March 18, 2021 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Two draft documents by the European Parliament, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, addressing distributed ledger technology (DLT or blockchain) as well as crypto-assets have emerged. The first is a draft document on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Bank of America has published a report on Bitcoin and it is swimming against the tide as the bank throws shade at the world’s most popular crypto as just a vehicle for speculation. The story has been picked up by many outlets at a time… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilliqa, a blockchain ecosystem that seeks to offer services to enterprises, has announced an annual investment fund of up to USD$ 5 million for 15 companies building on the Zilliqa blockchain. Zilliqa strives to address the shortcomings of some established blockchains by providing a robust… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 9:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Raisin, an interesting Fintech that allows users to surf savings rates and pick the best to generate more income with their money, is distributing an Interest Rate Tracker for the European Market. Raising notes that according to the latest European Central Bank data the Eurozone’s… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 9:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Railsbank, a Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform, has expanded into Australia in partnership with digital bank Volt. Founded in 2016, Railsbank is based in the UK and offers APIs and apps for financial services firms to offer modern services. Volt is the first digital… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

M2P Solutions- YAP has raised $10 million in a Series B funding round led by Flourish Ventures and Omidyar Network India. YAP’s existing investors—Beenext, 8i Ventures and Better Capital also participated in the financing round. Terms of the round were not disclosed. Based in Chennai,… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fireblocks has raised $133 million in Series C funding according to the company. Fireblocks is on a mission to bring crypto to financial services firms including big banks, Fintechs, exchanges, and more. The funding round was led by Coatue, Ribbit, and Stripes with participation from… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 11:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Group 11 reports that it has raised $120 million in a “vastly-oversubscribed first closing” for its Fifth Fintech Fund. The VC says it will invest primarily in Silicon Valley-based Fintech software companies often related to Israel through their founding teams and R&D centers. Previously, Group… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 11:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

BPC Technology’s payment division, O-City, is partnering with the Philippines’ Land Bank of the Philippines to pilot the country’s digital payments in Public Utility Vehicles such as buses and jeepneys. O-CITY is expected to ensure urban transit systems are interoperable and travelers can pay seamlessly… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 10:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Texas Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles has entered an emergency cease and desist order against DailyForex247. According to the Texas State Securities Board, the order was filed against DailyForex247 and Ghulam Wardag, its senior account manager. The order alleges that the parties operated an… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today Republic announced a material $36 million Series A funding round led by Galaxy Interactive. The additional capital arrives at a key time as two crowdfunding exemptions have had their funding caps boosted to higher amounts – thus making crowdfunding platforms more viable going… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 2:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Mark Cuban-backed NFT [Non-fungible token] marketplace Mintable is auctioning off a 1926 painting “Abstract Composition” by Wladimir Baranoff-Rossiné. Now, this is somewhat different as the actual painting, frame and all, will be purchased by the highest bidder who will also receive an NFT authentication certificate…. Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 11:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a top funding portal and broker-dealer providing online capital formation to early-stage ventures, has closed on a $36 million Series A funding round, according to a note from the company. The funding was led by Galaxy Interactive with participation by Tribe Capital, Motley Fool… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale has announced five new digital asset offerings, available only to accredited investors, outlined as follows: Grayscale Basic Attention Token Trust (BAT): BAT serves as the native digital currency for Brave Grayscale Chainlink Trust (LINK): Chainlink is a decentralized network aimed to link real-world data… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase, the largest digital asset trading platform in the US, has filed an updated S-1 document with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The amended document indicates that Coinbase will float 114,850,769 shares on the NASDAQ in an initial public offering (IPO). Coinbase expects to trade… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 8:37 am By JD Alois  |  

The French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) has distributed its position on the European Commission’s consultation on Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). The AIFMD seeks to create a level playing field across Europe for Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) and is part of the overal… Read More

March 17, 2021 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin Suisse AG has been denied by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in its application for a banking license.  Bitcoin Suisse submitted an application for a Swiss banking license in July 2019. According to a statement by FINMA, the bank license application was… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 8:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

It is hard not to know something about the booming Non-Fungible Token or NFT market. Following Beeple’s sale of a digital work of art “Everydays—The First 5000 Days,” auctioned by Christie’s for a whopping $69 million, NFTs officially became a “thing” with non-stop coverage on… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 12:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gumroad, the very first Reg CF issuer to take advantage of the increased funding cap, has hit the maximum amount of $5 million in just one day on Republic. This week, Reg CF saw its cap increased from $1.07 million to $5 million. Last year,… Read More

March 16, 2021 @ 12:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Draper Goren Holm, a venture capital firm in the digital asset/blockchain sector, is once again hosting the Security Token Summit taking place this month (March 25). The Summit is said to be the largest gathering of digital securities experts in existence seeking to educate and… Read More