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Equity crowdfunding around the globe
The state of equity crowdfunding from the world’s most active markets By Vanessa Malone The U.S. has seen some incredible movement on the equity crowdfunding front. Just last month, the SEC increased capital raising limits for Reg A+ from $50 million to $75 million and Reg CF from $1.07 million to $5 million. Soon before, the […]Continue Reading
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What is Anti-Money Laundering (AML)?
What is anti-money laundering “AML” and how can you stay compliant in 2020?( By Vanessa Malone What is anti-money laundering, or AML? Anti-money laundering refers to a set of rules and regulations financial institutions must adhere to in order to help detect and prevent money laundering, fraud, and terrorist financing. The legislative framework these rules come from […]Continue Reading
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Cost Benefits of Tokenization vs. Traditional Private Placement (updated for 2020)
By Horizon & Entoro Key discussion points: How Entoro’s offerings analysis shows savings may be 40% less expensive using tokenization versus a traditional method of raising capital What the true tangible and intangible benefits digital securities have over traditional private placement How existing capital market participants are integrating blockchain technology to support the new age of […]Continue Reading
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What is SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce’s safe harbor proposal and the implications surrounding it. By Vanessa Malone In a speech last week, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce announced a proposal for a three-year “safe harbor” for tokens offerings which would exempt the sale of tokens or cryptocurrencies from certain federal securities law requirements. Token project issuers […]Continue Reading
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Blockchain Research Bytes #7- Can AI help us detect fraud on the Blockchain?
By Ashish Rajendra Sai Article: “Using Artificial Intelligence To Detect Fraud On The Blockchain.” Authors: Farshad Ghassemi Toosi; Jim Buckley; Ashish Rajendra Sai; Andrew Le Gear Affiliation: Irish Software Research Centre & Horizon Globex Article Category: Fraud detection Why this article? Following up on our last post, we continue our discussion of fraud detection. In this second installment, we focus […]Continue Reading
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Blockchain Research Bytes #5- Can Blockchain fight poverty?
By Ashish Rajendra Sai Article: “Potential roles of Blockchain in fighting poverty and reducing financial exclusion in the global south.” Authors: Nir Kshetri Affiliation: The University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA Article Category: Use Case Why this article? We have all heard the bold claims that Blockchain is going to revolutionize the global economy. We have also heard all the […]Continue Reading
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Blockchain Research Insights #4-Will bitcoin be safe if the exchange rate falls?
By Ashish Rajendra Sai Article: “Assessing The Security Implication Of Bitcoin Exchange Rates” Authors: Ashish Rajendra Sai, Dr. Jim Buckley, and Dr. Andrew LeGear Affiliation: Irish Software Research Centre & Horizon Globex Article Category: Security Why this article? : Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are subject to the constant changes in real world value, e.g., the volatile […]Continue Reading
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Blockchain Research Bytes #3
By Ashish Rajendra Sai Article: “Privacy and Security Analysis of Cryptocurrency Mobile Applications” Authors: Ashish Rajendra Sai, Jim Buckley, Andrew Le Gear Affiliation: Irish Software Research Centre & Horizon Globex Article Category: Security Why this article? : In this week’s installment, we take a look at the active research on blockchain here at Horizon Globex. […]Continue Reading
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Blockchain Research Bytes #2
By Ashish Rajendra Sai Article: “Merged Mining: Curse or Cure?” Authors: Aljosha Judmayer, Alexei Zamyatin, Nicholas Stifter, Artemios Voyiatzis, Edgar Weippl Affiliation: SBA Research, Vienna, Austria Article Category: Security Why this article? : As discussed in our last installment, Proof-of-Work consensus algorithm acts as the backbone of prominent cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. The security […]Continue Reading
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Blockchain Research Bytes #1
Saving energy with hashing algorithm enhancements By Ashish Rajendra Sai An introduction to the series Over the past decade, blockchain technology has become highly common, primarily owing to the effective implementation in the cryptocurrency realm. After the emergence of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, blockchain solutions have been implemented in just about every dimension of traditional business […]Continue Reading
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