Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

February 15, 2022 @ 6:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alto Solutions, Inc., the self-directed IRA platform making it easy and affordable for individuals to invest in alternative assets via tax-advantaged retirement funds, has announced the company’s partnership with Prosper Marketplace, Inc., an online marketplace for consumer loans. Users of the Alto IRA platform may… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 5:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Commissioner Hester Peirce has once again come to the defense of a Fintech innovator pertaining to the settlement announced today in regards to BlockFi –  a large crypto platform. As was reported earlier, BlockFi must pay $100 million in penalties to both the SEC and… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi, a top crypto platform that provides crypto lending services, has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission following an investigation into the company’s activities. The settlement was leaked last week and BlockFi will be paying a total $100 million penalties. There were no allegations… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 3:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, has filed a Form 1-A to pursue a Reg A+ offering aiming to raise up to $46 million.  StartEngine had indicated earlier this year its intent to pursue another funding round after completing a… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 11:46 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday was the 56th Super Bowl where the LA Rams topped the Cincinnati Bengals by just a three-point spread. While the game was exciting, much discourse around the annual event tends to target the television commercials that costs advertisers millions of dollars due to the… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Netcapital is a private securities market that allows firms to raise capital under the various exemptions available including Reg CF. A FINRA regulated funding portal, Netcapital also works with Livingston, a broker-dealer, to raise money under Reg D 506. Netcapital caters to both non-accredited and… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 1:48 am By Omar Faridi  |  

PeerBerry business partner – real estate developer SIB Group – has successfully finalized the apartment building project “Skvero namai” in the center of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. The real estate loan of €1 million (the total amount with interest rate €1,068 803) was repaid… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 1:24 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Investors are reportedly demanding high-quality, diversified exposure to digital investment strategies. And to address such requirements, institutions must steadily move along the adoption curve, equipped with advanced tools and trading capabilities. Coinbase Prime continues to cater to the goals of institutional investors in navigating this… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 12:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer-to-peer lending provides investors and borrowers various advantages over more traditional forms of finance. However, there’s a potential downside as well. EstateGuru has taken a detailed look at the pros and cons of this form of funding, and the ways in which their platform aims… Read More

February 13, 2022 @ 11:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets platform Okcoin is the first US regulated crypto-asset exchange to provide stablecoin USDC on top of Stellar. You may now deposit, withdraw, and trade Stellar USDC against US dollars via Okcoin. This offer is for all Okcoin clients “except for residents of the… Read More

February 13, 2022 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance Labs, the VC division and innovation incubator of Binance, is pleased to confirm its latest strategic investment in Automata Network, which is described as a decentralized service protocol that offers privacy middlewares for dApps (or decentralized applications). Automata Network addresses key pain points associated… Read More

February 13, 2022 @ 3:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

At specialist development finance lender, Blend Network, the team prides itself on being by their client’s side, assisting them with borrowing funds for their initiatives. Even at the heights of the COVID-19 crisis, the team reports that they continued lending and deploying capital into projects… Read More

February 12, 2022 @ 11:03 am By JD Alois  |  

Chronicle, a “digital collectibles marketplace,” has announced a secondary marketplace, auctions, and crypto integrations. Simultaneously, Chronical has announced that it will enable payments from USDC, the dollar-based stablecoin issued by Circle. Launched last year, the NFT platform targets a global market that offers “authenticated” digital… Read More

February 12, 2022 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

BlockFi Inc. is reportedly getting ready to pay $100 million in order to settle allegations from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and State regulators that it had been illegally offering a product that pays clients really high interest rates to lend out their… Read More

February 11, 2022 @ 6:58 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against Wahed Invest, a “robo-advisor,” for “misleading statements and breaching its fiduciary duty, and for compliance failures.” Wahed has consented to the, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings, while paying a penalty. Wahed Invest… Read More

February 11, 2022 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase Global (NASDAQ: COIN) has reportedly removed “how to buy” instructions for around three digital tokens which have been the subject of “rug pull” warnings – which claims that people could lose their funds. Coinbase’s management also mentioned that they are focused on enhancing safeguards…. Read More

February 11, 2022 @ 9:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, a leading European investment platform, is promoting the overall returns generated by investors. The crowdfunding platform recently tweeted out a link to a page that outlines some of the issuers that have created positive returns for its investors. According to Crowdcube, “over 50,000 investors… Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 3:54 pm By JD Alois  |  

As part of a SPAC deal, Binance will invest $200 million in Forbes – the largely business-focused publication. Last year, it was announced that Forbes would merge with SPAC sponsor Magnum Opus Acquisition Ltd (OPA.N), a blank check firm targeting the global consumer, technology, and media… Read More

February 10, 2022 @ 8:23 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Home-grown startup PDAX (in the Philippines) has announced that it acquired over $50 million in funding, led by Tiger Global. Tiger’s investment completes the firm’s Series B round of funding, which began with $12.5 million back in August of last year. Alex Cook, Partner, Tiger… Read More

February 9, 2022 @ 8:35 am By Omar Faridi  |  

On August 2, 2016, Bitfinex – notably one of the largest virtual currency exchanges in the world – experienced a massive security breach. In a span of fewer than two hours, around 120,000 Bitcoins (BTC) had been stolen from Bitfinex and spread across 2,075 different… Read More