Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

December 22, 2021 @ 2:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Oppenheimer is out with its 2022 picks and Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) has made the list. The analyst providing the coverage has set a $444 price target for the crypto exchange, a significant increase over its current per-share price that hovers around $252/share. Coinbase became a public… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 12:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken, which claims to be one of the largest digital asset platforms, announced it has acquired Staked for “an undisclosed sum.” Staked is described as a non-custodial staking platform that “enables investors in Proof-of-Stake networks to easily and securely compound their holdings.” According to an… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 9:35 am By JD Alois  |  

DeFi incubator Dispersion Holdings plc (AQSE: DEFI) has submitted an application for the listing of its ordinary shares on the Canadian Neo Exchange. Dispersion Holdings currently has a market cap of around £26 million. NEO Exchange is an early stage Fintech that aims to “re-focus… Read More

December 22, 2021 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bakkt Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BKKT), a digital asset platform that enables consumers to purchase, sell, send and spend various cryptocurrencies, announced that Manasquan Bank, a NJ-headquartered mutual community bank with total consolidated assets of $2.7 billion, will be “participating in its early adopter program, which,… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 4:53 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset exchange BitMEX has announced its native token, BMEX. The tokens commence its airdrop on 1 February 2022 with the token becoming tradeable on BitMEX upon the launch of its Spot exchange in early Q2 2022. BitMEX is a crypto derivatives – futures marketplace… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 3:14 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Futuur, which provides a wide selection of prediction markets available at one URL, has officially launched its real-money markets to forecasters around the world.  Real-money markets have been added alongside Futuur’s already existing play-money markets, with trading available in seven cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH),… Read More

December 21, 2021 @ 8:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (COIN: Nasdaq) is pleased to confirm the introduction of the Community Analyst Program (or the CAP Program). As explained in a blog post by Coinbase, this is a great way for students, professionals and community members who share their “core beliefs” to contribute to… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 2:32 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Croatian P2P lender Robo.cash has provided an update on payment dates for long-term loans issued via their platform. Starting from December 16, 2021 (inclusive), investors who have purchased long-term loans “for a period of 90 days and longer will be receiving monthly interest payments every… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 9:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Kraken notes that they’re pleased to confirm that their cryptocurrency trading platform now supports the Avalanche (AVAX) C-Chain. Funding and Trading Funding is currently live, and trading is scheduled to start on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 — at which point Kraken will… Read More

December 20, 2021 @ 9:00 am By Chantelle Arneaud  |  

Our third year of living with Covid-19 is about to start. Given the new omicron variant, we anxiously wait to see if it causes a spike in infection, which may cause a downward turn in economic growth. What does this mean for equity fundraising in… Read More

December 19, 2021 @ 11:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

After two months of declining, Secondary Market activity on Bondora has reportedly picked up again, albeit “with a very slight 2%.” As mentioned in an update from Bondora, a total of €257,149’s worth of transactions “took place in November, compared to €252,126 in October.” Bondora… Read More

December 19, 2021 @ 11:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mintos says it’s introducing a “responsible” investing requirement for all automated investments “in line with MiFID II.” The company notes that as investors will be able to invest in Notes in a regulated environment on Mintos, they are introducing “a responsible investing requirement for all… Read More

December 18, 2021 @ 3:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, Chief Strategy Officer at UK’s Blend Network, a specialist development finance lender. Blend Network‘s Roxana Mohammadian-Molina talked about some of the landmark projects that they’ve helped out this year. She also commented on what her team is doing… Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 11:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital platforms for private securities, including the issuance, trading, and management of these assets, are becoming a thing in the Fintech sector. As individual investors have learned, much value is generated before a company pursues a public listing – or gets acquired. Jumping ahead of… Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 8:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Nuvei Corporation (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI), the international payment tech partner of major brands, announced that it has entered into a partnership with FTX Trading LTD, which is the owner and operator of FTX.COM, a global crypto exchange. This partnership with Nuvei will allow FTX… Read More

December 17, 2021 @ 7:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Deutsche Börse has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Crypto Finance, a FINMA-regulated provider of trading, custody, and investment services for digital assets. The agreement was “signed in June, and closing was on 15 December 2021,” the announcement confirmed. The acquisition lays the… Read More

December 16, 2021 @ 11:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Haiyan Huang from marketplace lender Prosper has shared performance data from the Prosper Portfolio for November 2021. Here are the key highlights (shared by Prosper) from the report. Performance Update In November 2021, around 62% of loan originations “were rated AA-B.” Average loan size “decreased… Read More

December 15, 2021 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securitize has launched two tokenized index funds – the first of their kind. According to a statement from Securitize, the Fintech has leveraged blockchain technology to offer the following S&P indices: The Securitize S&P Cryptocurrency Large Cap Ex-MegaCap Index The Securitize S&P Kensho New Economies… Read More

December 15, 2021 @ 12:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

Masterworks.io, a digital investment platform that is enabling smaller investors to participate in the art sector, has selected Equity Stock Transfer, LLC as their transfer agent for securities issued by their platform. Masterworks leverages the Reg A+ securities exemption to offer fractionalized art investments and… Read More

December 14, 2021 @ 5:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) is boosting its crypto tool kit in advance of launching its bespoke digital wallet. According to a blog post, Robinhood has acquired Cove Markets – a cross-exchange trading platform that is designed to help investors manage their crypto accounts. Robinhood says the two… Read More