Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

December 1, 2019 @ 7:21 pm By Cali Haan  |  

After suspending deposits and withdrawals and conducting “an emergency server check,” Korean cryptocurrency exchange Upbit has notified users that it was hacked. The announcement appears as a notice on the exchange’s website: “My name is Lee Seok-Woo, CEO of Doo-Tum…At 1:06 PM on November 27,… Read More

December 1, 2019 @ 9:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Oval Money, an App that seeks to provide money management services to European users, is raising capital on Seedrs. The offering is in overfunding mode as it has already topped its £1 million goal of selling an equity stake of 2.05% at a pre-money valuation… Read More

November 29, 2019 @ 4:03 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Kraken’s highest-tiered and verified ‘pro’ customers will now be able to use Silvergate Bank’s Exchange Network (SEN) to fund their cryptocurrency trading accounts. An announcement on the Kraken blog states: “We are pleased to announce that Kraken has joined the Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN)…a proprietary internal… Read More

November 29, 2019 @ 3:01 pm By Cali Haan  |  

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has successfully patented a “compliance determination and enforcement platform” for possible internal use in KYC-AML (know your customer/anti-money laundering). The system uses “self-learning” as well as a “factor entering module (that) enters factors from each user account into a compliance… Read More

November 29, 2019 @ 12:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

France-based Virgil, a Fintech firm that supports millennial home-ownership, recently raised €2.1 million ($2.3 million) from Alven Capital, Kima Ventures, LocalGlobe, and several angel investors. The capital raised will help Virgil achieve its short-term goals, which include finalizing at least 100 transactions each month by… Read More

November 29, 2019 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

An opaque cryptocurrency exchange IDAX Global has reported that its CEO has disappeared. The news comes at a time when the exchange was experiencing “channel congestion” for withdrawals.” Several days ago, IDAX Global posted the following note: Dear IDAX users: Recently, the demand for IDAX… Read More

November 28, 2019 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, the Fintech marketplace for property finance, has promoted Andy Virgo from Business Development Manager to Head of Key Accounts for LendInvest. In this new role, he will be championing the day to day relationship management of LendInvest’s distribution network, including Mortgage Clubs and Networks. … Read More

November 28, 2019 @ 8:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Peer to peer lending firm Amartha has finalized a Series B investment round led by LINE Ventures, the venture capital division of giant messaging app LINE. The funds raised will be used to further expand Amartha’s operations to include more women and underprivileged families based… Read More

November 27, 2019 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The company behind an Estonia-headquartered, Nasdaq-powered digital currency exchange DX.Exchange is reportedly halting its operations, after a petition submitted by its workers. CX Technologies, the Israeli firm that had been managing DX.Exchange’s operations, entered bankruptcy after 78 employees filed a petition against the exchange with… Read More

November 26, 2019 @ 9:47 pm By JD Alois  |  

In advance of a forthcoming referendum on Cannabis, over $6 million has been raised for medicinal marijuana startups in the past 18 months via investment platform PledgeMe. The New Zealand government is poised to determine whether marijuana should be legalized and regulated for recreational use…. Read More

November 26, 2019 @ 3:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Rerbium, a platform that assists individuals in managing their wealth, recently introduced its waitlist for the United Kingdom. The company says its platform will go live during the first half of next year. Rerbium’s management notes that the company’s platform connects many different investment-focused Fintech… Read More

November 26, 2019 @ 8:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Entera, a Proptech that allows investors to purchase residential properties, has raised $7.5 million in funding. Entera’s investment round was led by Bullpen Capital and Craft Ventures. ValueStream Ventures and Chris Heller, former CEO at Keller Williams and current Chief Real Estate Officer at OJO… Read More

November 25, 2019 @ 4:48 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Poloniex, a “cryptoasset” exchange acquired by Circle in early 2018 and “spun out” by them in October, has asked all US-based customers to cease depositing and trading and to withdraw their funds. The platform has been closed to US customers since November 1st and is now… Read More

November 25, 2019 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Decentralized Securities Depository, LLC, dba Openfinance, has raised $8.6 million from 19 different investors, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Decentralized Securities Depository/Openfinance is a secondary trading market for digital securities. Simply naming the company decentralized indicates the utilization of… Read More

November 24, 2019 @ 11:44 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC) futures daily trading volumes on crypto-asset platform Bakkt recorded another all-time high, according to data obtained from the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the trading desk’s parent company, which also owns the New York Stock Exchange. Over $20.3 million in Bitcoin futures contracts, or 2728… Read More

November 23, 2019 @ 4:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week, Crowdfund Insider covered the new partnership announced by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and PrimaryBid. The LSE is, of course, one of the largest traditional stock exchanges in the world with a history that dates back to 1571. Just this past week,… Read More

November 21, 2019 @ 6:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, an investment marketplace offering both traditional securities or more esoteric digital offerings, is powering the “first-ever legally compliant free private equity incentive program or “Sharedrop,” as it is being called. Obviously, the name takes a cue from the widely utilized airdrop feature during the… Read More

November 21, 2019 @ 7:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Two titans in the online brokerage space are preparing to merge, according to multiple reports. Schwab and TD Ameritrade are poised to combine operations in a deal that could be finalized as soon as today for an estimated $26 billion purchase. The move to consolidate… Read More

November 21, 2019 @ 7:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has partnered with Fintech PrimaryBid, an internet-based investment platform, in order to give retail investors the opportunity to access to share offerings currently unavailable. PrimaryBid’s solution is said to digitally connect retail investors to quoted company offerings at the same… Read More

November 20, 2019 @ 12:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently approved funding portal, Fundopolis has announced its intent to “make it simple for individuals and communities to invest in and support the small businesses they love.” Four issuers have now posted offerings on the Fundopolis site. The FINRA regulated funding portal issued a statement… Read More