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March 4, 2022 @ 6:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Within a bit more than a week, following the unprovoked invasion by the Russian army, crypto donations to Ukraine have rocketed higher. While funds are being contributed by governments and international agencies, along with more traditional charity paths, crypto has risen to the occasion too… Read More

March 3, 2022 @ 4:55 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Importance of Compliance. Under the JOBS Act 0f 2012, online capital formation – or investment crowdfunding, became legal in the US. Three exemptions were created that enabled firms to raise money online to fund a company by selling securities. The legislation created Regulation Crowdfunding… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 5:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Russia’s war with Ukraine is a human tragedy of epic proportions. It appears that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his advisors have ignored the history of Nazi Germany and pushed forward with an unprovoked invasion that can only end in disaster. The war will… Read More

March 1, 2022 @ 12:01 am By JD Alois  |  

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), part of the University of Cambridge, has launched a new public-private collaboration involving banks, public agencies, and private organizations aiming to provide insight into the emerging digital asset ecosystem. The mission is to help guide public opinion, inform… Read More

February 28, 2022 @ 8:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Neeraj Khandelwal, Co-founder of CoinDCX, one of India’s largest digital asset exchanges. As covered in August 2021, CoinDCX turned into India’s first crypto unicorn following a $90 million investment round led by Facebook Inc. co-founder Eduardo Saverin and B Capital Group… Read More

February 27, 2022 @ 7:14 pm By Stephen Lemon  |  

  M&A activity in Fintech hit record levels last year with companies around the world raising an eye-watering $132 billion, according to CB Insights’ 2021 State of Venture Report. We saw big deals, lots of firms going public, mergers left, right & centre, and Fintech… Read More

February 25, 2022 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

It has been one year since the publication of the Kalifa Review of Fintech – a document that sought to provide a roadmap to ensure the UK’s prominence in the global Fintech ecosystem. On the anniversary of the publication, there have been multiple comments regarding… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 3:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine has shocked the world. For weeks now, many have expected Russian forces to cross the border to occupy part or all of Ukraine while some thought threat of war was just posturing by Russian President Vladamir Putin. In recent hours… Read More

February 24, 2022 @ 11:12 am By JD Alois  |  

  As Russian President Vladimir Putin shocked the world with his horrific invasion of Ukraine, many nations enacted economic sanctions to punish the rogue country as Europe entered a state of war. Following Putin’s effective annexation of Donetsk and Luhansk (Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics… Read More

February 23, 2022 @ 11:05 am By JD Alois  |  

Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved BSTX as a national securities exchange thus ushering in the first regulated exchange utilizing blockchain technology. BSTX is a joint venture between BOX Digital Markets, LLC and tZERO, a digital asset firm that called SEC approval a “watershed event in… Read More

February 21, 2022 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

On the one-year anniversary of the Kalifa Review of Fintech, 70 Fintech leaders have published an open letter in support of the industry demanding the UK government do more to promote and support innovative financial services. The Kalifa Review was designed to be a roadmap… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 2:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Writing in advance of President’s Day, Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) Senior Fellow John Berlau posits an interesting opinion. Berlau, a frequent commentator on policy that impacts financial services, says George Washington, the first US President and Revolutionary War hero, would have likely had “a fondness… Read More

February 20, 2022 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

OpenSea is in the midst of figuring out an attack on its platform that appears to be a phishing scheme according to tweets by the company and its CEO. At some point yesterday, OpenSea stated that a phishing scam had caused 32 users to sign… Read More

February 18, 2022 @ 8:14 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

It’s no secret the process of how we pay for goods and services is changing before our eyes and the latest IDC InfoBrief commissioned by Episode Six speculates on what the future will look like. In 2030 they expect 74 per cent of global consumer… Read More

February 17, 2022 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

Last week the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee held a meeting to discuss the definition of an Accredited Investor. This definition decides who can, and who cannot, access certain private securities offerings – all based on an income or wealth metric. It does… Read More

February 17, 2022 @ 11:31 am By JD Alois  |  

Open Banking in the UK has topped 5 million users according to a statement by the Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE). The data is provided by the CMA9, the nine banks and building society mandated under the CMA Order to implement open banking in the… Read More

February 16, 2022 @ 10:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Invesdor, a top European securities crowdfunding platform based in Finland, merged with Germany-based Kapilendo in 2021. Today, Invesdor has announced the two platforms are combining to create a single website to “make cross-border investing easy and affordable.” In 2019, Invesdor merged operations with debt-based platform… Read More

February 16, 2022 @ 9:28 am By JD Alois  |  

In a speech delivered to the European Parliament, Christine Lagarde, the President of the European Central Bank (ECB), stated that a decision on a digital Euro will be made by 2024. The ECB decided to launch the investigation phase of the digital euro project in… Read More

February 15, 2022 @ 9:09 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa Limited has filed several new documents on Companies House with one indicating a new person with significant control. According to the document, Plata Holdings UK Limited now holds 75% or more of the shares in the company including voting rights. The document was filed… Read More

February 14, 2022 @ 4:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

BlockFi, a top crypto platform that provides crypto lending services, has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission following an investigation into the company’s activities. The settlement was leaked last week and BlockFi will be paying a total $100 million penalties. There were no allegations… Read More