This is part 1 of a 5 part series. So you have a small business, or you are just starting out, setting up your company. Chances are, you probably run short on funding your great, big idea. Or, you have done some preparatory work to take you to a minimum viable product (MVP), but have […]
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CME Bitcoin Futures See All Time High- Will This Attract Institutional Investors?
On April 5th 2019, CME Group tweeted that the previous day saw an all-time high for bitcoin futures contracts. The “record trading day” saw 22,500 contracts totaling 112,700 bitcoin. Is this a sign that institutional investors are entering the digital asset space? Bitcoin Futures Contracts Explained First of all, it’s important to clarify that the […]
Liquidity Part Two – Will HFT Designated Market Makers Participate In The Security Token Industry
What we see from the data is that while large-cap stocks are far more liquid, micro-cap stocks are punching above their weight class. Whether or not micro-cap liquidity will transfer over to security tokens when the trading infrastructure is fully online remains to be seen. The article Liquidity Part Two – Will HFT Designated Market […]
AKJ Crypto: Hedge Funds & Crypto Asset Investing Q&A
We talk with hedge fund AKJ Crypto about their portfolio and investment strategies. The article AKJ Crypto: Hedge Funds & Crypto Asset Investing Q&A was first published on Security Token Network.
According to Luxembourg Private Equity Association, Ripple’s XRP Is Definitely Not a Security
There’s been quite a bit of speculation over whether or not XRP is a security token. However, a new report by the Luxembourg Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (LPEA) quells any such concerns. Although the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has formally said Ethereum is not a security, there has been nonetheless some existing […]
Taiwan to Formally Adopt a Legal Framework for STOs by June
After flirting with the idea of a proper legal framework for STOs, Taiwan has said that that the country plans to formally reveal a legal structure for STOs by June. The Taipei Times is reporting that STOs will soon be legal in Taiwan. The country’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) will be enacting a new legal […]
SEC Experts – Framework for Investment Contract Analysis of Digital Assets
Amid a flurry of calls for more clarity within the cryptospace, two leading SEC crypto experts released a document this week called the Framework for Investment Contract Analysis of Digital Assets. The document isn’t an official SEC regulation. Rather, the guide helps investors and companies determine the classification of a particular token. Token Classification A […]
U.S. CFTC Chairman: “We have resisted calls to use our legal powers to suppress the development of crypto-assets”
In a recent speech, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo pledged the CFTC’s support to allow for market forces— and not regulatory hindrance— to determine the “appropriate value of bitcoin”. The CFTC’s Stance on Crypto Regulations Explained Speaking at the Eurofi Financial Forum in Bucharest, Romania on April 4th, Giancarlo described […]
Atomic Capital to Aggressively Pursue Crypto-backed Loans
Atomic Capital, a financial firm which raised over $3M in their STO last year, is now moving into crypto-lending. Atomic Capital, the “asset tokenization startup” is officially moving into crypto lending at an aggressive pace. The company is now offering U.S. dollar loans for up to 85% of the current value of BTC or ETH. […]
Graham Rodford, CEO of Archax Exchange – Interview Series
Graham Rodford is the CEO and Co-Founder of Archax exchange based in London, England. Graham has almost 20 years of experience in the traditional funds/investment world and is applying that knowledge and experience to digital securities. A testament to Graham and his team’s experience is that Archax is one of the very few regulated digital […]
