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February 7, 2023 @ 10:52 am By JD Alois  |  

Business loan approval rates have increased – depending on who you are asking. According to a report, alternative lenders, institutional investors and small banks have increased credit but big banks and credit unions have pulled back This is according to online lender Biz2Credit and its… Read More

February 7, 2023 @ 10:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

International fraud prevention company SEON has announced the acquisition of compliance and anti-money laundering (AML) specialist firm, Complytron. The acquisition instantly adds AML capabilities “to SEON’s fraud fighting toolkit and signals a new focus on holistic FinCrime prevention for the growing business.” As a result… Read More

February 6, 2023 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

CI recently published an update on Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding], an exemption that allows a business to raise up to $5 million in an online securities offering. Investors may be non-accredited or accredited. While the legislation creating Reg CF was signed into law in 2012,… Read More

February 1, 2023 @ 11:43 am By JD Alois  |  

S&P Global Market Intelligence is out with a research note that is predicting a “wave” of mergers and acquisitions in the Fintech sector as the economy slows. The firm states that an unforgiving stock market and declining cash reserves will compel US Fintechs to consolidate… Read More

January 31, 2023 @ 9:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Yield App has acquired Trofi Group, a platform that offers structured product solutions for cryptocurrencies, in response “to growing investor demand for enhanced yield investment opportunities.” The acquisition adds four new structured product strategies “to Yield App’s product suite that offer the opportunity to capture… Read More

January 30, 2023 @ 3:50 pm By JD Alois  |  

After months of diminished interest, interest in digital asset investment products picked up last week, according to Coinshares. The report states that digital asset investments experienced a $117 million inflow last week, the largest since July 2022. At the same time, total assets under management… Read More

January 29, 2023 @ 6:00 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the “crypto winter” continues to drag on, Bitcoin miners are feeling the effects of the prolonged bear market. Many miners, particularly those operating at a small scale, have been forced to shut down operations due to the lack of profitability. However, for those who… Read More

January 25, 2023 @ 9:29 am By Omar Faridi  |  

In a report titled, Monitoring the Currents of the Crypto Market, Matías Andrade and Kyle Waters from Coinmetrics noted that the digital asset market is “experiencing a surge in activity as we kick off the new year. The update from Coinmetrics points out that Bitcoin… Read More

January 23, 2023 @ 10:28 am By JD Alois  |  

As Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets move higher, the aggregate market cap of crypto has moved above the $1 trillion mark for the first time in months, according to Coinmarketcap. Bitcoin garners the lion’s share of the market as the most popular digital currency… Read More

January 20, 2023 @ 12:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Faace founder Jasmine Wicks-Stephens says more female entrepreneurs are turning to securities crowdfunding. Citing research by the European Investment Bank (EIB), Wicks-Stephens notes that female entrepreneurs secured just 1% of venture capital last year – even though female founders tend to perform well, failing less… Read More

January 14, 2023 @ 7:15 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowdfund Better, a securities crowdfunding education provider, has announced a new Crowdfund Better Certified Advisor program. According to a release, this is the first crowdfunding certification program for small business advisors aiming to assist firms raise capital online. Crowdfund Better notes that online capital formation… Read More

January 12, 2023 @ 9:49 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The year 2022 was by far the most “eventful” year for the crypto market, according to Jack Tan, the Co-founder of WOO Network. According to Jack Tan of the WOO Network, the industry that has been struggling for years to get mass adoption “took back-to-back… Read More

January 9, 2023 @ 10:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European P2P market is expected to lower its growth in 2023 “as financial institutions grapple with inflation,” according to an update from Robo.cash. Robocash analysts see several possible scenarios for the European P2P market development in 2023. The baseline scenario “implies that the market… Read More

January 6, 2023 @ 1:13 pm By JD Alois  |  

A survey addressing private capital markets – think investment crowdfunding, venture capital, and private equity – was completed this past month. And respondents have overwhelmingly indicated they are interested in private markets – in fact, more so than publicly traded firms, according to the results…. Read More

January 6, 2023 @ 9:55 am By JD Alois  |  

The drums are pounding for institutional crypto trading firm Genesis and its parent company Digital Currency Group (DGC). Genesis halted redemptions in November following “abnormal withdrawal requests which have exceeded our current liquidity.” This event has impacted the crypto trading platform Gemini as it utilized… Read More

January 4, 2023 @ 3:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Digital assets saw inflows totaling $433 million during 2022 – the lowest amount since 2018 went inflows topped $233 million. In 2021, inflows totaled $9.1 billion, significantly higher. This is according to a report distributed by Coinshares (Nasdaq Stockholm: CS)(OTCQX: CNSRF). According to the firm,… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 3:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Bullpen Capital recently announced its “largest ever” funding round at $145 million. Uncertain market conditions have plagued venture capital firms in 2022, but Bullpen has reportedly managed to maintain operations with their “unique” post-seed investment approach. As noted in an update shared with CI, Bullpen… Read More

December 30, 2022 @ 11:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

We recently connected with Jacob Fernane, Founder and CEO of Pacific Lion LLC, a full-service equity investment and consulting firm for early-stage tech companies. Pacific Lion makes behind-the-scenes equity investments while guiding founders through a 12-18 month trajectory of milestones that lead to a liquidity… Read More

December 27, 2022 @ 10:51 am By Omar Faridi  |  

2021 was quite the ride for the cryptocurrency mining industry, according to an update from Compass Mining. Financial analysts predicted $100,000 Bitcoin prices. Miners reportedly “touted huge purchase orders and deployments. And stock prices seemingly couldn’t go downward.” By the end of that year, however,… Read More

December 22, 2022 @ 12:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Miguel Fernandez, CEO and co-founder of Capchase has looked to the challenging year ahead and commented on some simple measures startups can take to build resilience: Fernandez notes that we’ve all seen the headlines. That tech is “bracing itself for a challenging year.” From gaming… Read More