March 19, 2018 @ 7:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The European Commission recently revealed its plan to support Fintech Innovation across Europe – a vital aspect of the EU economy. Included within the plan, was a statement and outline of improving the environment for pan-European crowdfunding. In many ways, investment crowdfunding is core to the… Read More

March 18, 2018 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global financial firm Allianz recently published a harsh assessment of Bitcoin. Stefan Hofrichter, Head of Global Economics & Strategy at Allianz Global Investors, writing under the category of investment themes and strategies, is of the opinion that Bitcoin is a huge fail. A bubble getting ready… Read More

March 18, 2018 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the 2018 Joint Economic Report from the House Representatives was published. The 334 page document attempts to encapsluate the current state of the economy while addressing challenges and policy issues. The Congressional report outlines an improving economy that is creating jobs while economic… Read More

March 18, 2018 @ 1:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

BreakAway Funding has successfully helped Full Circle Brewing complete a Reg CF crowdfunding round. According to the Breakaway website, Full Circle, Fresno, California’s longest running brewery, has raised $809,000. According to the filing with the SEC, the offer was seeking $1 million under Reg CF by… Read More

March 18, 2018 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, during a meeting of the House Financial Services Committee, subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investment, Members of the Committee peppered cryptocurrency / initial coin offering experts with questions regarding the emerging method of online capital formation. While the overall tenor of the discussion… Read More

March 17, 2018 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

While several countries have sought to stomp out crypto-innovation, and others have tried to accomplish rule making by enforcement action, France appears to be ready to embrace the cryptocurrency revolution. According to a report in Les Echos, the most prominent business publication in France, legislators… Read More

March 17, 2018 @ 1:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Emerald Metrics has announced an exclusive agreement with Tetracam for the distribution of spectral imagers targeing the emerging Cannabis market. The partnership with Tetracam is said to allow Emerald to continue to help evolve the Tetracam cameras and build in Cannabis-specific firmware from Emerald Metrics…. Read More

March 17, 2018 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cryptocurrency is hot right now and the prospect of being able to turn a computer on and earn money has attracted both big money and small. Mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin has been lucrative in the past but it is getting more expensive. Mining of Bitcoin… Read More

March 16, 2018 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

  FinTech Australia, is highlighting a report this week that points to the decline in traditional fince options (IE Banks) and the ongoing rise in SMEs using Fintech platforms to address their capital needs. The report is courtesy of the Scottish Pacific SME Growth Index, released… Read More

March 16, 2018 @ 2:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Le Liste Noire The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in France has published a list of blacklisted cryptocurrency exchanges. On December 1st, the AMF exapanded an existing list of erstwhile investment opportunities that needed to comply with existing regulations. Today, the AMF said cryptocurrenices will… Read More

March 16, 2018 @ 11:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has a Whistleblower program in place regarding pump and dump schemes for virtual currencies and digital tokens. Virtual currencies would line up with Bitcoin, Ethereum etc. while digital tokens are from the thousands of initial coin offerings that blur… Read More

March 16, 2018 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitgrail, an Italy-based cryptocurrency exchange, was attacked several weeks back and approximately $153 million in NANO was stolen. In the ensuing weeks, an acrimonious discussion took place between Bitgrail founder and CEO Francesco Firano, team NANO and users who were impacted by the theft. The attack… Read More

March 16, 2018 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The Digital Assets Coalition of America (DAC) is out with a note on the addition of advisor Frank McCarthy of McCarthy Advanced Consulting. DAC says that McCarthy is a 20 year DC veteran with a track record of lobbying success. Adding his skills comes at… Read More

March 16, 2018 @ 6:41 am By JD Alois  |  

The Bank of England, Financial Policy Committee (FPC), is out with their statement from the meeting on March 12th regarding the outlook for UK financial stability risks. Included within the statement is a comment on crypto-assets. The Bank states: The Committee recognises the potential benefits… Read More

March 15, 2018 @ 7:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) posted earnings today sharing full year 2017 numbers of revenue of $1.7 billion (-3% growth) and a pre-tax loss of ($47.7) million. Q4 did not help as revenue declined by $456 million with a pre-loss of ($24.9 million). Shares dropped following the news but for many individuals… Read More

March 15, 2018 @ 6:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US House of Representatives has passed legislation that will increase the Reg A+ cap to $75 million from the current $50 million amount. Reg A+ is the creation of the JOBS Act of 2012 and one of three securities crowdfunding exemptions which have been… Read More

March 15, 2018 @ 2:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Innovate Finance, an association that represents the UK’s global Fintech community, has recently published a collection of article discussing the growing sector of innovative finance. Said to be an inaugural publication, the document includes submissions from a selection of “influencers” and “innovators.” The collection is… Read More

March 15, 2018 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

The 2018 Hong Kong Fintech Week, hosted by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), will put a new spin on their annual, week long event. According to InvestHK, the 3rd annual Hong Kong Fintech Week, which runs from 29 October to 2 November 2018, will become a… Read More

March 15, 2018 @ 10:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Executing on its revamped strategic mission, Long Blockchain Corp. (Nasdaq: LBCC) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hashcove Limited, a UK-based technology company focused on developing scalable Blockchain  or distributed ledger technology. According to Long Blockchain, Hashcove is developing tokenized platforms, crypto-exchanges and… Read More

March 15, 2018 @ 9:22 am By JD Alois  |  

In a speech delivered at the Money20/20 Asia conference in Singapore, Ravi Menon, MD of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) delivered a speech assessing the state of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Entitled, “Crypto Tokens: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,” Menon… Read More