Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

June 18, 2020 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jason “Parabolic” Williams, general partner at Morgan Creek Digital and founder of FastMed Urgent Care, recently revealed that he has made over $200,000 in interest alone after depositing $2.5 million in Gemini USD (a “scalable” stablecoin that has 1:1 “transferability” with the US dollar) on… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 6:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

One Big Crypto Ponzi Scheme Last week the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) published a report documenting the collapse of QuadrigaCX, a crypto-exchange operated Gerald Cotten who reportedly died taking the crypto exchange to the grave. The review by the OSC staff disclosed that the failure… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 5:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

There have been multiple anecdotal reports that online capital formation is booming even though many economies remain in lockdown and COVID-19 continues to plague the world. In an unexpected twist of fate, investment crowdfunding platforms appear to be benefiting from a boost in investment interest… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 1:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

The saga of the collapse of peer to peer lender Envestio keeps getting more interesting as a report published today points a finger at two politically connected individuals who may have been recipients of lost funds. Earlier this week, CI reported on an article in… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 11:15 am By JD Alois  |  

  The Global Stock Exchange (GSX) Group, based in Gibraltar, has received conditional approval to operate a digital asset exchange in Malaysia. The license application received a positive review from the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre (Labuan IBFC). Malaysia is a country that has… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 8:28 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

tZERO, a blockchain subsidiary of Overstock (NASDAQ: OSTK), recently announced the tZERO ATS recorded its strongest month ever, transacting over 423,000 digital securities, a four-time increase compared to May 2019. Year-to-date through May, the volume is up nearly 50% compared to the same period last… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 3:19 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

LendInvest a UK-based marketplace for property financing, announced on Wednesday it has joined Sesame and PMS’s lender panel to ramp up distribution of its Buy-to-Let and Bridging products. According to LendInvest, the network and mortgage club’s member firms will now be able to register with… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 3:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BizCapital, a Brazil-based SME online lending platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $12 million through its Series B funding round, which was led by German development finance institution DEG, a subsidiary of  KfW Group, Germany’s promotional bank. Along with DEG, MELI Fund, the Corporate Venture Capital… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 2:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Assetz Capital, a secured peer to peer lender operating in the UK, recently launched a securities offer on Seedrs. Assetz Capital claims to be the second-largest peer to peer business lender in the UK. In about a week, Assetz Capital raised its £500,000 minimum target… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

  As part of their “master plan,” Coinbase has announced today the launch of Rosetta. In a blog post, Coinbase Chief Product Officer Surojit Chatterjee said the open-source specification and set of tools making the integration with different blockchains simpler, faster, and more reliable. Rosetta… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 11:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Global financial service platform Kabbage announced on Tuesday it has expanded its Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) with a customized application for drivers and delivery people who use Uber in the U.S. The Paycheck Protection Program is part of the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief,… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

River Financial, a financial service firm focused on Bitcoin investing, has closed on a sizeable $5.7 million seed round, according to a note from the company. Big name investors in the blockchain sector participated in the round, including Polychain Capital, Slow Ventures, Castle Island Ventures,… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 7:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a securities crowdfunding platform, has posted an update on its nascent Secondary Market. Seedrs is one of the top online capital formation platforms in the UK that provides issuers with the opportunity to raise growth funding online while managing their investors following a funding… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 1:50 am By JD Alois  |  

October, an online lender serving European SMEs, has launched a new predictive risk tool to instantly respond to requests for State Guaranteed Loans. Like other regions, the COVID-19 crisis has hit European businesses hard. In order to help them get back on their feet, the… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 11:21 am By JD Alois  |  

A new report claims that established banks Swedbank and SEB enabled “suspected fraud networks” to operate in the Baltics and mentions bankrupt peer to peer lending platform Envestio by name. Envestio, and similar platform Kuetzal, recently filed for bankruptcy in Estonia. Earlier this year, both… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Property investment platform CrowdProperty announced on Tuesday it has lent more than £75 million to SME property professionals and has now funded the development of 1,000 homes that were worth almost £170 million, enabling over £60 million of spend on labor, materials, and services in… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CoinDCX, one of the largest digital asset exchanges in India, has introduced an online platform and subsidiary, called DCX Learn, which aims to serve as a comprehensive resource for people who want to learn more about cryptocurrency and blockchain tech. As mentioned in a release… Read More

June 16, 2020 @ 9:36 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Funderbeam, a Blockchain-powered platform for cross-border startup funding with an extensive information database, a primary market for fundraising, and a secondary market for equity and debt trading, recently announced the launch of its first index. According to Funderbeam, the Funderbeam Venture Index tracks all… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 4:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a leading investment crowdfunding platform, is expanding its investment offerings with the acquisition of Compound. While starting as an early stage offering platform, Republic is now providing property investment options with Republic Real Estate. Announced today, Republic has issued the following statement: “We’re excited… Read More

June 15, 2020 @ 12:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

It appears that StartEngine, a leading securities crowdfunding platform in the US, is asking platform investors to comment on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Proposed Rule: Facilitating Capital Formation and Expanding Investment Opportunities by Improving Access to Capital in Private Markets. The SEC has noted that… Read More