News - Digital Securities

Date	Event	Address
August 13 to 14, 2019	ELEV8 - New York	New York, NY
September 23 to 24, 2019	ELEV8 - London	London, UK
November 7 to 8, 2019	Malta Blockchain Summit - Winter Edition	Msidia, Malta
November 13 to 14, 2019	Blockchain Expo - North America	Santa Clara, CA
December 10 to 11, 2019	ELEV8 - Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV

An Important Milestone – First Supervised Security Token Offering

7/23/2019
As Originally Published on jdsupra.com After a long wait, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has permitted a startup company to raise funds from the general public through a supervised security token offering (STO) under Reg A+ regulations. Effectively,…

Indian government panel wants cryptocurrency holders jailed, but can’t deny its tech has merits

7/23/2019
As Originally Posted on qz.com By Pramod Mathew An Indian government panel wants to criminalise all commercial dealings in private cryptocurrencies, though it is also enamoured of the technology underpinning them. This dichotomy was evident in the proposals submitted yesterday (July 22)…

How To Invest in Security Tokens

7/22/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenizer.com Jeppe Vigel Larsen Tokenization represents one of the most exciting use-cases of blockchain technology, promising to change the concept of ownership completely. Through the process of creating digital tokens from real-world assets like paintings, buildings…

Security Token Platform ‘Dusk Network’ Begins Trading Its Token

7/22/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io 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…

Controversies Over Libra Widen The Gap Between Cryptocurrencies And Security Tokens

7/18/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io Security tokens have always been offered as the regulated, compliant alternative to ICOs and cryptocurrencies more generally. The current controversies over the Libra demonstrate this in full. Tim Fries The hype surrounding security tokens is…

SEC Adds to Guidance on Digital Assets

7/18/2019
As Originally Published on natlawreview.com In April, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission provided two pieces of guidance concerning the application of the federal securities laws to digital assets. In particular, the SEC’s Strategic Hub for Innovation and…

Latin America’s Largest Investment Bank, BTG Pactual, To Sell $1 Billion Worth Of Security Tokens On Tezos

7/16/2019
As Originally Posted on thetokenist.io Announced early July 2019, Banco BTG Pactual SA— the largest standalone investment bank in Latin America— has partnered with Dubai asset manager Dalma Capital to sell over $1 billion worth of security tokens. The deal…

Will Facebook Subsidiary, Calibra, See the Light of Day?

7/15/2019
As Originally Posted on securities.io By Joshua Stoner The Announcement – Calibra Facebook announced a pair of tokens recently. The project, which is being spearheaded by Facebook subsidiary, Calibra, will see both a stablecoin, and a security token, released. While the…

tZERO CEO Saum Noursalehi Issues Statement on Company Milestones & Planned Roadmap for 2019

7/12/2019
Dear tZERO Token Holder, I am quite pleased with the progress our team is making. I have been communicating with you, our token holders, through the Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSTK) quarterly earnings calls, SEC disclosure, and periodic event-driven press releases. I realize I…

SEC approves 1st consumer RegA+ token Props for cross-app rewards

7/12/2019
As originally published on: techcrunch.com After cracking down on ICOs, the SEC just okayed the first two RegA+ tokens that offer an alternative way for anyone to gain a financial stake in a company, even unaccredited investors. Blockstack got approved for a…

DigiMax Capital Joins KoreConX’s Global Ecosystem

7/11/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By Samantha Hurst KoreConX announced on Wednesday the addition of DigiMax as an ecosystem KorePartner. DigiMax is publicly listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange through its parent company, DigiCrypts Blockchain Solutions. According to KoreConX, DigiMax Capital provides…

New SEC/FINRA Staff Statement On Digital Securities Favors Wyoming

7/11/2019
As Originally Published on forbes.com Andrea Tinianow The State of Wyoming just got a big boost from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Their recent joint staff statement on broker-dealer custody of digital securities provides…

SEC Clears Blockstack To Hold First Regulated Token Offering

7/11/2019
As originally published on wsj.com Development could give young cryptocurrency businesses a new fundraising template Paul Vigna The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday cleared blockchain startup Blockstack to sell bitcoin-like digital tokens, a first-of-its-kind offering that could give young…

tZERO Brings Security Tokens To Hollywood Through The Tokenization Of Major Motion Picture ‘Atari’

7/10/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io As of July 9th 2019, tZERO has announced a partnership with producers of an upcoming film titled, “Atari: Fistful of Quarters”. Security tokens will fund production of the major motion picture, where token holders will be entitled…

Crypto Broker Logjam May Be Swept Away By Regulatory Guidance

7/9/2019
As Originally Published on investmentnews.com SEC and Finra provide information on how securities rules apply to some of the complicated compliance issues posed by digital tokens By Bloomberg News U.S. regulators potentially cleared the way for dozens of firms to…

Goldman Sachs set to go ‘further than ever before’ with new digital asset project

7/9/2019
As Originally Published on theblockcrypto.com by Frank Chaparro Goldman Sachs has launched a new crypto business within its incubator, and it is looking to go “further than ever before” with digital assets, according to a new job listing obtained by The…

Polymath Scraps Two Projects, Honing in on Vision for Digital Securities

7/8/2019
As Originally Published on securities.io By Joshua Stoner Polymath Coming into Focus Under the watch of CEO, Kevin North, Polymath has seen 4 product initiatives scrapped within the past year. The latest two were recently announced, as the company attempts to focus…

Digital Transformation in Securities and Capital Markets

7/8/2019
As Originally Published on forbes.com Ilker Koksal Digital is becoming pervasive across industries. The capital markets industry is based on data. Its leaders understood, very early on in the process, the importance of digitalization and were the first to apply…

Securities Exchange Euronext Invests €5 Million In Security Token Platform Tokeny

7/5/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io Announced July 1st 2019, Euronext has invested in compliant securities tokenization platform Tokeny Solutions. The investment resulted in Euronext holding a notable 23.5% stake in Tokeny Solutions. Euronext’s Investment in Security Token Platform Tokeny Explained…

Tezos scores billion dollar STO deal with investment bank

7/5/2019
As Originally Published on decrypt.co South America’s third-largest investment bank is jumping onto the Tezos Blockchain to launch its security-token offerings. By Adriana Hamacher BTG Pactual, the third biggest investment bank in Latin America, and the Dubai-based asset manager Dalma Capital…

How to Drive Mass Adoption of Tokenized Securities

7/3/2019
As Originally Published on financemagnates.com As long as the retail market sees crypto as scam-tainted futuristic tech, mass adoption will remain out of reach If one counted the most frequently used words on this year’s Consensus keynotes and panels, “adoption”…

Gemini Applies for Broker Dealer License as it Moves Towards Tokenized Securities

7/3/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By Cali Haan Gemini, a New York-licensed cryptocurrency exchange owned by the Winklevoss twins, is seeking a broker-dealer license to sell tokenized securities from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), an unnamed source has told CoinDesk. In doing so,…

What Do Security Tokens Offer For Entrepreneurs?

7/2/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io Security tokens are often touted by investors, but what do they offer for entrepreneurs? As it turns out, quite a lot. Security tokens are looking to tokenize a financial industry to make it more accessible…

Moving Beyond the Ethereum Phase of Security Tokens

7/2/2019
As Originally Published on hackernoon.com Jesus Rodriguez One of the existential debates in security tokens is what I often refer to as the generalists versus specialists debate. You’ve heard the arguments before: will we have one cryptocurrency or many? One blockchain…

There’s A “94% Chance Security Tokens Take Off,” According To This One Industry Leader

7/1/2019
As Originally Posted on the tokenist.io Frederik Bussler, the founder of the Security Token Alliance, says that there is a “94% chance” that the security token industry takes off. We previously reported on Frederik Bussler, the 19-year old whiz kid who…

TokenMarket Launches Security Token Offering

7/1/2019
As Originally Published on finance.yahoo.com - One of the first UK retail offerings of tokenised equity to open on July 8th - Investors will be able to buy equity tokens at 30p a share LONDON, July 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TokenMarket, the…

Globacap Becomes UK’s First Fully Regulated Digital Security Offering and Administration Platform

6/30/2019
As Originally Published on finance.yahoo.com LONDON, June 28, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Globacap, a regulated fintech leveraging blockchain for efficient capital raising, securities administration, and custody, announced today that it successfully exited from the FCA's regulatory Sandbox Cohort 4, becoming the UK's first fully regulated digital…

tZERO Launches Second Digital Security to Trade on PRO Securities ATS

6/30/2019
As Originally Published on coindesk.com Daniel Kuhn tZERO, a blockchain company focused on capital markets, announced today that the Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock is the second digital security available for trade on its PRO Securities ATS, an SEC…

Billions to Trillions: Crypto Assets and the Inevitability of Digitization

6/29/2019
As Originally Published on coindesk.com Ami Ben David Ami Ben David is founder and CEO of institutional digital securities blockchain Ownera, co-founder of SPiCE VC, previously co-founder of Securitize and investor in security token companies. The following article originally appeared…

Ethereum Tokens to Trade on Swiss Stock Exchange via R3 Tech

6/27/2019
As Originally Published on coindesk.com Ian Allison Public blockchain tokens will soon be trading on a major securities exchange. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Swiss security token firm BlockState plans to “passport” half a dozen ERC-20 tokens from ethereum, the second-largest public blockchain, to…

German politicians push for blockchain integration and a digital euro

6/26/2019
As Originally Published on coingeek.com Steve Kaaru The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), officially known as the Union in Germany, have released a paper that pushes for the adoption of blockchain technology. The paper also proposed…

Swiss central bank asked to issue stock exchange digital currency

6/26/2019
As Originally Published on swissinfo.ch By Matthew Allen The Swiss stock exchange wants the country’s central bank to issue a form of cryptocurrency to settle payments on its new digital securities trading platform. If the Swiss National Bank (SNB) agrees, it…

Securitize DS Token Protocol goes Open Source

6/26/2019
As Originally Published on securities.io By David Hamilton The security token issuance platform, Securitize raised eyebrows amongst the cryptocommunity this week after releasing its DS Token code to the public. The move goes along with the crypto sectors long-held stance of open-source projects.…

Velocity Ledger to Utilize Security Suite through HCL Cyber Group

6/24/2019
As Originally Published on securities.io By Joshua Stoner Service Provider Eyeing the future launch of their token issuance platform, and digital asset exchange, Velocity Ledger has recently sought out, and decided on, a security services providers. To meet their diverse set…

Smartlands Platform Brings Security Tokens To The European Crowdfunding Network (ECN)

6/24/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io As of June 19th 2019, UK-based security token platform Smartlands has officially joined the European Crowdfunding Network (ECN). Smartlands will look to leverage the partnership to advocate for new methods of crowdfunding across Europe. Smartlands Joining the European Crowdfunding…

Four Security Token Predictions For 2020

6/21/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io Recently, Matt Dibb of STORating.com wrote about his four ‘outrageous’ predictions for the security token space for 2020. Here’s a recap of his thoughts and whether or not they’re feasible. The security token market is expected to grow significantly…

Japan: Securitize, Local Advocacy Group Partner to Promote Digital Securities Adoption

6/21/2019
As Originally Published on cointelegraph.com By Marie Huillet Securitize — a compliance platform and protocol for token issuers backed by United Statescrypto exchange Coinbase — is partnering with the Japan Security Token Association (JSTA) to promote the creation of a security token…

Security Tokens Will Be the ‘Killer App’ of Cryptocurrency, Overstock CEO Says

6/20/2019
As Originally Posted on fortune.com By JEFF JOHN ROBERTS Bitcoin has been around for more than a decade, yet the question still persists: “What’s the purpose of cryptocurrency?” Even though people have bought and sold billions of dollars of the stuff,…

Explainer: Initial exchange offerings flourish in crypto market

6/20/2019
As Originally Published on reuters.com Initial exchange offerings (IEOs) are currently the most popular fundraising trend in the cryptocurrency industry, which has seen poster child bitcoin surge more than 150% in 2019. As the name suggests, initial exchange offerings are…

EIB, Euroclear, Banco Santander & EY developing blockchain solution

6/20/2019
As Originally Published on euroclear.com European Investment Bank (EIB), Euroclear, Banco Santander, and EY have worked together on an end-to-end blockchain solution for the issuance and settlement of European Commercial Paper (ECP). The proposed blockchain solution will reduce time-consuming bilateral…

PwC launches solution supporting audit of cryptocurrency

6/19/2019
Leading the way in providing assurance services to clients engaging in cryptocurrency activities. PwC is pleased to announce an important addition to our existing "Halo" suite of auditing tools that we can use to provide assurance services for entities engaging…

Facebook Reveals Cryptocurrency Plans For Two New Revenue Streams

6/18/2019
As Originally Published on forbes.com Michael del Castillo Believe it or not, Facebook will be the company that brings cryptocurrency to the masses. Today the social network giant published detailed plans for a cryptocurrency called libra, backed by currencies from…

JSTA and Securitize collaborate on digital securities in Japan

6/18/2019
As Originally Published on finextra.com The Japan Security Token Association (JSTA), a Japanese organization focused on advocating for a compliant Digital Securities industry, and Securitize, which delivers trusted global solutions for compliant digital securities including issuance and lifecycle management, are…

Tokeny CEO Luc Falempin Outlines The “Three Missing Bricks” Of The Security Token Ecosystem

6/16/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io The nascent security token industry has a significant amount of potential, but needs continued development in order to actualize that potential. Luc Falempin, the CEO of asset tokenization platform Tokeny, recently identified three elements that he believes…

MintHealth to Host Digital Security Offering Through KoreConX

6/16/2019
As Originally Posted on securities.io By Joshua Stoner Protocol of Choice MintHealth, a unique health-based platform, has announced new details regarding their upcoming digital securities offering. This young company has chosen to utilize the services of KoreConX throughout the token…

Meet the 19-Year-Old Unifying the Security Token Industry

6/14/2019
As Originally Published on forbes.com Ilker Koksal Fragmented, immature, disorienting: These are some of the ways industry professionals describe the Security Token industry. Security Tokens are a widely misunderstood concept, even among industry participants. For some, Security Tokens are an…

Reuters, Bloomberg Terminals, TradingView Add AI-Powered Crypto Index for Top 100 Coins

6/13/2019
As Originally Published on cointelegraph.com By Marie Huillet The half a million traditional traders that use the Reuters and Bloomberg financial terminals will now have access to an index for the 100 strongest-performing cryptocurrencies and tokens. The terminals’ support of…

Global Healthcare Platform MintHeath Partners With KoreConX to Use Digital Securities Protocol

6/12/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By Samantha Hurst KoreConX announced on Wednesday that MintHealth, a global health platform, has chosen the KoreProtocol as its official protocol to be used in its Digital Securities Offering. According to KoreConX, MintHealth is a global,…

Security Tokens vs Tokenized Securities – Thought Leaders

6/11/2019
As Originally Published on securities.io By Constantin Kogan Since crypto is a growing industry, there still are a lot of words and concepts that are unclear to a large audience. In fact, many users struggle due to the presence of…

Best Security Token Trading Platforms, Rated and Reviewed

6/11/2019
As Originally Published on bitcoinmarketjournal.com by Alex Lielacher Security tokens are becoming a popular new alternative funding method for startups and SMEs that want to leverage blockchain technology and tokenization to raise capital. Because security tokens represent a regulatory-compliant way of…

Coinbase Custody Adds Support for Digital Security ‘BCAP

6/10/2019
As Originally Published on securities.io By Joshua Stoner BCAP Support In a move important to the world of digital securities, Coinbase has just announced the immediate support for BCAP tokens on Coinbase custody. This means that investors now have a reliable service to not…

OpenLTV To Launch Security Token Offering (STO) Featuring Tokenized Debt In Summer 2019

6/9/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io OpenLTV has announced an upcoming Security Token Offering (STO), which is scheduled to commence in the summer of 2019. The offering will feature tokenized real estate debt powered by the Ethereum blockchain. OpenLTV’s Security Token Offering (STO)…

Pre-order payment app Zapaygo to partner with Vertalo for digital asset management

6/8/2019
As Originally Published on banklesstimes.com Coming up with a good idea is one thing, but funding it and getting it to market is another. Zapaygo, a pre-order payment application that lets consumers jump food and beverage lines, chose the digital…

Securities Commission Malaysia Approves Three Digital Asset Exchanges

6/8/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By JD Alois The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has approved three digital asset exchanges as “Recognized Market Operators” (RMOs) to establish and operate digital asset exchanges (DAX) in Malaysia. Malaysia is known for its support of Fintech…

Srdjan Mahmutovich, Founder of Kriptomat – Interview Series

6/7/2019
As Originally Published on securities.io By Antoine Tardif Srdjan Mahmutovich is a tech enthusiast and the founder of Kriptomat an exchange that is fundraising by offering a security token. Previously, he has built a successful B2B digital marketing agency with 40 employees and…

Coinbase Custody Supports Blockchain Capital’s BCAP Security Token

6/7/2019
As Originally Published on coinspeaker.com BY JANIS RIJNIEKS Coinbase Custody announced that they will be supporting Blockchain Capital (BCAP) deposits and withdrawals. Blockchain Capital’s native token BCAP is one of the very first security tokens for which they conducted an STO…

Bletchley Park Invests In Forthcoming London-Based Digital Securities Exchange Archax

6/6/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io 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…

Private equity securities are the top use-case for security tokens, but lack of secondary market is a big investment obstacle, research shows

6/6/2019
As Originally Published on theblockcrypto.com Although private equity securities are believed to be the top application for security tokens, 64% of global blockchain and fintech executives surveyed by Greenwich Associates say the lack of secondary market poses the biggest obstacle…

SEC Sues Kik Over Illegal Security Token Kin, The Outcome Could Change Crypto Forever

6/5/2019
As Originally Published on newsbtc.com Rick D. As expected, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has sued Kik Interactive Inc. The regulatory body alleges that the social messaging firm turned crypto company broke securities laws when it held its…

Reports Says Security Tokens are the Future But Needs a Well Defined Regulatory Framework

6/5/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By JD Alois This falls under the category of recently discovered as this report by Deloitte Luxembourg was released several months ago. But while much of what the authors have to say will come as accepted gospel to…

Russia Security Token Blockchain Launching in Switzerland

6/4/2019
As Originally Published on businessblockchainhq.com By David Akilo Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) will be launching the highly anticipated Russia security token blockchain next month. This project is known as D3ledger (Decentralized Digital Depository) and has been in the works since 2017. However, the Moscow Exchange’s…

SWARM Security Token Issuance Platform Goes Live

6/4/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io 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.…

Boston Security Token Exchange: tZero Partner BOX Exchange Files Proposed Rule Change as it Pushes to Trade Digital Assets

6/3/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By JD Alois Last week, the BOX Exchange filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). BOX has partnered with tZero to trade digital assets, or security tokens, in a new entity called the Boston Security…

A Problem with Crypto-Assets that are Securities: They Can be Plastic in Nature

6/3/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By JD Alois Last week, Crowdfund Insider reported on the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation pertaining to “crypto asset trading platforms” or “CTPs.” As part of the consultation, IOSCO presented a series of issues and risks…

Tokenizing $24T By 2027: Are STOs The “Next Big Thing?”

6/2/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io 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…

Tokenization, Explained

6/2/2019
As Originally Published on cointelegraph.com Stephen O'Neal 1. What is tokenization? Tokenization is the process of turning things into digital assets. Assume you have a farm that is worth $1 million. It has a big barn, cows, rabbits, a hedgehog…

BSTX Files Rulebook With The SEC To Become First Regulated Exchange In The U.S.

6/1/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io Boston Security Token Exchange (BSTX) has just filed with the SEC a proposed rulebook. BOX Exchange LLC, the parent firm, is already a national securities exchange registered with the SEC under section 6 of the Securities Exchange…

Blockstack Mulling Over Possibly Issuing Security Token Under Reg A+

6/1/2019
As Originally Posted on tokenist.io In an email distributed recently, Blockstack said it is considering having their own STO. The STO would fall under the Reg A+ security exemption. Last month, the Blockstack Token LLC filed a Form 1-A. However,…

SEC, crypto insiders sit down to discuss digital assets

5/31/2019
As Originally Published on coingeek.com Erik Gibbs The United States is losing the technology race wars. As the federal government, and individual components therein, continue to drag their feet on policies related to blockchains and cryptocurrencies, more entities are being…

Blockchain Credit Partners (BCP) Launches World’s First Tokenized High-Yield Private Credit Fund

5/31/2019
As Originally Posted on venturebeat.com The BCP High-Yield Fund is backed by US Assets, Provides Quarterly Payments, and is endorsed by The Institute for Blockchain Innovation (IBI) and Blockchain, Fintech & Financial Services Leaders Blockchain Credit Partners (BCP), www.BlockchainCreditPartners.com, announced today…

BSTX Files Rulebook for the First Regulated Security Token Exchange

5/30/2019
As Originally Published on finance.yahoo.com On May 30, 2019, Boston Security Token Exchange LLC ("BSTX") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") the proposed rulebook for the first regulated security token exchange. BOX Exchange LLC ("BOX Exchange"), a national securities…

Hollywood Producer Raises $100 Million for Media-Focused Security Token

5/30/2019
As Originally Published on coindesk.com Yogita Khatri Proxima Media, a firm founded by film producer Ryan Kavanaugh, has raised $100 million for a token that allows investment in media content. The new token, called Proxicoin, received the notable backing from…

A New Standard For The Issuance Of Private Securities Is Emerging Within The Capital Markets

5/29/2019
by The Fintech Times On May 16th 2019 a community of the London-based investors, financial intermediaries and private companies gathered in Thomson Reuters building for the “Investments in Tokenised Securities” event held by HighCastle, the UK blockchain-based share registrar and investment marketplace,…

Is Germany’s First Regulated STO a False Start or Starting Gun?

5/29/2019
As Originally Published on bitcoinist.com CHRISTINA COMBEN The Rundown Bitbond Launches First Regulator-Approved STO in Germany Why This Is the Starting Gun for STOs Why This Is Another False Start Is There Any Hope for STOs in the U.S.? Small…

Omega Securities aims to bring crypto trading to retail investors

5/28/2019
As Originally Published on investmentexecutive.com Firm seeks approval from OSC on regulated market for digital assets By: James Langton Retail investors would be able to trade digital assets, such as Bitcoin and other crypto assets, much like traditional securities under…

The digital future

5/28/2019
As Originally Published on securitieslendingtimes.com Walter Kraushaar of Comyno provides an outlook on the digital future of securities finance using distributed ledger technology The securities finance market historically has been competing over products and personal relationships. For decades IT was…

D3ledger to Launch in June with Support for Security Tokens

5/27/2019
As Originally Published on securities.io By Joshua Stoner Calling Switzerland Home The NSD has finally found a home for their D3ledger platform – Switzerland. This comes over 2 years after the project was launched. Artem Duvanov, Head of Innovation, and…

Tachyon Burst: LawCoin Is Bringing Security Tokens To Court

5/26/2019
As Originally Published on cryptobriefing.com By Andrew Ancheta If you’ve ever had the bad luck of getting sued, you probably understand why there are so many jokes about lawyers. Between court fees and litigation costs, you’re lucky if you leave the…

Cryptocurrency Exchange Bithumb Speeds Up Development In STOs

5/25/2019
As Originally Published on the tokenist.io Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has just announced a new partnership which it believes will speed up its STO platform development. It signed an MOU with Standard & Consensus, a rating service for blockchain, and…

Blockstream CSO Samson Mow’s Firm to Launch Security Token for New Sci-Fi Game

5/25/2019
As Originally Published on cryptoglobe.com Omar Faridi Samson Mow, the CEO of Pixelmatic, a Shanghai-based video game development firm, and the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Blockstream, a leading blockchain and cryptoasset company, is planning to launch a security token…

World’s Fifth-Largest Electrical Company Is Using an Ethereum Dapp

5/24/2019
As Originally Published by coindesk.com Alyssa Hertig One of the world’s largest electrical companies is teaming up with ethereum app iExec on a new test. EDF, the fifth largest electrical utility company with a $33 billion market cap, has launched…

Security Token Offerings Explained with Blueshare – World’s First and Only Hybrid STO

5/23/2019
As Originally Published on newsbtc.com In a recent interview, Dr. Zlatin Sarastov – CFO of the Swiss tokenized shares platform Blueshare, explained the concept of regulated security tokens, their importance and how Blueshare is utilizing this concept to devise a revolutionary…

Timeless Luxury Group Switches to Security Token Offering for Its High-End Vacation Business

5/23/2019
As Originally Published on cryptoglobe.com Security tokens have been proposed for some time now as an alternative to raising money in capital markets via shares or bonds. Timeless Luxury Group, which last month began its own security token offering , is proof…

Russia’s Central Depository to Launch Security Token Blockchain Next Month

5/22/2019
As Originally Published on finance.yahoo.com Ian Allison Russia’s National Settlement Depository (NSD) plans to launch its long-awaited digital asset ledger next month – 5,000 kilometers away from the institution’s Moscow headquarters. Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, the Moscow Exchange Group subsidiary…

TokenOro to Offer Security Tokens backed by Gold and Mining Operations

5/22/2019
As Originally Published on securities.io By Joshua Stoner Gold Goes Digital TokenORO has gone live with their token offering. This event, which is aimed towards changing the way small miners raise capital, will see the sale and distribution of security tokens…

Blockstream Announces Imminent Launch of Securities Platform on the “Liquid” Bitcoin Sidechain

5/22/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By Cali Haan Blockstream, builder of Bitcoin satellites and financial contributor to Bitcoin Core, the project committing the majority of support for Bitcoin, announced at Consensus last week that it is launching a digital securities platform…

Microsoft Launches Decentralized Identity Tool on Bitcoin Blockchain

5/21/2019
As Originally Published on coindesk.com Leigh Cuen Microsoft is launching the first decentralized infrastructure implementation by a major tech company that is built directly on the bitcoin blockchain. The open source project, called Ion, deals with the underlying mechanics of how…

The Three Pillars Of Security Token Adoption

5/21/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io In his new piece titled Blockchains, Networks, Protocols or Fantasies in Security Tokens: Part I, analyst Jesus Rodriguez outlines three fundamental approaches the security token industry needs moving forward. In the long-term, the space will need to…

Lincoln Financial Network Offers New Digital Lending Solution Through Goldman Sachs Private Bank Select

5/21/2019
As Originally Published on finance.yahoo.com Lincoln Financial Network (LFN), the retail wealth management affiliate of Lincoln Financial Group (LNC), today announced a new agreement with Goldman Sachs Private Bank Select® (GS Select™) to offer its securities-based lending solution to LFN advisors…

BlockSafe Technologies Launches Ambassador Program to Bolster Crypto Wallet Security

5/21/2019
EDISON, N.J., May 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlockSafe Technologies, Inc., the company securing the blockchain ecosystem, today announced the launch of its Ambassador Program, an initiative to generate awareness around crypto wallet security and the company’s CryptoDefender™ offering. Ambassadors, including cryptosecurity…

Worldwide Acceptance of Digital Securities Grows While tribeOS Sees Exempt Exchanges as Next Big Move

5/16/2019
As Originally Published on martechseries.com Ad Tech Startup CEO Matt Gallant Calls Out Industry “Crypto Cowboys” For digital securities to successfully navigate the waters of global finance, new territory is charted daily. And yet, a Titanic-sized obstacle remains: the widespread…

Blockstream Announces Security Token Platform Launch

5/16/2019
As Originally Published on bitnewstoday.com Blockstream, a company well-known as a blockchain infrastructure firm, has recently announced the launch of the new Liquid Securities platform. Reportedly, the company has already gained the support of four partners, including BnkToTheFuture investment platform,…

Openfinance To Become First Digital Security Platform To Allow U.S. Investors to Trade Third-Party Digital Assets on Secondary Market

5/16/2019
As Originally Published on venturebeat.com Openfinance, the first U.S. regulated platform for the secondary market trading of digital alternative assets, announced today that it will become the first and only digital security trading platform to open trading of third-party digital…

What Are Asset-Backed Tokens and Why Do They Matter?

5/15/2019
As Originally Published on insidermonkey.com Bitcoin, which came out more than ten years ago, is the first use case of blockchain. However, as of today, blockchain’s list of use cases is not capped at cryptocurrencies, as many features have been…

Blockstream Launches Security Token Platform on Bitcoin Sidechain

5/15/2019
As Originally Published on coindesk.com Alyssa Hertig Bitcoin startup Blockstream is launching a platform that lets users launch their own tokens by utilizing its bitcoin sidechain, Liquid. Launched at CoinDesk’s Consensus conference 2019, the Liquid Securities platform is the first…

Worldwide Acceptance of Digital Securities Grows While tribeOS Sees Exempt Exchanges as Next Big Move

5/15/2019
As Originally Published on finance.yahoo.com Ad Tech Startup CEO Matt Gallant Calls Out Industry "Crypto Cowboys" HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- For digital securities to successfully navigate the waters of global finance, new territory is charted daily. And yet, a Titanic-sized…

Security Tokens More Like Stocks Than You Realize?

5/14/2019
As Originally Published on valuewalk.com by Mariam Rusishvili Cryptocurrencies may not be your favorite asset, but you’ve definitely heard of them. It often gets very confusing as to what these coins actually are, how they operate, and how can people produce…

Fabric Token Provides the Tools and a User-Friendly Interface to Make Implementing Blockchain More Cost-Effective

5/14/2019
As Originally Published on cardrates.com By: Matt Walker In a Nutshell: The founders of the Fabric Token ecosystem were inspired when they noticed a number of potential stumbling blocks that companies were encountering with blockchain technology. The company created TokenGen to allow any…

Australian Advisory Firm to Launch $250 Mln Digital Securities Offering for Mining Sector

5/14/2019
As Originally Published on cointelegraph.com By Marie Huillet Major Australian capital advisory firm PCF Capital Group has chosen permissioned blockchainecosystem KoreConX for a $250 million digital securities offering. The news was revealed in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on May…

Security Token Academy Launches New Video Series Highlighting Companies in the Security Token Industry

5/13/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By Samantha Hurst The Security Token Academy (STA) announced last week it has unveiled a new video series that highlights the companies that are pioneering the security token industry. According to the STA, the videos feature a dozen…

Cardano Founder Partners With Polymath To Build A Compliant Securities Blockchain

5/13/2019
As Originally Posted on forbes.com Rachel Wolfson Polymath, the leading security token platform, has announced today at Consensus 2019 that they will build “Polymesh,” the world’s first security token blockchain. Charles Hoskinson, co-founder of Ethereum and Founder of Cardano, will…

Securitize is open sourcing its core protocol to boost security token issuance

5/13/2019
As Originally Published on theblockcrypto.com Compliance-tech and security-token management firm Securitize is making a key part of its tech public by open-sourcing its Digital Securities (DS) Protocol, the firm has told The Block. The protocol is the firm's core compliance platform which…

Cryptocurrency bubbles will disappear as security tokens go mainstream, says Vinny Lingham

5/12/2019
As Originally Published on ambcrypto.com By Aakash Athawasya The oft-touted claim by traditionalists to ridicule cryptocurrency proponents is that Bitcoin [BTC] and all virtual currencies are merely a bubble. The December 2017 surge, its subsequent fall, and the long crypto-winter…

SEC Commissioner implores the Agency to provide regulatory clarity for cryptocurrency

5/12/2019
As Originally Published on cryptoslate.com Mitchell Moos SEC commissioner Hester Peirce—the highest position in the agency second to the chairman—implored the Commission to provide regulatory clarity to the crypto industry. At the Securities Enforcement Forum in Palo Alto, California, Peirce urged the Securities…

What is an STO (Security Token Offering) & 10 Reasons Why It Will Have a Massive Impact

5/11/2019
As Originally Published on ccn.com Sam Bourgi The world of startup financing took a major turn in 2017 as initial coin offerings (ICOs) burst onto the scene. In 2017 and 2018, more than $14 billion flowed into blockchain projects as…

How Security Tokens Can Prevent an Impending Financial Crisis

5/11/2019
As Originally Published on cointelegraph.com Many economists argue that the root causes of the 2008 global financial crisis have yet to be addressed comprehensively, or that measures taken have been exhausted, such as the extent to which quantitative easing was…

Polymath CPO: Security Tokens Are Even Better Than You Think

5/10/2019
As Originally Published on cryptobriefing.com It's not just a digital version of paper equity. By Paddy Baker Security tokens make more sense than utility tokens, according to the latest wisdom among crypto investors. Sure, there are some conceptual gymnastics, but the…

RealT to Tokenize Detroit Real Estate

5/10/2019
As Originally Published on securities.io By Joshua Stoner Revamped Detroit Detroit has long been a city mired in a state of dismay. It would appear that fortunes have a cyclical nature, however. A city that was once a bustling metropolis…

Vertalo Partners with Digital Securities Platform seriesOne

5/10/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By JD Alois Cap table and investor management platform Vertalo has formed a partnership with digital securities platform seriesOne. Vertalo provides an on-chain investor on-boarding and cap table solution designed for broker-dealers seeking to offer digital asset solutions to…

French Giant SocGen Chose Ethereum for its Digital Token Experiment

5/9/2019
As Originally Published on cryptonews.com By Sead Fadilpašić Major traditional financial companies are quietly experimenting with digital tokens. This time, it's French giant Societe Generale Group (SocGen.) In April, Societe Generale SFH, a subsidiary of SocGen, sold EUR 100 million, or USD 112…

When Does A “Digital Asset” Qualify As A Security? A Deeper Dive Into Recent SEC Guidance.

5/9/2019
As Originally Published on crowdfundinsider.com By Anthony Zeoli Here’s a question for all of you. Between coins, tokens, stamps, tickets, vouchers, and chips, which of these qualifies as a “security” under U.S. Securities laws? It’s actually a trick question, they all do!…

Timeless Luxury Group goes the extra mile with regulation for its security token

5/9/2019
As Originally Published on cryptonewsreview.com CNR Staff Swiss company Timeless Luxury Group, which specializes in luxury holiday villas, resorts, has announced its taking a new approach to regulation for its recently launched digital security offering (or DSO). It’s working with two…

New Security Token Exchange ‘XCrypt’ To Hold IEO

5/8/2019
As Originally Published on thetokenist.io xCrypt is gearing up for their token sale on the 24th of May. The platform will be holding an Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) to fund their platform. xCrypt has said it intends to be a…

Amended Securities Act Paves Way For STOs in Thailand

5/8/2019
As Originally Published on coinlaw.io by Maciek Klimowicz An amendment to Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Act of 2019 has introduced blockchain-based digital securities into the market. Under the act amended by Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the coverage scope for…

Swiss Stock Exchange SIX To Launch Digital Offering Service And Tokenize Existing Securities By 2021

5/7/2019
As Originally Published on the tokenist.io According to a recent interview with SIX top executive Thomas Zeeb, SIX is planning to launch an Initial Digital Offering (IDO) service, and potentially tokenize all existing securities. The IDO, says Zeeb, “needs to fulfill similar…

The Future of Fidelity Bitcoin Trading and Digital Asset Services is Near

5/7/2019
As Originally Published on medium.com The crypto winter might turn into the digital assets thaw Michael K. Spencer According to Fidelity, institutional investments are likely to increase over next 5 years. These same institutional investors are eyeing crypto, called digital assets…

Fidelity to trade crypto for institutional clients “within a few weeks”

5/6/2019
As Originally Published on theblockcrypto.com MAY 6, 2019, 5:41AM EDT Fidelity, the massive Wall Street brokerage firm, is gearing up to trade crypto on behalf of its large institutional clients "within a few weeks," according to a report by Bloomberg. Readers…

Startups look more favorably on issuing securities as regulators continue scrutinizing ICOs

5/6/2019
As Originally Published on theblockcrypto.com Startups are moving away from initial coin offering issuances in favor of regulated offerings, Financial Times reports. ICOs have been under hard scrutiny in Asia; China and Hong Kong have banned ICOs. Although early on…

World’s First Regulated Tokenized Securities Exchange Currency.com Launches to the Public

5/6/2019
As Originally Published on coinspeaker.com Currency.com, a Belarus-based tokenized exchange, has announced that it would launch its main service. The company started beta in January and now the platform is ready for launch. As SEC finally released its long-awaited guidance on…

Breaking down the Forbes Blockchain 50

5/5/2019
BLOCKDATA Last week, Forbes published its Blockchain 50 list, made up of the world’s* biggest companies that are actively working with blockchain technology. Included in the list are a handful of blockchain startups themselves, each with minimum valuations and/or sales…

Smart Contracts Drive Digital Security Creation

5/3/2019
As Originally Published on marketsmedia.com Blockchain maturity has passed a significant milestone as Amazon Web Services puts its managed blockchain service into production this week. The addition of distributed ledgers to one of the largest infrastructure-as-a-service provider’s product portfolios will…

80 Firms Including MasterCard, Coinbase Spent $42 Mln Lobbying Crypto, Fintech Issues in Q1

5/2/2019
As Originally Published on cointelegraph.com By William Suberg Around 40 entities lobbied for bitcoin (BTC) and blockchain-related causes in the United States in Q1 2019, political news site Roll Call reported on April 30. Citing data from the Federal Electoral Commission, the publication stated that…

22% of Institutional Investors Have Some Digital Asset Exposure: Fidelity

5/2/2019
As Originally Published on coindesk.com Daniel Palmer Institutional investors are increasingly open to finding a place for digital assets in their portfolios, suggests new research. A survey conducted by Fidelity Investments and published Thursday found that, already, around 22 percent of…

London Stock Exchange CEO hints at how the 300-year-old trading venue could use blockchain

5/2/2019
As Originally Published on cnbc.com Ryan Browne @RYAN_BROWNE_ London’s more than 300-year-old stock exchange is one of the oldest in the world. Fast forward to the digital age, and it’s thinking about how it can deploy new technologies like the blockchain.…

Cryptocurrency Security Threats Are Keeping The Market Down

5/1/2019
As Originally Published on bitcoinist.com From the start, Bitcoin has been seen as something of a ‘behind closed doors’ asset. With SilkRoad and other black market sites been heavily Bitcoin dependent, the image has not been good. While this has…

Capital Markets Guru Thomas Carter says, The Digital Remake of Capital Markets is Underway

5/1/2019
As Originally Published on finance.yahoo.com DALLAS, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 1, 2019 / Whether you call them smart securities, digital securities or security tokens the post-ICO, compliant approach to blockchain-based venture fundraising is poised to unlock trillions of dollars of…

Analysis of The Functional Applications of Blockchain Technology

4/30/2019
As Originally Published on altcoinbuzz.io What are the different industries/ segments which are disrupted by Blockchain? What are the Top Projects in the area? What are the analyzed trends? By Ani I have analyzed the Top 100 Projects by Market…

Digital Asset Summit 2019 Promises Incredible Speakers

4/30/2019
As Originally Published on finance.yahoo.com New York, NY, April 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Hosted by PCG Advisory Group, DigitalSecurities.com announces the release of its latest video interview with BlockWorks Co-founder, Mike Ippolito. Known for his outstanding…

Blockchain Goes To Work At Walmart, IBM, Amazon, JPMorgan, Cargill and 45 Other Enterprises

4/17/2019
As originally publishe on: forbes.com On the Jersey side of the Hudson River just across from Manhattan’s Financial District, there is a glass-and-steel office tower designed in a severe International Style aesthetic. “DTCC” is emblazoned across the top, but few…

Gibraltar Stock Exchange Now Allows Listing of Tokenized Securities

4/10/2019
As originally published on: coindesk.com The Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX) is now allowing financial firms to list blockchain-based securities on its GSX Global Market platform. The exchange announced the news on Tuesday, saying that its existing regulatory permissions granted by…

Security Tokens Could Dwarf the Cryptocurrency Market

4/8/2019
PCG’s Jeff Ramson comments on Bitcoin’s growing acceptance as a store of value… As originally publsihed on: investingnews.com Top digital currency Bitcoin increased in value by 9.7 percent in the first quarter of 2019, ending the period at US$4,119.04. The upward…

Facebook will Accelerate Blockchain Adoption

4/5/2019
Facebook is hiring employees for Blockchain initiative Michael K. Spencer The future of blockchain is still mysterious, there’s simply so much going on. Don’t let the blockchain hype fool you, we’re still in very early days where mainstream adoption…

Statement on “Framework for ‘Investment Contract’ Analysis of Digital Assets”

4/4/2019
Bill Hinman, Director of Division of Corporation Finance Valerie Szczepanik, Senior Advisor for Digital Assets and Innovation April 3, 2019 Blockchain and distributed ledger technology can catalyze a wide range of innovation. We have seen these technologies used to create…

SEC Issues First ‘No-Action’ Letter Clearing ICO to Sell Tokens in US

4/3/2019
As originally published on: coindesk.com The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a “no-action” letter to TurnKey Jet, Inc., agreeing that tokens used by the business-travel startup are not securities. The regulatory stamp of approval is contingent upon…

Globex Welcomes New Marketing Manager Preceding the Formal Launch of its Blockchain Software Solutions for Digital Securities Issuers

4/2/2019
NEW YORK, April 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Horizon Globex US, LLC (Globex), a SaaS business specializing in the development of proprietary blockchain software solutions that address the full life cycle of a Digital Securities Offering (DSO),…

STOs the Myths and what they are not…

3/28/2019
As originally published on medium.com Why do so many people believe an STO (Security Token Offering) is the continuation of the ICO market? Why STOs are unrelated to ICOs…. Look it is obvious when you think about it, Initial Coin…

Why Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT’s) Have Unrealized Potential

3/27/2019
Most people familiar with cryptocurrencies know the names Bitcoin and Ethereum. These are two iconic tokens that have come to represent the entire cryptocurrency space to the public, but that is a very limited view. The cryptocurrency space is huge…

Digital Securities: Public or Private?

3/26/2019
Many companies have walked into our offices looking for assistance with their ICO’s, STO’s and other Reg D offerings. While we of course discuss all of the supportive advisory services we can provide, things always boil down to one thing…

Tokenizing with Non-Fungible Tokens

3/25/2019
This is a follow-up piece to an overview of Non-Fungible tokens (NTF). If you are not familiar with NFT’s, give that article a read first. The Early Stages of NTF’s Non-Fungible Tokens first burst into the public through the blockchain-backed…

Marketing for Digital Securities

3/9/2019
2019 will be the year of the Digital Security. With the launch of the first regulated securities token exchange, many companies will rush towards tokenization of their assets instead of undertaking a traditional IPO. The “digital IPO” will integrate blockchain technology (i.e., cryptographically secure…

FIVE REASONS THE AVERAGE INVESTOR SHOULD CONSIDER SECURITY TOKENS

3/8/2019
Security tokens offer a new investment to risk-averse investors that are considering alternatives to the traditional stock, bond and mutual fund portfolios that tanked a decade ago. Some exposure to security tokens may offer a way forward. By Jeff Ramson…

5 Best Upcoming Cryptocurrencies to Watch in 2019

3/6/2019
Despite the fact that Bitcoin is the most popular cryptocurrency, there are many other digital assets that can be profitable in 2019 Contents OmiseGo VeChain ICON Enjin Coin AION How to choose the most promising cryptocurrency? Today, in the cryptocurrency…

As Bitcoin And Crypto Markets Lose Billions, One Coin Is Soaring

3/6/2019
Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies have lost some $5 billion over the last 48 hours as a long-running bitcoin sell-off again bears down on the market. But there is one bright spot of green in the now familiar sea of red: binance coin, the…

Newsflash: Litecoin Surges 10% Within Minutes – What’s Triggering the Crypto Rally?

3/6/2019
Within minutes, Litecoin (LTC), the fifth most valuable asset in the global crypto market, surged by 10 percent against the U.S. dollar. The sudden short-term rally of Litecoin was followed by the recovery of Bitcoin from around $3,700 to $3,868.…

Precision Finance: What It Could Mean For Financial Securities

3/6/2019
Digital securities (often referred to as security tokens) represent ownership of regulated financial products backed by equity, debt or equity/debt derivatives stored on a blockchain-based database system. Unlike the wild-west behavior found with initial coin offerings, digital securities apply the…

Vemanti Group Engages With Securitize And DSLG To Launch Digital Security Offering For eLoan, JSC

3/6/2019
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vemanti Group, Inc. (OTC PINK:VMNT), a technology-driven holding company, today announced that it has engaged with Securitize, Inc. (“Securitize”) and Digital Securities Law Group (“DSLG”) to launch a Digital Security Offering…

Blockchain, already disrupting the finance industry, sets its sights on electronic gaming

3/6/2019
Blockchain has its sights set on electronic gaming after disrupting the financial services industry and becoming a bedrock of the cryptocurrency movement. As gamers increasingly purchase digital avatars and tokens to customize their experience, a growing number of observers think blockchain technology…

Head Of European Securities And Markets Authority: It’s “Time To Deliver” On Digital Asset Regulation

3/6/2019
Chairman of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Steven Maijoor spoke at a Fintech conference in Brussels on February 26th 2019. His message was clear: it’s time for Europe to provide clear regulatory guidelines for digital assets— for the sake of both…

What is an Asset-Backed Token? A Complete Guide to Security Token Assets.

2/28/2019
As originally published on: medium.com Utility tokens have traditionally been the modus operandi for new blockchain company funding rounds, through the initial coin offering (ICO). But although utility tokens supposedly have value within the platform they operate on, they often lack a…

3 Bullish Signs For Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, EOS And Other Cryptocurrencies

2/27/2019
AS originally published on: forbes.com Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and EOS have all experienced a sudden rally in the last seven days. Bitcoin is up 9.84%, Ethereum is up 21.24%, Litecoin is up 23.13%, while EOS is up 35.72%--see Table…

Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly Green Lights Tokenized Securities

2/27/2019
As originally published on thetokenist.io Thailand’s National Legislative Assembly approved an amendment on the Securities and Exchange Act on February 8. The amended act allows for securities issuances and tokenized securities to be built on blockchain technology. A corresponding…

When Will We See The Emergence Of Digital Securities?

2/21/2019
As originally published on: forbes.com Tokenized securities, or a security token offerings (STOs), are one of the much-hyped advancements that could help drive blockchain adoption going forward. While cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin or XRP can be seen as “digital gold” or “digital money,”…

Will Security Token Offerings Be The Future Of Raising Money?

2/20/2019
As originally posted on: forbes.com This is the first of a two piece article series regarding Security Token Offerings (“STO"). This first explains why STOs are becoming increasingly popular. The second will explain how to properly perform an STO.…

About the Relationship Between Stablecoins and Security Tokens

2/19/2019
AS originally published on: medium.com by Jesus Rodriguez Crypto news last week were dominated by the headlines of J.P Morgan announcing the intentions to launch its own stablecoin dubbled “JPM Coin”. My initial reaction to the news were mixed.…

Digital Securities Take Another Step Toward Maturity

2/19/2019
As orginally published on: marketsmedia.com With the onslaught of initial coin offerings starting in the summer of 2017, custody of digital securities has gotten short shrift as many in the industry looked to the custody model for digital currencies…

Will 2019 be the Year of the Security Token? A Discussion with Juan Hernandez of OpenFinance Network

2/14/2019
The initial coin offering (ICO) industry has morphed into the security token offering (STO) industry. This sector shift is due largely to the recognition, alongside the many regulatory enforcement actions, that have compelled digital assets to become compliant within existing…

JP Morgan is rolling out the first US bank-backed cryptocurrency to transform payments business

2/14/2019
AS originally published on: cnbc.com Engineers at the lender have created the "JPM Coin," a digital token that will be used to instantly settle transactions between clients of its wholesale payments business. Only a tiny fraction of payments will…

Comments on the Launch of tZERO’s Landmark Digital Securities Trading Platform

2/12/2019
Provides overview of key efforts and events leading up to platform launch SALT LAKE CITY and NEW YORK, Feb. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Following the announcement on January 24, 2019 by tZERO Group, Inc., a global leader in…

‘Security Tokens Realised’ Event in London Draws Mature Fintech Crowd

2/7/2019
As originally published on: securities.io The inaugural edition of ”Security Tokens Realised, a two-day event that ran in London from January 23 – 24, brought together a diverse group of 300 attendees representing investors (60% of attendees were investors…

CityBlock to Host Digital Security Offering through SharesPost

2/6/2019
As originally published on: securities.io Digital Security Token Sale As expectations and excitement for the burgeoning digital securities sector continues to build, it is important for those building infrastructure to deliver. Today, SharesPost didn’t disappoint. CityBlock Capital announced they have…

Prepare Yourself! The Security Token Tsunami Is About To Hit

2/4/2019
As originally published on: medium.com My last piece on Security Tokens, “The Flippening Is Coming”, outlined the reasons why 2019 will see more issuance of Security Tokens than Utility Tokens. Since then, the Security Token future has come in…

What is a Security Token and Why Should You Care?

2/1/2019
The world of cryptocurrency has exploded into the public mind over the last few years, with names such as Bitcoin or Ethereum becoming synonymous with the idea of a gold rush. This led to an enormous amount of money…

The Rise Of Smart Securities And Private Blockchains

1/30/2019
As originbally published: forbes.com The offerings of digitized securities are expanding rapidly. In January, I attended Atomic Capital’s Digital Asset event, at which they announced a partnership with Agenus a Biotech company, offering a digital security around a drug…

IBM Blockchain Accelerator to help Digital Securities through acceptance of Securitize and IPwe

1/30/2019
AS originally published on: securities.io In a recent release, the University of Columbia and IBM have announced the acceptance of 10 companies within their Blockchain Accelerator Program. What is this program, and who are these companies? The IBM Incubator…

Agenus to Launch the First Asset-Backed Digital Security Offering in Healthcare

1/29/2019
- The Biotech Electronic Security Token (BEST) is designed to be an innovative and transformative way to finance drug development through increasing liquidity, minimizing dilution, and improving capital allocation- BEST democratizes financing through targeted investments for specific therapeutic drug…

Digital Assets V. Digital Securities: What’s The Difference?

1/28/2019
As Originally published on: thetokenist.io Mason Borda, CEO of TokenSoft, lays out the difference between these two categories in a blogpost published this week. The emergence of digital securities is a relatively recent phenomenon. In fact, it only really…

Tokenizing the World One Company at a Time

1/27/2019
As Originally published on: medium.com The Holy Grail for the financial industry is enabling access to capital for the more than five million small businesses that operate in the United States. Venture capital and banks only give money to a small…

Overstock’s tZERO Security Token Platform Begins Live Trading

1/25/2019
AS originally published on: Cointelegraph.com E-commerce giant Overstock.com’s cryptocurrency subsidiary tZERO announced that secondary trading of tZERO tokens is now live, according to a press release published Jan. 24. Per the release, accredited investors can trade the security tokens through a digital securities brokerage account at…

Sarasota blockchain company partners with medical cannabis distributor

1/25/2019
With blockchain technology on the rise, a Sarasota company has found a new use for it: tracking and monitoring the growing process of medicinal marijuana. LevelBlox, (OTCQB: LVBX), a Sarasota-based developer of enterprise blockchain platforms, announced it has signed…

ICOs 2.0: Security Tokens Set to Take Centre Stage

1/24/2019
Make way for the next generation of blockchain crowdfunding As originally published on: crowdfundinsider.com Alongside the rise of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) saw explosive growth in 2017, with more than 1,500 ICOs raising a combined…

Nasdaq Leads $20 Million Investment In Enterprise Blockchain Startup Symbiont

1/24/2019
As originally published on : forbes.com Nasdaq today made its largest investment in enterprise blockchain, leading a $20 million Series B in Symbiont, a startup working to bring new kinds of assets that are custodied by blockchain to mainstream…

Digital Securities Misconceptions: STOs Are Not Just Fancier ICOs

1/23/2019
ith the explosive growth that the Blockchain industry has consistently experienced, keeping up Is challenging, yet extremely important. At the same time, for the wide majority of investors, the true issues begin with figuring out who can be considered as a…

Digital Securities Platform Joins IBM Blockchain Accelerator Program

1/22/2019
Compliance platform for digital securities Securitize has joined the IBM Blockchain Accelerator program, Forbes reports on Jan. 21. According to Forbes, Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo said that the firm’s goal is to build a debt issuance platform using blockchain technology. Domingo said: “...we hope to…

2019: The Year Digital Securities Offerings Become the New ICOs

1/18/2019
Carlos Domingo is the founder and CEO of Securitize, an end-to-end platform for issuers seeking to tokenize assets. He is also the founder and crypto capitalist of SPiCE VC. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in…

Digital Securities Investment Firms Publish “State Of Smart Securities – 2019”

1/17/2019
Digital securities investment firms have just released a new report overviewing the tokenized security industry for 2019. The report outlines the evolution of capital formation, the basics of so-called “smart securities,” and the future of the industry. NovaBlock Capital, Ownera,…

Colorado Senators Introduce Legislation To Exempt Digital Tokens From Securities Laws

1/15/2019
Senators Stephen Fenberg (D.) and Jack Tate (R.) have filed a bipartisan bill called the “Colorado Digital Tokens Act.” If passed, the legislation would exempt cryptocurrencies and some digital tokens from existing securities law. It’s no secret that the…

Asia Blockchain And Crypto Association Announces The Launch Of CEZEX, Asia’s First Security Token Trading Platform

1/14/2019
It has been announced that trading platform CEZEX, a member of the Asia Blockchain and Crypto Association, will be the first licensed exchange for digital securities in Asia. The exchange will operate out of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority…

What I Learned from 30 Blockchain CEOs

1/11/2019
Candid perspectives on the industry’s past, present, and future When I reached out to over 30 CEOs running blockchain startups across the world, I wasn’t expecting anyone to respond. I wanted to ask them a few simple questions: What…

Security Token Trades on Regulated Platform in Market First

1/10/2019
A regulated alternative trading system (ATS) has facilitated a secondary trade of security tokens on a blockchain in a milestone for the development of this market. SharesPost, a registered broker-dealer, ATS and registered investment advisor, said Wednesday it had executed…

The Security Token Standard

1/9/2019
As originally published on: medium.com It is clear by now that crypto companies who seek capital are not going to use utility tokens to raise that capital—not if they would prefer to avoid the consequences of breaking securities laws…

Tesla Stock on a Blockchain Offers Hint of Where Crypto’s Headed

1/3/2019
A digital exchange opening next week will enable investors to trade in companies including Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Tesla Inc. outside of the U.S. even when the stock markets are closed. DX.Exchange, which has offices in Estonia and Israel,…