Tagged: petition

October 1, 2026 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

A few months ago, Crowdfund Capital Advisors (CCA) submitted a petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to increase the Reg CF [Regulation Crowdfunding] funding cap from $5 million to $20 million. In general, industry insiders support the move, viewing it as more closely… Read More

November 27, 2019 @ 9:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The company behind an Estonia-headquartered, Nasdaq-powered digital currency exchange DX.Exchange is reportedly halting its operations, after a petition submitted by its workers. CX Technologies, the Israeli firm that had been managing DX.Exchange’s operations, entered bankruptcy after 78 employees filed a petition against the exchange with… Read More

January 16, 2018 @ 11:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

South Korea has veered off track in allowing digital currencies to grow and evolve. Frightened by the rapid rise in Bitcoin trading and speculation, public officials have been raiding exchanges, banning anonymous accounts, and threatening to ban cryptocurrencies altogether. As the South Korean government moved… Read More

July 2, 2016 @ 10:33 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, petition website Change.org announced the launch of its new crowdfunding features. This news comes just after the website confirmed it has surpassed 150 million users worldwide. Ben Rattray, CEO and founder of Change.org, stated it will now allow users to raise funds for topics they are… Read More

July 11, 2015 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this year, Katy Perry’s Super Bowl performance, which featured dancing sharks, took the Internet by storm and inspired environmentalist David Lam to launch a campaign on Indiegogo to create costumes for fans everywhere. This was also to raise funds for the World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society… Read More

November 10, 2013 @ 12:21 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

A petition has been launched on Care2.com in an effort to get Indiegogo to remove a controversial campaign for anti-rape underwear. The petition was launched by Care2 user Sue Lee. The associated Indiegogo campaign sparked controversy as many took issue with the insinuation that underwear… Read More

September 19, 2013 @ 2:45 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

Ahead of the official lifting of the ban on general solicitation slated for September 23rd, angel investors are becoming more vocal in their opposition to choice parameters of the new rule. A recent petition launched on ipetition.com targets three specific aspects of the rule that… Read More

September 9, 2013 @ 9:55 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Citizinvestor is a crowdfunding platform with a separate section dedicated to ideas and petitions. Project creators can pitch their ideas to the crowd in exchange for “signatures” in the form of a digital thumbs-up from backers. The section, formerly called Citizinvestor Petitions, has been rebranded… Read More

August 10, 2013 @ 8:08 am By JD Alois  |  

I-Canada Alliance, a non-profit group advocating Canadian global leadership through ultrafast communication along with economic growth, innovation and prosperity –  also advocates crowdfunding.  At a point last year the prominent organization posted a petition in support of Canadian investment crowdfunding and continue to request signatures… Read More