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John Kiff

Pwc Report Finds STOs "are Not Fundamentally Different From ICOs" - 0 views

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    PWC has published a report seeking to provide a strategic perspective on the ICO and STO sectors. The report finds that STOs are not fundamentally different from ICOs, estimating that their combined total raised almost $20 billion during 2018.
John Kiff

From ICOs to STOs and IEOs. What is next in the evolution of crypto fundraising? - 0 views

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    To make investors feel comfortable again, we need more than ease and accessibility, that ICOs and IEOs offer. We also need to offer IPO-grade regulation and compliance. But most startups are not able to do that. So what's the middle ground? Well, maybe the solution is STOs, tokenized securities that comply with regulations. But for now STOs are still a hard route, that lacks liquidity and regulatory clarity.
John Kiff

STO & ICO Regulations in Asia: 2019 Edition - Fintech Singapore - 0 views

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    Since ICOs and STOs are clearly here to stay it is worthwhile to take a look at what regulators in Asia are doing in response to this.
John Kiff

MFSA issues a Consultation Paper on Security Tokens Offering - 0 views

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    The Malta Financial Services Authority issued a consultation document aimed at adopting a supervisory approach relating to Security Token Offerings, where introduced a further classification into Traditional STOs (TSTOs) and Other STOs (OSTOs) - a digital representation sharing some qualities of traditional transferable securities.
John Kiff

Inwara 2019 Q1 ICO/STO Report - 0 views

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    According to InWara's quarterly crypto space report the number of ICOs declined by nearly 60% dramatically during Q1 2019, but the number of STOs increased by 130%.
John Kiff

Real estate tokenization with Marubeni, MUTB and SBI Securities - 0 views

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    "Marubeni will collaborate on the Security Token Offering (STO) and operation of security tokens for rental housing located along the Yamanote Line with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (MUTB) and SBI Securities, with Marubeni's wholly-owned subsidiary Marubeni Asset Management (MAM) serving as asset manager under the STO."
John Kiff

Why security tokens are categorically and absolutely not crypto tokens | FT Alphaville - 0 views

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    "If someone ever tries to tell you that an STO is just a fancy name for an ICO, or that security tokens have anything to do with crypto tokens, or that the real benefit of "cryptoassets" is that they allow you to skirt regulation, or that it's strange to have 133 companies headquartered in a 2-up-2-down in Manchester, you just tell them to stop acting the fool."
John Kiff

Hong Kong's Securities Regulator Issues Detailed Guidance for Security Token Offerings - 0 views

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    Hong Kong's securities regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued official guidance on security token offerings (STOs).
John Kiff

Mauritius Issues Regulatory Guidance on Security Token Offerings - 0 views

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    "The Mauritius Financial Services Commission (FSC) has clarified the rules applying to projects launching security token offerings (STOs). In guidance published Monday, the FSC said that security tokens are classed as securities as defined in the country's Securities Act 2005, but in digital form."
John Kiff

Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Partners with Blockstation to Pilot Digital Asset... - 0 views

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    The Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ESCE) plans to partner with Canadian-based digital asset marketplace provider Blockstation to pilot security token offerings (STOs), according to a Letter-of-Intent published on March 10.
John Kiff

Japan's Crypto Association issues ICO regulation recommendations » Brave New ... - 0 views

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    "The JCBA says there is a need to clarify whether security tokens, which are subject to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, fall under "Article 2 (1) Securities" or "Article 2 (2) Securities," and suggested the exclusion of security tokens from the Payment Services Act, in order to avoid duplicating regulatory requirements imposed by the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Payment Services Act."
John Kiff

The SEC Just Released Its Long-Awaited Crypto Token Guidance - CoinDesk - 0 views

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    The U.S. SEC has published fresh regulatory guidance for token issuers, outlining how and when these crypto-assets may fall under a securities classification.
John Kiff

SEC's Crypto Token Framework Falls Short of Clear and Actionable Guidance - CoinDesk - 0 views

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    Well, it's a start. That was the general feeling among blockchain lawyers and regulatory experts following the long-awaited release Wednesday of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidance for startups looking to issue tokens.
John Kiff

DTCC: Security Tokens Should Be Made to Meet Existing Regulatory Rules - CoinDesk - 0 views

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    DTCC: If a Security Token Platform performs a substantially equivalent function as an existing market infrastructure, the same legal and other requirements applicable to that function should be the same.
John Kiff

Introducing the "exit coin" for the luxury sector | FT Alphaville - 0 views

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    While it is true to say that the great ICOmedy festival has died down a fair bit in recent months, it's not quite over yet. Dressed up in all sorts of new cryptoclothes and abbreviations, the perpetually preposterous initial coin offering lives on.
John Kiff

Inwara Initial Exchange Offering report - 0 views

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    Blockchain and crypto projects have raised $2.65B during May 2019. ~$1.2B, was raised through Initial Exchange Offerings.
John Kiff

Tezos Lands $1 Billion Security Token Deal with Major Brazilian Bank - 0 views

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    Banco BTG Pactual will with Dubai's Dalma Capital to host a deal pipeline of $1bn for existing and future prospective security token offerings. They plan to utilize the Tezos blockchain, which will include a range of tokenized traditional and alternative investments.
John Kiff

Security Tokens Were Supposed To Transform Crypto. So Far, They've Flopped. - 0 views

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    A year and a half after cryptocurrency investors started touting the benefits of turning traditional investments into digital "security tokens," progress has stalled.
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