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Proposed Rule Amendment May Shift How the SEC Perceives Security Token Offerings

Businesses seeking to crowdfund via security token offerings (STOs) may soon get some relief from regulatory requirements The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed amending its capital formation rules for early stage startups. If adopted, the rule changes would raise the cap on the amount companies can raise to $75 million from $50 million for Regulation A+ security offerings and to $5 million from $1 million for Regulation CF (crowdfunding) deals. It all stems from the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act of 2012, which allows companies to raise funds from the public without having to register as a…
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March 30, 2020
BlogNewsTokenization

Why Hire a Blockchain Security Token Offering (STO) Consultant

The JOBS Act has given birth to a variety of new ways for businesses of all sizes to begin crowdfunding with many “out of the box” strategies. As such, Security Token Offerings (STO) are beginning to stand out as the darling of the ball. STO’s differ from ICO’s (initial coin offerings) in that security token offerings have legal and compliance issues that issuers must adhere to, including proper and ongoing “Know Your Customer” and “Anti-Money Laundering” (KYC/AML) compliance, which drastically reduces the possibility of fraud. There are no shortcuts with creating Security Token Offerings. Companies seeking to raise money via…
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October 21, 2019
BlogNewsTokenization

Wesley Snipes’ Tokenization Fund Illustrates Blockchain’s Disruption of the Movie, Film, and TV Business

Blockchain has led to a new concept in the world of crowdfunding: the tokenization of everything! Include in that large group the world of films, movies, and TV. And why? Because tokenization adds liquidity to real-world assets. In theory, anything can be tokenized, and as each and every day passes, we are seeing industry after industry dive deep into this option. The latest has Hollywood actor, director, and producer Wesley Snipes attempting to tokenize his latest movie project by the tokenization of a $25 million dollar movie fund called the “Daywalker Movie Fund” (DMF) which will invest solely in Snipes…
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October 1, 2019
BlogNewsTokenization

Who’s Investing in Security Token Offerings?

With the publishing of the World Token Market by the Blockchain Trust Group, retail investors now have access to tokenized investments via secure and immutable blockchain technology. Now the question becomes, who exactly are the investors that are taking advantage of this opportunity? But first, understand that the infrastructure of investing into Security Token Offerings and digital securities continues to grow and evolve – and this is exactly the type of investments investors seem to like: issuance platforms, securities exchanges, and transfer agent custody implementation platforms. Would you rather own a piece of a company listed on the NYSE, or…
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August 26, 2019
BlogNewsTokenization

Horizon Globex’s Tokenization Platform Makes Digital Securities and Security Token Offerings Safe, Secure, Compliant, and Liquid

As the Blockchain Trust Group always says: Tokenization brings liquidity to illiquid assets. And no company has taken a better overall approach on every aspect of the process than Horizon Globex has done with their “one stop shop” Security Token Offering software platform. In this podcast episode, listen to company CEO Brian Collins direct from Switzerland as he explains how his SaaS platform incorporates tokenization on the ethereum blockchain with KYC/AML onboarding along with seamless integration with transfer agent custody to create a solution so unique, assets can be tokenized and traded on a previously unheard of secondary market for…
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August 22, 2019
BlogNewsTokenizationTransfer Agent

Integrating Transfer Agent Custody Is Crucial For Security Token Offerings

Utilizing a transfer agent is crucial in your tokenization efforts. First of all, they're now mandatory for Regulation A+ offerings. But if you really want investors to take your Security Token Offering (STO) seriously, the use of a transfer agent gives the process much more validity. What's great about Blockchain technology is its promise eliminates the need for third parties from most transactions. But in the case of transfer agent custody, most investors and issuers welcome any technology that includes the creation of a secondary market for liquidity - and transfer agents still are needed in that regard. Prior to…
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August 15, 2019