February 1, 2018 @ 1:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowd Genie Financial Services Pte Ltd, regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has announced an initial coin offering (ICO) via their related entity CGSPV Pte. Ltd. The peer to peer lender states that it intends on issuing 60 million Crowd Genie Coins, or… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 12:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Banco BNI Europa and Funding Circle have entered into a partnership to provide access to capital for small and medium-sized businesses in Germany, according to the bank. Banco BNI Europa is a digital challenger bank based in Portugal. As part of the agreement, Banco BNI… Read More

February 1, 2018 @ 12:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Australia enacted new crowdfunding regulation (Crowd-sourced funding) in 2017 but left a gaping shortcoming  in the new rules. For some obtuse reason, only unlisted public companies may crowdfund up to $5 million under current law. The vast majority of SME businesses in Australia are private companies thus… Read More

January 31, 2018 @ 6:33 am By JD Alois  |  

OurCrowd, a leading global equity crowdfunding platform, has announced detailed results of its platform performance as it prepares for its annual OurCrowd Summit, an event that expects over 10,000 participants from around the world.  The Israel-based investment platform shared that, to date, OurCrowd has raised… Read More

January 31, 2018 @ 12:55 am By JD Alois  |  

One of the most anticipated initial coin offerings (ICO) in 2018, Kodak and its KODAKCoin security token has shared more than 40,000 potential investors have expressed interest in participating in the funding round. KODAKCoin is now moving to the “accredited investor verification phase” where individuals… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slammed the brakes on another initial coin offering (ICO) that flouted established securities laws. The SEC obtained a court order halting the AriseBank ICO that targeted retail investors to invest in the “world’s first decentralized bank. AriseCoin’s public… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The creation of Bitcoin, along with the Blockchain technology that enabled the digital currency, was a revolutionary act that has changed the world of finance forever. Originally envisioned as a transactional digital currency, Bitcoin has evolved more into an investment, or vehicle to speculate, due… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 6:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation (NMAC) has formed a partnership with Fintech AutoGravity. Consumers looking to purchase a Nissan may access retail and lease pre-approval offers through their smartphones using the AutoGravity App. NMAC said with this collaboration, consumers will be able to select any Nissan vehicle… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

The SelfKey token Airdop has pushed pause as some users have expressed concern over the private key usage in the SelfKey wallet. SelfKey announced they were pausing the Airdrop in order to address this community concern. SelfKey is a Blockchain based digital identity system that allows… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Waves has announced that the Simdaq initial coin offering (ICO) has hit its hard cap in just 28 hours. The partnership with the Waves Lab incubator helped Simdaq raise $5 million in a bit over a day. Simdaq wants to democratize crypto trading by sharing insights… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 7:50 am By JD Alois  |  

R3, a bespoke distributed ledger technology (DLT) provider that is working with over 100 financial institutions,  has formed a partnership with Evernym to apply self-sovereign identity to financial services. R3 seeks to create a standardized financial service focused DLT. R3 was the genesis of frustration amongst banks… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 7:26 am By JD Alois  |  

DPW Holdings, (NYSE: DPW), has announced that its subsidiary, Digital Power Lending, LLC will launch a network of cryptocurrency ATMs that will allow for the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies along with cash withdrawals. The company said the first ATMs will be installed in 5… Read More

January 29, 2018 @ 4:06 am By JD Alois  |  

OTC Markets Group, an ATS that lists 10,000 U.S. and global securities, has shared their 2018 OTCQX Best 50, a ranking of top performing OTCQX companies in 2017.  This annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. and international companies traded on the OTCQX Best Market is… Read More

January 28, 2018 @ 10:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

The National Internet Finance Association of China has issued another cautionary note on trading in cryptocurrencies. This one is related to individuals who attempt to skirt the ban by trading on overseas platforms or by utilizing other surreptitious methods. Before the ban, Chinese trading in… Read More

January 28, 2018 @ 3:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week, True Leaf Medicine International Ltd. (CSE: MJ) (FSE: TLA) (OTCQB: TRLFF), announced it had closed on CDN $14 million in a cross border crowdfunding offer that saw participants by investors in both the US and Canada. True Leaf raised CND $10 million… Read More

January 28, 2018 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

In the Netherlands, there are times when you need to verify your identity at the local municipality. This is similar to many other countries around there world and many readers will commiserate as having to go through the laborious process of showing up to office… Read More

January 28, 2018 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

A group of cryptocurrency / Blockchain thought leaders have created a new group seeking to help guide the fast growing digital currency market. Announced at the Digital Assets Investment Forum (DAIF) held in New York City this month, the Digital Asset Leadership Committee (DALC) believes… Read More

January 28, 2018 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Following the enormous theft of 523,000,000 XEM (NEM), Japan based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has announced it will reimburse all impacted investors. At current exchange rates, this means Coincheck will need to pay out over USD $523 million to the estimated 260,000 impacted users. At the time… Read More

January 27, 2018 @ 7:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Numerous reports are indicating leading cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has experienced a serious security breach. Estimates indicate that over $530 million in digital currency may have been stolen or about 58 billion yen of the virtual currency. Coincheck, based in Tokyo, has reported the “illegal outflow… Read More

January 26, 2018 @ 5:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prominent Silicon Valley investor Jason Calacanis visited with CNBC’s SquawkAlley this past week while enjoying some time in Davos, Switzerland. Last month, Calacanis told Squawk that Bitcoin is a bubble. This time, Calacanis said Bitcoin could go to zero and gave it a 1/3 chance… Read More