Anaxago is a FinTech firm located in Paris, France. Starting as a crowdfunding platform in 2012, the company has seen notable success and has now announced a wealth management offering, Anaxago Patrimony. As a move towards a 100% digital private bank, Anaxago aims to facilitate €1 billion worth of investments by the close of 2022. […]
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VALK Partners with UK-based Archax to Facilitate Corda Powered STOs
On January 28th, 2020, developing digital asset exchange Archax announced a partnership with VALK. As both entities utilize the Corda blockhain, the partnership is said to enable financial institutions to both issue and trade regulated digital assets on an exchange based in the UK. VALK’s Partnership with Digital Asset Exchange Archax Explained VALK leverages the […]
How DLT will Change the Compliance Landscape in Financial Markets
The financial industry is highly regulated. There are several reasons why: Fraud risks are especially high when people work directly with money. Financial products and transactions are often complicated, which allows enterprising individuals to hide fraud and disguise it under common market risk. The financial industry is a gateway to laundering money obtained in other […]
Vertalo Chooses Tezos for Security Token
This week, the Austin, Texas-based transfer agent, Vertalo shocked investors after announcing it would transfer its tokens over to the Tezos blockchain. The decision to convert tokens over to the Tezos blockchain comes after Vertalo executives examined the benefits of such a transfer carefully after it announced that its VToken smart contract securities would be […]
Tether Gold (XAU₮) – Digital Asset Pegged to Physical Gold
This week, the crypto market saw a major development after the world’s largest stablecoin provider, Tether Ltd announced the launch of its highly-anticipated Tether Gold (XAU₮) token. Tether currently dominates the stablecoin market with a market cap of over $4.6 billion. Now, the firm seeks to transform the gold-backed token arena in much the same […]
Security Token Platform Vertalo Transitions from Ethereum to Tezos
On January 27th, 2020, security token management and issuance platform Vertalo announced a transition from Ethereum to Tezos as its blockchain of choice. Vertalo says a number of factors were a result of the decision, including transaction speed and an existing network with stability. Vertalo Transitioning to Tezos Explained Based in Texas, Vertalo offers a […]
Japan Lawmakers to Propose Digital Currency as Counter to China’s Digital Yuan
According to a report dated January 24th, 2020, members of the Japanese parliament are developing a proposal for a Japanese National Digital Currency. One lawmaker said the proposal is an attempt to counter China’s soon-to-be released digital yuan. Others claim China and Japan have entirely separate motivations for developing a digital currency. Japan’s Potential National […]
Security Tokens to Headline the Crypto World Summit
In another sign of the times changing for the better, this year’s Crypto World Summit will focus heavily on the security token market. This year also marks the 4th consecutive year for the forum which focuses on the most important blockchain-related issues globally. The news marks a shift by the Crypto World Summit from traditional […]
Greyp Issues Security Tokens as Offering on Neufund Concludes
Greyp recently closed a successful offering through Neufund’s securities tokenization platform. After more than €1 million was raised — some of which from retail investors — the offering has now been completed as security tokens were issued to investors. Greyp’s Security Tokens Have Now Been Issued In December of 2019, e-mobility company Greyp Bikes announced […]
Tokenization Headlines the World Economic Forum
This week, the World Economic Forum in Davos showcased its innovative side with the From Token Assets to a Token Economy forum. Here, world influencers heard from several blockchain industry leaders. These experts explained in detail how the tokenization of real-world assets has the potential to revolutionize entire markets. Speaking on the importance of security […]