Security Tokens Weekly Digest #5 (10 – 16 Dec, 2018)

TE-Food Explains How Security Tokens Will Revolutionize Agriculture

In a recent publication, the team behind TE-FOOD illustrated the many advantages offered through securities tokenization. They claim the emerging industry will go on to change the current methods of fundraising in agriculture.
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Billion-Dollar Crypto Fund Says 25% of ICOs in its Fund Could be Securities

In a newsletter to clients sent on Thursday, Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead revealed that one in four initial coin offering (ICO) projects the firm has invested in could be considered as securities under U.S. regulations.
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OpenFinance Network First to Launch Security Token Trading

OpenFinance Network (OFN) is moving from beta to full trading functionality, becoming the first to launch a live, regulated security token trading platform in the United States. An experienced and trusted player in the alternative assets space since 2014, OFN developed its regulated and efficient trading platform to make security token trading more liquid and accessible.
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Security Token Platform TokenSoft Invests in SEC-Regulated Broker-Dealer

Security tokens platform TokenSoft Inc. has invested in a company that is purportedly a United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)-compliant broker-dealer, according to a press release published Dec. 13.
TokenSoft is a platform that provides a suite of technology and security products for the sale, issuance, and management of security tokens and other digital assets. Security tokens often promise investment returns and value appreciation, in addition to allowing holders to purchase goods and services.
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QuantmRE Plans Security Token Sale for Fractional Equity Interests in Single Family Homes

In partnership with Prime Trust, QuantmRE will issue a security token representing interests in owner-occupied, residential real estate assets in the US. According to a release, the funds raised will be invested into homes allowing homeowners to unlock equity in a peer to peer transaction. Prime Trust will custody the digital assets on behalf of the investor (no digital wallet necessary) as well as necessary AML/KYC compliance.
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Neufund Rakes in 2.6M Euro in Security Token Offering

Venture capitalists, angel investors, and individual contributors have backed the first stage of the Neufund security token offering (STO), helping the project raise 2.6 million euro to date. The STO was scheduled to run until December 16.

One of the first fully legalized European STOs, the Neufund token sale was open to larger investors, with the minimum contribution set at 100,000 euro. The backers include Udo Schloemer (FactoryBerlin founder and CEO), Chris Zippel (award-winning music producer and composer), and Dario Suter (movie producer and DCM founder and managing director). The sale also drew support from its existing investors, including Freigeist Capital and Atlantic Labs.
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