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More than a handful of Token issuance companies, according to a Hong Kong government official, have expressed a strong interest in security token offerings. The government is dedicated to fostering the steady advancement of financial technology, including security token offerings.…
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Blockchain is seen as a fitting solution to the many inefficiencies afflicting the capital markets. As such, innovators are actively seeking to create a richer database where participants can refer to as a single source of truth, forcing change. Today,…
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Monaco, long known as a tax haven and a playground for billionaires, is close to becoming a digital currency hub after the government approved an ambitious security token project’s broader issuance plans on Thursday, reports CoinDesk. Social Governance on the…
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The Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC) has released guidelines for regulated security token offerings (STO) in the country. The news forms another milestone for the island-state in its drive towards expanding its emerging digital economy. Mauritius Supports Regulated Token Fundraising…
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Six among the leading securities companies in Japan including Monex, SBI Securities, and Rakuten Securities have officially established the Japan Security Token Offering Association. The announcement comes directly from Monex, October 1, 2019. The Japan STO Association Simply put, security…
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Overstock’s tZERO, a platform that claims to be focused on revolutionizing the capital markets with blockchain technology, has announced that TZROP, its preferred equity security tokens previously traded by only accredited investors, are now available for resale to non-accredited investors…
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The Seychelles stock exchange has announced plans to list a regulated security token, becoming the first national bourse to do so. Despite the hype surrounding tokenized securities and the talk of security token offerings (STOs) replacing initial coin offerings (ICOs),…
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Switzerland has joined the likes of Malta and Gibraltar to become the third country in the world to introduce security token regulations. As reported by Blueshare, on May 23, 2019, the laws are stringent, but they offer clarity on the issuance…
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Bithumb Global, a leading South Korean bitcoin trading platform and crypto exchange, has announced the launch of its global digital assets exchange service that will support multiple fiat currency trading pairs and a perpetual futures trading with up to 100x…
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WISeCoin, the distributed ledger technology (DLT) project of WISeKey, a Swiss-based cybersecurity firm that claims to be focused on protecting connected cars against cyber-attacks, has successfully raised $7 million through its pre-security token offering (STO) round, according to a press…
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If one is planning to launch an ICO or an STO to fund a startup, one of the seemingly unconnected factors that may affect the failure of success of the token sale is the country in which founders are basing…
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The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) said on March 27, 2019, that Envion AG’s ICO failed to follow the law when it took money from investors during its fundraising. A court in Zug has also opened bankruptcy proceedings against…
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According to March 21, 2019, public notice by the Beijing Internet Finance Industry Association, any participation in “solicited illegal financial activities” like initial coin offerings (ICOs), security token offerings (STOs) and initial exchange offerings (IEOs) could result in severe punishment.…
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In a series of predictions regarding the blockchain industry in 2019, Brock Pierce has stated that d’Apps will see greater success, security token offerings (STOs) will take over and gamers will drive crypto adoption, as reported by Forbes, March 12,…
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At a time when Security Token Offerings (STOs) are gradually gaining grounds in the cryptospace, with some observers predicting the new type of fundraiser will replace initial coin offerings (ICOs), deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has…
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Neufund, a platform that claims to enhance real-world assets with legally enforceable security tokens, has joined forces with Ledger, a France-based global manufacturer of hardware cryptocurrency wallets, to launch a highly secure blockchain platform to enable users to manage their…
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