Secondary Markets ‘Making Illiquid Assets Liquid’ – That is the guiding sentiment behind AlphaPoint, a young company which utilizes blockchain to facilitate tokenization. This idea is one step closer to becoming a reality, as AlphaPoint has just announced a partnership with Elevated Returns – A forward thinking company which specializes in real-estate. In this announcement, […]
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AlphaPoint and Elevated Returns Partner to Launch a “Secondary Market for $1 Billion Tokenized Real Estate Shares”
As of April 17th 2019, AlphaPoint and Elevated Returns have partnered to build an exchange to activate a secondary trading market involving more than $1 billion in tokenized real estate. The trading platform is set to focus on the Southeast Asian market, with an official launch date yet to be announced. AlphaPoint and Elevated Returns’ […]
Due Diligence Process Delays tZERO Investment
Deadline Missed Today, tZERO issued a statement to their shareholders, commenting on their ongoing investment by Makara Capital, which we previously detailed. In this statement, they indicate that while this investment is on-going, further delay is unavoidable. After initially setting a mid-April deadline, the due diligence process is simply more time consuming than initially thought. […]
Binance CEO Breaks Bread with First Transaction on the Newly-Launched Decentralized Exchange
Binance is about to have a new chapter of its story. The leading crypto exchange in the world has recently launched its own decentralized exchange (DEX), Binance Chain. This new chain is basically the future of Binance. The old ERC20-based Binance Coin (BNB) tokens will finally be carried to the chain now. Today, according to […]
Brian Collins, CEO at Horizon Globex – Interview Series
An experienced public and private company CEO, Brian founded Horizon Globex in 2010, which was listed on Nasdaq in 2012. From 1999-2010 Brian was CEO of Abbey Technology in Switzerland, specializing in the design of trading software for Swiss banks. Prior to this, Brian worked for Credit Suisse in Zürich designing and building proprietary equity […]
London Stock Exchange Completes First Test of Security Token Issuance
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has worked with Fintech company 20|30 to issue the first tokenized securities on the platform. Approximately £3 million worth of tokenized equity was issued and settled via Ethereum in a ‘test environment’. 20|30’s Security Token Issuance and the London Stock Exchange Explained The £3 million worth of security tokens were […]
Binance Moving Off Ethereum
Binance has released details of its plans to move its BNB token off the Ethereum platform and onto its own blockchain dubbed Binance Chain. BNB tokens will be activated on Binance Chain on Tuesday, April 23, though the timeline is subject to change.
Security Token Standards Series – Standards Are Mandatory For Institutional Adoption
There are efforts in the security token industry to create standards. Should we adopt the rapid sprints from startups from startups, or slow and steady from traditional finance? The article Security Token Standards Series – Standards Are Mandatory For Institutional Adoption was first published on Security Token Network.
An Interview With Benjamin Hauser, CEO of HyperLink Technology – Blockchain Tech and Security Tokenization
In this episode of Security Token Podcast, Maciek Klimowicz talks to Julian Kwan, CEO of InvestaCrowd, one of the first platforms in Asia to publicly launch security tokens backed by high-quality US institutional real estate assets. The article An Interview With Benjamin Hauser, CEO of HyperLink Technology – Blockchain Tech and Security Tokenization was first […]
ST8 Launched in an Effort to Help French SMEs
ST8 A trio of companies has just announced a joint effort, aimed towards SMEs based in France. The result of this is known as ST8. ST8 is described as a ‘digitized financing solution’. By taking advantage of accommodating regulations within France, ST8 looks to provide SMEs with more effective access to capital, through the use […]
