Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

November 20, 2021 @ 10:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European online marketplace lender October notes in a recent blog post that as part of the economic support plan following the Covid-19 outbreak, Bpifrance introduced the digital Prêt Rebond (Rebound Loan) back in in April 2020, in partnership with the French Regions, allowing SMEs of… Read More

November 20, 2021 @ 9:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm OKCoin notes that now you can access 20 different cryptocurrency staking and decentralized finance (DeFi) offers right via their mobile app. This week, OKCoin is introducing four new assets on Earn: Algorand (ALGO), Solana (SOL), Polygon (MATIC) and Tron… Read More

November 19, 2021 @ 11:18 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

A review of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) enforcement actions in this fiscal year show a growing threat posed by cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) scammers. The year ended Sept. 30. The SEC filed 434 new enforcement actions in FY2021, and that is a… Read More

November 19, 2021 @ 10:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning today (November 18, 2021), the Voyager Token (VGX) is available via Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) clients are now able to trade, send, receive, or store VGX “in most Coinbase-supported regions, with certain exceptions indicated in each asset… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 8:40 am By JD Alois  |  

If you have not encountered Crypto.com you are off-grid. From the ubiquitous television commercials starring Matt Damon to widespread promotions, the digital asset marketplace is everywhere. Today, crypto.com is entering a different realm by purchasing the naming rights of the Los Angeles Staples Center – soon… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 9:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

In a blog post on Binance today, founder Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, has issued a call for global crypto regulation to “help ensure the industry will continue to innovate responsibly while ensuring a healthy path forward for future growth.” Crypto is deemed as lacking sufficient… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 12:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

NFTfi, a marketplace for non-fungible token (NFT) collateralized loans, says it has raised a $5 million Series A funding round. According to NFTfi, the round was led by 1kx, an early-stage crypto fund and will allow NFTfi to grow its operations, marketing, and product development… Read More

November 16, 2021 @ 10:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Mintable, an NFT [non-fungible token] marketplace, says it is poised to become the world’s largest NFT platform as  it aggregates all NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain. According to a release, Mintable now displays every single NFT ever minted on Ethereum. Mintable claims that it is… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 9:53 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network has noted that we should focus on getting Britain moving again by improving lending services. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pledge (a commitment to “Get Britain moving again”) had been made following the end of the first lockdown in… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 5:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sparrow, a crypto-assets trading platform with head offices in Singapore, recently acquired $4.4 million in capital via a Series A round that was led by Gain Loyal Pte Ltd. As mentioned in the announcement, Gain Loyal Pte Ltd is an established investment firm that focuses… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken notes that they’re pleased to confirm that Polkadot Parachain Auctions are now live (as of November 12, 2021). Platform users may earn rewards while supporting their favorite Polkadot initiatives on Kraken, the company wrote in a blog post. The update from… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 10:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

European P2P lending platform Bondora notes that for the second straight month, the Secondary Market transactions via the platform have decreased. Bondora wrote in a blog post dated November 15, 2021 that while a total of €311,848 was transacted on the Secondary Market in September… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 10:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Lithuania-based financial platform Debitum is pleased to share key information with their investors – the company’s Financial report Q3, 2021. As noted in an update by Debitum, the document “presents the financial and business performance of the SIA DN Operator – the platform owner.” Debitum… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 10:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ExpressCredit Group (ExpressCredit), a lending firm, has acquired $9 million (appr. €7.74 million) in new funding for specialty finance operations in Botswana. As mentioned in an update, this allows the firm to diversify its financial resources and “partially refinance its existing credit facilities funded by… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 10:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Peer-to-peer lender Proplend says it has completed its first ever investor funded commercial property VAT loan. Proplend is an online investment platform that allows individuals to participate in first charge security commercial property loans that earn on average 5-12% per year. Proplend reports that it… Read More

November 15, 2021 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian peer-to-peer lender Robo.cash has shared corporate statistics, which highlight the social and geographic shifts of investors and their response to the growing market potential. The Robo.cash platform has “significantly expanded its active investor base in 2021, representing a more than 70% growth,” the company… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 11:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

London-based StepLadder, which claims to be a fast-growing Fintech focused on helping consumers buy their first home, reveals that it has secured 91% (or £686,050) of its £750,000 target with 26 days left in its crowdfunding campaign via Seedrs. Here are some key business highlights… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 1:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yieldstreet, a multi-asset alternative investment platform that’s focused on reducing friction and offering “previously unattainable” access to alternatives for millions of consumers, announced the expansion of its art platform into equity ownership investments of physical art, “complementing the wide range of debt-backed opportunities offered.” As… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 1:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at European online lender October recently revealed that Lot61 had borrowed €465,000 in order to finance an acquisition of part of their business. As mentioned in a blog post, October spoke to the company’s Australian founder Adam Craig about entrepreneurship, growth and “the… Read More

November 14, 2021 @ 10:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

EstateGuru, an online investment marketplace that matches borrowers to investors with secured debt securities, notes that in October 2021, their investors financed a total of 104 loans, “valued at €16.9M.” Germany, which is EstateGuru’s largest market, “contributed €4.1M, while the largest volume was in Estonia (€6.1M),”… Read More