Arnoldas Nauseda is the CEO of Smartlands a crowdfunding platform that tokenizes real-world assets. Prior to joining Smartlands, he spent four years as a full-time entrepreneur, developing businesses in the fields of technology, fintech, and robotics. Antoine: How did you personally get involved in blockchain and cryptocurrency? Arnoldas: Well, we need to acknowledge that getting […]
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SEC Sues Kik Over Illegal Securities Offering After $100 Million 2017 ICO
As of June 4th 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Kik with conducting an illegal securities offering. The SEC alleges Kik’s offering of Kin tokens was marketed as an investment opportunity, failed to register with U.S. securities laws, and ultimately took advantage of investors. The SEC and Kik Explained Just last […]
Standard Tokenization Protocol (STP) Secures $7 Million
The open-source tokenization firm, Standard Tokenization Protocol (STP) issued a press release on May 29th. In the release, the company described how it raised $7 million in private funding to date. Now, STP wants to take transparency in the tokenization sector to the next level. Private Crowdfunding Events According to a recent press release, Standard […]
Avenir Suisse Suggests Swiss National Bank To Launch A Token Based On The Swiss Franc
The Swiss think tank called Avenir Suisse recommended Switzerland’s National Bank to launch a Swiss franc token. The information was released by the privately funded think tank in a report on June 4. This would allow Switzerland to become a dominant player in the tokenized securities landscape. Could The Swiss National Bank Create A Swiss […]
Bletchley Park Invests in Forthcoming London-based Digital Securities Exchange Archax
As of June 4th 2019, Bletchley Park Asset Management has announced a stake in the developing digital securities exchange Archax. The anticipated institutional grade platform has now received numerous notable investments and is planning for a 2019 launch. Bletchley Park’s Investment in Archax Explained Archax is a developing digital securities exchange aiming for institutional grade […]
Bletchley Park Asset Management invests in London based Archax
Investment by Bletchley In a positive development, London based, ‘Archax’, has announced that they have become the recipient of an investment from Bletchley Park Asset Management. This investment occurred because Archax has proven themselves to be a promising outfit, on the cusp of a platform launch. Specializing in blockchain based investments, Bletchley Park recognized the […]
A Month in Review – May 2019
Digital Securities May presented as a mixed bag for digital securities. While cryptocurrencies and blockchain, as a whole, saw continuing positive trends, digital securities floundered slightly. Despite this, there was no shortage of positive developments seen. Read on to learn more about this industry progression through or original coverage and interviews. Partnerships Various partnership were […]
Polymath Clients to Benefit from CrowdEngine Services
Teaming Up CrowdEngine has recently announced their alliance with Polymath. This pair of companies recognized a need within the world of crowdfunding, relating to the time which must be invested when tokenizing an asset. Through the combination of their services, this partnership should allow for tokenization process to be greatly expedited. This expedition is achieved […]
SWARM Security Token Issuance Platform Goes Live
On June 3rd 2019, SWARM— a non-profit focused on providing the necessary infrastructure for compliant security tokens— announced the launch of a new platform. Available services include compliant fundraising and security token issuance, for free. SWARM’s Security Token Issuance Platform Explained SWARM has built a new security token issuance platform, which is live as of […]
Tokenizing $24T by 2027: Are STOs the “Next Big Thing?”
The potential for security tokens cannot be understated. If successful, we are looking at $24T of value coming to the industry in the next decade. The security token industry is just getting started, but expectations are high for its success. The boom in 2017 taught the space many things, mainly that ICOs are out. They’re […]
