Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

October 24, 2021 @ 5:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Security Token Market (STM) has released their first-ever tokenized stock report. STM notes that most industry participants or observers are familiar with security tokens, or digitized assets in equity, fixed income, real estate, investment fund shares, commodities, and structured products “traded and… Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 4:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at P2P lender Robo.cash notes that the popularization of the secondary market in the European markets has surged considerably this year, exceeding the activity in 2020. As for Robo.cash, every month since 2020, the volume of secondary market transactions has “grown by an… Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 4:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, an investment crowdfunding platform, has distributed an email touting its industry-leading  Reg CF offerings that topped $60 million during Q3. Since the start of 2021, StartEngine reports it has raised $184 million through Q3 surpassing both Wefunder and Republic at $123 million and $130… Read More

October 24, 2021 @ 4:04 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Binance notes that the crypto and blockchain industry has grown considerably during the past few years, both from a technology adoption and “new user perspective.” When they launched Binance, they decided that it would be their “unwavering” commitment to… Read More

October 21, 2021 @ 9:43 am By JD Alois  |  

FTX Trading, a fast-growing digital asset platform, has raised $425 million in a Series B-1 at a $25 billion valuation according to a company release. 69 investors participated in the round which included Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, via its Teachers’ Innovation Platform, Temasek, Sequoia Capital,… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 11:54 am By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, a digital asset trading and support platform, has announced that it has received approval to settle and clear securities for itself as well as its broker-dealer affiliates, according to a note from the company. It will also support NMS securities, which are public securities… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 8:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Securitize, a digital security platform that helps companies tokenize, manage, and trade assets, has announced that it has hired former SEC Trading and Markets Director Brett Redfearn as Senior Strategic Advisor. Redfearn will serve as Chairman of the company’s Advisory Board while advising Securitize CEO… Read More

October 20, 2021 @ 7:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dedicated prime property investment platform CapitalRise announced on October 19, 2021 that it has now returned £66m in capital and returns to investors, “maintaining its unblemished track record of no investment losses or investment defaults since inception.” Of the total £66 million in redemptions, over… Read More

October 19, 2021 @ 3:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a top investment crowdfunding platform that offers securities under the full stack of US exemptions, has raised $150 million in a Series B funding round. The valuation of the firm was not disclosed. Valor Equity Partners led the funding round indicating Republic was a… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at digital assets firm Binance notes that they are pleased to confirm the appointment of Mark McGinness, former Head of International Relations at the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA). Mark joins Binance as its Chief Regulatory Liaison Officer, the announcement revealed. Binance CEO… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

At the beginning of October 2021, Debitum, a Lithuania-based financing platform, had reportedly asked Cubefunder to repay all the invested amounts and earned interest to their investors. On October 8, 2021, all final payments “were made,” the Debitum team confirmed in a blog post. Therefore,… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Beginning on October 14, 2021, BadgerDAO (BADGER) and Rarible (RARI) have been available on Coinbase.com and in the Coinbase Android and iOS apps. Digital asset firm Coinbase‘s (COIN: NASDAQ) clients are able to trade, send, receive, or store BADGER and RARI in “most Coinbase-supported regions,… Read More

October 18, 2021 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at P2P lending platform Bondora notes that September was another month that will be recorded in the platform recovery and collections “hall of fame.” Bondora writes in a blog post that more than €2.3 million was recovered in missed payments, which is notably another… Read More

October 17, 2021 @ 11:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prosper, a marketplace lending company that connects borrowers and investors with over $17B in loans issued via its platform, has shared its Performance Update Report for the month of September 2021. As noted in the report prepared by Haiyan Huang from Prosper, dated October 15,… Read More

October 16, 2021 @ 7:08 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

KrediFazz, a subsidiary of FinAccel that operates as a P2P lending Fintech, has been issued a business license from the Financial Services Authority (OJK) via the Decree of the OJK Board of Commissioners Number: KEP-81 /D.05/2021, dated August 24, 2021. KrediFazz, a Fintech firm with… Read More

October 16, 2021 @ 10:26 am By Omar Faridi  |  

During the market recovery following the Coronavirus crisis, European peer-to-peer platforms that emerged by 2017 have managed to rebound “at above-market growth rate,” according to a report from Robo.cash. The Croatian P2P lender noted that “calm upward trend is supported by a 2% increase in… Read More

October 15, 2021 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has ordered Tether and Bitfinex (iFinex) to pay $42.5 million in fines, according to a statement by the regulator. Tether, a leading dollar-based stablecoin, must pay $41 million in regards to claims that Tether (USDT) was fully backed by… Read More

October 14, 2021 @ 5:03 pm By JD Alois  |  

YIELD App says it has topped 60,000 users and $339.4 million of managed assets on its platform as of the end of September 2021. The company is a digital asset management platform. It reports that assets went from $163.6 million at the end of June… Read More

October 12, 2021 @ 8:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year, CrowdProperty announced an expansion into Australia. The property investment marketplace said the model that they have proven in the UK is a perfect fit for the Australian market. Today, CrowdProperty Australia is reporting that it has raised $1.5 million to expand its… Read More

October 12, 2021 @ 3:01 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

As of today, cryptocurrency enthusiasts can sign up for early access to Coinbase NFT, a company executive said. “Our mission at Coinbase is to increase economic freedom in the world,” Coinbase VP of Product, Ecosystem Sanchan Saxena said in a blog post announcing the move…. Read More