This week, Polymath, a leader in the tokenization sector, released its highly-anticipated supporting SDK documentation. The information allows developers to build upon the firm’s applications through a simple but complete interface. In this way, the firm allows developers to leverage the powerful toolset that Polymath developed over the last couple of years. According to company […]
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What is Equity Crowdfunding?
Equity crowdfunding occurs when private companies raise capital from the public through the sale of securities. These financial instruments can include shares, convertible notes, revenue shares, debts, and tokens. Today, equity crowdfunding is an important part of the global financial markets because it provides SMEs a more cost-effective strategy to raise capital versus traditional IPOs. […]
Republic To Leverage Algorand’s Chain to Build A Digital Security for Startup Investments
A platform dubbed ‘Republic’ has announced it will soon launch its own digital assets based on Algorand’s blockchain. The former allows investors to acquire a stake in upcoming startups; they are now set to tokenize the underlying and have them regulated as digital securities. Algorand on the other hand, prides itself of being a leading […]
Tezos to be Used for Tokenization of 22 Projects
Twenty-two projects representing a cumulative $200M in digital securities. Those are the numbers of a new tokenization endeavour being undertaken by a pair of companies via Tezos. DealBox and Vertalo have announced that they will be working together, with each contributing varying capabilities to the undertaking. Vertalo is expected to handle tasks surrounding the issuance […]
On Digital Assets – Russia Wants to Ban Crypto…Again
In what seems like a soap opera at this point, Russian regulators continue to flip flop over their stance on cryptocurrencies. This week, a legal executive from the Bank of Russia stated that an amended version of the On Digital Financial Assets bill would make crypto trading and issuance illegal in the country. The news […]
Binance Adds Tezos Trading Pairs
This week, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the world, Binance.US, added support for Tezos (XTZ). The addition places XTZ tokens within direct access to millions of traders in North America. As such, analysts predict the move will strengthen XTZ’s market price in the coming days. News of the addition first came via a […]
HODL Your Hoopla Over SEC Changes For Exempt Offerings – Thought Leaders
Last week the The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released a proposal – that has yet to become regulation – to simplify how exempt offerings are done. Shortly thereafter, a flurry of articles and newsletters made their way through the digital asset industry – many of which suggested their platforms were already being modified to […]
BaFin Approves First Cross-Border STO in the EU – ParkinGO
This week, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority – BaFin approved the first cross-border security token offering (STO) in the EU. The STO would give the mobility and airport parking sector giant, ParkinGO the ability to further its market dominance. The news demonstrates an expansion of the EU STO sector, as well as, a forward-looking […]
AMF Proposes a Digital Lab to Further EU STO Sector
This week, France’s Financial Markets Authority (AMF) raised eyebrows across the entire continent when it proposed that the EU create a regulatory “sandbox” to further development of the security token sector. The “Digital Lab” would allow businesses to operate unshackled from Europe’s traditional market regulations. Importantly, if the project achieves approval, the data collected could […]
MyEtherWallet Launches New Mobile App For Fast And Secure Ethereum Purchases
MyEtherWallet (MEW) has released a mobile application that will enable ERC-20 token users to buy crypto in less than 15 seconds. The digital wallet provider partnered with Wyre who is meant to facilitate crypto payments within this ecosystem. The past few years have seen more users leverage MEW wallet to securely store their crypto assets. […]
