June 13, 2025
Institutional investors are intrigued by crypto-native yields — from Ethereum staking to stablecoin farming — but wallets and DeFi frontends are sometimes still hard to access, and familiar entry points for conventional asset management systems are needed.”…
June 18, 2024
Gold and cryptocurrencies share several similarities that make them appealing to investors. Both are seen as stores of value: gold has been a symbol of wealth for centuries due to its rarity and cultural significance, while cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are valued for their limited supply and secure
December 7, 2023
Are Security Token Offerings regulated in the European Union? Yes they are! — Security Token Offerings (“STOs”) are”…
January 11, 2023
The proven track record and consistent growth of UK property values, which are forecasted to continue long-term, makes investment in UK property one of the best ways to provide long-term financial security as well as diversification to your investment portfolio, or even as a stand-alone investment i
January 5, 2023
According to a study by Arca and Coalition Greenwich, it is estimated that the tokenization industry, which involves the digital representation of traditional securities, will grow significantly in the next decade”…
July 8, 2022
Germany’s answer to the bear market! The German Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Ministry of Justice are joining forces to strengthen Germany’s position as a financial center and to fuel the appetite of investors to put money into the economy.”…
April 8, 2022
A Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or short SPAC, is initially an empty shell of a company with no operating business. This allows SPACs to conduct an IPO in a more cost- and time-efficient manner”…
March 1, 2022
We are in the midst of a shift away from a centralized Web 2.0, which is controlled by corporations and only gives users read and write permissions, to a decentralized shared and networked Web 3.0”…
January 17, 2022
For some time now, the development team around the Ethereum blockchain, the second largest cryptocurrency in the cosmos, has been planning to switch the consens process”…
January 14, 2022
In 2021, the total market capitalisation of cryptocurrencies has increased by over 250%, from US$780 billion at the beginning of the year to over”…
December 31, 2021
The beginning of the year was dominated by news about ESG concerns over the environmental footprint of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies”…
May 20, 2021
On 05.05.2021, the Finance Committee of the German parliament, chaired by Katja Hessel (FDP), announced its plans to introduce digital securities.”…
April 29, 2021
Following the last Fireside chat in March, the topic of unifying the tokenization ecosystem will continue to loom large in 2021.”…
February 5, 2021
If you have been following the news lately, chances are that you have heard about the accelerating changes in the blockchain…”…
February 2, 2021
On 21.01.2021, law no. 7637 was adopted by the Luxembourg Parliament and aims to resolve…”…
December 29, 2020
There is no more doubt, that Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) will be at the core of the financial markets of the future…”…
December 15, 2020
December, 2020, the DBS Bank of Singapore announced a new cryptocurrency exchange division called DBS Digital Exchange which will also enable secondary trading of digital assets such as shares in unlisted companies, bonds, and private equity funds.”…
July 31, 2020
In our latest Fireside Chat on July 16, 2020, we hosted an engaging session on “Tokenized Financial Markets post COVID-19: Spotlight UAE & Middle East”…
July 27, 2020
As coronavirus sweeps across global real estate markets, it presents opportunistic deals for those looking for it…
July 8, 2020
In our latest Fireside Chat, Black Manta Capital Partners hosted an engaging session on ‘How Security Tokens are Revolutionising Start-up and Company Financing’…
January 31, 2020
How blockchain technology is improving the real estate market.
December 5, 2019
Throughout 2019, multiple financial regulatory institutions have set new standards and regulations for the tokenization of digital assets…
November 22, 2019
The successful proof of concept, which has been jointly designed and developed by Deutsche Börse and Swisscom, aims to improve…
November 10, 2019
The Singapore FinTech Festival is soon holding its fourth conference, organized by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and…
November 3, 2019
A 7‑day tour de force will connect the brightest minds in the fields of emerging technologies is coming to Malta the upcoming week…
October 28, 2019
The Boston Security Token Exchange (BSTX) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a rulebook to…
October 18, 2019
The fully-regulated Singapore-based capital markets platform for issuance and trading of digital securities, iSTOX, has…
October 6, 2019
The Token and TT Service Provider Act (TVTG), also commonly referred to the Blockchain Act has been approved by Liechtenstein Parliament this October 3, 2019.
September 26, 2019
The second-largest stock exchange in Germany has launched Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange (BSDEX): the first regulated trading venue for experienced investors to trade digital assets. Thanks to blockchain technology and BSDEX’s fixed rules, investors’ can directly exchange the Euros for […]
September 21, 2019
The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has released the national blockchain strategy for the token economy. The strategy sets general conditions on innovations that are based on blockchain technology — one of their aims to expand Germany’s […]
August 13, 2019
MFSA, the Malta Financial Services Authority, seeks consultation to improve investor protection within Security Token Offerings. To maintain high standards for market integrity and investor protection, the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) issued a consultation document for their Security To
June 3, 2019
So far, security tokens have mainly been used for tokenized profit participation rights. Yet, are the tokens also applicable to real values such as real estate in an Austrian land register, which has rather strict regulations? Curators Act (KurG) […]
May 10, 2019
Something’s going on with the regulators. After the German Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection issued a key issues paper for the regulatory treatment of Digital Securities and Security Tokens while ensuring investor […]
May 7, 2019
Only recently, the German Federal Ministry of Finance, together with the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, published a key issues paper on the regulatory treatment of Digital Securities and Security Tokens while ensuring investor protection. The Blockchain Bundesverband […]
April 19, 2019
Issuers, as well as buyers of security tokens (STO’s), must follow certain rules and regulations and many things have to be considered. For example, it must be possible to determine who the rightful owner is and who can be contacted […]