Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

November 4, 2022 @ 4:39 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT), a digital asset platform that unlocks crypto and drives loyalty to create delightful, connected experiences for a broad range of clients, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Apex Crypto, LLC from Apex Fintech Solutions, Inc. This acquisition is “expected… Read More

November 4, 2022 @ 3:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

ADDX, a Singapore-based digital securities exchange, has “tokenized” a portfolio of wine from top vineyards in Burgundy, France, providing a keen example as to how distributed ledger technology can be utilized to turn different products into digital assets. According to ADDX, the estimated worth of… Read More

November 4, 2022 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Simetria Trading Solutions and Finhaven Technology, operator of FinhavenTM Private Markets, have announced a new liquidity partnership, according to a company statement. Simetria is an Israel-based Fintech utilizing blockchain technology to boost efficiency for secondary trading. Simetria is the only Fintech in Israel to have… Read More

November 3, 2022 @ 11:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) announced earnings yesterday that delivered a slightly better result than anticipated. Today, shares in Robinhood are inching higher – fighting a down market day – but minor gains belie a company that has lost around 2/3s of its value since its initial public… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 9:27 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Animoca Brands, the company advancing digital property rights for gaming and the open metaverse, and its subsidiary TinyTap, the platform for user-generated educational games, announced “the launch of Publisher non-fungible tokens (NFTs).” Each Publisher NFT is “linked to a bundle of educational games and other… Read More

November 1, 2022 @ 7:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gillian Lynch, Head of Ireland and EU operations at Gemini, notes that the digital asset firm is pleased “to announce that individuals and institutions in Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, Czechia, Latvia, and Liechtenstein can now open a Gemini account to deposit, trade, and custody over 100 cryptocurrencies.”… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 3:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

Valereum plc (AQSE: VLRM) has been approved to acquire the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX). The consent was provided by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC). The deal was first revealed in the fall of 2021. The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 2:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Wefunder, one of the leading funding portals raising money for early-stage firms, is nearing the close of its most recent Reg CF investment crowdfunding round. The round is being hosted on HoneyComb Credit – another funding portal that typically provides small business loans. Currently,… Read More

October 31, 2022 @ 1:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Prosper Marketplace announced access to a new fixed-rate Home Equity Loan (HELoan) product for its customers in select US markets, “following the lending platform’s strong performance in personal loan origination last quarter.” This new product “complements Prosper’s suite of home equity products and resources and… Read More

October 30, 2022 @ 8:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Figure Technologies, Inc. and Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) are preparing to launch three new share classes of Hamilton Lane’s private markets-focused fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that “digitize the fund share ownership record on the Provenance Blockchain using Figure’s Digital Fund… Read More

October 29, 2022 @ 11:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European investment platform Lightyear has rolled out voting alongside in-app communication, “giving shareholders and publicly traded companies a seamless way to engage with each other.” This feature is “a first for many countries around Europe, where this level of ownership and transparency is lacking for… Read More

October 28, 2022 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday it was announced that StartEngine had entered into an agreement to purchase SeedInvest. Following a typical regulatory review, StartEngine will soon own substantially all of SeedInvest’s assets, including its database of registered investors. SeedInvest is currently owned by Circle, which purchased the company in… Read More

October 27, 2022 @ 4:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

As was reported earlier today, StartEngine has acquired SeedInvest, thus combining two of the largest US-based online investment marketplaces. Both platforms offer securities under Reg CF, Reg A+, and Reg D (506c). Both platforms hold a broker-dealer license, and both have been approved to operate… Read More

October 27, 2022 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

In a seismic shift of consolidation, StartEngine has announced the acquisition of SeedInvest. While exact terms were not immediately available, StartEngine stated that Circle (owner of SeedInvest) will become a minority shareholder of StartEngine. StartEngine is one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Prometheum Ember ATS has announced a FINRA and SEC-regulated trading platform that will aim to provide liquidity for “digital asset securities.” Prometheum has received approval to operate an ATS or Alternative Trading System. Before operating an ATS, a platform must be an approved as a… Read More

October 26, 2022 @ 7:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered digital asset bank, says it is on a mission to connect all businesses to the emerging crypto ecosystem. Anchorage has announced the launch of “Build With Anchorage” and an API environment for institutional partners. The new infrastructure facilitates crypto payment… Read More

October 25, 2022 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform CrowdStreet says it is working to promote alternative investments in real estate via its CrowdStreet Advisors, a wholly owned offshoot of the investment platform.  CrowdStreet Advisors aims to promote private investment opportunities by working closely with financial advisors interested in providing… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 1:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

Announced towards the end of 2021, Republic purchased UK-based Seedrs combining one of the most active securities crowdfunding platforms in the US with a crowdfunding leader in the European market. The deal officially closed several weeks back following a review by UK authorities. When the… Read More

October 24, 2022 @ 8:34 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Custody, an institutional-grade digital asset custody solution, has onboarded risk management tools from TRM Labs, a key player focused on blockchain analytics and intelligence technology. The integration “enables Binance Custody to ensure its regulatory compliance and risk management program for client holdings through TRM’s… Read More

October 21, 2022 @ 4:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

  StartEngine, one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in the US, is reporting that it has surpassed one million users. While this does not necessarily mean one million active investors, there should be a high correlation between registered users and investors. StartEngine also shares… Read More