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BTG Pactual and Dalma Capital to utilise Tezos blockchain for security token offerings

Latin American investment bank Banco BTG Pactual, together with Dubai-based asset manager Dalma Capital, are to utilise the Tezos blockchain for security token offerings (STOs), including the ongoing REITBZ STO.  By utilising the new platform for digital securities transactions, the financial institutions address a deal pipeline in excess of USD1 billion for

Carey Olsen advises Clarity on launch of Jersey ICO

Carey Olsen has worked with Clarity, the creator of a new blockchain platform for small businesses and investors, on the initial coin offering (ICO) of its Clarity Project utility token.   The Clarity platform is designed to be a one-stop shop for small business owners worldwide, giving them complete access

Investx begins ethical ICO pre-sale

Investx, a blockchain-based SME funding platform, has opened its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) pre-sale. The ICO will follow ‘ethical ICO’ principles, in order to reduce risk for potential investors and maximise long-term token value. SMEs are considered the powerhouse of economies, but due to difficulties in obtaining new capital, the

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SpaceFund launches space security token

The world’s first space security token has been announced at the Zurich Crypto Summit, by SpaceFund Inc, a Texas-based venture capital firm focussed on using new blockchain technology to fund ‘frontier enabling’ space startups. “SpaceFund’s goal is to support the development and profitability of amazing new space startups around the

Dominic Lawton-Smith, JP Integra Group

The rise of crypto and token business

Dominic Lawton-Smith (pictured) is head of Private Client & Private Equity at Cayman-based boutique fund administrator, trustee and corporate services firm JP Integra Group. The company is 11 years old, has Cayman trust, fund administration and corporate services licences, enabling it to work with private, institutional and sovereign clients and

Hogi Hyun, Abacus Capital

D1 Mint brings investment grade diamond crypto token to market

Alternative fund manager Abacus Capital’s Hogi Hyun is stepping into the crypto world to bring investors a blockchain and tokenised investment grade diamond investment opportunity. Abacus was established in Singapore in 1996 and has some USD1 billion in assets in special situations and private equity investments in commodities, natural resources

Nigel Brahams, Collyer Bristow

ICOs to account for 10 per cent of UK firms’ capital raising by 2023

Cryptocurrency initial coin offerings (ICOs) will become a significant fundraising route for companies seeking growth capital in the next five years, coming to represent over 10 per cent of all capital raised in the UK, according to results of a new survey by the law firm Collyer Bristow. Over half

Swarm Fund lists SparkLabs to support Smart City and sustainability efforts

Swarm, the blockchain for private equity, has listed SparkLabs, the largest accelerator network in Asia. Founded in 2013, SparkLabs supports innovation sectors including IoT, smart cities, sustainability, and healthcare. Through its listing of the SPRK Token, Swarm Fund will support SparkLabs’ effort to raise up to USD30 million through a

Philipp Pieper, Swarm Fund

Swarm invests in Puerto Rico real estate

Swarm Fund, the blockchain for private equity, has announced its second Real Estate fund, the Viejo San Juan Comunidad RE Holdings Fund. The fund, available to Swarm Fund’s accredited investors, will target redevelopment of property and other projects in the ‘Old San Juan’ section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, serving

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