Digital Securities

Digital Securities June 18, 2019
By David Hamilton

Boston Security Token Exchange: How BSTX Won SEC Approval

Boston Security Token Exchange (BSTX): How Tokenized Equities Entered U.S. Market StructureThe Boston Security Token Exchange (BSTX) represents a pivotal moment in the evolution of digital...

Digital Securities June 13, 2019
By David Hamilton

Blockstack Reg A+ STO: First SEC-Qualified Token Offering

Blockstack and the First SEC-Qualified Reg A+ Token OfferingBlockstack represents a defining moment in the evolution of digital securities. In 2019, the company became the first...

Digital Securities June 6, 2019
By David Hamilton

Institutional Bitcoin Infrastructure Explained

Summary:Institutional adoption of Bitcoin was long expected to arrive through futures trading platforms like Bakkt and CME. In reality, custody, clearing, regulation, and balance-sheet integration proved...

Digital Securities May 27, 2019
By David Hamilton

Templum and the Early Architecture of Regulated Digital Securities

Templum and the Early Architecture of Regulated Digital SecuritiesTemplum is a U.S.-based financial technology company focused on the regulated issuance and secondary trading of private digital...

GSR Capital Reduces tZERO Investment by over

Digital Securities May 25, 2019
By David Hamilton

tZERO’s STO-Era Funding Reality Check

tZERO and the Reality Check of Early Security Token Capital FormationThe early security token sector was marked by ambitious funding announcements, evolving regulatory interpretations, and frequent...

Digital Securities May 23, 2019
By Joshua Stoner

Delayed Tokenization: How Vertalo Reduced STO Costs

Delayed Tokenization and the V-Token ConceptOne of the persistent challenges in digital securities issuance has been cost timing. Traditionally, issuers were required to design, deploy, and...

Digital Securities May 17, 2019
By Joshua Stoner

Bitcoin Sidechains and Regulated Digital Securities

Bitcoin Sidechains as Infrastructure for Regulated Digital SecuritiesAs digital securities mature, the industry has increasingly focused on infrastructure choices that balance compliance, privacy, and settlement finality....

Digital Securities May 13, 2019
By Joshua Stoner

Why Security Tokens Needed Purpose-Built Blockchains

Why Security Tokens Needed Purpose-Built BlockchainsThe early years of security token experimentation largely took place on general-purpose blockchains. Platforms like Ethereum offered global accessibility, smart contract...

Digital Securities May 4, 2019
By Joshua Stoner

Currency.com and the Early Rise of Tokenized Trading

Currency.com was one of the earliest regulated platforms to attempt full-scale tokenized trading of traditional financial instruments using blockchain-based infrastructure. Launched in 2018, the platform was...

Digital Securities May 3, 2019
By Joshua Stoner

Stablecoins and Digital Securities: Gemini Dollar Case Study

The adoption of stablecoins has played a critical role in the development of digital securities infrastructure. One early example of this trend was the integration of...

Digital Securities April 23, 2019
By David Hamilton

CurveBlock Joins UK Digital Securities Sandbox

Pioneering UK Real Estate TokenizationThe UK-based real estate development firm CurveBlock continues to advance its mission to democratize property investment through blockchain technology. Originally gaining attention...

Digital Securities April 19, 2019
By Joshua Stoner

Tokenized Real Estate: Solving the Liquidity Crisis

The Liquidity Challenge“Making Illiquid Assets Liquid” has long been the rallying cry of the security token industry. Historically, real estate offers stability and appreciation but suffers...

Digital Securities April 12, 2019
By Joshua Stoner

Stratis (STRAX): Enterprise Blockchain & zkEVM

What is Stratis? Stratis is a blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) platform designed to bridge the gap between traditional enterprise software and decentralized technologies. Founded in 2016 by Chris...