Active Recruitment / Hirings A company and their offerings are only as good as the team behind them. Over the past few days we have seen multiple companies within the digital securities sector announce the acquisition / hirings of new talent. The experience brought forth by these acquisitions speaks volumes to the quality of projects […]
Tag: STO
Malta Financial Services Authority Issues Consultation Paper on Security Tokens
The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) has just issued a report on security token offerings. The consultation paper is meant to be a recommendatory outline to better the regulatory framework in the small nation. The MSFA has put out a report which is in line with its Vision 2021. The paper details the security token […]
Patrick M. Byrne Issues Letter to Overstock Shareholders
On July 15, 2019, the CEO of Overstock.com, Patrick Byrne issued a letter to shareholders. In the document, Byrne discusses the current state of Overstock’s blockchain ambitions and the company’s anticipated goals in the coming years. The document highlights the firm’s past achievements and explains how these actions correlate to Overstock’s bigger focus of pioneering […]
New Jersey says a 2018 ICO was a Securities Offering, Demands Restitution
On July 17th 2019, the New Jersey Bureau of Securities filed a civil action complaint targeting an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which took place in its jurisdiction back in 2018. The ICO, says the Bureau, constituted a securities offering but failed to comply with the associated regulatory requirements. Why New Jersey says the Pocketinns ICO […]
France Set to Announce the Approval of Several Non-Security Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) Soon
In mid-July 2019, the Executive Director of France’s financial markets regulator, AMF, told Reuters that France will soon announce the approval of several ICOs. The offerings will feature tradeable tokens, but will not constitute securities offerings. AMF Approved Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) in France Explained France will soon announce the approval of several regulatory compliant […]
Security Token Platform ‘Dusk Network’ Begins Trading Its Token
Dusk Network, a privacy-oriented blockchain protocol for digital securities, has just been listed on Bitfinex, Bittrex International, and Ethfinex. Dusk Network’s ERC-20 token DUSK has been listed on Bitfinex, Bittrex International, and Ethfinex. The Amsterdam-based privacy protocol is intended for security tokens. The purpose of the project is to create the first programmable securities which […]
Multiple Security Token Offerings (STOs) Have Exceeded Expectations
Gaining Steam As the overall blockchain industry continues to find its footing, STOs and DSOs continue to charge forward. The sector has been recognized by many, as a growing trend, and shows no sign of fatigue, at this point. While figures being seen in these capital generation events are nowhere near what the industry saw […]
Top 5 Equity Crowdfunding Websites – Opinion
Crowdfunding has been around since 2008 with the launch of indiegogo, followed by Kickstarter which launched in 2009. The early crowdfunding websites offered users free perks, and goods in exchange for funding their business venture. Most of these start-ups fizzled out after a few months but some of these were widely successful. One of the […]
What’s the Difference Between an ICO and an STO?
The Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and the Security Token Offering (STO) feature some similarities, but ultimately differ drastically. The following explains how. The Difference Between an ICO and an STO Explained In 2018, ICOs raised nearly $8 billion. But as many know too well, the ICO wave has since come crashing down. ICOs now raise […]
Ed Tuohy, CEO of MERJ Exchange Limited – Interview Series
Edmond Tuohy is the CEO of MERJ Exchange. MERJ Exchange is an innovative end to end, multi-market global financial exchange for equities, debt and derivatives. MERJ is soon to launch its Digital Assets and Security Token markets along with the opportunity to invest in MERJ Exchange. Antoine: MERJ Exchange is a securities exchange that currently […]
