Security Tokens

Investments

Overstock’s Medici Acquires Stake in Blockchain Banking Startup

Medici Ventures, the blockchain investment arm of Overstock, has acquired a 5.1 percent equity stake in blockchain banking startup Bankorus.

Business  ·  12 March 2019
Regulation

German Finance Ministry Calls for Regulated Blockchain Securities Market

The German Ministry of Finance has recommended that the country recognize and regulate blockchain securities.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 March 2019
IPOs

New Security Token Exchange ABE Wants to Bring Back Small-Cap IPOs

A new security token trading venture is coming out of stealth mode with a novel strategy to help small U.S. companies go public at a lower cost.

Business  ·  6 March 2019
Markets

Polymath Tests Show Security Tokens Can Be Compliant on a DEX

Polymath says its tests showed security token trades on a decentralized exchange would only complete if authorized.

Tech  ·  27 February 2019
Brazil

Brazilian Bank Aims to Raise $15 Million Through Security Token Offering

Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual is planning to raise millions of dollars through the offering of a security token tied to property assets.

Business  ·  21 February 2019
Security Tokens

The Security Token Market Needs Better Lingo

“STO” was coined to distinguish a compliant token offering from ICOs, but the term fails to capture all the types of security tokens.

Markets  ·  9 February 2019
ConsenSys

Is ConsenSys Startup Token Foundry Dead or Doing Something Different?

Since losing its founder in August, sources say ICO platform Token Foundry is alive in name only.

Markets  ·  6 February 2019
Security Tokens

Security Tokens vs. Tokenized Securities: It’s More Than Semantics

Security tokens and tokenized securities are not the same thing – it's important that we recognize the difference, argues Noelle Acheson.

Business  ·  2 February 2019
Security Tokens

Glyph Partners With 3 Crypto Firms for Accredited-Investor Checks

With many decentralized-identity efforts facing adoption challenges, Glyph's first step – accredited-investor checks – is intentionally niche.

Policy & regulation  ·  30 January 2019
Exchanges

Overstock’s tZERO to Trade Tokens During Wall Street Hours Only

With tZERO now live, CEO Saum Noursalehi shares the firm's next steps in a new interview with CoinDesk.

Business  ·  28 January 2019
Security Tokens

Security Token Startup Polymath Locks up 75 Million Tokens

Polymath, a platform for launching security tokens, is flexing its treasury-management muscles by locking up 75 million of its own POLY tokens.

Markets  ·  25 January 2019
Exchanges

Overstock’s tZERO Token Platform Has Officially Opened for Trading

Overstock's tZERO officially went live Thursday, allowing customers to begin trading the company's security token. Other digital assets will be added in future.

Markets  ·  24 January 2019
Security Tokens

Jamaica Stock Exchange Plans to List Security Tokens

The Jamaica Stock Exchange is planning to list security tokens as past of an extended live pilot.

Business  ·  24 January 2019
Markets

Tokenized Securities: Curb Your Enthusiasm

Tokenized securities hold promise, but we shouldn't overlook how hard it is to spin up new markets.

Markets  ·  12 January 2019
Security Tokens

Overstock’s tZERO Begins Distributing Its Security Token to Investors

Investors who bought tZERO's security token in a sale last year are set to gain access to their holdings, the Overstock-backed trading platform said Thursday.

Markets  ·  11 January 2019