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July 1, 2020 @ 5:38 pm By Vincent Bezemar  |  

Rewind the clock 35 years ago today and cinemas were opening for the first time to the iconic time-traveling antics of Back to the Future. Looking at Doc and Marty and knowing their contrasting personalities – one an eccentric inventor and one a streetwise kid… Read More

June 30, 2020 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Feyyaz Alingan, the Founder of Blue Alpine Research, a Switzerland-based research firm focused on digital assets, has pointed out several “alternatives” to Bitcoin (BTC). Alingan, an electrical engineering graduate from ETH Zürich, says that Ethereum (ETH) may be considered a Bitcoin alternative. He notes that Ethereum’s… Read More

June 30, 2020 @ 10:15 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK is experiencing growing interest in cryptoassets, according to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The research by the FCA states that 2.6 million UK consumers have purchased digital assets showing a dramatic 1.1 million increase since research completed by the FCA last year…. Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 9:30 am By JD Alois  |  

LendInvest is one of the most successful Fintechs in the UK. The digital marketplace for property finance has long been profitable – not a common characteristic in the early-stage sector including Fintech. It has been rumoured for some time now that LendInvest is a likely… Read More

June 27, 2020 @ 6:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Wirecard AG (WDI:DE) saga has gone from bad to worse as allegations of profound fraud cratered the company when its auditor, EY, uncovered a misplaced €1.9 billion in funds. Since the clear operational failure, the former CEO, Markus Braun, has been arrested and… Read More

June 27, 2020 @ 11:41 am By Dr. Alexander Shkolnik  |  

Less than 9 hours after launching its Reg CF campaign on StartEngine in early January 2020, LiquidPiston, a developer of compact, powerful, efficient combustion engines, met its goal of $1.07 million and continued to oversubscribe its account by several million dollars. When a raise is… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 4:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Jack Abramoff is making headlines once again. The notorious political lobbyist has been charged with fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an unregistered offering of AML Bitcoin (ABTC). Abramoff, along with NAC Foundation (National Aten Coin) and its CEO Marcus Andrade allegedly… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 3:26 pm By JD Alois  |  

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton parried with members of the House Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets today. The topic of the hearing was, “Capital Markets and Emergency Lending in the COVID-19 Era,” but too few of the questions aligned with the subject the… Read More

June 25, 2020 @ 7:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Wirecard (WDI.DE) has filed for insolvency following a report €1.9 Billion had gone missing. Shares in Wirecard collapsed on the news trading at around €2.50 a share. It was only last week that shares in Wirecard traded at over €100 a share. Wirecard joined the… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 4:45 pm By Aaron Reuben  |  

Incentivize Affordable Housing through Crowdfunding Liberalization for Community Investors In recent decades, increases in urban employment and population have outpaced residential development in U.S. cities. Nationwide, from 1974 through 2008, the number of new homes exceeded the number of new households. But since 2009, the… Read More

June 24, 2020 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic, a leading investment crowdfunding platform, has announced the offering of Republic Note – scheduled to go on sale July 16, 2020. Republic Note is a profit-sharing token with a funding cap of $8 million. According to the company, Republic Note is in line with… Read More

June 23, 2020 @ 7:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

After an extensive regulatory journey, Zopa has been awarded a full bank  license as it transitions from a top online lender to a Fintech offering a growing portfolio of financial services. Zopa Bank will sit alongside its existing peer to peer business (Zopa Limited), as part… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 6:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Neufund, once a leading voice in the European security token offering market, has decided to pivot away from its digital security mission. Based in Germany, Neufund was founded by CEO Zoe Adamovicz who announced several years ago their intent to conduct the first-ever legally binding… Read More

June 22, 2020 @ 1:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Jay Nair, Senior Vice President of Financial Services at Infosys (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in digital services and consulting. The company has clients in 45 countries who use its services to develop their digital transformation strategies. The firm has… Read More

June 20, 2020 @ 2:32 pm By Ronald Kleverlaan and Erik Stam  |  

Bernhoven Hospital was on the frontlines as the first Dutch cases of COVID-19 surfaced in the southern province of Brabant. The hospital made positive headlines due to its warm relationships with staff and local residents. This is one of the main reasons the health care… Read More

June 19, 2020 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

A new private securities exchange, Hg Exchange, has joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Fintech Sandbox. Hg Exchange’s tenure at the Fintech Sandbox begins on June 22, 2020, and is scheduled to last until December of this year. Hg Exchange will offer 24/7 trading… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 9:19 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Jason “Parabolic” Williams, general partner at Morgan Creek Digital and founder of FastMed Urgent Care, recently revealed that he has made over $200,000 in interest alone after depositing $2.5 million in Gemini USD (a “scalable” stablecoin that has 1:1 “transferability” with the US dollar) on… Read More

June 18, 2020 @ 5:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

There have been multiple anecdotal reports that online capital formation is booming even though many economies remain in lockdown and COVID-19 continues to plague the world. In an unexpected twist of fate, investment crowdfunding platforms appear to be benefiting from a boost in investment interest… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently caught up with Li Jun, the founder of Ontology (ONT), a high-performance enterprise blockchain platform developed in 2017 with technical support from Chinese firm called OnChain, which is headed by Erik Zhang and Da HongFei, the developers of the NEO Blockchain (which was… Read More

June 17, 2020 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Upgrade, Inc., has closed on a $40 million Series D funding round led by VC fund Santander InnoVentures – part of the global banking firm Santander Group. The new funding gives Upgrade a valuation of over $1 billion. FT Partners, the top Fintech focused investment… Read More