Collaboration to raise global visibility for Upstream issuers as they begin listing on Upstream’s next generation securities market
by Fernanda De La Torre
IBN(InvestorBrandNetwork) has joined Upstream’s strategic media community to raise visibility for the influx of issuers listing on Upstream’s blockchain-powered market.
As part of Upstream’s listing benefits, IBN is offering issuers a variety of tools to amplify awareness including press releases with article syndication to amplify coverage across IBN’s 5,000+ strategic syndication partners such as Apple News and StreetInsider, a detailed Market Awareness Profile (MAP), coverage via multiple investor-oriented newsletters, and discounted bolt-on solutions to expand reach to millions of investors.
“IBN has amplified corporate communications for 500+ client partners across multiple industries and sectors over the last 17 years,” says IBN Communications Director Jonathan Keim. “We believe working with Upstream expands our reach to forward-thinking issuers while adding strength to the public markets.”
“Upstream has seen an uptick in dual listing applications from NASDAQ, NYSE, OTC, and other international issuers eager to access a global audience who can trade U.S. equities using digital currency and other streamlined payment methods,” says Upstream co-creator Mark Elenowitz. “Collaborating with a modern firm like IBN provides our issuers with increased visibility around their listings and the opportunities Upstream’s blockchain-powered platform facilitates.”
Dual Listing on Upstream
The benefits of listing on Upstream include:
- Prevented Market Manipulations: Upstream features no short selling or other market manipulations enforced by Ethereum blockchain technology.
- Accept Cryptocurrency from a Global Audience. Uniquely, Upstream allows global investors access to U.S. equities using cryptocurrency in the form of the USDC stablecoin. This enables issuers to reach new investors around the world and increase liquidity potential.
- Transfer Agent Integration. Upstream’s U.S. transfer agent deposit and legend lift technology helps solve for common deposit and custody problems issuers face.
- Web3 Technology. Upstream’s non-custodial platform features high-tech, high-touch onboarding, user-friendly trading tools, and transparency enforced by Web3 blockchain technology for international traders to trade securities conveniently and efficiently.
- FDIC Insurance: Upstream accounts, U.S. and non-U.S., are FDIC-insured up to $250,000.
- Streamlined On/Off Ramps. Cryptocurrency holders enjoy a streamlined on/off-ramp to/from popular cryptocurrency exchange platforms like Coinbase. US Dollar holders enjoy a fiat on/off-ramp to/from any U.S. or int’l bank when they sell their shares.
- Full Sovereign Exchange. Upstream is a MERJ Exchange Market. MERJ is an affiliate of the World Federation of Exchanges. As a fully regulated overseas stock exchange, we are a peer to the OTC markets (i.e. Upstream is not a mini-market like an ATS or MTF). This means qualified issuers may cross-list Upstream securities in other global markets.
Conclusion
Aside from the advantages of dual listing on Upstream, we are now working to provide even more value through our media collaboration with IBN.
Read the full press release here.
Issuers interested in dual listing on Upstream can get started at https://upstream.exchange/GetListed or reach the team at hello@upstream.exchange.
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*U.S. investors are not permitted to purchase Upstream listed securities. U.S. and Canadian citizens will only be able to trade in securities they currently own, that have been listed on Upstream, for liquidation purposes only.
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