May 2, 2018 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Aperture’s PropertyCoin initial coin offering kicked off yesterday as the company seeks to marry blockchain and real estate backed investments. Property Coin is said to be the first opportunity to own a professionally managed real estate portfolio using Ethereum. Based in Los Angeles, Aperture is a real… Read More

May 2, 2018 @ 11:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has appointed Huw van Steenis as a Senior Adviser on the long-term future of the financial system. According to the Bank, van Steenis will work with colleagues from around the Bank to deepen its understanding of… Read More

May 2, 2018 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

According to a WSJ report, regulators are engaged in a debate as to whether Ether and other cryptocurrencies are in fact securities. While Bitcoin has been more clearly defined as a commodity, the rest broader universe of cryptocurrencies remain in limbo. The advent of Ethereum… Read More

May 2, 2018 @ 8:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Marvelstone Group has announced the opening of the “Smart City Innovation Lab” in the Central Business District (CBD) of Singapore. The Smart City Innovation Lab is said to facilitate the development of joint venture projects with Banks, Corporates and Governments. It will focus on three… Read More

May 2, 2018 @ 8:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube is reporting a record breaking quarter for the first three months of the year· According to the crowdfunding platform, 49 businesses successfully funded with £22.8 million during Q1 – more than any other previous quarter. This includes 20 businesses that funded in March alone –… Read More

May 1, 2018 @ 10:14 am By JD Alois  |  

The creation of the Institute for Blockchain Innovation (IBI) was announced today. The new advocacy group is backed by some prominent names including Indiegogo, 500 Startups, Ausum Ventures, Finova and more.The open source think tank said it will work to “establish standards and best practices… Read More

May 1, 2018 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Splash Wines is a US based direct to consumer wine marketing company. Last month, CI did a write up on the company and its Series A crowdfunding round on SeedInvest. Today, we are noting that Splash Wines is also raising capital on Crowdcube – one of the… Read More

May 1, 2018 @ 9:11 am By JD Alois  |  

A Discussion with Malta Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy, and Innovation – Silvio Schembri Malta has quickly emerged as a popular location to set up blockchain based businesses. Globally, some countries have banned crypto operations, others have created rules by enforcement while most continue… Read More

May 1, 2018 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

PeerStreet, a real estate investment platform, has has appointed John Devereux as Chief Real Estate Officer. The hiring comes following a $29.5 million Series B funding round, with plans to increase it’s pace of hiring. PeerStreets growth has rocketed in the past 12 months having topped… Read More

May 1, 2018 @ 8:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has taken action to address misleading or deceptive conduct regarding initial coin offerings (ICOs). ASIC announced it was targeting the sale of digital tokens and is issuing inquiries to ICO issuers and their advisers where they identify conduct or… Read More

May 1, 2018 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Online lender BlueVine has secured a $200 million asset-backed revolving credit facility with Credit Suisse. Additionally, the SME focused platform said it has upped its business line of credit to $250,000. Earlier in 2018, BlueVine doubled its invoice factoring credit limit to $5 million. BlueVine’s total… Read More

April 30, 2018 @ 9:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Late week, Bermuda advanced legislation to regulate cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings. The country, like some others, sees opportunity in creating a regulated environment that encourages crypto companies to establish operations and invest. Around the same time, Binance, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in… Read More

April 30, 2018 @ 5:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock (NASDAQ:OSTK) has scheduled its annual shareholders meeting for May 9th beginning at 1PM MT. The meeting will be webcast live so if you are not a shareholder you may still watch all of the proceedings. Typically, annual shareholder’s meetings are routine events with little… Read More

April 30, 2018 @ 1:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

Le Conseil d’etat announced this past week that French authorities have decided to dramatically drop the tax on cryptocurrency from 45% to 19%. While still considerable, this represents an important step by the French government in seeking to be more innovation friendly. The change in taxation was… Read More

April 30, 2018 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has published a consultation paper proposing a regulatory framework for digital assets. The document outlines rules for spot market activity, including exchanges and other intermediaries to be regulated by ADGM. “As the recognised… Read More

April 30, 2018 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

According to a report in Xinhua, eight people were arrested in Shanghai for an astounding Ponzi scheme that rivals the Ezubao fraud and the Madoff scandal. Allegedly, more than 60 billion yuan ( or US $9 billion) was stolen from investors by Shanlin Finance a peer… Read More

April 30, 2018 @ 9:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Stating that Cynopsis Solutions is already the largest provider of KYC services to blockchain and cryptocurrency based projects in Asia Pacific, the company has launched an initial coin offering (ICO) program via a subsidiary called traceto.io. This new entity seeks to expand its decentralized platform… Read More

April 30, 2018 @ 5:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance has published a report addressing the UK Fintech sector and the need for qualified executives to staff this burgeoning sector of finance. The UK association that represents the Fintech industry states the failure to maintain a flexible immigration policy could hinder the UK and… Read More

April 29, 2018 @ 9:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Minister for Trade and Industry Niall Blair has announced the NSW Government is backing growth in the state’s emerging regulatory technology (Regtech) industry with a first event in Sydney this coming week (May 3 -4). Additionally, Blair said the Government was supporting The RegTech Association with… Read More

April 29, 2018 @ 8:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

Canada is on a determined path to legalize both medical and recreational use of Cannabis. At some point later this year, across all of the Canadian provinces Cannabis will be legally sold thus increasing legal demand and suppliers are rushing to accommodate expectations of a… Read More