July 26, 2021 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

US Senator Gary Peters, Chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, has initiated bipartisan legislation targeting cybersecurity threats including the usage of cryptocurrency and payment of ransom. The bill,  the DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act, would require the Cybersecurity and… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 11:00 am By JD Alois  |  

A recent survey indicates that a whopping 43% of Singaporeans own crypto and 46% plan on purchasing digital assets within the next 12 months. The study conducted by the Independent Reserve Cryptocurrency Index (ICRI) polled 1000 individuals in 2021. This is the first time ICRI… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The Fraunhofer Society has published a report on the crowdfunding sector in Germany during the time of COVID-19. Fraunhofer states that the year 2020 will “remain in special memories for all of us” as COVID-19 unpredictably changed all of our lives. The research took a… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 9:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Tether, the largest stablecoin by market cap, is said to be a target of a criminal investigation in the US. According to a report in Bloomberg, the US Department of Justice is investigating whether, or not, executives committed bank fraud. Rumblings have long swirled around… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The Coalition for a Digital Economy (Coadec), an organization created to promote the UK as the top European startup ecosystem, has published a paper on the fast-growing Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) sector of Fintech. Entitled Regulate Credit Now, Reform it Later, Coadec says the credit… Read More

July 26, 2021 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Smart Lenders AM, a France-based asset management firm that is focused on loan portfolios from online lenders, is celebrating the 5th anniversary of its Moonstone Lending Fund (MLF) SIF SICAV launched in July 2016. Smart Lenders moved from London to Paris in 2018. Smart Lenders’… Read More

July 25, 2021 @ 5:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning regarding CoinBurp and the pending issuance of the $Burp Token. CoinBurp states that it currently operates a CeFi platform, but they are developing an ETH-based DeFi wallet. While the name alone may cause some potential… Read More

July 24, 2021 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding. one of the most popular sectors of online capital formation is picking up pace in France, according to research by Fundimmo. While 2020 was a challenging year for all platforms, everywhere, 2021 is on track of a solid year of gains for… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 6:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a Tweet by Wefunder VP of Fundraising Jonny Price, the crowdfunding platform indicates it is experiencing accelerating investments on the platform. It appears that during the first 6 months of 2021, the number of investments has already topped all of the activity in the… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 5:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

Iris, the social stock market app that lets users invest with friends, is looking to raise up to $500,000 on Republic. According to the offering page, Iris has set a funding goal target of between $25,000 and $500,000. As it stands today, Iris has raised… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 1:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdProperty, a leading UK-based property investment platform, looks like it may double its targeted raise on Seedrs. With a couple of weeks left on the securities offering, CrowdProperty has raised over £1.4 million on a funding goal of £800,000. According to the offering page, CrowdProperty… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

The Texas State Securities Board is gunning for BlockFi – a leading crypto platform that raised $350 million earlier this year. According to the complaint, the SSB has scheduled a hearing with BlockFi this October to determine if a cease and desist will become effective…. Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Neo-bank Revolut has announced the launch of daily interest savings vaults for UK customers on the standard plan. Starting today, customers with a Revolut standard plan can begin to earn 0.15% daily interest on the funds in their GBP vaults. Revolut Savings Vaults are said… Read More

July 23, 2021 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilch, a buy now, pay later (BNPL) platform has raised an additional $110 million in both debt and equity capital as part of an extended Series B funding round. In total, the London-based Fintech has raised $200 million making it one of the largest European… Read More

July 22, 2021 @ 7:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fintech, or financial technology, continues to capture outsized interest from venture funding. The transition from analog finance to fast-iterating digital finance is booming, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic (as the Delta variant rises). This publication believes we are still in the early innings of migrating… Read More

July 22, 2021 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Next week, the House Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). This is not the first Congressional hearing on CBDCs, nor will it be the last. The concept of a digital dollar, issued by a central bank,… Read More

July 22, 2021 @ 11:19 am By JD Alois  |  

This past week, Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler addressed the American Bar Association’s Derivatives and Futures Law Committee. Included in prepared remarks was a warning to crypto exchanges and their digital offerings. While most US-based crypto marketplaces have learned that adhering to securities… Read More

July 22, 2021 @ 10:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Natwest is the next shoe to drop in the ongoing purge of transfers to Binance, according to a report by Yahoo. Recently, Santander and Barclays issued statements that they would no longer facilitate transfers from UK customers to the Binance platform. This all stems from a… Read More

July 22, 2021 @ 9:14 am By JD Alois  |  

EIS/SEIS investment fund Velocity Capital Advisors has announced the launch of a new venture debt provider Juice Ventures, a platform that will be utilizing Modulr’s tech stack. Juice expects to facilitate fast, short-term revenue-based loans hit. Juice’s lending process bases its decisions on marketing data… Read More

July 21, 2021 @ 10:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Yapily, an open banking infrastructure provider, has raised $51 million in a Series B funding round led by Sapphire Ventures. Existing investors Lakestar, HV Capital, and Latitude participated in the round as well. Yapily says the investment will enable it to expand its operations across… Read More