore and Abu Dhabi (UAE), have completed a pilot of a “world’s first” cross-border digital trade financing pilot. The pilot was completed in partnership with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA),  the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 10:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

ADDX and Tokai Tokyo will provde access to digital securities in Japan following the receipt of a security token license by the Japanese Financial Services Agency. ADDX, formerly known as iSTOX, is an online marketplace for digital securities including fractional shares. ADDX  has been approved… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 7:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Marqeta (NASDAQ:MQ) reported Q3 earnings after the market closed today and the results pleased investors. According to Marqeta’s release, net revenue generated for the quarter was $132 million, up 56% year-over-year. Marqeta reported a GAAP net loss of $45.7 million and Adjusted EBITDA of… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 6:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has halted two token offerings by American CryptoFed DAO LLC, a Wyoming-based organization. According to the SEC, the Division of Enforcement alleges that in September American CryptoFed filed a “materially deficient and misleading registration form known as a Form… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 3:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced a new platform for the issuance, transfer, and servicing of private market securities. DTCC is a service provider that processes the clearing and settlement for over $2 quadrillion of securities transactions every year.  The private securities… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 3:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report on the “Draft  Technical Standards under the European Crowdfunding Service Providers for Business Regulation.” As was previously reported, European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSPR) goes into effect today. This enables issuers to raise… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 11:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Harmonized European crowdfunding laws commence today (November 10, 2021). After years of engagement by industry leaders, largely due to the efforts of EuroCrowd, issuers may now utilize investment platforms to sell securities across all EU member states. The European Crowdfunding Service Providers Regulation (ECSPR) rules… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the leading digital asset marketplace in the US, missed earnings expectations yesterday disappointing investors. In response, shares are tanking and as of now are down % in pre-market trading. While analysts anticipated revenue of $1.6 billion, Coinbase missed that amount generating only $1.3… Read More

November 10, 2021 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch, a London-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) Fintech, has closed on a $110 million services C funding round at a $2 billion valuation. Zilch last raised money in 2020 at a valuation of “just” $500 million. Zilch is claiming the title of the fastest… Read More