November 20, 2025 @ 8:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding has gone through various iterations since its inception. Too frequently confused with rewards offerings, which are really ecommerce with a delay, securities issued in an online offering are a financial ecosystem that will continue to persist and thrive over time. At the same… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 9:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Latin America is having a “breakthrough” year in regard to crypto adoption. This is according to the Latam digital asset platform Bitso. Bitso cites data from a recent Coinchange regulatory report stating that Latin American crypto usage increased by 116% in 2024 and by 65%… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 12:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a stark reversal from the Biden administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued a statement that chartered banks may hold crypto. During the Biden years, the government took a distinctly hostile stance toward digital assets and innovation in general…. Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd Street has introduced a new and improved online investment platform. According to a release, Crowd Street has completely rebuilt its investment platform that is said to remove friction, offering alternative assets while improving the investor experience. John Imbriglia, CEO of Crowd Street, called the… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto market infrastructure legislation, known as the CLARITY Act, which has already been approved in the House, is expected to move to markup next month and head to the President’s desk to be signed into law early next year. Senator Tim Scott, Chairman of the… Read More

November 19, 2025 @ 1:46 am By JD Alois  |  

The Autumn Budget will be presented next week on November 26th. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves has her work cut out for her as the UK is experiencing mediocre growth, sticky inflation, and high government debt. Expectations that some taxes may rise, but any… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 8:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cloudflare, one of the most vital internet infrastructure firms serving tens of thousands of businesses, saw its services fail today, causing many well-known sites like X, Spotify, and this site you are visiting now. After several hours of disruptions, Cloudflare issued a statement sharing that… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Traditional markets are in correction mode, with some investors running for the exits and others staying calm, noting that the markets had gotten too hot. The artificial intelligence trade is emblematic of the decline, as pundits wonder if the AI sector is now overhyped. Crypto… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Division of Corporate Finance (CorpFin) announced an update to its role regarding proxy decisions. CorpFin stated that “due to current resource and timing considerations following the lengthy government shutdown and the large volume of registration statements and other filings… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 11:23 am By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved the second PISCES, or Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System, for JP Jenkins. The first platform approved was by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in September. PISCES is an initiative to improve the market for private securities… Read More

November 18, 2025 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Michael Selig, selected to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) by President Trump, is expected to go through the hearing process at a meeting of the Senate Agriculture Committee this Wednesday. President Trump selected Selig following the decision to withdraw Brian Quintenz’s nomination to… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 5:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Figure Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:FIGR), a top blockchain-focused public firm, says it is aiming to trade digital securities; blockchain native equity. Everyone knows that all securities will eventually be digital. Figure is a company that is doing it today.  Figure has filed an S-1 registration statement… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain.com has a new co-CEO. Lane Kasselman will now serve as the chief executive officer, sharing responsibilities with Peter Smith, who will remain in the London Global Headquarters acting as CEO and Executive Chairman. At the same time, the company will open a new HQ… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 3:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinList, a platform for launching and trading various digital assets, says it is going full non-custodial. This means it will no longer hold crypto for its customers. In an email, CoinList said they were simply refining the process of buying and selling tokens, and the… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 2:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

While some Fintechs that went public in 2025 have risen in value, Gemini Space Station (NASDAQ:GEMI) is not one of them. Gemini pursued an initial public offering (IPO) at $28 a share. This was preceded by the company raising its offer price several times before… Read More

November 17, 2025 @ 11:53 am By JD Alois  |  

ByteDance, a Chinese firm that operates TikTok, CapCut, and Douyin, is the operator of some of the most popular social media verticals in the world. Republic is offering access to ByteDance’s growth via a Mirror Token, which aims to match the valuation of ByteDance’s equity…. Read More

November 14, 2025 @ 6:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin, the world’s most popular crypto, has cratered in recent days. During the last week alone, Bitcoin has lost over 8% of its value. At this moment, Bitcoin is trading under $95,000. Bitcoin started 2025 at around $93,000, so it hasn’t moved much if you… Read More

November 14, 2025 @ 2:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins spoke at the 9th Annual Fintech Conference held at the Philadelphia Fed this week. He shared that he expects the Commission to establish a “token taxonomy” based on existing securities law, while acknowledging that the current regime has limitations. Atkins said… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 4:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and owner of X (formerly Twitter), has posted that X has just released a new communications stack that includes encrypted file transfers, messages, and audio/video calls. Musk has long messaged that X’s goal is to be the Everything App. A… Read More

November 13, 2025 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Perennial crowdfunding poster Clive Reffell recently posed a pertinent question. In the UK, the number of securities crowdfunding deals tanked in 2024. Reffell asked why this happened. “Is it too hard for retail investors to work out a required ROI?” Valid question. Reffell referenced data from… Read More