Going Live Currency.com, one of the more anticipated entrants into the digital securities sector, has just announced their platform has gone live. This platform allows for global investors to use BTC and ETH to actively trade over 150 instruments at launch, including securities, commodities, indices, and shares. This number is expected to grow to 4,000 […]
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Fidelity: Institutional Investors are “Overwhelmingly Favorable” on the Appeal of Digital Assets
A report dated May 2nd 2019 from Fidelity Investments revealed detailed survey findings concerning institutional investor interest in digital assets. According to the results, more than half of survey participants see a place for digital assets in investment portfolios. Institutional Investor Interest in Digital Assets Explained Fidelity has been actively engaged in the digital asset […]
Harbor Set to Exclusively Use Gemini Dollar (GUSD)
Gemini and Harbor In a continuing trend, the digital securities sector has continued its adoption, and utilization, of stablecoins. Adding fuel to this trend are now Harbor and Gemini, as this pairing has indicated a new working relationship. This relationship is described as an exclusive one, which will see Gemini Dollar (GUSD) used by Harbor […]
BlockState Hosts First STO for Streetlife International
The token launch platform, BlockState announced a strategic partnership with Europe’s largest hip hop and R&B promotions firm – Streetlife International. The STO will be BlockState’ s first since its founding in 2018. If successful, the campaign would be a huge milestone for both firms. In a recent interview, BlockState’s CEO, Paul Claudius explained what […]
Pundi X Rolls Out ‘Open Platform’ Service as a Custom Token Listing for Its XPOS, XWallet and XPASS
Pundi X, an open platform supporting blockchain developers, announced that it intends to release a new service called Open Platform. The platform will enable developers and companies to list digital tokens using XPASS, XPOS, and XWallet. It will also enable them to create custom XPASS cards in the same ecosystem. Zac Cheah, the platform’s CEO, […]
Centra Tech ICO Leaders Allege Their Slack Messages Were Obtained Illegally by FBI
Centra Tech’s founders seem to be in hot water. Sorhab Sharma, Robert Farkas, and Raymond Trapani were arrested in April 2018 for allegedly trying to defraud investors through a token sale. The Deputy U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York released a statement, saying: “As alleged, the defendants conspired to capitalize on investor […]
TokenSoft Loosens Client Restrictions on Law Firms as More Practices See Digital Assets as Securities
According to an announcement dated May 1st 2019, TokenSoft will now be accepting clients with legal advisors who have not been vetted or previously approved by the company. The latter was a measure previously taken to reduce the chance of non-compliance, but with more entities seeing digital assets as regulated securities, TokenSoft is changing its […]
Arch RE and Polymath Hope to Offer Broader Scope of Investment Opportunities
New Opportunities Digital securities service provider, Polymath, has been chosen to underpin another upcoming DSO with their technology stack. This event will see Arch Real Estate Holdings offer investment opportunities through the sale of digital securities, representing ownership in high-potential properties. More specifically, these opportunities will see a focus on property ownership within Puerto Rico […]
A Month in Review – Secondary Markets, Partnerships, Licensure, and More
Digital Securities April saw overall industry development and adoption come at a steady pace. As we close out the month, the digital securities sector remains ripe for the picking, as various companies jockey for positioning within it. Here are a few articles, detailing how each of these companies have fared over the past 30 days. As […]
New Details Emerge on Bitfinex’s Potential $1 Billion Token Sale via Initial Exchange Offering (IEO)
As many of our readers may already be aware of, over the course of the past week or so, there have been many rumors circulating over the internet that claim Bitfinex may make moves to raise a whopping sum of USD $1 billion via a token sale event as early as next week. In regards […]
