Mason Borda, CEO of TokenSoft, lays out the difference between these two categories in a blogpost published this week. The emergence of digital securities is a relatively recent phenomenon. In fact, it only really started in 2017 and just started to catch on near the tail-end of 2018. However, as far as digital assets go […]
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TRON (TRX) and Binance’s BNB Coin Make Gains Ahead of BitTorrent BTT Token Sale
The BitTorrent token sale is going live tomorrow and ahead of this event, the two token offerings of TRON and Binance Coin have seen impressive gains, showing the amount of momentum that is building up for the upcoming launch. TRX is ranked 6th by coinmarketcap and has surpassed Stellar (XLM) and Litecoin (LTC). It has […]

Over a Dozen IBCoin Crypto Scam Operators Arrested in Taiwan in $8 Million Investment Scheme
Crypto scams are nothing new and exist on different scales from those on the internet who try to hack into crypto wallets to those who run large scam rings. Fortunately, those scams are becoming easier to detect and law enforcement is closing in on many of them. This can be seen in Taiwan where 15 […]

Ripple and XRP Could Revolutionize Cross-Border Payments With New Software
In a recent interview with The Edge Singapore, Cory Johnson, chief market strategist for Ripple, said that using Ripple’s software is similar to what banks have always been doing with the old software, usually known as SWIFT. According to a report released by Edge Markets, Ripple is going to be revolutionizing the cross-border payment industry. […]

New Moon Browser Extension Allows Users to Shop and Buy on Amazon with Cryptocurrencies
There is a web browser extension that is allowing customers to purchase products on Amazon and pay using cryptocurrencies. This is very positive for the crypto space and adoption since one of the critics that Bitcoin received was that there were just a few places available to purchase goods using virtual currencies. The information was […]

BitTorrent to Start Accepting BTT Tokens for BitTorrent Pro and Their Ad-Free Products
BitTorrent recently announced that their customers will soon be able to pay for BitTorrent Pro and Ads Free with BitTorrent token (BTT). Currently, they accept TRX, BTC, and BNB for its premium. BTT will serve the general-purpose mechanism for transacting in computing resources shared between BitTorrent clients and other participating service requesters and service providers. […]

TRON Dominates The List of Top 10 Dapp Rankings with EOS, Ethereum Falls Behind
Justin Sun wouldn’t miss a chance to show that TRON has been doing better than Ethereum considering the history of the online feud between him and Vitalik. To take a fresh shot at Ethereum, Sun shared the latest top 10 rankings of Dapps on DappRadar which saw 6 applications based on TRON and 4 from […]

RealBlocks raises $3.1 million for Tokenized Real-Estate Platform
An Impressive Raise Blockchain company, RealBlocks, has recently announced the closing of its latest round of funding. This successful raise saw RealBlocks bring in $3.1 million. A variety of companies contributed to this funding. Most notably, Science Inc., and Morgan Creek Digital. Each of these companies has close ties with the digital securities sector, as […]

Crowd for Angels Lists First STO Backed by Sports Sponsorship Assets
Crowd for Angels, a London-based crowdfunding platform, recently listed the first STO backed by sports sponsorship assets. The security token issuer, Sports Investor Coin, claims that most of the funds raised via the sale of their tokens will be used to purchase sports sponsorship assets, thus creating token value for investors and providing sports organizations […]

Stock Exchange of Thailand Announces Plan to Obtain “Digital Assets Operating License,” Will Support Tokenized Securities
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) plans to apply for a digital securities license from the Finance Ministry according to national news reports. The announcement was made this week as the country looks to become a prime mover in this new cryptocurrency sector. Although it’s not talked about as it should, there is currently a […]