January 5, 2021 @ 2:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin is bouncing around all-time highs, trading at around $33,500. For Bitcoin bulls, the recent rise in price for BTC has been greeted with a lot of backslapping and comments about how it was inevitable. Many observers point to the rising demand for Bitcoin as… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 1:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued an interpretive letter this week regarding the ability of national banks and federal savings associations to utilize stablecoins. The OCC concludes that a national bank or federal savings association may validate, store, and record payments… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 12:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdfundNC (CFNC), an investment crowdfunding platform and syndication service affiliated with broker-dealer Localstake, has acquired Boon – a marketplace technology platform that started as a healthcare staffing marketplace and is now moving into other verticals. According to a company release, by combining CFNC investability readiness… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

SkyBridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci’s hedge fund, invested $310 million in Bitcoin in its previously announced SkyBridge Bitcoin Fund LP. This is according to a statement by SkyBridge that said BTC was purchased during November and December – just prior to market highs. SkyBridge Bitcoin Fund… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Singapore is a jurisdiction that has worked to enable innovation in financial services. A collaborative government that encourages the financial regulator, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), to enable change has created a robust Fintech ecosystem. MAS has long operated a regulatory Sandbox to help… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 10:05 am By JD Alois  |  

FinCEN, part of the US Department of Treasury, is in the process of creating rules that will impact the digital asset ecosystem. FinCEN is seeking to address the illicit activity in the “convertible virtual currency” (CVC) sector and the “anticipated growth” of “legal tender digital… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lending marketplace Robo.cash is reporting that it topped €200 million in funded loans during the month of December. In November, Robo.cash says it set a record of €9.2 million funded in a month. According to the company, during the summer investment volume… Read More

January 5, 2021 @ 7:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) says that national banks and federal savings associations can participate in “independent node verification networks” (INVN) and use stablecoins to conduct payment activities and other bank-permissible functions, according to an interpretive letter posted by the bank… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 9:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

2020 was a pretty good year for initial public offerings (IPOs). According to a tally put together by Renaissance Capital, 216 IPOs booked $78.1 billion during the year of COVID-19. Additionally, IPOs gained, on average, a whopping 75% – said to be the biggest post… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Van Eck filed another S-1 seeking to create a Bitcoin-based ETF. The VanEck Bitcoin Trust anticipates trading on the Cboe BZX Exchange. The Trust’s investment objective is to reflect the performance of the MVIS CryptoCompare Bitcoin Benchmark Rate less the expenses of the… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets, now operating as CA Funding, is shutting down according to a post on the company’s website. In the post, CoAssets stated: “We regret to inform you that CA Funding Pte Ltd (CAFPL) is in the process of gradually winding down. For members who do… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Paysend is reporting record active users in a single day on December 30, 2020. According to the UK based Fintech, over 35,000 users completed 45,000 transfers on that day. Paysend touts the fact that the majority of transactions take 15 seconds or less to complete… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Oxygen, an early-stage digital bank, has closed on a $17 million Series A round led by Runa Capital. The funding round included participation from S7V, 1984.vc, EFG Hermes, Rucker Park, and Inventures. Several high profile individual investors participated in the offering including Frank Strauss, Global… Read More

January 4, 2021 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

NexTech AR Solutions (OTCQB: NEXCF) (CSE: NTAR). a Canadian firm that offers augmented reality services, has added $4 million in Bitcoin to its treasury holdings. Last week, NexTech said it planned to make an initial investment of $2million in Bitcoin. It appears that NexTech decided… Read More

January 3, 2021 @ 3:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoAssets, once an early entrant in the investment crowdfunding sector and previously traded on the ASX, the Fintech is now deep in trouble according to several reports. CoAssets started its existence as a crowdfunding platform and migrated to debt financing over time. In 2016, the… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 5:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) will start 2021 on a high note it seems. The online lender and aspiring digital bank has had its acquisition of Radius Bank approved by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), according to many reports. Additionally, the decision letter was… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

2020 was a challenging year for the entire world. The ongoing health crisis surprised everyone as the world dove into a pandemic, pummeling the global economy and impacting everyone. In many respects, Fintech emerged as a beneficiary of COVID-19. Digital transformation of financial services were… Read More

December 31, 2020 @ 9:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Business finance specialist Rangewell, has published a blog post that seeks to clarify how SMEs will be impacted by the Brexit deal. Agreed upon last week, the UK government is calling the deal a big win for the UK’s sovereignty.  Nic Conner, Rangewell’s Research Consultant… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 5:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange (LCX) has secured approvals of eight license categories under the Token and Trusted Technology Service Provider Act (TVTG), according to a release. “We have a long-standing commitment to building a fully regulated safe and reliable business while delivering a seamless user… Read More

December 30, 2020 @ 3:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Chile-based Insurtech startup Betterfly extended its Series A funding round adding $9 million to a total of $17.5 million. In July, Betterfly announced it had raised $8.5 million. Once again, QED Investors led the round. A Public Benefit Corporation and certified B-Corp. that is 100%… Read More