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China › STOs
China could soon open the doors to security token offerings (STOs)
A representative of the Bank of China affirmed that the country is preparing to allow security token offerings (STOs) within a strict regulatory framework.
Ethereum › U.S. › STOs
NBA star Spencer Dinwiddie in talks with NBA to securitize his talent and launch STO on Ethereum
Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie is creating a revenue-sharing platform allowing professional sports players to tokenize themselves as debt securities, starting with an offering of his own Ethereum-based “Professional Athlete Investment Tokens” (PAInT) as early as this week, ESPN reported.
STOs
Dominican company La Estancia offering a $75 million, real-estate backed STO
A young Caribbean-based company is offering foreign investors a chance to buy $75 million worth of tokenized real-estate assets.
Tezos › Partnerships
Tezos announces $1 billion STO deal with BTG Pactual and Dalma Capital
Latin American bank BTG Pactual and asset manager Dalma Capital announced that they will be using the Tezos blockchain to launch security token offerings (STOs).
San Francisco › Exchanges
Investors snap up Kraken stock in $10.2 million tokenized equity offering
Kraken, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, reached out to its customers via email offering them tokenized stock in the company.
Cardano › Altcoins
Charles Hoskinson of Cardano partners with Polymath to launch security token blockchain
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano and co-founder of Ethereum, is partnering with Polymath as the co-architect of “Polymesh”—a blockchain that aims to become “layer one” for security tokens, as first reported by Forbes contributor Rachel Wolfson at Consensus 2019.
Ethereum › France › Adoption
French Investment bank’s Ethereum based experiment brings crypto to a $2 trillion market
French lending giant Societe Generale has become the latest traditional financial company to experiment with digital tokens.
U.S. › Regulation
FinCEN issues guidance on privacy coins, LocalBitcoins sellers, prediction markets, and other crypto businesses
US regulatory agency FinCEN released new guidance on whether certain crypto businesses are regulated as money services businesses.
Regulation
Digital assets—why offshore?
The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets in recent years, combined with seemingly unlimited potential applications for blockchain and distributed ledger technologies across a range of industries, has led to an unprecedented period of innovation and the emergence of some of the most disruptive technologies in decades.
New York › Adoption
RealBlocks Aims to Tokenize Real Estate Investing with Ethereum, Raises $3.1 Million Seed Round
RealBlocks, a platform leveraging the Ethereum blockchain to tokenize equity in real estate, closed a $3.1 million seed round.
Malta › Guest Post
Security Tokens the Next Step for Regulated Crypto Exchanges
Once the institutional ‘smart money’ enters the market, we will see a liquidity pool difficult to imagine compared to the current market.
Thailand › STOs
Elevated Returns and Securitize Make a Security Token Push in Thailand
Elevated Returns, a pioneer of Trophy Real estate Tokenization, has recently announced a partnership with Securitize, a compliance platform, and protocol for issuing and managing digital securities on the blockchain.
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Interview
Why Rise is About to Let Anyone to Trade Crypto with its “Wall Street-Grade” Algorithms [INTERVIEW]
The zero-sum game that is trading has traditionally been a tough sell for retailers, who may seldom come out on top in their daily tug-of-war with the deep-pocketed institutions that wrap most markets around their fingers.
STOs
Investor Rights and Legal Risks Might Make STOs the Future of Funding
An exceptionally low success rate and a substantially high risk of scams are already making the much-hyped ICOs obsolete.
STOs
St. Regis Aspen Resort Raises $18 Million via Security Token Offering
Elevated Returns, a hospitality-focused asset management company, recently announced the closing of the Aspen Digital real estate token sale, which raised $18 million via Indiegogo.
New York › Adoption
Goldman Sachs-Backed Circle Acquires SeedInvest in Security Token Push
According to a blog on the Circle website, the Goldman Sachs-backed peer-to-peer payments technology company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SeedInvest, a leader in the equity crowdfunding industry and registered Broker-Dealer. With this acquisition, Circle is clearly entering the security token space.
Ethereum › New York › Adoption
New York’s $30 Million Housing Development Up for Grabs on Ethereum
When it comes to Wall Street, most would envisage the crypto securities market as a distant, but a multi-trillion-dollar blip on the horizon.
STOs
5 Things Investors Need to Know About Security Tokens
In 2017, Bitcoin prices went up by nearly 1,700 percent in a single calendar year.
Adoption
With the ICO Era Winding Down, New Era Emerges
ICOs have evolved from what they used to be.