Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

August 28, 2019 @ 3:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Marketplace lending company Funding Circle (LSE:FCH) announced on Wednesday it has completed its first asset-backed securitization (ABS) of US small business loans originated through its platform. According to Funding Circle, a total of $198 million was raised through the securitization, which marks “the debut of… Read More

August 27, 2019 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

TokenSoft, a security token issuance and management platform for digital securities, is now accepting stablecoins approved by regulators like the New York Departments of Financial Services (NYDFS). These include the Gemini Dollar (GUSD), USD Coin (USDC) and Paxos Standard (PAX). Investors may now participate in… Read More

August 26, 2019 @ 5:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset ecosystem company Circle is planning a $100 million venture fund. The company will apparently leverage the SeedInvest investment crowdfunding platform which Circle acquired last year. According to a job posting on LinkedIn, Circle is seeking a General Manager to work with SeedInvest senior… Read More

August 25, 2019 @ 10:08 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australasia’s peer-to-peer lending marketplace Harmoney recently announced it has appointed David Stevens as its new CEO. Harmoney reported that Stevens steps into the CEO role in early 2020. The lender’s founder and current CEO Neil Roberts will step away to focus on strategy and product… Read More

August 25, 2019 @ 7:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

OpenFinanance, a registered Alternative Trading System (ATS) for digital assets, recently opened up trading for tokenized hedge fund Protos (PRTS). The company states this is the first-ever tokenized hedge fund to trade on an ATS. The security is available for accredited US investors as well… Read More

August 24, 2019 @ 11:11 am By JD Alois  |  

“Be the bank,” is what SMBX tells its users, encouraging investors to provide access to debt capital for small businesses that typically struggle to get a loan from old finance. SMBX, a blockchain-powered platform that recently received FINRA approval to operate as a Reg CF… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 4:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

Real estate investment platform Groundfloor has announced a new feature that the “wealthtech” company is claiming is an industry first. Groundfloor is now providing non-accredited investors access to fractionalized real estate loans so investors may better manage risk – something previously only available to accredited… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 3:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based equity crowdfunding platform Seedrs announced on Thursday the shortlists for seven of the nine awards to be presented at the upcoming Seedrs Alumni Awards, which is set to take place on September 19th. The event’s description reads: “The inaugural Seedrs Alumni Awards 2019 is… Read More

August 22, 2019 @ 1:23 am By JD Alois  |  

Huobi DM, now offers instant settlement for Bitcoin contracts, according to a company release. Huobi says this is a market first. Huobi DM (derivative market) is part of the larger Huobi Group – a digital asset ecosystem that claims to be one of the largest… Read More

August 21, 2019 @ 3:11 am By Cali Haan  |  

97% of Korea’s 200 cryptocurrency exchanges are at risk of bankruptcy as low volume and tightening regulations temper what was once one of the world’s busiest crypto-trading markets, Business Korea (BK) reports. Local exchange revenues are also being diminished as Korean crypto-coin projects increasingly seek to… Read More

August 20, 2019 @ 9:55 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A judge presiding over proceedings in a case of alleged fraud by crypto trading platform Bitfinex (and associated companies) has ordered the companies to provide records compelled under ex parte orders issued in New York in April. Almost immediately after the orders were issued, Bitfinex… Read More

August 20, 2019 @ 5:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

CrowdEngine, a white-label securities crowdfunding platform, has enlisted InvestReady to provide investor accreditation status and verification service. CrowdEngine will integrate InvestReady’s services as part of its portfolio of offerings. CrowdEngine can power online capital formation, including token offerings, both domestically and internationally. In the US,… Read More

August 20, 2019 @ 2:58 am By Cali Haan  |  

BitMEX, a platform that allows highly-leveraged trading of cryptocurrency derivatives, has announced that customers residing in Seychelles, Hong Kong, and Bermuda, where the company’s offices are located will be, “restricted from access to BitMEX.” The company claims the change, “will have no financial impact on… Read More

August 19, 2019 @ 12:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week Crowdfund Insider covered a report where it was revealed that Seedrs is in the midst of a sizable funding round. Today, we are hearing that the leading UK based crowdfunding platform has agreed to terms on a significant £4.5 million round led by institutional… Read More

August 19, 2019 @ 8:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

U.S.-based homeownership platform Better.com announced on Monday it closed its Series C funding round at $160 million, bringing its total funding to $254 million in total. According to Better.com, Activant Capital, Ping An Global Voyager Fund, Ally Financial, Citi, AGNC, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan… Read More

August 19, 2019 @ 7:53 am By JD Alois  |  

Edge, a “non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange and wallet platform” is raising capital from a group of industry participants as well as smaller investors. According to a release, Edge has launched a “pre-series A” round seeking $2 million hosted on BnkToTheFuture. The round is said to be… Read More

August 18, 2019 @ 9:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Chinese peer-to-peer lending platform Hexindai (NASDAQ: HX) announced last week its invested Indonesian online lending platform, Musketeer Group, Inc. (Musketeer) has completed registration for its peer-to-peer lending platform with the Indonesian Financial Services Authority (OJK). Hexindai notably acquired a 20% equity stake in Musketeer in… Read More

August 18, 2019 @ 1:41 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has upheld complaints against crypto-derivatives trading platform BitMEX claiming the company violated UK advertising standards with an ad it published on the front page of a national newspaper in January. According to the ASA, the “misleading” ad featured a logarithmic… Read More

August 18, 2019 @ 12:54 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Bakkt, a subsidiary of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has announced it has received necessary permissions from the CFTC and the NYDFS to launch its “institution-grade” platform for physically-settled bitcoin futures trades September 23rd. “One year ago, we announced our ambitious vision to bring institutional infrastructure… Read More

August 18, 2019 @ 11:23 am By Cali Haan  |  

Poloniex, the cryptocurrency exchange owned by Circle, a Boston based payments-app-turned-multiplatform-crypto-company, has announced it is “removing 23 trading pairs on August 16, 2019, due to low volume.” The pairs delisted on the 16th of August are: LTC/XMR, DASH/XMR, ZEC/XMR, MAID/XMR, NXT/XMR, BCN/XMR, LSK/ETH, GNT/ETH, MANA/ETH,… Read More