Tag Archives: Blockchain
Horizon’s biggest milestones of 2020
By Vanessa Malone Despite the unforeseen circumstances of 2020, Horizon reached some incredible milestones enhancing our securities technology ecosystem and establishing joint ventures to begin building and powering global exchanges. As we approach 2021, we want to first look back at our biggest accomplishments from 2020. February 7 — Horizon receives a strategic investment from Element ASA In […]Continue Reading
Posted inCompany NewsLeave a comment on Horizon’s biggest milestones of 2020
How Upstream fits into the world of decentralized finance
By Vanessa Malone Decentralized Finance, or DeFi, refers to financial smart contracts and applications (dApps) deployed on a blockchain, most commonly on Ethereum. The goals of these dApps are to flip traditional financial applications on their heads and “defy” the current infrastructure by developing their decentralized and non-custodial counterparts. Instead of relying on a central […]Continue Reading
Posted inBlogLeave a comment on How Upstream fits into the world of decentralized finance
Why emerging technology is positioned to pull through the economic downturn
By Vanessa Malone The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly escalated around the globe, creating economic impacts on top of health impacts that everyone is attempting to navigate. The stock market is now deep into a bear market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average experienced the biggest one-day drop since 1987, falling nearly 10% last Thursday. Investors are […]Continue Reading
Posted inTechnologyLeave a comment on Why emerging technology is positioned to pull through the economic downturn
Why financial institutions should look to the blockchain for customer onboarding
How blockchain can help enhance KYC/AML requirements By Vanessa Malone With the ever-increasing Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance requirements companies are facing in the financial services arena, deploying technology solutions to keep up has become more of a mandate than a recommendation. Global penalties for financial institutions have reached $36 billion […]Continue Reading
Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Why financial institutions should look to the blockchain for customer onboarding
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
Posted inBlog, Research, TechnologyLeave a comment on Cost Benefits of Tokenization vs. Traditional Private Placement (updated for 2020)
The chicken and the egg problem for digital securities exchanges
What’s the current state of digital securities exchanges and how to increase adoption By Vanessa Malone Security Token Market recently put out a report discussing the current state of security token trading, also known as digital securities. In their research, they identified 60 digital securities exchanges around the world. Of those 60, only 3 regulated exchanges […]Continue Reading
Posted inTechnologyLeave a comment on The chicken and the egg problem for digital securities exchanges
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
Posted inBlog, ResearchLeave a comment on
Horizon receives strategic investment & welcomes new Chief Strategy Officer, what’s next?
By Vanessa Malone This week, we announced that Horizon has received a strategic investment from Element ASA, an innovative investment company with a growing interest in blockchain technology projects with defensible IP. In addition, we also welcomed James Haft, founder and CEO of PALcapital, LLC who will be providing services to Horizon as the Chief […]Continue Reading
Posted inCompany NewsLeave a comment on Horizon receives strategic investment & welcomes new Chief Strategy Officer, what’s next?
Dialogue with the Regulators: Navigating Blockchain & Fintech Across Europe
What our blockchain compliance forum is about and why it should be on your list of blockchain conferences to attend in 2020 By Vanessa Malone Worldwide annual spending on blockchain solutions has nearly tripled since 2017. Forecasts suggest that spending will continue to grow to an estimated $16 billion by 2023. The biggest sector accounting for […]Continue Reading
Posted inCompany News, Horizon GlobexLeave a comment on Dialogue with the Regulators: Navigating Blockchain & Fintech Across Europe
The EU steps up its crypto compliance laws for 2020
5AMLD- what’s in store for the blockchain community and how fintech can stay ahead of global regulation By Vanessa Malone The U.S. isn’t the only country cracking down on compliance initiatives surrounding blockchain and digital assets in 2020. Globally, anti-money laundering(AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements have continued to increase and become more applicable […]Continue Reading
Posted inBlog, TechnologyLeave a comment on The EU steps up its crypto compliance laws for 2020