Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 16, 2022 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis revealed their long-anticipated legislation aiming to provide a clearcut regulatory regime for the digital asset industry. The language of the bill represents a comprehensive approach for crypto including digital securities, stablecoins, and more while selecting… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 10:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Prosper recently shared their performance data from the Prosper Portfolio for May 2022. Highlights from the Prosper Performance Update – May 2022 are as follows: In May, approximately 58% of loan originations “were rated AA- B, remaining stable month-over-month.” Average loan size… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Multiple Fintechs have recently announced layoffs due to the faltering economy and rising interest rates. Most people are predicting a recession – one that could be long and hard. Due to the current economic malaise and forward expectations, companies like Coinbase, BlockFi, and others have… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, a digital asset marketplace, has announced the appointment of two individuals to its board of directors. Edwin Marcial, former Senior Vice President and founding Chief Technology Officer of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), and Michael Blaugrund, Chief Operating Officer of the New York Stock Exchange… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 8:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

2021 was the year of considerable growth for PeerBerry, the company claims. The platform has “almost tripled within the previous year.” PeerBerry’s loan portfolio “grew 2,77 times or 177% exceeding EUR 85,43 million at the end of the year 2021.” Last year, through the PeerBerry… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 6:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

SeedInvest, a leading securities crowdfunding platform in the US that is expanding its business into Europe, has published a timely blog post addressing the challenging fact that most startups fail. In fact, SeedInvest points to data that indicates that 90% of all startups fail. That… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 6:01 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fundvest is a solution for consumers who are looking to grow their wealth. It is a user-friendly savings and investments platform that aims to assist clients with focusing on their long-term financial strategy. It will provide access to EU and US stock exchanges and maintain… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the largest crypto exchange in the US and the first to float shares on an exchange, has announced it will reduce employee headcount by 18%. This announcement follows previous statements of a hiring freeze. Currently, Coinbase has around 4900 employees indicating that over… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

  Qonto and Coinhouse have announced a partnership designed to leverage existing services to enable SMEs and others to invest in crypto assets, according to a company statement. Qonto is a European Fintech that offers businesses service like banking, bookkeeping, spend management, and more.  Launched… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 3:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vincent, the alternative investment search platform, recently announced VALT Asset Management will provide investors access to “world-class” alternative assets once “reserved only for institutional investors.” Open for investments, VALT offers portfolios of institutional-grade alternative assets — “including venture capital, cryptocurrency, collectibles, real estate, art, and… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 2:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi, a leading digital asset firm providing various services to both retail and institutional customers, has announced that it will cut 20% of its workforce due to the challenging economic environment. The company is now refocusing its energy on profitability as opposed to just rapid… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 12:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Huobi Global, a cryptocurrency exchange and blockchain solutions provider, recently announced its investment in Cube, a public chain that “provides innovative infrastructure for Web 3.0 and the metaverse.” The launch underscores Huobi Global’s strategy “to expand its Web 3.0 ecosystem.” Cube (formerly Cube Chain) is… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 9:59 am By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi, another large crypto lending and yield platform, has issued a statement that all things are operating normally on their platform – a clear reference to the temporary halt of withdrawals on Celsius. BlockFi CEO and founder Zac Prince stated: All products and services BlockFi… Read More

June 13, 2022 @ 8:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder and CEO of Binance – the world’s largest crypto exchange has tweeted that Binance has “temporarily” halted withdrawals of Bitcoin. CZ said the pause was due to a technical glitch and all funds were safe – adding that things should be… Read More

June 12, 2022 @ 4:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past week some employees of Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN)posted Operation Revive COIN, a petition to oust Coinbase COO Emilie Choi, Chief Product Officer Surojit Chatterjee, and Chief People Officer LJ Brock. The demands are apparently driven by their disappointment with Coinbase’s performance, even though the entire… Read More

June 11, 2022 @ 6:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After the launch of Bancor 3, over 100 pools are currently live on Bancor 3 including AAVE, BAT, ENJ, MATIC, SNX, USDC, wNXM, WOO and YFI. This is in addition to the 4 tokens “initially launched, ETH, DAI, LINK, BNT.” You may check out the… Read More

June 10, 2022 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi Global has announced the creation of Ivy Blocks, a subsidiary that will invest in early-stage blockchain ventures in the DeFi and Web3 space. Huobi said in a corporate statement that its “multi-billion dollar war chest” will allow Ivy Blocks to gain access to unique… Read More

June 10, 2022 @ 8:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, one of the largest investment crowdfunding platforms in Europe, has shared some insight into May’s platform performance. In a Tweet, Crowdcube reported that 27,265 investors committed over £28 million during the month. Moneybox topped the list of investments garnering 15,461 investors contributing almost £6.4… Read More

June 9, 2022 @ 8:29 am By JD Alois  |  

EstateGuru, a securities crowdfunding platform based in Estonia but offering services across Europe, has joined the establishment Association of German Credit Platforms (Verband deutscher Kreditplattformen or VdK) as a full member.  While not the first Fintech to join the Association the news is reflective of… Read More

June 8, 2022 @ 11:06 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Inflation is increasing in an unprecedented manner in many developed and developing economies, putting greater pressure on the major reserve banks to raise interest rates. In the United Kingdom, April inflation hit 9%, which is notably a 40-year high and the second highest inflation rate… Read More