Tagged: securitize

December 18, 2020 @ 12:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Liberty Equity Management LLC has chosen Stonegate Global Fund Services in partnership with Securitize to provide tokenization services for the World’s First Net Lease Security Token FundTM. Michael Flight, CEO of Liberty Real Estate Fund, said they had vetted numerous fund administration and digitization service… Read More

December 9, 2020 @ 3:17 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securitize, a digital security platform and SEC-registered transfer agent, has integrated with Avalanche, an open-source platform for launching applications and enterprise blockchain deployments in one, interoperable ecosystem. The Securitize platform says it can now issue and manage private securities using the Avalanche blockchain. The Avalanche… Read More

November 24, 2020 @ 8:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Securitize has received regulatory approval to acquire the FINRA regulated broker-dealer Distributed Technology Markets, LLC (DTM). The pending acquisition was announced last October and includes the Velocity Platform, LLC, a money services business with money transmitter licenses in several states. DTM also includes an alternative trading… Read More

November 3, 2020 @ 10:43 am By JD Alois  |  

Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission updated rules affecting the exempt offering ecosystem. Many of the changes impact online capital formation and the regulatory environment that issuers may leverage to raise capital online and the ability of platforms to assist in these securities offerings. The… Read More

October 15, 2020 @ 9:04 am By JD Alois  |  

Securitize, an early-stage firm that facilitates the issuance and management of digital assets, has signed an agreement to acquire Distributed Technology Markets (DTM), an SEC/FINRA registered Broker-Dealer and Alternative Trading System (ATS). The move by Securitize is strategically important as it will be able to… Read More

October 8, 2020 @ 11:30 am By Brian Farber, General Counsel, Securitize  |  

  Tokenization Provides Endless Possibilities for Teams and their Fans. Professional sports have been deeply stitched into the fabric of American society for well over a century, providing a daily source of joy (or pain if you’re a Mets fan), and serving as a refuge… Read More

September 1, 2020 @ 5:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

SPiCE VC has listed its digital security on Fusang Exchange, a regulated securities exchange that operates in Singapore and Hong Kong. Fusang has been licensed by Malaysian regulators. Fusang Exchange supports both cryptocurrencies as well as digital securities and claims to be the first fully… Read More

August 24, 2020 @ 3:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

LIFULL Co., Ltd., operator of a Japanese real estate listing website “LIFULL HOME’S” has partnered with Securitize to offer digital securities based on real estate assets. According to a note from Securitize, LIFULL and Securitize are emblematic of the evolution of the global digital securities… Read More

July 14, 2020 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) has invested in a tokenized fund offered by Cosimo Ventures according to a company release. The Fund, Cosimo X, is facilitated by Securitize and is said to be the first time a university has invested in a tokenized fund…. Read More

July 13, 2020 @ 6:02 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republic will kick off the sale of Republic Note, a digital asset that will be a tradeable, profit sharing investment opportunity, on Thursday, July 16. The Note tokens will sell for $0.12 each with a funding cap of $8 million. A prior private sale is… Read More

May 27, 2020 @ 3:07 pm By Brian Farber  |  

How fundamental misunderstandings about the function, behavior, and purpose of digital securities have stymied the path to liquidity — but there is hope… We’re nearly 18 months into the digital security (security token) market and it’s fair to say that meaningful liquidity hasn’t yet materialized…. Read More

May 25, 2020 @ 4:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

  We recently caught up with Jonah Schulman, the Head of Marketing at Security Token Market, a US-based company focused on a listing website for Security Token Offerings (STOs) from all over the world. The firm’s STO listings include basic information about the company and… Read More

May 7, 2020 @ 12:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securitize, an issuance and management platform for digital securities, has added “Securitize ID,” to its list of features. The new automated sign-in tool offers digital security issuers and investors a fast, compliant, and reliable verification process. The new tool arrives just after Securitize launched Securitize… Read More

April 29, 2020 @ 5:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Derek Edward Schloss, director of Strategy at the Security Token Academy, an organization focused on supporting the ongoing growth and development of tokenized digital assets, recently published a blog post highlighting several notable security token industry updates. He notes in a new report that Securitize,… Read More

April 23, 2020 @ 1:22 pm By JD Alois  |  

Securitize, a digital asset primary issuance platform, is now facilitating instant trading of digital securities. According to a release, Securitize can now enable peer to peer trading of digital securities with zero counterparty risk that is fully compliant. “Instant Access” uses Securitizes “DS Protocol” to… Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 8:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, a platform for the issuance and management of compliant, blockchain-based digital securities, has noted that it wants to reassure the Securitize community that it is “well-positioned to weather these challenging conditions with nominal disruption.” Securitize’s statements have come in response to the deadly coronavirus… Read More

January 12, 2020 @ 9:14 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Professional NBA basketball player Spencer Dinwiddie, who plays for the Brooklyn Nets, recently noted that his DLT-enabled tokenized investment vehicle will be officially introduced on January 13, 2020. This, despite the NBA’s warning that it might ban him from the US and Canada-based professional basketball… Read More

December 7, 2019 @ 1:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, a platform for the issuance and management of compliant, blockchain-based digital securities, has reportedly acquired a Japanese consulting and development firm focused on distributed ledger technology, called BUIDL, in order to further expand its operations in Japan. We just announced at the Global Brain… Read More

November 27, 2019 @ 7:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Securitize, a globally accessible solution for developing compliant, blockchain-based digital securities, has reportedly completed another strategic fundraise in order to further develop its technology platform to “modernize the legacy securities industry.” The latest investment comes from SBI Investment, a subsidiary of Tokyo-listed SBI Holdings, Inc.,… Read More

November 21, 2019 @ 10:34 am By JD Alois  |  

Prominent blockchain group Algorand has announced an upgrade to its protocol that is said to significantly expand the range of decentralized applications and processes that can be built on the platform. The update expects to unlock the ability to develop scalable blockchain-native solutions for real-world… Read More