In a recent video released by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, the regulatory body compares XRP to Ethereum. Both can be used both for payment and as a utility token. Concerns over Ripple’s XRP being a security token have been present online for years now. Only two cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum, have been confirmed to […]
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PrimeTrust Ramps up Security Measures with Help from Fireblocks
Security First A pair of U.S. based companies has just announced a new working partnership, which will see PrimeTrust utilize services by Fireblocks. To elaborate, these services are tailored around increased security when dealing with digital assets. Services by Fireblocks include the following capabilities: Multiparty Computation (MPC) Chip Isolation Technology Elimination of private key theft […]
Prime Trust To Upgrade Its Crypto Custodian Protection By Using Fidelity-Backed Fireblocks
A prominent cryptocurrency custodian called Prime Trust is set to use the technology of Fireblocks in order to upgrade the protection of the digital assets it keeps. Fireblocks is a company backed by the giant Fidelity Investments and it is focused on creating security solutions that can be used to protect token holders and exchanges […]
Antiguan Government Signs MOU with Globex to Launch Government-Backed Security Token Marketplace
As of August 7th 2019, Globex, the Antigua and Barbuda Ministry of Finance and Corporate Governance (MFCG), and Julius Capital Bank, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement aims to leverage the Ethereum blockchain in making Antigua a global hub for security token issuance and secondary market trading. MOU Between Antigua and Globex […]
tZERO to Welcome Retail Investors on Security Token Exchange Aug.12
tZERO Going Live On August 12, retail investors will be granted access to the digital securities exchange run by tZERO. This date represents one year since the initial sale of their in-house tokens, distributed through an STO. Accredited investors have had full access to the exchange since it originally went live in January, 2019. Supported […]
Overstock’s tZERO to Bring Security Token Trading to Retail Investors Next Week
tZERO, the security token trading platform and Overstock.com’s subsidiary, has announced that it will open its security token market to virtually all investors. The platform went live earlier this year, but has been strictly limited to wealthy accredited investors. How tZERO’s Platform Will Soon be Available to Retail Investors tZERO’s security token trading platform went […]
EZ365 – Play. Trade. Learn.
Who is EZ365? Operating out of, self-titled, ‘blockchain island’, Malta, EZ365 is a newly developed digital asset ecosystem. EZ365 also maintains ties to Canada, as this is where most of the founding team calls home. The company indicates that their goal is to ‘facilitate the mass adoption of cryptocurrency’. They intend to achieve this through […]
‘The Bureau’ Orders Zoptax and UNOcall to Cease and Desist
Operation Cryptosweep On August 7th, the New Jersey Bureau of Securities (The Bureau) issued multiple ‘Cease and Desist’ orders, on behalf of themselves and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). These actions took place as part of an effort dubbed by the regulatory bodies as ‘Operation Cryptosweep’. The companies which were on the receiving […]
Know Your Business – TokenSoft KYB
Businesses looking to host an STO just got some excellent news this week. The popular tokenized securities platform, TokenSoft officially announced the release of its Know Your Business (KYB) software integration. The new software trims down the time it takes for businesses to get approval to host an STO significantly through the use of automation […]
Fundamental Interactions Announces Security Token Exchange with “sub-100 Microsecond Tick to Trade Latency”
Announced August 5th 2019, New York-based Fundamental Interactions has developed a technology stack to launch a dual-purpose market center. The platform is able to serve as both a security token and cryptocurrency exchange. Fundamental Interactions’ Security Token Exchange Explained Fundamental Interactions develops technology used by both securities and cryptocurrency exchanges, including SEC-regulated Alternative Trading Systems […]
