What Is Loligo? Loligo is a revolutionary ICO crowdfunding platform that utilizes smart contracts during token creation in order to ensure that there is fair distribution of funds among the users depending on the participants’ votes or on the milestones. In addition, the platform offers its users access to both community and centralized approaches and tools […]
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France Pushes for Mandatory Identification Requirements for all Digital Asset Owners
As of March 8th 2019, financial regulators in France have called for increased regulations concerning digital assets. While they do see several advantages in the integration of blockchain and finance, they have advised for increased regulations to eliminate the anonymous transfer of digital assets. France’s Push for Crypto Identification Requirements Explained Recently, the French National […]
Looking at the Past Week of Digital Securities
This past week saw multiple positive developments in the digital securities sector. This included the announcement of new STOs, regulatory clarity, and licensure applications. Here is a brief recap of highlights from this past week. Regulation While regulation is typically slow moving, multiple developments, of note, took place this week. Part of the appeal to […]
XRP and Cross-Border Payments – Which 19 Companies Are Involved with Ripple?
Ripple’s popularity has largely been for its instantaneous cross-border payments, which has earned it accolades from traditional financial institutions and even in the media. Even though there has been controversy over whether Ripple’s XRP token should be considered a security, Ripple has been focusing on the onboarding of new companies with their payment processing benefits. […]
Fidelity Digital Asset Services Goes Live, Director Says Crypto Prices ‘Haven’t Impacted’ Institutional Investor Onboarding
Institutional investing giant Fidelity launched its digital asset branch— Fidelity Digital Asset Services— late last year. Now, the branch is live and operational with increasing institutional investor interest despite the industry’s current bear market. Fidelity’s research suggests this pattern will only continue. Details of Fidelity Digital Asset Services Going Live At the recent DC Blockchain […]
Token Standard Launched by ICON (ICX) With Full Regulation Compliance to Tokenize Assets
The creation of new tokens and tokenized physical assets has been an integral part of the growth of the crypto industry. ICON has made some changes involving token specifications that apply to market participants, which makes it possible for DLT-focuses securities and tokenized physical assets to be developed. The new IRC16 token standard creates a […]
Bitbond Prepares to be the First STO in Germany
Recently, Bitbond was approved by the Germany securities regulator BaFin to hold their security token offering. Now, the company is making the final preparations before their token sale. The STO will likely be Germany’s first and indicates a growing acceptance of digital securities in the finance center of Europe. Bitbond’s STO is fast-approaching. Being approved […]
Securitize Partners with Vemanti Group on STO
This week, the California-based FinTech holding firm Vemanti announced plans to host an STO in the coming months. The company partnered with numerous firms including the popular token issuance platform Securitize to ensure the crowdfunding campaign goes smoothly. The decision to host an STO showcases Vemanti’s forward-looking stance on the financial markets and blockchain technology. […]
German Finance Ministry Recommends Regulations for Tokenized Securities Market
According to recent reports, the German Ministry of Finance has made a recommendation for the country to recognize blockchain-based securities. The government body published a report making their case today. As more and more states within Europe adopt a legal framework for digital securities (like Malta and other EU states), Germany is facing increasing institutional […]
Tron Readies For The Second BitTorrent Airdrop, TRX Holders To Receive 990,000,000 BTT
Tron Is Ready For The Second BitTorrent Airdrop, TRX Holders To Receive 990,000,000 BTT Ever since its launch in January via the Binance Launchpad, BitTorrent (BTT) tokens are having a good time. Now, to commemorate the recent success of the token, Tron, which owns BitTorrent since last year, has decided to make a second airdrop […]
