May 30, 2018 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Republic of Malta has added another cryptocurrency exchange to its roster of blockchain startups based in the Mediterranean Island. BitBay, based in Poland, announced yesterday it had decided to “suspend the activity” of the exchange in its home country as it set up shop… Read More

May 30, 2018 @ 8:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Buried within the “Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act” that was signed into law last week, was an expansion of Regulation A or Reg + that it is popularly called. The securities exemption is now available to not just private companies but also… Read More

May 30, 2018 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Titanium Blockchain (TBIS), founded by Michael Alan Stollery, aka Michael Stollaire, has issued an official statement regarding the enforcement action by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which froze all of the TBIS assets in a court ordered emergency action. TBIS raised approximately $21 million in… Read More

May 29, 2018 @ 11:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Insurtech is seeking to upend and address the shortcomings of a sector of finance that many love to hate. Insurance is a unique product you pay for that you hope you never have to use. And too frequently, when you do need to use an… Read More

May 29, 2018 @ 9:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received a court approved emergency asset freeze and the appointment of a receiver for Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services (TBIS) pertaining to an initial coin offering (ICO). Between November 2017 through at least January 2018, the ICO succeeded in raising as… Read More

May 29, 2018 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

VRBex, a cryptocurrency and security token exchange that prides itself on being founded and operated by a team with some serious finance cred, is looking to raise up to $100 million in equity, according to a Reg D 506c filing with the Securities and Exchange… Read More

May 29, 2018 @ 5:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

A couple of months back, CoinList announced a new stand alone feature to power compliant Airdrops for initial coin offerings (ICOs). Airdrops have become a super popular method to reward supporters, or just provide a more disperse group of potential users of utility tokens. Being… Read More

May 29, 2018 @ 2:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Zilliqa, a fast blockchain solution that utilizes sharding to juice performance, topped $1 billion in market capitalization last week – only to pull back below the billion dollar mark as volatility in ZIL bounced the price around. Zilliqa has recently flirted with being a top… Read More

May 29, 2018 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Zerion has announced the launch of “Zerion Pulse,” to provide users with a secure platform to track and manage all of their cryptocurrency funds. The new service is described as an “all-in-one portal” for managing blockchain-based investments with automated portfolio analytics for Ethereum and… Read More

May 29, 2018 @ 7:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Global crowdfunding platform OurCrowd has formed a new partnership with Halma, a “life-saving technology” firm, in a continuation of its strategy to collaborate with global leaders in various industry verticals. The new partnership is said to combine the strength of OurCrowd’s global network, robust online deal… Read More

May 28, 2018 @ 10:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Ecobank, out of Lomé, Togo, recently received an award as being recognized as the best retail bank in Africa due to its advances in providing a digital platform for its users. The Ecobank Mobil App has now been downloaded by more than 5 million people, according… Read More

May 28, 2018 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Group has launched th Huobi 10 Index or “HB10,” an index designed to track 10 well-known digital assets with largest market value and most liquidity. By measuring the overall performance of those digital assets that are traded against USDT on Huobi Pro, HB10 seeks… Read More

May 28, 2018 @ 8:56 am By JD Alois  |  

For the second year running, KPMG Digital Village and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will be organizing the Global FinTech Hackcelerator for the 2018 Singapore FinTech Festival. According to KPMG, this year’s program will focus on 80 problem statements in the following 4 categories:… Read More

May 27, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, an investment crowdfunding platform that also participates in initial coin offerings (ICOs), had a couple interesting news items this week. First of all, its Coinvest offer sold out almost immediately – before Republic could even shoot an email out to its wider audience.. Coinvest… Read More

May 27, 2018 @ 12:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Seed&Spark, an independent film funding platform founded by Emily Best, recently closed a $2 million seed round. Instead of shooting out a standard press announcement chock full of superlatives, Best hit the pages of Medium to share the truth as to how difficult funding is… Read More

May 27, 2018 @ 9:32 am By JD Alois  |  

OpenFinance Network (OFN), a trading exchange for tokenized securities, has announced new partnerships with a list of prominent platforms. According to OFN, this most recent group of collaboration adds a listing pipeline of more than 130 different security tokens with a current market cap of over… Read More

May 27, 2018 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) announced Operation Cryptosweep – an attempt to shut the door on scam initial coin offerings (ICOs) that have polluted the digital assets marketplace. The profound abuse and fraud has marred this new sector of finance harming… Read More

May 26, 2018 @ 3:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo has schedule an open meeting on Monday, June 4, 2018 at 9:30AM. According to a release, the following items will be discussed: Final Rule: Indemnification (Amendments to the Swap Data Access Provisions of Part 49 and… Read More

May 25, 2018 @ 5:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase grew this week. The digital currency exchange acquired Paradex, a platform that describes itself as “an elite, peer-to-peer trading platform focused on speed, reliability and non-custodianship.” This also becomes a way for Coinbase to broaden its reach into more crypto. Paradex posted a comment… Read More

May 25, 2018 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, while New York City saw thousands of cryptocurrency enthusiasts discuss the benefits of digital assets and blockchain, a House Financial Services subcommittee reviewed initial coin offerings with the leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Division. The Congressional Hearing provided a… Read More