April 23, 2019 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) has published a report about the Ethereum blockchain. The report claims that poorly implemented private key generation is facilitating the theft of cryptocurrency. ISE said they discovered 732 private keys as well as their corresponding public keys that committed 49,060 transactions… Read More

April 23, 2019 @ 1:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer investment platform RateSetter has been recognized with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for excellence in innovation. Established in 1965, the Queen’s Award for Enterprise is the most prestigious business award in the UK. The Award recognizes the success of innovative businesses which are… Read More

April 22, 2019 @ 9:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

This one is a bit of a mess. Recently, Crowdfund Insider tripped across a press release from a company named “VToken”. In the release, the company claims to have obtained a “US STO License”. To quote the release: “On March 18, 2019, VToken, a world-renowned… Read More

April 22, 2019 @ 3:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

While everyone in the mobile community is talking about when 5G hits and how the world will change forever as  HD movies download in minutes and VR actually works like VR should, T-Mobile is talking about another innovation; one of the Fintech kind. T-Mobile is… Read More

April 22, 2019 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Online Lender Upgrade, a Fintech serving the consumer credit market, has been named a “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area’”by the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal. Upgrade is the creation of  CEO Renaud Laplanche, the founder of publicly traded… Read More

April 22, 2019 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report from last week in the Information states that ConsenSys is in the process of raising up to $200 million from outside investors. Apparently, ConsenSys is slapping a $1 billion valuation on the offering. So is it worth the money? It is too hard… Read More

April 22, 2019 @ 11:08 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman sat down with CNBC to discuss the initial public offering market. Recently, multiple high profile issuers have completed an IPO or have indicated their intent to do so in the not so distant future. On the day Friedman was… Read More

April 22, 2019 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital investment bank wevest has announced it has selected Stellar as its preferred iteration of blockchain for issuance of security tokens. In a blog post, the Berlin-based Fintech stated: “After extensive diligence and testing, wevest has identified Stellar as the most suitable platform for its… Read More

April 21, 2019 @ 6:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

Previously doing business as iDisclose, LawCloud – a Legaltech firm based in New York City, has signed a licensing agreement with the law firm of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP (EGS). LawCloud provides several legal services including software that automates a portion of the legal… Read More

April 20, 2019 @ 5:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood, a Fintech brokerage firm that combines traditional securities with digital assets in a single app, has applied for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), according to a report by the San Francisco Business Times. Last December,… Read More

April 20, 2019 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prime Trust, Fintech that provides custody and escrow services in a diverse portfolio of assets including crypto, has confirmed an investment led by crypto exchange OKCoin. In an email, Prime Trust confirmed what had been circulated on social media for some time. Prime Trust founder… Read More

April 19, 2019 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Services Commission of Mauritius has issued guidance on security tokens as part of their “Fintech series.” The Guidance follows the regulator’s recognition of digital assets as a unique asset class for investors. In March, the FSC issued a brief statement clarifying that a… Read More

April 19, 2019 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdStreet, a real estate investment platform providing direct equity investments for investors in commercial real estate (CRE), has surpassed $500 milion in aggregate online investment. The milestone comes following a record quarter for the platform where over $75 million was raised and the number of… Read More

April 19, 2019 @ 1:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for  Alternative Finance (CCAF), with the support of the Nomura Research Institute (NRI), has just published a new study entitled the Global Cryptoasset Regulatory Landscape Study. The report is a detailed analysis of the regulatory environment in multiple jurisdictions from around the… Read More

April 19, 2019 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Mining is a vital part of the cryptocurrency industry today. While some industry followers believe that crypto mining will go away in the not so distant future, it remains an active pursuit for individuals and companies to mint digital money using racks of computers. In… Read More

April 19, 2019 @ 11:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Leading marketplace lending platform Prosper has settled fraud charges for misstating returns, according to a release from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).  Without admitting or denying the allegations, Prosper has consented to an SEC order finding it violated an anti-fraud provision of the Securities… Read More

April 18, 2019 @ 11:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Smart Valor, a Swiss blockchain based startup, has listed its native crypto “Valor” on South Korea based Bithumb. Earlier this week, Bithumb apparently hosted an Airdrop for Valor and distributed 1 Valor per 2,000,000 KRW to its most active traders. Smart Valor announced last fall… Read More

April 18, 2019 @ 1:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The largest marketplace lending company LendingClub (NYSE: LC) will report Q1 2019 results after the bell on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. According to the Q4 report, the following guidance was provided: Net Revenue to be in the range of $162 million to $172 million Consolidated… Read More

April 18, 2019 @ 11:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Recently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published its Small Business Lending Survey for 2018. Included within the report was an ongoing discussion of “non-bank lenders” or online lending platforms including direct and marketplace lenders. First, the FDIC acknowledges the profound importance of small business… Read More

April 18, 2019 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The government of Switzerland wants create the very best environment for Fintech, and more importantly distributed ledger technology (DLT) to thrive. The Swiss Federal Council kicked off a consultation last month on the adoption of DLT/Blockchain seeking to “increase legal certainty, remove hurdles for DLT-based… Read More