Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

April 27, 2022 @ 6:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maple (MPL), an institutional crypto-capital marketplace powered by blockchain tech, recently announced its launch on the Solana blockchain. As mentioned in an update shared with CI, this launch reportedly makes Maple one of the first undercollateralized lending protocols on the Solana blockchain, “and the first… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has announced it will cut employees by around 9%. The news arrives at a time when shares in Robinhood are trading at or near an all-time low. Shares in Robinhood are hovering around $9.50 – far below its 52-week high of $85/share. In… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 12:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT), a digital asset exchange, has announced two new members for its Board of Directors. De’Ana Dow, partner and general counsel at Capitol Counsel, LLC, and Jill Simeone, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Etsy (NASDAQ: ETSY). Dow is described… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 12:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

In recognition of the 10-year anniversary of the signing of the JOBS Act of 2012 – the legislation that legalized online capital formation, SeedInvest and parent company Circle have announced a Community Pitch Competition. The goal is to provide access to capital, networking, and business-building… Read More

April 26, 2022 @ 9:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Honeycomb Credit, a bank replacement regulated Funding Portal, has announced a partnership with Upstart Co-Lab, to offer a “first-of-its kind loan crowdfunding platform.” The new platform will enable institutional investors to participate in crowdfunded loan offerings for small businesses in creative industries across the US…. Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

NYCE, a real estate investment platform, indicates in a recent filing that it intends to trade on BSTX, a regulated securities exchange. NYCE raised funding via several Reg CF offerings as well as a side-by-side Reg D 506c offering. First, in August 2020, NYCE raised… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 9:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset marketplace Zipmex has announced a new partnership with the National Rugby League, A-League and community sports teams in Australia. The goal is to broaden exposure and understanding of crypto markets. The partnership includes professional teams Penrith Panthers Rugby League Football Club and Central… Read More

April 25, 2022 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

Blockchain.com will utilize Standard Custody & Trust Company, LLC to provide custody and settlement of digital assets, according to a company statement. Standard Custody & Trust Company is an institutional-grade custody, trading, and settlement platform for digital assets. Blockchain.com provides trading in digital assets for… Read More

April 24, 2022 @ 11:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Britannia Financial Group, a global financial services group with head offices in London, is pleased to confirm the acquisition of Alphaplate Ltd, a proprietary tech firm “specializing in cryptocurrency trading.” Alphaplate was established in 2017 and is “a systematic, quantitative market-maker predominately on top tier… Read More

April 24, 2022 @ 8:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Marcus New, CEO and Founder of pre-IPO marketplace InvestX. InvestX delivers access, liquidity, and innovation to the private equity asset class via investments in late-stage private equity on a  trading platform, InvestX GEM. InvestX aims to empower broker-dealers and advisors… Read More

April 24, 2022 @ 5:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Division of Enforcement, requested an extension pertaining to the disgorgement of funds affiliated with Poloniex. To go back in time a bit, Poloniex is one of the few crypto exchanges that the SEC has targeted with an… Read More

April 24, 2022 @ 4:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Binance recently noted that they are pleased to announce the appointment of Seth Levy, formerly from Citadel LLC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), “as Binance’s Head of Market Surveillance.” Seth will be responsible for overseeing efforts “to… Read More

April 23, 2022 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

FundGuard, the AI-enhanced SaaS investment management and asset servicing enterprise platform, recently announced that it has finalized a $40 million Series B funding round. The investment round included investors Citi and State Street Corp, who “joined initial investors Blumberg Capital, LionBird Ventures, Team8 Capital, and… Read More

April 22, 2022 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube has become the first investment crowdfunding platform to be approved under the new European Crowdfunding Service Provider Rules (ECSPR) that went into effect in November of 2021. Crowdcube, a platform that has long operated a subsidiary in Spain, received approval from the Spanish regulator… Read More

April 21, 2022 @ 8:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European lender Bondora notes that if you are looking to invest while you’re on the move, then they have an app just for that. The investment platform is introducing the Go & Grow app by Bondora. With the app, users have all they need at… Read More

April 20, 2022 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has turned on the feature to enable extended hours of securities trading. The new feature was revealed earlier this month and turned on yesterday. Account holders may now trade during pre-market hours (7AM to 9:30AM ET) and post-market hours (4PM to 8PM ET)… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 11:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) has agreed to acquire UK Fintech Ziglu. In a blog post today, Robinhood said the acquisition is part of its goal to expand internationally in the UK as well as continental Europe. Ziglu is a regulated e-Money institution that operates as a neobank… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 5:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fundrise, a real estate investment platform that offers a series of targeted funds to retail investors, says Q1 one results were solid even during a choppy market period. As everyone knows, interest rates are moving higher as inflation kicks in. Add some geopolitical conflicts like… Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 4:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, which is among India’s leading players in the cryptocurrency sector, has finalized an oversubscribed round, over $135 million, in their Series D funding. The investment round was led by Pantera and Steadview along with contributions from investors such as Kingsway, DraperDragon, Republic, and Kindred…. Read More

April 19, 2022 @ 9:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Nasdaq Private Market (NPM) has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer – Tom Callahan. According to Nasdaq, Callahan is a financial services veteran with more than 30-years of experience at firms like BlackRock, NYSE Liffe, NYSE Euronext and Merrill Lynch. Most recently, Callahan led the… Read More