Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

July 1, 2022 @ 11:25 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, Celsius Network, a large crypto lender and yield platform that abruptly halted all withdrawals recently, posted an update of sorts. While disclosing very little, Celsius shared the following comment on its blog: “Across Celsius today, we are focused and working as quickly as we… Read More

July 1, 2022 @ 9:17 am By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi, a crypto trading marketplace and yield generator, apparently has another suitor. As has been previously reported, FTX, founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, has provided a $250 million line of credit while entering into a discussion to potentially purchase the firm. Rumors published by CNBC indicate… Read More

June 30, 2022 @ 3:28 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently, BlockFi, a leading crypto trading and yield platform, was rocked by the crypto market collapse and overall market volatility. Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and CEO of FTX, swooped in to backstop the firm by providing a $250 million credit facility. Bankman-Fried tweeted they were partnering… Read More

June 30, 2022 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Further, a London-headquartered firm, has introduced its investment platform, developed to connect retail investors with “high-quality” VC funds, at scale and with minimum investment levels “never seen before in the market.” This should allow new retail investors to invest in venture funds, from as low… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, the “home of crypto yield” CoinFLEX announced that it expects to resume withdrawals as well as trading due following a pause due to crypto market volatility. In a blog post, CoinFlex shared that an unnamed investor’s account had fallen into negative equity…. Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 3:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdStreet, a real estate investment platform, says they are expanding opportunities for individual investors in spite of the ongoing market volatility and rising interest rates. Simultanesoulsy, CrowdStreet says they are hiring several new executives to better manage their growing offerings. In 2021, CrowdStreet raised $1.2… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 11:34 pm By JD Alois  |  

Leading Asian SME financing platform and emerging neobank Funding Societies is acquiring regional payments solution, CardUp. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. CardUp is a payments provider serving both businesses and individuals. CardUp was founded in 2016 and operates in Singapore, Hong Kong,… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 7:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

In 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission approved several improvements for securities crowdfunding. One of the most impactful updates was raising the funding limit under Reg CF to $5 million from $1.07 million. Prior to this, many industry insiders viewed the old funding cap as… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 1:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Long Term Stock Exchange (LTSE) has raised $100 million from a member of the Walton Family, a relative of Sam Walton who founded the ubiquitous Wal-mart stores. According to a report in WSJ.com, James Walton, the grandson of Sam Walton, has partnered with the… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 7:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ: HLNE) recently announced that Victor Jung is joining the firm as Head of Digital Assets. In this role, Jung will be “responsible for developing and overseeing the execution of the firm’s digital asset strategy.” He will oversee this strategy globally and “report… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 11:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

China Construction Bank (Chongqing and Singapore branches) and ADDX have entered a partnership “to help domestic investors in China participate in the country’s official offshore investment scheme.” The financial institutions announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that “paves the way for them… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 11:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) recently announced a faster, easier, and “less expensive” way of sending and receiving cryptocurrency via multiple networks, starting with Polygon, Coinbase’s first L2 integration, and Solana. With the ongoing surge in blockchain usage and increase in gas fees, “the process of sending crypto… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 10:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, CoinFLEX announced it was halting all withdrawals as well as trading due to crypto market volatility. At the time CoinFLEX stated that it did not hold counterparty risk with 3 Arrows Capital (3AC) or any lending firm. 3AC, a crypto hedge fund, has… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 4:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Sam Bankman-Fried is acting once again to take advantage of significantly lower valuations in a struggling marketplace. Rumors claim that Bankman-Fried is looking to purchase Robinhood via his crypto exchange FTX. While no deal yet, the rumblings have caused shares in Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) to rise… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Shares in crypto exchange Coinbase (NASDQ:COIN) have dropped by over 9% today to around $56/share following a downgrade from Goldman Sachs. Coinbase is not quite at its 52-week low of around $40 a share but they are far off its 52-week high of over $368… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Securitize, a security token issuance platform and digital security trading market, has announced its expansion into Europe. Securitize has been approved by the Spanish General Secretariat of the Treasury and International Finance to enter its experimental program or Fintech sandbox where Securitize will serve a… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 1:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Börse has entered into a cooperation agreement with Kaiko, a crypto market data provider, to make their consolidated crypto data feed “directly accessible to its customers.” In Q4, historical L2 tick-level orderbook data on a T+1 basis and live trade data “will be made… Read More

June 26, 2022 @ 11:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fund That Flip, a real estate investment and financing marketplace, has been recognized as a top place to work by Cleveland.com. The Mid-western venture ranked in 1st place among midsized companies for 2022. Fund that Flip is said to currently employ 230 individuals including 140… Read More

June 24, 2022 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

SDX Web3 Services,  the new service portfolio from SIX Digital Exchange (SDX),  is a range of offerings for institutional clients. SDX Web3 Services will aim to support the secure adoption by financial institutions of the next iteration of the World Wide Web, one that’s based… Read More

June 24, 2022 @ 3:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Hex Trust, Hong Kong-based digital asset custody provider providing services across Asia, has gained provisional approval for a Virtual Asset MVP license in Dubai. According to a statement by Hex Trust, the Government of Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has approved it to operate… Read More