What are digital securities?
Digital securities come in many forms, but they all have one thing in common: these new-age financial tools provide...
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What’s the difference between an ICO and an STO?
STOs and ICOs are both fundraising methods where capital is raised in return for a digital asset. In 2018,...
64 successful STOs raised nearly $1 billion so far, trends suggest significant growth
STOs are growing rapidly in volume and number. There were five STOs in 2017, with a total issuance of...
Tokenization, explained
Can a tokenized economy actually become a reality? Signs suggest an industry is emerging, and the potential of tokenization...
Polymath’s chief product officer: Security tokens are even better than you think
Utility tokens versus security tokens: what’s the difference? According to Polymath’s chief product officer Thomas Borrel, the future lies...
STOs, the path to cryptocurrency mass adoption?
Since the first initial coin offering (ICO) was held in July 2013, ICOs have raised an astounding $10 billion....
A new wave of security token offerings: Digitizing alternative investments
Digital securities are one of the fastest-growing asset classes—empowering investors to explore previously illiquid and unattainable assets… including fine...
Vitalik takes on Roubini in Seoul to defend crypto’s offer of anonymity and social change
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and renowned crypto skeptic Nouriel Roubini went head to head at the Deconomy Conference in...
SPiCE VC co-founder: Why asset quality is more important than tokenization, future evolution needed for security token industry
SPiCE VC was fully tokenized in 2017, making it the world’s first tokenized VC fund… And its security token...
Digital securities: Crossing the chasm
In financial markets, the early stage investors are sophisticated enough to be able to take significant risk for large...
10 major blockchain trends in 2019
It’s been more than 10 years since blockchain was introduced in Satoshi’s famed white paper. Since then, it’s expanded...
PricewaterhouseCoopers releases report on STOs and ICOs
While there’s a growing body of work documenting this emerging industry, there’s still a fundamental asymmetry of information in...
Polymath and BMI Coinstreet Digital ally with STO Global-X to create end-to-end technology solutions for STOs
The end-to-end comprehensive platform for tokenization will arrange real world assets into several fractional ownerships using blockchain technology. This...
Security tokens: Misconceptions and benefits
People often confuse the benefits of crowdfunding and other existing market dynamics with those of security tokens. Here’s some...
Security tokens to dwarf cryptocurrencies
Fincross International, a digital investment bank startup, sees an immense opportunity in security tokens, according to the company's deputy...
STO vs. ICO: Which funding model will prevail?
Token offerings have democratized startup funding, placing the sector firmly in the hands of the people. For that alone,...
Stablecoins will unleash blockchain adoption
Stablecoins are a hot item in the blockchain world. J-Coin Pay recently announced its official launch date in Japan,...
The tokenization of everything – Pipe dream or inevitability?
The token sale model receiving the most hype at the moment is the STO, and a quick Google search...