Security Tokens Weekly Digest #6 (17 – 23 Dec, 2018)
TokenSoft, in partnership with Coinbase, will offer custody services for issuers of security tokens
Platform for launching security tokens TokenSoft announced the native integration of the broker-dealer TokenSoft Global Markets, which is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, with Coinbase Custody, the leading custodian platform for institutional clients from the US cryptocurrency company Coinbase.
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TradeCloud launches security tokens offering
TradeCloud Services Pte. Ltd. (TradeCloud) intends to attract up to $ 20 million in the first half of 2019 through the sale of security tokens, carried out through a Swiss subsidiary. STO will be one of the first of its kind in Switzerland and will comply with current financial market rules.
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TradeCloud STO details
Securrency, AX Trading Announce Security Token Issuance Partnership
Fintech company Securrency has joined forces with registered broker-dealer and Alternative Trading System (ATS) operator AX Trading, as announced in a press release this week. The strategic partnership will allow AX clients to conduct secure and regulatory-compliant digital security offerings (DSOs) through Securrency’s technology solution. The collaboration will also enable security tokens to eventually be listed and traded on the AX ATS, a regulated secondary market.
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Lawmakers look to change SEC’s 72-year-old securities definition to exclude cryptocurrencies
Congress may finally bring the cryptocurrency industry what it has been loudly calling for: regulatory clarity. Two congressmen are introducing a bill Thursday that would exclude digital currencies from the decades-old definition of a security. The legal definition might seem like an insignificant change, but it has become a heated issue for those in the industry who say the law is outdated for a digital asset class.
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Medici Ventures Completes $3.6 Million Securities Token Transfer Using The Ravencoin Blockchain
Medici Ventures, the leading blockchain accelerator and subsidiary of Overstock.com, Inc., has successfully conducted a digital securities token transfer representing its equity ownership in Chainstone Labs, a company focused on digital securities and decentralized asset management.
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Issuance, Prime Trust Partner to Speed-up Security Token Adoption
Issuance, a marketing platform operator focused on security tokens, announced on Thursday that it had partnered with Prime Trust, a blockchain-driven company offering custody, compliance, and financial services. According to the deal, the two companies will work together to support the growth of the digital security market.
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