September 6, 2019 @ 7:18 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Multibillion-dollar American investment firm Franklin Templeton has filed a prospectus with the SEC detailing a plan to use the Stellar Lumens blockchain for automated settlement of shares in a “US government money fund.” The shares resemble “stablecoins” in that, “The Fund uses the amortized cost… Read More

June 20, 2019 @ 8:14 am By JD Alois  |  

UK based Smartlands has joined the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN). Smartlands is a blockchain based crowdfunding platform that tokenizes real estate investments. Earlier this month, Smartlands announced their first tokenized property investment while staking claim to being the first platform in the UK to accomplish… Read More

May 14, 2019 @ 9:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Paysend Group, an FCA licensed e-Money institution, is planning to issue a stablecoin in June. Paysend is using Stellar to provide the crypto that will allow its users to send instant global payments without the traditional cross-border fees. Paysend notes that Stellar was designed expressly… Read More

April 22, 2019 @ 8:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Digital investment bank wevest has announced it has selected Stellar as its preferred iteration of blockchain for issuance of security tokens. In a blog post, the Berlin-based Fintech stated: “After extensive diligence and testing, wevest has identified Stellar as the most suitable platform for its… 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

November 15, 2018 @ 2:59 am By Erin Hobey  |  

David Holtzman has assumed his new role of Chief Security Officer at DSTOQ, a licensed stock exchange without borders allowing for P2P trading of tokenized securities; he previously held the position of Technical Advisor at DSTOQ. “I am thrilled to be a part of the… Read More

November 13, 2018 @ 3:06 pm By Cali Haan  |  

An increasingly “techno-savvy” ruling elite in North Korea is using a “full range” of computerized devices and tactics, including the issuing of fraudulent ICOs (initial coin offerings), to evade global sanctions and, “…generate revenue for the Kim regime,” Insikt Group reports. Insikt’s cybersecurity researchers have… Read More

November 7, 2018 @ 10:29 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

BlockEx, a UK-based blockchain startup, announced on Wednesday it now provides support for Stellar based digital assets across its trading exchange network. According to BlockEx, Stellar is an open-source protocol for exchanging money or tokens using blockchain technology. It uses Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to connect… Read More

October 13, 2018 @ 6:11 pm By JD Alois  |  

Prime Trust, a “blockchain driven trust company” is providing solutions to custody cryptocurrency while also providing various compliance solutions including US security exemptions. This week, Prime Trust announced that it is adding support for Stellar. The company can already custody all ERC 20 tokens including ST-20…. Read More

September 16, 2018 @ 8:45 pm By Steven McClurg and Katie Talati  |  

Bitcoin Cash Basics Bitcoin Cash was born in August 2017 as the result of a hard fork from the Bitcoin network. Discussions began in early 2017 among the Bitcoin community to rollout the SegWit update which would allow scaling of the blockchain. However, a subset… Read More

August 1, 2018 @ 2:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

SharesPost, a private company liquidity solutions and private capital markets research provider, announced on Tuesday it has formed a partnership with  Lightyear.io, a software company that develops applications and infrastructure for the Stellar ecosystem, to implement Stellar Decentralized Exchange to SharesPost’s Global Liquidity and Settlement System (GLASS)… Read More

May 1, 2018 @ 12:13 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitfinex, a digital asset trading platform that offers state-of-the-art services for digital currency traders and global liquidity providers, announced on Tuesday the introduction of two new token listings, Stellar (XLM) and Verge (XVG), on its trading platform. According to Bitfinex, the newly introduction of the… Read More

February 14, 2018 @ 7:30 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Mobius, described as a “turn-key blockchain-enabling platform” using patent-pending technology, offers a range of products, including a free, universal API that allows non-blockchain developers to connect resources to smart contracts and the blockchain ecosystem. Existing web properties, apps, devices and data streams can utilize the… Read More

January 30, 2018 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

The creation of Bitcoin, along with the Blockchain technology that enabled the digital currency, was a revolutionary act that has changed the world of finance forever. Originally envisioned as a transactional digital currency, Bitcoin has evolved more into an investment, or vehicle to speculate, due… Read More

January 9, 2018 @ 11:59 am By JD Alois  |  

Mobius Network, a  Cayman based company, has announced the closing of their MOBI token presale. According to the company, Mobius raised $35 million, claiming the “largest pre-sale of 2018”. Mobius added that the offer was over-subscribed by $10 million and participants included  Jed McCaleb, Chandler… Read More

November 2, 2017 @ 11:34 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Chaineum, reportedly the first French ICO boutique, and Lightyear.io, an organization that supports partner activities for Stellar, a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit open source blockchain network, have announced a partnership to collaborate in the ICO space. Through the partnership, Chaineum will use the Stellar network to support… Read More