Despite a nearly double-digit retraction in the combined capitalization of the security token sector, real estate tokens gain over 4% during April. Real estate tokens have continued to post a positive performance for investors, gaining an average of 4.27% during April while top securities tokens suffered losses for the month. The combined capitalization of security…
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Overstock’s blockchain arm tZERO bags $5 million in funding from GoldenSand Capital through its latest equity sale. tZERO, the blockchain subsidiary of the American internet retailer Overstock, raised $5 million in equity investment from the Hong Kong equity firm GoldenSand Capital. Speaking of the firm’s interest in being a part of tZERO’s initiative, chairman of…
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking more feedback and more time before it decides whether to approve the launch of the Boston Security Token Exchange. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking more feedback and more time before it decides whether to approve the launch of the Boston Security Token Exchange…
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Medici Ventures announces partnership between Symbion and GrainChain to expand the blockchain-based agritech platform globally. Overstock’s blockchain accelerator, Medici Ventures, announced a global expansion of the distributed ledger technology (DLT)-powered agritech platform GrainChain. Medici Ventures published a press release on March 27 announcing that GrainChain’s expansion will be executed in collaboration with fintech company Symbiont…
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An Overstock shareholder believes that the company’s directors facilitated the former-CEO Patrick Byrne’s dumping of $90 million worth of stock last September. Online retailer Overstock is facing a lawsuit from shareholder John Murphy over former CEO Patrick Byrne’s abrupt departure from the company and off-loading of $90 million worth of shares. According to Law360 on…
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The Boston Security Token Exchange is still being criticized for attempting to introduce blockchain into existing capital markets, despite another filing amendment. The Boston Security Token Exchange (BSTX) is still looking to be approved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The second amendment to its Oct. 11 filing, submitted on Feb. 19 and…
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CEO of Overstock has issued a statement supporting blockchain in voting in response to the technology’s recently published vulnerabilities claims. Jonathan Johnson, CEO of Overstock and president of Medici Ventures, has issued a statement supporting blockchain in voting in response to the technology’s vulnerabilities claims published on Feb. 13. Emerging technologies got in the crosshairs…
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Overstock’s blockchain arm tZERO aims to launch a cryptocurrency market broker dealer service in the first half of 2020. Overstock’s blockchain arm tZERO aims to launch its cryptocurrency and digital asset broker dealer service in the first half of 2020. In a letter to investors released on Jan. 30, tZERO CEO Saum Noursalehi provided a…
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Former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne is apparently still holding a major stake in tZero, Overstock’s crypto token platform. After selling off all of his Overstock shares, former CEO Patrick Byrne is reportedly still holding a major stake in tZero, Overstock’s crypto token platform. Byrne still owns 63,775 shares in tZero Overstock’s 2019 notice of special…
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Overstock’s venture capital arm Medici Ventures joins $31 million funding round for California-based software company in the financial industry. Overstock’s venture capital arm Medici Ventures has invested in PeerNova, a startup that develops blockchain-based solutions for financial institutions to synchronize their data across multiple systems. In an Oct. 22 news release, PeerNova reported that it had…
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