Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

May 7, 2023 @ 3:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

Binance, the top crypto exchange in the world, halted Bitcoin transactions temporarily today due to a “congestion issue.” In a Tweet, Binance announced the issue, which was resolved about two hours later. Binance has yet to reveal the issue that caused the interruption. We've temporarily… Read More

May 7, 2023 @ 2:58 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Miami Beach has recently taken a “monumental” step in recognizing co-ownership and co-ownership management, which is a significant milestone for Pacaso. Co-ownership is quickly “becoming the future of second home ownership, and Miami Beach’s recognition of this trend is validation that co-ownership is here to… Read More

May 6, 2023 @ 1:50 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Yieldstreet, the private market investing platform, and Equity Trust, which claims to be one of the largest self-directed IRA custodians in the U.S., announced a strategic partnership that will make it easier “to add alternative investments to retirement accounts.” Starting now, Equity Trust’s clients “can… Read More

May 6, 2023 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

VentureWave, an Irish-based venture private equity group committed to impact investing and supporting high-impact entrepreneurs, and Funderbeam, an online investing and trading platform that serves individual investors, have agreed “to enter into a transaction to create a leading global entity which will serve institutional and… Read More

May 6, 2023 @ 9:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) notes that it’s time to update the system. They also pointed out that the majority of financial systems were built over 100 years ago. According to the firm, the rules are “outdated, the technology has been slow to catch up, and all over… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 7:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic has submitted a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the proposed rulemaking on Safeguarding Advisory Client Assets. Republic is one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the US, providing access to capital via the full stack of private exemptions…. Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 3:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine has been raising growth capital once again in a self-crowdfunding round that has been available for several months now. According to the offering page, $13,858,375 has been raised in a Reg A+ offering for common equity from 7669 investors. StartEngine is selling shares at… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

Video: Key Questions for a Securities Crowdfunding Round. If you are raising money in a securities crowdfunding offering, you have multiple options as to how you pursue a funding round. First, you choose a securities exemption; Reg CF, Reg A+, or Reg D 506c. Reg… Read More

May 5, 2023 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In March 2023, the loan origination volume via EstateGuru reportedly “grew compared to February, with €7.0M worth of loans.” According to EstateGuru, the most active market “was Estonia (€3.1M), followed by Lithuania (€1.9M) and Finland (€1.2M).” In March, the loan origination volume via EstateGuru grew… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Ireland-based investment firm Elkstone has raised around €5 million in strategic capital from a range of investors, including Dalata hotel group founder Pat McCann, according to a statement by the firm. McCann, who is also Chairman of the firm, said: “I take great pride in… Read More

May 4, 2023 @ 10:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital asset enabler Paxos has been recruited by Fierce to provide crypto services. Fierce is a neobank that offers a “super app” that includes an FDIC-insured checking account, a no-fee Debit Card, fractional stock, ETF trading, and more. Fierce banking services are provided in partnership… Read More

May 3, 2023 @ 5:12 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

InvestX Markets LLC, a private equity marketplace that empowers broker-dealers to invest in pre-IPO companies through single-issuer SPVs, multi-issuer funds and secondary market trading, announced a new partnership with Caplight Technologies, Inc., “to enhance data and improve price discovery through its trading platform, InvestX GEM… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 7:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) have introduced new features to simplify access to Web 3. According to the firm, Robinhood Connect helps “make Robinhood Crypto the most trusted, lowest cost and easiest to use crypto on-ramp.” Recently, at Consensus 2023, Robinhood Crypto GM Johann Kerbrat… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The trading window for securities issued on the Seedrs platform is currently open, with 690 different securities potentially available for trading. The monthly trading opportunity is open for the next six days. While starting slowly, the secondary market has continued to inch higher, providing investors… Read More

May 2, 2023 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, one of the largest securities crowdfunding platforms in the world, recently decided to take legal action against an issuer that raised growth capital on its platform. In 2022, Student Rents raised over  £466,000 from 179 investors for a 9.39% equity stake in for a… Read More

April 27, 2023 @ 4:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN)  has posted a 73-page response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Wells Notice which indicates a high likelihood of an enforcement action by the commission. Last month, Coinbase revealed it was in receipt of the Wells Notice while taking a defiant stance against… Read More

April 27, 2023 @ 11:14 am By JD Alois  |  

  Tokeny, a Luxembourg-based tokenization platform, has revealed a partnership with Artory to “unlock the  $1.7 trillion art market through the market tokenization, enabling greater access and liquidity to the asset class. Fine art is said to have outperformed the S&P 500 for over 20… Read More

April 27, 2023 @ 9:56 am By JD Alois  |  

MERJ Exchange, a Seychelles-based regulated exchange, has signed an Introducing Broker Referral Agreement with Boustead Securities, a FINRA regulated broker-dealer. The deal will allow US-based investors to trade dual-listed securities on Upstream – part of MERJ. Upstream is a retail trading platform powered by Horizon… Read More

April 26, 2023 @ 4:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jumpstart Micro, a FINRA-regulated funding portal, has experienced a change of ownership, according to public filings. Funding portals are regulated platforms that may issue securities under Reg CF or Regulation Crowdfunding.  These intermediaries were created under the JOBS Act of 2012 to facilitate online capital… Read More

April 26, 2023 @ 11:48 am By JD Alois  |  

Bankrupt digital asset platform Voyager Digital has received a Dear John, or perhaps a Dear Voyager letter from Binance.US. In a series of Tweets, Voyager revealed that Binance.US has announced a separation from its previously announced agreement. Last January, bankruptcy courts approved the sale of… Read More