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July 5, 2022 @ 10:29 am By JD Alois  |  

Novi, the Facebook – Meta (NASDAQ:META)  project to launch a digital wallet, is shutting down. According to the Novi website, the Novi App and Novi on WhatsApp (another Meta firm) will cease operations on September 1, 2022, blocking all access to any existing accounts. Novi, along… Read More

July 4, 2022 @ 6:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), in partnership with the World Bank and the World Economic Forum, published the Global COVID-19 Fintech Impact and Industry Resilience Study. The goal was to measure the utilization and growth of Fintech during an extraordinary time… Read More

July 2, 2022 @ 8:14 am By Jairo Riveros  |  

Cryptocurrency is gaining traction with investors, businesses, and even Uncle Sam this year. Despite being around for over a decade, the global cryptocurrency market is now worth over $1 trillion. At the end of February, the 24-hour average trading volume of all cryptocurrencies across the… Read More

July 1, 2022 @ 3:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

FTX, the trading platform founded by CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, has agreed to purchase BlockFi for up to $240 million, along with providing a $400 million credit facility. FTX had previously provided BlockFi access to a $250 million credit line when things started to go sideways…. Read More

June 30, 2022 @ 7:12 pm By JD Alois  |  

The European Union has agreed on crypto-asset regulation under the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) legislation. According to tweets distributed by Member of European Parliament (MEP) Stefan Berger, Europe will be the first continent with crypto asset regulation as the European Parliament, European Commission and… Read More

June 30, 2022 @ 9:26 am By JD Alois  |  

Grayscale’s most recent attempt of migrating Bitcoin-based GBTC, traded on OTC Markets, to an exchange-traded fund (ETF), has been denied. In an Order posted by the SEC yesterday, the Commission disapproved a proposed rule change that would have allows the spot Bitcoin ETF to trade… Read More

June 29, 2022 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Volt, a high-profile digital bank operating in Australia, has taken the extraordinary measure of announcing it will close its business, and return its banking license to regulators. In a post on the digital bank’s website Volt announced: “Volt has made the difficult decision to close… Read More

June 28, 2022 @ 10:26 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), part of the University of Cambridge in the UK, along with the World Economic Forum and the World Bank, have published the Global COVID-19 Fintech Impact and Industry Resilience Study. CCAF has long been the leading research institute reviewing… Read More

June 27, 2022 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Securitize, a security token issuance platform and digital security trading market, has announced its expansion into Europe. Securitize has been approved by the Spanish General Secretariat of the Treasury and International Finance to enter its experimental program or Fintech sandbox where Securitize will serve a… Read More

June 23, 2022 @ 9:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed ESG rules that may compel public firms to disclose climate risks that may impact the environment. The rule proposal was accepting comments from interested parties up until this past week with a deadline of June 17th. While everyone… Read More

June 22, 2022 @ 3:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Boxabl is currently raising capital on two different investment crowdfunding platforms: StartEngine and Republic. As was previously reported, Boxabl is aiming to raise up to $1.07 billion in a Reg D – Reg A+ funding round. The funding is divvied up with a $500 million Reg… Read More

June 21, 2022 @ 11:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

FTX, a leading global crypto exchange, has provided BlockFi with a $250 million revolving credit line to backstop the firm during a broad decline in crypto markets. In a series of tweets, BlockFi founder and CEO Zac Prince revealed the funding that will stabilize the… Read More

June 21, 2022 @ 11:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Compass (NYSE: COMP), a digital real estate listing platform, and Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) a similar platform have both slashed employee headcount as the economy teeters on the brink of recession. Redfin is cutting employees by 8% while Compass is reducing jobs by 10%. The two… Read More

June 20, 2022 @ 7:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

In November of 2021, the European Union announced pan-European securities crowdfunding rules. While there are still certain details being worked out, effectively an issuer may now list a security on an online investment platform and raise capital across all EU member states. European Crowdfunding Service… Read More

June 17, 2022 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

House Republicans have sent a letter to the Chairman of the SEC Gary Gensler telling him to halt his pursuit of proposed climate disclosure rules as over-stepping the statutory responsibilities of the Commission. In the letter, signed by 129 Republicans led by the top Republican… Read More

June 16, 2022 @ 10:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, US Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cynthia Lummis revealed their long-anticipated legislation aiming to provide a clearcut regulatory regime for the digital asset industry. The language of the bill represents a comprehensive approach for crypto including digital securities, stablecoins, and more while selecting… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 11:19 pm By JD Alois  |  

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL) announced today a new buy now – pay later (BNPL) offering “PayPal Monthly.” The expanded credit offering arrives just after Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced Apple Pay Later, a BNPL that allows users to easily pay for a purchase with 4 payments during a 6… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 6:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment crowdfunding is not just for smaller funding rounds and Boxabl is an excellent example of that. Boxabl is aiming to raise a whopping $1.07 billion at a valuation of $3 billion and it is leveraging two securities crowdfunding platforms to help with part of… Read More

June 15, 2022 @ 2:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Multiple Fintechs have recently announced layoffs due to the faltering economy and rising interest rates. Most people are predicting a recession – one that could be long and hard. Due to the current economic malaise and forward expectations, companies like Coinbase, BlockFi, and others have… Read More

June 14, 2022 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), the largest crypto exchange in the US and the first to float shares on an exchange, has announced it will reduce employee headcount by 18%. This announcement follows previous statements of a hiring freeze. Currently, Coinbase has around 4900 employees indicating that over… Read More