Investment Platforms and Marketplaces

April 6, 2023 @ 12:41 pm By JD Alois  |  

LuxSE (Luxembourg Stock Exchange) has been recognized as “Exchange of the Year” by Environmental Finance as part of the Bond Awards 2023, an annual event that supports the sustainable bond market. LuxSE said it received the award for its work in “advancing gender finance and… Read More

April 6, 2023 @ 10:56 am By JD Alois  |  

Announced today, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has revoked the Australian financial services (AFS) license held by Oztures Trading Pty Ltd, trading as Binance Australia Derivatives. ASIC states that the cancellation took effect as Binance had requested the move. Binance will cease providing… Read More

April 5, 2023 @ 6:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The second month of 2023 “produced the lowest loan origination volume” that EstateGuru has seen “in the last 12 months, with €6.5M worth of loans.” Despite that, the total historical financed loans via EstateGuru amount “has reached €700.0M, out of which €406.3M has been repaid.”… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

CAIS, the alternative investment platform, announced a modernized brand refresh to reflect CAIS’ leadership role in transforming the world of alternative investing as we enter a “New Era of Access.” With financial advisors and alternative asset managers engaging at unprecedented levels, this “New Era of… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 10:24 am By JD Alois  |  

Issuance, Inc. has announced a partnership with Rialto Markets that aims to reduce the cost of private firms raising money online. Issuance is a SaaS-based online capital formation platform that reports having assisted issuers in raising over $250 million. The tech firm is designed to… Read More

April 3, 2023 @ 12:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bittrex Co-founder and CEO Richie Lai released the following statement on March 31, 2023 regarding Bittrex U.S. As clarified in the update, this announcement does “not impact Bittrex Global, which will continue operations as normal for its customers outside the U.S.” As noted in a… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 11:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of Boerse Stuttgart Digital, blocknox GmbH has received the final license for its business operations as a crypto custodian from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). Under the brand Boerse Stuttgart Digital, Boerse Stuttgart Group has “bundled all its cryptocurrency and digital… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 7:36 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Following up on their last update, TWINO have recently received the regulator’s approval to list the Polish Loan Securities with different interest rates. Thus, not only different terms but also different rates of the securities “will be available on the TWINO platform further on.” Term:… Read More

April 2, 2023 @ 7:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pacaso announced the launch of an opportunity for accredited U.S. investors to invest in a technology-enabled real estate marketplace “that helps people buy and co-own a luxury second home.” The new investment opportunity with Pacaso is “a two year, 10% annualized promissory note backed by… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 4:51 pm By JD Alois  |  

GlobexUS Holdings Corp., the company that powers Upstream – a digital asset marketplace, is pursuing an online securities offering to raise growth capital. Upstream is a joint venture with MERJ Exchange – the regulated marketplace based in Seychelles. Upstream has been announcing digital securities cross-listed… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 3:41 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Binance is pleased to announce that they have officially joined the FIDO Alliance, which is described as one of the most “influential” and largest associations focused on developing passwordless authentication standards. Binance says they are committed to providing their users “with the… Read More

March 31, 2023 @ 8:08 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Archax, the FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker, and custodian, today announced the launch of its tokenisation engine – “enabling the creation of tokens backed by any regulated or unregulated real-world or traditional asset.” Leveraging the benefits of Web 3.0 and blockchain technology, this new service… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 9:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

LCX has announced tokenized bond offerings describing the digital asset as transforming the availability of compliant staking. According to a company statement, the bonds are collectively valued at €40 million, consisting of four security tokens, EURt7, BTCt7, ETHt7, and LCXt7, and are documented by a… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 9:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypto exchange Okcoin has issued a brief statement indicating it will return funds related to the FTX and Alameda bankruptcy cases. According to Okcoin, it wil return $8.2 million in frozen assets related to Alameda Research. The company notes that FTX debtors filed a motion… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 11:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Freeport, an online investment marketplace for tokenized art, says the Securities and Exchange Commission has completed the review of its offering documents, and it anticipates qualification soon. Freeport will be leveraging the Reg A+ securities exemption to offer investors to participate in art investment. Freeport… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 10:27 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, crypto exchange beaxy announced that it would cease operations. The notice was provided in advance of the Securities and Exchange Commission announcing an enforcement action against the firm and affiliated entities and individuals. All investors that held assets on the platform were assured they… Read More

March 29, 2023 @ 2:00 am By JD Alois  |  

CrowdProperty, a real estate investment platform, reports that it has topped 3000 homes financed. According to the funding platform, it has provided financing for 3010 houses worth £680,000,000, originating over £375,000,000 of financing facilities and lending more than £299,000,000 to date. CrowdProperty is authorized and… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 11:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdcube, a top UK and European securities crowdfunding platform, has announced a partnership with Octopus to provide access for investors to Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs). In a company statement, Crowdcube said that the collaboration with Octopus will allow for lower minimum hurdles to invest in… Read More

March 28, 2023 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Estateguru, the Pan-European property investment platform, and the Czech investment bank J&T Banka have made an agreement “to fund real estate-backed loans in the Baltics.” J&T Banka initially “invested €2.5M in Finnish and German loans as part of its continued commitment to funding Estateguru loan… Read More

March 27, 2023 @ 6:45 pm By JD Alois  |  

Birchal, long the leading online capital formation platform in Australia, reports that during its fiscal Q3 2023 quarter it dominated the “crowd-sourced funding” market in the country. Birchal says that it captured 100% market share during the quarter to date, making it the only Australian… Read More