Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

November 1, 2019 @ 1:08 pm By Cali Haan  |  

There is a lot of anger on “crypto Twitter” today following news that BitMEX, a cryptocurrency exchange known for allowing 100x leveraged cryptocurrency trades on its platform, has exposed the email addresses of “many” of its customers. The error occurred when the company sent out… Read More

November 1, 2019 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

Fast-growing Fintech Landbay says October was a great month for the real estate peer to peer lending platform. Without providing any details, Landbay tweeted out the news. Earlier this year, Landbay reported that a “leading financial institution” had committed to funding £1 billion in buy… Read More

November 1, 2019 @ 8:18 am By JD Alois  |  

Ethis has received regulatory approval to operate in Indonesia marking the third market this year where the platform may now provide online capital formation. Ethis received approval to provide peer to peer crowdfunding as authorized by the Financial Services Authority of Indonesia. Prior to this… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest, a UK based Fintech platform for property finance, has hired a new Director of Mortgage Underwriting, and a second Business Development Manager for the North West. According to a note from LendInvest, Gene Clohessy joins the team as Director of Mortgage Underwriting and will… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 8:39 am By JD Alois  |  

The Fundament Group, a Germany based security token issuance platform, has announced a partnership with Tezos to develop regulated digital securities. Fundament also revealed that the Tezos Foundation has invested in the Fintech startup. Fundament’s vision is to provide institutional-grade financial products for all investors… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 8:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs continues to add value to its investment crowdfunding platform as it moves beyond online capital formation. Today, Seedrs is announcing a partnership with CityFalcon to prove market intelligence by incorporating a trending news feed on the site. Additionally, Seedrs is incorporating “sector pages” where… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 7:54 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The venture capital division of Deutsche Börse, a German marketplace, has finalized a new deal that will make it easier for institutional investors to acquire digital securities. According to an October 30 press release, Deutsche Börse Venture Network (DBVN) has partnered with local Fintech firm… Read More

October 31, 2019 @ 4:03 am By JD Alois  |  

SyndicateRoom is going through a period of change, it appears. In an email distributed by co-founder Tom Britton, he stated that SyndicateRoom is switching to “fund-first approach to investing.” As explained in the email: “We’re in the process of redesigning our crowdfunding offering. We need… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

MainVest, a FINRA regulated funding portal based in Massachusetts, is a localized investment crowdfunding platform that is targetting main street type businesses. The crowdfunding portal is celebrating one year of operations and Crowdfund Insider has received an update from the platform. MainVest raises capital online… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 9:20 am By JD Alois  |  

CoinList, an offshoot from the team that created AngelList, is launching a compliant cryptocurrency exchange – CoinList Trade. The company called the move a “natural next step” that will allow secondary trading of tokens as well as seamless distribution. CoinList has been a leader in… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 7:36 am By JD Alois  |  

Black Manta Capital Partners and Tokeny have formed a partnership to build a “fully compliant Multi-STO-Platform.” for Europe. It is important to note that the Black Manta Investment Platform is operated by BMCP’s ​Berlin (BMCP GmbH) which has reportedly received its license within the MiFID… Read More

October 30, 2019 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

This past June, France saw its first security token offering based on a real estate transaction. The process was managed by Equisafe, a platform that describes itself as a “neo investment bank.” The digital securities raised €6.5 million. In a blog post from August, the… Read More

October 29, 2019 @ 1:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Peer to peer property lender, CrowdProperty, is reporting that it has now lent more than £50 million after closing on the 121st loan today during a “record month” of lending £5 million. CrowdProperty says it has supported the development of over £120 million of property… Read More

October 29, 2019 @ 10:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Interdax, a digital assets exchange offering crypto derivative contracts has opened its testnet to the public, according to a company release. Interdax, registered in the Seychelles, said its crypto derivatives platform takes a “novel approach to trading” by giving investors the option to interact and… Read More

October 29, 2019 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Atlanta-based Bakkt, a digital asset trading desk launched by Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the owner of the $22.9 trillion New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is preparing to release a consumer-facing application to help retail consumers conduct crypto transactions, the company revealed on October 28. According to… Read More

October 28, 2019 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Groundfloor, an innovative real estate crowdfunding platform that leverages Reg A+ to offer investments to everyone, has announced the launch of its self-directed IRA program. Now, anyone may diversify their retirement savings by creating a custom real estate portfolio by using the Groundfloor platform. According… Read More

October 28, 2019 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

PeerStreet, a leading platform for investing in real estate backed loans, has closed on a $60 million Series C funding round led by Colchis Capital as the Fintech continues to execute on its unique approach to online lending. Existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, World Innovation Lab… Read More

October 25, 2019 @ 2:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Koodoo, a new investment crowdfunding platform, has launched in the UK, according to a note from the company. Koodo says it wants to connect social responsibility and commerce by pairing startups that focus on social or environmental change with investors. Koodoo strives to be a… Read More

October 24, 2019 @ 9:55 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has agreed to allow TokenGX Inc, operator of token-issuance platform TokenFunder, to pilot a secondary market trading system for Ontario residents only. The pilot can proceed for 12 months after the first issuance of an ITO (initial token offering) or… Read More

October 24, 2019 @ 2:23 pm By JD Alois  |  

Announced during the CFTC Fintech Forward 2019 today, digital asset exchange Bakkt will start offering Bitcoin options beginning this December. Kelly Loeffler,  Chief Executive Officer of Bakkt, revealed the news during a panel discussion on “Re-imagining Markets: What Digitization Means … for Transactions, Custody, and… Read More