January 24, 2018 @ 4:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

Stripe, one of the most popular payment processing platforms around, has scheduled an end to Bitcoin acceptance. According to the company, Bitcoin transactions will end on April 23, 2018. Stripe commented on the decision in a blog post explaining they have long been excited about… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 3:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

California is a state that has attempted to enact intrastate crowdfunding regulations multiple times. Honestly, I have lost count as to how many times bills have meandered their way through the Sacramento process. Three maybe four times? By now, I am uncertain. So is California… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 12:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin Receives Average C+ Grade (Fair). Ethereum Does Better with B Rating (Good). Weiss Ratings has released their first-ever grades on cryptocurrencies by a financial rating agency, The ratings took place despite a reported massive Korean cyberattack on its website. (While not clarified, we assume… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital threat management firm RiskIQ is out with a report that smartphone Apps are a hotbed for scams and hackers in the cryptocurrency space. Having reviewed 18,408 Apps across 20 different App stores, RiskIQ says it has uncovered 661 “blacklisted” Bitcoin Apps allowing crooks to… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 10:25 am By JD Alois  |  

RealtyMogul, a leading real estate crowdfunding platform offering Reg D (accredited) and Reg A+ (both accreds and non-accreds) investment opportunities in commercial and residential property, has hired a new President to help lead the firm. Aaron Halfacre, a 20 year real estate executive, has joined… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has shut down another initial coin offering with allegations of fraud. The ICO unfortunately named My Big Coin (MBC) ends up becoming My Big Con as the enforcement action has charged defendants Randall Crater of East Hampton, New York, Mark Gillespie of Hartland,… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 8:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Swiss Federal Councillor Ueli Maurer and Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR, had a meeting in Bern, Switzerland this week to discuss bilateral cooperation regarding financial markets – including the development of Fintech. The outcome of the meeting was the signing of several… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

In a first of its kind partnership, Arsenal Football Club has formed a cryptocurrency partnership with CashBet Coin. The collaboration was announced in advance of forthcoming initial coin offering for a token designed specifically for iGaming.  CashBet Coin is now recognized as the Footbal club’s… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

The Swiss State Secretariat for International Financial Matters (SIF) has announced the creation of a Blockchain / ICO working group this past week. The new Group has been tasked to review the legal framework and identify any need for action with the involvement of the… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 10:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

Several days ago, Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Robert Menendez published a letter directed to the US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin demanding to know what the US government was doing to foil attempts by rogue nations in leveraging cryptocurrencies to skirt imposed sanctions…. Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 4:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

ICOinvestor.tv, is the first video platform dedicated solely to the fast growing Initial Coin Offering (ICO) industry.  Streaming live each Tuesday at 5PM ET, this week’s guests on “ICO Insight” will include Indiegogo co-founder Slava Rubin and Sweetbridge ICO creator Scott Nelson. Pointing to the… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 4:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fluid Credit, a Fintech startup that targets college students and responsible credit, has published “Fluid By The Numbers”, a “power ranking” that looks into thousands of U.S. college students’ credit and spending behavior. Fluid provides interest free credit to students to help build up their… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 2:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

iDisclose, a Legaltech company which assists companies with legal documents including Form D and Form C, has announced that it has named Michael Knox as its new CEO. Knox takes over the leadership position from Georgia Quinn, the long time co-founder and CEO. Knox has been with… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

EY is out with a research report that hammers cryptocurrencies and the emerging digital asset market. The global consulting firm says digital currencies are driven by “Fear of Missing Out” or “FOMO” and lack any rational market fundaments. Additionally, EY says token valuations are flawed,… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 9:19 am By JD Alois  |  

SoFi has shared that its Board of Directors has appointed Anthony Noto as Chief Executive Officer and a director, effective March 1. Rumors swirled earlier this week as it was confirmed that Noto, currently Twitter COO, was in discussion with the large Fintech firm to… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 8:35 am By JD Alois  |  

  Juvo, a mobile Identity scoring provider that wants to be a catalyst for providing access to finance for the underbanked, has announced a strategic investment from Samsung NEXT that will help provide access to the billions of prepaid users around the world who are currently financially… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 12:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The IOTA Foundation is one of the more fascinating entries into the cryptocurrency world. A high profile concept that has encountered controversy almost from the beginning, the German based company has made big promises while being pin-balled around by criticism and plaudits alike. IOTA has… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 11:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Funding Societies, a leading peer-to-peer lending platform based in Singapore, has crossed the S$ 100 million mark in total crowdfunded SME loans. The financing was provided to SMEs across Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. According to the company, Funding Societies has expanded its crowdfunding book by… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 7:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton delivered a speech today to the Securities Regulation Institute. While covering several topics, Chair Clayton hit upon the hot subject of initial coin offerings (ICO) and the swirling regulatory environment delivering a stern rebuke to market… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 2:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Global money transfer site Transferwise is quickly becoming a bank. The cool thing about Transferwise is they are providing bank like services minus the silly fees that currently pollute traditional banking services. That’s huge. As previously announced, Transferwise is rolling out their glowing green debit… Read More