August 20, 2020 @ 5:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

  What is Bitcoin worth? Or, even better, what will Bitcoin be worth a month from now? Or a year from today? When purchasing (investing) Bitcoin it really comes down to future expectations as to whether, or not, the price of Bitcoin will rise or… Read More

August 20, 2020 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

It is no secret that China has long been working on a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). Today, there is a video circulating on Twitter of an individual using the digital RMB.   China is starting to test the Digital RMB and educate its citizens…. Read More

August 20, 2020 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Claiming the title as the world’s first sharded Proof of Work (PoW) layer-1 blockchain, Kadena says it has completed a “hybrid” blockchain capable of 480,00 transactions per second on 20 chains, according to a company release. Kadena is a blockchain that claims to solve the… Read More

August 20, 2020 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

  Crowdcube, the largest crowdfunding platform by volume in the UK that is also active in continental Europe, has announced a secondary offering platform labeled the Direct Community Offer (DCO). According to Crowdcube, the secondary trading platform seeks to “reward early investors with the opportunity… Read More

August 20, 2020 @ 8:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Behalf, Inc., a financing and payment solutions for B2B sellers and buyers, has selected Rob Rosenblatt as CEO. Rosenblatt is a former Kabbage and Flywire executive has served as Behalf’s President for the past six months. Rosenblatt was previously the Head of Lending & GM… Read More

August 20, 2020 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Fast-growing digital asset platform BlockFi has closed on a $50 million Series C funding round led by Morgan Creek Digital, according to a note from the firm. BlockFi reports that this most recent funding round comes after a 10-fold increase in revenue in the last… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 4:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) is the leading online consumer lender in the US and the first big Fintech lender to go public on the NYSE. Over $50 billion in lending has been originated on the platform that claims more than 3 million customers. The last few years… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 2:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) reports that its COVID-19 Enforcement Task Force, has taken actions against 220 scams allegedly seeking to profit from the pandemic. These actions include including administrative actions, cease-and-desist orders, referrals to other regulators, and to social media and hosting… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Paragon Coin, and its affiliated initial coin offering, is pretty emblematic of the ICO heyday when any token could raise money based largely on a white-paper and effective marketing campaign. While it is hard to accurately discern, Paragon issued the PRG token raising around $12… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

PeerStreet, a debt-based real estate investing platform, has announced the launch of a new fund that seeks to expand the ways investors can access real estate investments via its platform, according to a note from the company. The Peer Street Credit Opportunity, LP is said… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 8:42 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based property finance platform LendInvest has introduced “Appetite Statements” for landlords seeking a pre-agreed financing offer for future projects. LendInvest explains that an Appetite Statement is a pre-agreed limit of what LendInvest would be willing to lend to the borrower based on defined parameters,… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 8:11 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer lender Assetz Capital has announced a partnership with Aros Kapital to assist with lending under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). Assetz Capital was approved for accreditation as a CBILS lender in May. Gustav Rocklinger, CEO at Aros Kapital Limited, stated:… Read More

August 19, 2020 @ 7:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital bank Revolut has launched a new feature called “Group Bills” described as a way to track, split and settle up expenses in a centralised place.  Group Bills seeks to make group expenses easier to manage. Rather than splitting one bill at a time, Group… Read More

August 18, 2020 @ 7:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Conflux Network, a permissionless blockchain network, has received a second public endorsement from a Chinese government entity. In a release, Conflux said that the Hunan government has joined the Shanghai government in blessing their blockchain. Conflux notes that they are the only privately created blockchain… Read More

August 18, 2020 @ 2:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) is now providing its data services to Bloomberg Data License clients via Bloomberg Enterprise Access Point, according to a release. CCA is a data service covering securities offering issued under crowdfunding exemptions including Reg CF as well as Reg A+ and… Read More

August 18, 2020 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

NextSeed, an online investment platform, has announced a partnership with Civitas Capital Group regarding real estate investment offerings. NextSeed started life as a funding portal offering small business debt securities under Reg CF open to all investors. Not too long ago, NextSeed became a FINRA… Read More

August 18, 2020 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Alternative investment platform YieldStreet has responded to queries regarding a recent report alleging that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), were investigating specific securities issued via the platform. Last week, it was reported that both the… Read More

August 18, 2020 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Kabbage, one of the best known online lenders in the US, has signed an agreement to be acquired by American Express (NYSE:AXP). Rumblings of a potential deal between the two parties have been circulating for some time now. In a public statement, American Express said… Read More

August 17, 2020 @ 9:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Medical Kiwi, a medical Cannabis firm, quickly raised almost NZ $400,000 on its first day on New Zealand investment crowdfunding platform PledgeMe. According to the offering page, Medical Kiwi has raised just shy of $400,000 from 176 individual investors. The offering is seeking a minimum… Read More

August 17, 2020 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, it was announced that Israel has established diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a ground-breaking shift in foreign relations for a volatile region. The deal was announced by President Trump, Israel, and the UAE that the countries have agreed to… Read More