According to the latest report of TokenAnalyst, Bitcoin is more centralized than ever before. Bitcoin a decentralized and nearly trustless system to transfer and safely store value. But in 2020, it has started to “become a highly centralized system that places an increasing amount of trust in a small number of large entities.” The report […]
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Swiss Regulators Approve First Tokenized Incorporation – Overfuture
This week marks another important first for the EU security token sector after the Swiss IT solutions and industrial systems provider, Overfuture received final approval from regulators to list its articles of incorporation on a public blockchain. The news marks the first time a company received approval to carry out such a task in Switzerland. […]
TokenSoft Investment Accounts are Now Active
This week, the popular security token issuance platform, TokenSoft announced a major functionality upgrade to its internal wallet system. The new feature dubbed TokenSoft Investment Accounts allows users to self-custody their digital assets. These self-managed wallets provide new capabilities and more control over their traditional counterparts. Tokensoft Ups the Ante The new TokenSoft Investment Accounts […]
MERJ and CurioInvest to Tokenize 500 Luxury Cars
On January 31st, 2020, Seychelles-based MERJ Exchange and CurioInvest announced a deal involving the tokenization of 500 ultra-collectible, luxury cars. The valuable cars will be stored in a vault located in Germany, with their ownership represented in the form of security tokens. MERJ Tokenizing $200 Worth of Luxury Cars, Including Ferrari, Explained Many dream of […]
tZero to Launch Broker-Dealer, Seeks Fund from External Sources
The platform currently lists two tokens.
tZERO CEO: 2019 Laid the Foundation for 2020’s Growth and Adoption
On January 30th, 2020, tZERO CEO Saum Noursalehi released a letter addressed to investors covering the platform’s performance in 2019 and outlook in 2020. Though tZERO missed the mark on a few goals, a number of important developments were made in 2019. These will only serve as a foundation for 2020, writes the CEO, which […]
Serunai ‘Likely’ to Launch STO Under Malaysia’s New Regs
On January 29th, 2020, Serunai Commerce announced an expansion to develop a digital halal ecosystem. In order to fund the expansion, Serunai executives say they are “likely” to leverage a security token offering, with the help of Blockchain Labs Asia. Serunai Commerce Leveraging an STO to Finance Digital Halal Ecosystem Serunai Commerce is a Malaysian […]
Luka Gubo, CEO of Blocktrade – Interview Series
We sat down with Luka Gubo, CEO at Blocktrade, to find out how he combines his professional experience with technological developments to advance Blocktrade’s mission to transform the way small and medium-sized companies raise capital. Luka, you have a background in trading, investing, and risk management. How did you become the founder and […]
A Pair of London Based Companies Find Common Ground with ‘Corda’
Team Effort A pair of London based companies, Archax and VALK, have recently released news that they intend to work in unison in an effort to better serve the digital securities sector. End-to-End This newly established partnership was undertaken with the goal of providing clients of each, Archax and VALK, access to a suite of […]
Switzerland Approves First Incorporation with Tokenized Shares in Overfutures STO
On January 29th, 2020, Switzerland-based Overfuture released a prospectus pertaining to its upcoming security token offering. Swiss authorities have approved the company’s first articles of incorporation, which explain how new common equity (class-A) shares will only be issued on the Ethereum blockchain. As a result, blockchain technology will serve as the primary shareholder registry. Overfuture’s […]
