Leading Japanese Law Firm Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu Provides Commentary on the New Payment Services Act for Cryptocurrencies

On March 15th 2019, a bill was submitted to the 198th session of the Diet to amend the Payment Services Act. The proposed bill would clarify digital securities in Japan. A bill is being considered in the Diet which could have serious ramifications for security token offerings in Japan. Currently the Payment Services Act (PSA) […]

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Polymath’s Chief Product Officer Says That Security Tokens Are Even Better Than You Think

Utility tokens versus security tokens: what’s the difference? According to Polymath’s Chief Product Officer, the future lies with security tokens because they make the most sense as a financial instrument. Tokenizing equity is one idea commonly applied to security tokens, but for Polymath’s Chief Product Officer Thomas Borrel, this is just the tip of the […]

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Nexo Partners with Securitize to Launch Credit Lines Backed by Digital Securities

As of April 22nd 2019, Nexo has partnered with Securitize to offer instant credit lines backed by digital security assets. The partnership will utilize the Securitize’s Digital Securities (DS) Protocol. Nexo’s Digital Securities-backed Credit Lines Explained Nexo is a crypto lender that grants credit lines to clients in exchange for digital assets. Typically, users deposit […]

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Nexo to Offer Digital Security backed Credit-Lines

Credit Lines and Digital Securities In a recent announcement, Nexo and Securitize have stated the formation of a new partnership. This entails Nexo incorporating the DS-Protocol into their services. The DS-Protocol refers to Securitize’s solution for a lifecycle management of digital securities. By incorporating this into their platform, Nexo gains the ability to offer collateralized […]

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