Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

January 8, 2020 @ 11:28 am By JD Alois  |  

Openfinance is one of a handful of platforms that are seeking to leverage the digitization of securities to create a comprehensive marketplace for investing and trading in these digital assets. As a regulated alternative trading system (ATS), Openfinance has established a foundation to help lead… Read More

January 8, 2020 @ 11:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

YieldStreet, an online marketplace for a diverse array of asset-backed investments, announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Citi to access investment opportunities across private credit markets, which includes Real Estate, Aviation, Shipping, Telecommunications, as well as other structured credit products. YieldStreet… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 8:06 pm By Cali Haan  |  

US cryptocurrency exchange Kraken will enable trading of Circle’s USD-proxy cryptographic stablecoin, USDC, starting January 8th. Kraken says it will enable deposits and withdrawals of USDC at 14:30 UTC on January 8. “The first trades will start shortly after funding is enabled as sell orders… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 1:22 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech unicorn SoFi announced on Tuesday the opening of its newest office location in Jacksonville, Florida.  According to SoFi, the office is located in the St. Johns Town Center and will fit up to 300 full-time staff, mainly focused on operations functions including member relations,… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 10:55 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Corporation, an established and currently operating as a closed-end interval fund dedicated to the marketplace lending asset class, announced on Monday the declaration of monthly distributions of $0.18 per common share for the months of January, February and March 2020. It was… Read More

January 7, 2020 @ 8:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Michael Redd, a former NBA star and Olympic gold medalist, has joined the OurCrowd backed ADvantage Sports Tech Fund. According to OurCrowd, Redd is an active venture investor having supported more than 85 companies. Redd will now focus on innovative opportunities shaping the future of… Read More

January 6, 2020 @ 11:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

AngelHub says it continues to launch new securities offerings after the successful funding of its first two issuers. AngelHub is the only investment crowdfunding platform to receive regulatory approval from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong. Last spring, AngelHub was approved for… Read More

January 6, 2020 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a leading investment crowdfunding platform in the UK and a trailblazer in online capital formation, has announced 2019 investment numbers. According to a release, Seedrs had a record-breaking year with the highest levels of investment than in all prior years. The investment activity was… Read More

January 5, 2020 @ 11:51 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Luc Falempin, CEO at Tokeny Solutions, a compliant security tokenization platform, recently shared his views and insights with Crowdfund Insider. Tokeny helps mid-cap firms, investment banks, funds, asset managers and distributors to “dematerialize” assets on the blockchain, which allows them to reach a global audience,… Read More

January 5, 2020 @ 1:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jon Medved, OurCrowd founder and CEO, has joined an illustrious group of leaders being recognized as one of 17 individuals who helped to define the last decade. OurCrowd is the largest investment crowdfunding platform in the world having raised over $1 billion since platform launch… Read More

January 3, 2020 @ 10:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

StartEngine’s latest Regulation A+ (Reg A+) funding round has successfully raised more than $4.4 million from over 3,700 StartEngine investors. Founded in 2011, StartEngine claims to be the leader in Online Public Offerings (OPOs). StartEngine further explained that it helps individuals invest in private companies… Read More

January 2, 2020 @ 6:19 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex says “Less than 5%” of purported Poloniex customers email addresses posted by hackers to Twitter this week belong to actual Poloniex customers: “Earlier this week we emailed a small group of our customers (about 1% of our total base), requiring them to reset their… Read More

January 1, 2020 @ 6:30 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Operators of the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange have asked certain customers to change their email passwords after hackers claimed they leaked user data on Twitter. An excerpt from a letter sent by Poloniex to affected customers states: “A couple of hours ago we discovered that someone… Read More

December 31, 2019 @ 9:16 am By JD Alois  |  

The United Kingdom is home to the most robust investment crowdfunding ecosystem in the world. A determined group of innovative entrepreneurs and a collaborative regulatory environment have combined to foster a successful industry of online capital formation that most countries aspire to achieve. While there… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 5:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform CrowdStreet says that capital distributions in 2019 more than doubled the total amount of capital distributed back to investors on the platform since 2014. Over$57 million in capital was distributed to platform investors during the year. Launched in 2014, CrowdStreet has… Read More

December 30, 2019 @ 4:05 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Brian Armstrong, the CEO of the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange, has written on Reddit that, “Apple seems to be eliminating usage of Dapps from the App Store.” (NASDAQ:APPL) “This is really unfortunate to see,” he writes. According to The Block, Coinbase Wallet has issued a notice… Read More

December 29, 2019 @ 10:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Bitfinex has reportedly been beefing up its know your customer (KYC) requirements and guidelines. The crypto trading platform sent an email to its verified users requesting additional identifying information. The purpose of Bitfinex’s email is to strengthen its due-diligence processes and to… Read More

December 28, 2019 @ 12:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

B-North, a UK-based business lending company, has successfully secured nearly £2 million in funding through its Crowdcube campaign. The funding round originally sought to raise £1,750,000 and has attracted more than 365 Crowdcube investors so far.  As previously reported, B-North is on a mission to… Read More

December 27, 2019 @ 3:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines has stripped Robocash Finance Corp.’s authority to operate as a financing company for running several branches without the necessary license. According to the SEC, the Corporate Governance and Finance Department (CGFD) issued the order of revocation… Read More

December 27, 2019 @ 7:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Malta-headquartered digital asset exchange OKEx has introduced Bitcoin (BTC) options trading for a certain group of crypto traders ahead of their official public launch, which is scheduled for January of next year. According to a release, OKEx claims it’s ranked third-largest out of all digital… Read More