Offerings

January 25, 2018 @ 9:42 am By JD Alois  |  

Bart Chilton, a former Commissioner at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 2007 to 2014, has signed up to advise Omega One, an offshoot of Consensys. Omega One is on a mission to build a bridge between traditional markets and digital assets by improving… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 12:36 am By JD Alois  |  

SelfKey, a blockchain-based digital identity firm, has obtained a Mauritius’ Regulatory Sandbox License (RSL), according to information provided by the company. This license will allow SelfKey to develop their self-sovereign digital identity wallet and financial services marketplace under supervision and scrutiny of the Board of… Read More

January 25, 2018 @ 12:11 am By JD Alois  |  

BrewDog USA, a company that completed a Reg A+ crowdfunding round a little over a year ago, has filed a new Form 1-A indicating its intent to raise more money. While the filing has not yet been qualified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 3:59 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Atari Game Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of video game giant Atari,  has launched a crowdfunding campaign on StartEngine to raise up to $20 million in order to bring its hit classic game RollerCoaster Tycoon to the Nintendo Switch game console. The company claimed since its initial release in 1999,… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 10:26 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based Chinese takeaway Zing Zing is set to close its latest Crowdcube funding round with nearly £1.2 million in funding. The funding round was launched last month and quickly secured its initial £500,000. The campaign has since been extended in order to attract more investors.  Zing Zing was… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 9:40 am By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has shut down another initial coin offering with allegations of fraud. The ICO unfortunately named My Big Coin (MBC) ends up becoming My Big Con as the enforcement action has charged defendants Randall Crater of East Hampton, New York, Mark Gillespie of Hartland,… Read More

January 24, 2018 @ 8:34 am By JD Alois  |  

In a first of its kind partnership, Arsenal Football Club has formed a cryptocurrency partnership with CashBet Coin. The collaboration was announced in advance of forthcoming initial coin offering for a token designed specifically for iGaming.  CashBet Coin is now recognized as the Footbal club’s… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 2:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a little over six months after launching its second Seedrs campaign, Ireland-based tent brand Crua Outdoors has returned to the equity crowdfunding platform and has already surpassed its initial £125,000 funding target thanks to nearly 150 investors. As previously reported, Crua Outdoors’ first equity round secured £85,371… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 11:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based brewery Ascot Brewing Company has successfully secured its initial £200,000 funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The campaign was launched last month seeking the funds for growth and development. The funding round has attracted more than 420 investors.    As previously reported, Ascot Brewing Company… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 11:06 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Waves Lab, a Moscow-based incubator for new projects on the Waves platform, has announced a total budget of 1 million WAVES for future participants, as the first tranche of entrants launch their applications. The commitment, reportedly worth approximately $9 million after the recent cryptocurrency sell-off… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 9:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

InMyBag, a London-based specialist tech insurer, is now seeking £500,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2016, InMyBag is described as the “savior” of mobile professionals because it protects devices and data from loss, theft, and damage through its insurance plans. “InMyBag offers insurance… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 2:55 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Wello, a Finnish clean energy company that provides a wave energy based solution called the Wello Penguin, has successfully secured its minimum €1 million funding target on equity crowdfunding platform Invesdor thanks to more than 275 investors. As previously reported, Wello, which was founded by Heikki Paakkinen, stated it… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 12:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

The tZero initial coin offering is one of the most anticipated ICOs scheduled to take place this quarter. tZero, an offshoot of Overstock.com, is founder Patrick Byrne’s vision of the digital asset future. While the past year has been a sugar rush bonanza of global… Read More

January 22, 2018 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Aurora Labs S.A., a Panama based company, has completed their initial coin offering raising over $6 million. Aurora has launched the IDEX – a real time decentralized cryptocurrency exchange. The funds received will be used to fuel platform growth. Aurora announced a strategic partnership with… Read More

January 20, 2018 @ 1:17 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just after its Crowdcube round successfully secured its initial 500,000 in less than a week, crowd invest marketplace Oval Money announced it will close the equity crowdfunding campaign sooner than originally planned. The company revealed in its latest update: “Thank you everyone who has sustained… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 9:57 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based natural fruit beverage brand Berrywhite has officially extended its latest equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube. The company launched the funding round last month and sought to raise £150,000. As previously reported, Berrywhite launched its first funding round in 2014, seeking 300,000 but only secured £291,380. The… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 11:32 am By JD Alois  |  

A group of 500 Startups Global Seed Accelerator alumni have launched a new token offering designed to help individuals get exposure into promising initial coin offerings (ICOs). 22X Fund claims the title of the first-ever token offering backed by real equity. The token pre-sales begin on… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

Zopa, one of the largest peer to peer lenders in the UK, has announced an increase in interest rates paid to investors. Zopa currently offers two diversified investment tiers: Zopa Core and Zopa Plus. Returns have increased from 3.7% for Core and 4.5% for Plus… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 9:18 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

MoveSole Ltd, a Finnish company developing smart insoles for healthcare professionals, announced this week it has signed a distribution deal for northern and central Europe with Mobility Research Denmark. The company’s product, MoveSole Smart Insoles, notably helps healthcare professionals by measuring the effectiveness of offloading at the clinics… Read More

January 19, 2018 @ 8:50 am By JD Alois  |  

The CFTC Division of Enforcement Virtual Currency Task Force has been rather busy. Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has shared two enforcement actions filed against Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency related fraud cases. The first was against the Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited, the second was filed against Defendants Patrick… Read More