As of August 29th 2019, MERJ Exchange— the national stock exchange of Seychelles— announced a partnership with Globacap. The deal is said to offer regulatory compliant security tokens to investors based in the UK and across the EU. MERJ Exchange and Globacap’s Partnership Explained MERJ Exchange is the national stock exchange of Seychelles. In May […]
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Stephen McKeon, Chief Strategy Advisor of Security Token Academy – Interview Series
Stephen McKeon is the Chief Strategy Advisor of Security Token Academy. He is also an Assoc. Professor of Finance at University of Oregon and Partner at Collaborative Fund. When did you first become interested in blockchain technology? I first learned about Bitcoin in 2013, but was busy working on a startup and tenure so […]
Vertalo and InvestReady to Address Verification / Accreditation
Partnering Vertalo has announced that they have forged a strategic partnership with InvestReady. This alliance will see Vertalo integrate services, offered by InvestReady, which are tailor-built to streamline processes surrounding the verification and accreditation of investors. Verification and Accreditation One of the main differentiators between simple utility tokens and the various forms of digital securities […]
MERJ and Globacap Target Expansion in Europe
Targeting Europe Seychelles based, MERJ, has been on a tear lately, and has no sign of slowing down. It was recently announced that they have partnered with London based, Archax. This partnership was undertaken with the intention of expanding their services throughout Europe. Between the two companies, services are offered facilitating, not only the issuance […]
Australian Securities Exchange Signs MOU to Transition to Distributed Ledger Technology
As of August 26th 2019, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has signed a three-party Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to transition to Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). The major exchange expects to be utilizing DLT by the spring of 2021. The Australian Securities Exchange Using DLT Explained The ASX currently manages AU$2 trillion in registered equities and […]
TokenSoft Upgrades Platform to Include Regulator-Approved Stablecoins
TokenSoft, one of the leading security token platforms, recently received the green light to add stablecoins for its offerings. Stablecoins approved by the New York Departments of Financial Services (NYDFS), like the Gemini Dollar (GUSD) and USD Coin (USDC), will be added. TokenSoft has made security token fundraising much easier with its recent addition of […]
AlgoZ Adds OmiseGo (OMG) to Its Network to Provide Liquidity and Market Making Solutions
AlgoZ partners with OmiseGo to provide cryptocurrency trading solutions. AlgoZ, a cryptocurrency trading solution, adds OmiseGo (OMG) to its wide network of digital assets. The partnership tasks AlgoZ with providing market making and liquidity services to enhance trading of the OMG token across exchanges. AlgoZ was founded in 2016 by Fingenom, a fintech company, to […]
Singapore’s First Digital Securities Forum Set to Kickoff September 6th
The Digital Securities Forum Singapore 2019 is slated for September 6th. Industry leaders will meet to discuss various topics centering around the event’s theme: ‘Digital Securities Issuance — The Journey for Issuers and Investors’. Schedule and Agenda for the Digital Securities Forum Singapore 2019 Various members of the digital securities industry are meeting in Singapore […]
INX Limited Security Token Exchange Announces IPO
As the enterprise-level tokenized securities sector continues to expand, so does the competition. This month, the start-up INX Limited token exchange announced plans to host an initial public offering (IPO) in the coming weeks. For now, the firm awaits SEC approval of its strategy. INX Limited seeks to secure $129.5 million in funding to further […]
tZERO Loses Another Top Investor Amidst CEO Resignation Fallout
One of the leading security token platforms, tZERO, recently experienced another blow. A potential investor has dropped out its consideration for funding the platform. In an investor call on Monday, new CEO of Overstock Johnathan Johnson told interested parties that “Makara will not be investing in tZERO right now.” The Singapore-based fund will be pulling […]
