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February 1, 2019 @ 4:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the Principality of Liechtenstein signed a declaration joining the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP). Liechtenstein is now the 28th European country in the Partnership. The EBP launched in April of 2018 when 21 EU member states, plus Norway, agreed to cooperate in the establishment of a… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 9:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Dairy-free ice cream brand Coconuts Naturally pitched their product on Dragon’s Den last year receiving two offers. Peter Jones called Coconuts Naturally the best ice cream he has tasted. Founder Cecily Mills turned them both down. Mills decided to pitch her product on Seedrs instead. The… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 7:59 am By JD Alois  |  

The Concordium Foundation has partnered with Aarhus University and their Department of Computer Science to launch the  Concordium Blockchain Research Center. The Concordium Foundation is expected to receive approximately 10 million DKK per year for five years for the Research Center (about USD $ 1.5 million or USD… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 2:18 am By JD Alois  |  

The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) is now open for applications. GFIN is a group of 29 international organisations including the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as well as the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and… Read More

February 1, 2019 @ 1:29 am By Cali Haan  |  

The co-founder of IOTA, Dominik Schiener has told Reuters that a majority of the 10 million Euros ($11.4 million USD) in IOTA crypto tokens that police believe was stolen by a lone hacker from Oxford, England, has been located, The 36-year-old accused hacker was arrested last… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 8:15 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Citing “high risk,” “insufficient disclosure,” “no actual service” and token dump price plunges of 68% immediately after privately sold coins are introduced onto public exchanges, the Korean Government has decided to uphold strict regulation (reportedly a ban) on ICOs (initial coin offerings). The government made the decision… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 11:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Seedrs, a leading UK based investment crowdfunding platform, has launched a new fund for investors in early-stage firms. The EIS100 Fund enables passive investors to gain exposure to 100 or so individual companies over a 12 month period. Of course, investors benefit from the wonders… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 11:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Boerse Stuttgart Group has officially launched their long-anticipated crypto asset trading platform: Bison. The regulated stock exchange has released an App after a year of development, available for both iOS and Android, to enable the trading of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin. This is a no-fee trading… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 8:02 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The social crypto trading platform Blockport plans to launch a multi-stage security token offering (STO) starting in March 2019, with the goal to raise at least 15 million EUR for company expansion. STO Funds are earmarked for establishing operations in the U.S. and other countries,… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 7:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has updated their “Guidelines on Recognized Markets” to facilitate the trading of digital assets. The Securities Commission Malaysia has a reputation as being forward thinking when it comes to innovative financial services and is recognized for its encouragement of Fintech in… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 3:04 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The NEM.io Foundation, fresh from celebrating its 2M block, announced a much-needed reboot of its operating structure and as part of a newly transparent mission for 2019 after checking the books and seeing “little to no accountability for funds.” Led by newly elected president Alex Tinsman,… Read More

January 31, 2019 @ 1:21 am By Therese Torris  |  

At the Paris Fintech Forum, Charles Egly, Co-founder & CEO, Younited Credit highlighted his company’s latest achievements and the recent strategic development of its Credit-as-a-service offering. Among the achievements, Younited Credit announced that it passed the €1 billion mark in consumer credit origination. Among direct… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 11:49 am By Cali Haan  |  

Researchers at blockchain forensics firm Elementus who extensively documented the days- long, $16 million USD hack against New Zealand-based crypto exchange Cryptopia two weeks ago now claim that the same hacker has struck again at Cryptopia. According to Elementus, “Though Cryptopia remains silent…” about the… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Crypto proponent Spice VC has been recognized as a top VC in Israel, according to a report published by IVC Research Center. Spice VC is the first ever tokenized VC fund and claims to be the 4th security token ever issued. Israel has been labeled… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 10:06 am By JD Alois  |  

In a hugely embarrassing shift of events, Fintech Curve has been blocked by American Express. The smart card that “combines all of your credit and debit cards on a single card” announced this week that Amex was back following several months were the credit card was not… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 8:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Fintech Raisin has announced a new partnership with Santander Spain with an “Open Banking Agreement” which allows customers to authorize the bank to share with Raisin defined data for the registration process, including a customer’s name, date of birth, ID or contact details. Thus, registration… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Property finance investment platform LendInvest has funded a £7.35 million bridge loan for an “industry-leading developer” in under seven days. The online investment platforms says they stepped in to fill a void left by another lender. Daniel O’Neil, Director at SPF Private Clients explained that… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX) continues to add new digital assets for trading on its regulated and insured token sale platform. Today GBX has announced the addition of Stellar Lumens (XLM) to its Digital Asset Exchange (GBX-DAX). GBX is part of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 7:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Downing Crowd has listed a £3 million bond for care home developer Magnus Care Group. The security offers investors an annual rate of return of 7% plus the potential for added equity upside. The bond has already raised more than £2.6 million. Magnus recently acquired… Read More

January 30, 2019 @ 3:51 am By Cali Haan  |  

Hackers may have created a fake LocalBitcoin forum page for the popular global peer-to-peer Bitcoins trading service LocalBitcoins, thereby conning “a number” of affected users out of disclosing the info needed to steal their digital coins. According to a report from LocalBitcoins on Reddit, the… Read More