June 26, 2020 @ 7:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Telegram, the fast-growing social network that attempted to raise funds via a digital asset offering, has decided to settle an enforcement action initiated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). According to a release, the SEC has obtained court approval of a settlement with the… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 7:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Crowdfund Insider wrote about Jason Williams, General Partner at Morgan Creek Digital and founder of FastMed Urgent Care, and his experience earning over $200,000 in interest on BlockFi while parking his money ($2.5M). This week, BlockFi is announcing a new mobile app so users can… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

A year-long study by Stichting MKB Financiering, a think tank covering the alternative finance market, is reporting that SMEs raised €2.7 billion in The Netherlands in non-bank financing. The group states that the data proves that alternative finance has gone beyond the experimental phase “securely positioning itself… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 9:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Lex – an Oneline Marketplace for Real Estate Securities Real estate investment has historically been a challenging sector of opportunity for smaller investors. If you want to go it alone it takes a lot of time and knowledge to flip houses or rent flats. Of… Read More

June 26, 2020 @ 8:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, it was reported that Wirecard AG (WDI:DE) had initiated bankruptcy proceedings as the company attempted to stave off a complete financial collapse created by a misplaced amount of funds totaling around €1.9 billion. Allegations of profound actions of fraud immediately followed as the former… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has published a blog post and affiliated 8-K updating on platform performance during a challenging market pummeled by COVID-19. During the last earnings report, LendingClub reported loan originations down in April by a whopping 90%. Today’s missive is a bit more optimistic as… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 5:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today Lemonade, a top Insurtech, filed a Form S-1/A with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). As was recently reported, Lemonade was planning to IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under ticker “LMND.” The updated filing included the expected price per share range… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jack Abramoff is making headlines once again. The notorious political lobbyist has been charged with fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an unregistered offering of AML Bitcoin (ABTC). Abramoff, along with NAC Foundation (National Aten Coin) and its CEO Marcus Andrade allegedly… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton parried with members of the House Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets today. The topic of the hearing was, “Capital Markets and Emergency Lending in the COVID-19 Era,” but too few of the questions aligned with the subject the… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Emin Gün Sirer‘s Ava Labs Avalanche token sale has raised $12 million led by Initialized Capital and other well-known investors including Galaxy Digital, Bitmain, NGC Ventures, and Dragonfly Capital. Avalanche (previously AVA) has recently gone through a brand consolidation following the successful launch of its… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 10:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Tokeny Solutions, a digital asset platform providing primary issuance of security tokens, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Principality of Monaco. The Luxembourg based Fintech is expected to provide support for the issuance of various tokenized financial instruments. According to a statement… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

The recently launched European Fintech Association (EFA) is seeking to unite disparate voices in the fast-growing Fintech industry. The non profit is an entity that combines EFAlliance and FinTechs4Europe to provide a cogent approach to emerging European Union policy. In a recent release, the EFA… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

London based Ziglu, has raised a significant £5.25 million in seed funding from unnamed investors, according to a company release. Ziglu is a crypto to fiat exchange that claims to quickly and competitively exchange currency with cryptocurrency, currently including Bitcoin, Ether, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin…. Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard (WDI.DE) has filed for insolvency following a report €1.9 Billion had gone missing. Shares in Wirecard collapsed on the news trading at around €2.50 a share. It was only last week that shares in Wirecard traded at over €100 a share. Wirecard joined the… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Word on the street is there has been a recent increase in applications to become a FINRA regulated Funding Portal. A funding portal is a relatively new entity created under the JOBS Act of 2012. Funding portals may raise capital under Regulation Crowdfunding, commonly referenced… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 11:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset trading platform BlockQuake has formed a partnership with Secure Digital Markets (SDM) to provide users 24/7 liquidity in the digital asset marketplace. SDM is a digital asset focused brokerage and trading firm based in Toronto. The company reports relationships with clients in 60+… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 11:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton is scheduled to testify on June 25th, at 12 pm ET, before the House Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship. and Capital Markets. The topic of the hearing is, “Capital Markets and Emergency Lending in the COVID-19 Era.” The hearing is a… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 10:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prospa, an online lender serving Australian SMEs, says it did a clean sweep of the MFAA State Excellence Fintech Lender Award for the third year running. According to the Fintech, the company has received the Fintech Lender Award for QLD at the fifth and final… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a leading investment crowdfunding platform, has announced the offering of Republic Note – scheduled to go on sale July 16, 2020. Republic Note is a profit-sharing token with a funding cap of $8 million. According to the company, Republic Note is in line with… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Superintendent of Financial Services of New York Linda A. Lacewell has announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the State University of New York (SUNY) and the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) to launch a new SUNY-related virtual currency program called… Read More