How Innovation in Crypto-Crowdfunding is Empowering Micro Investors
It seems that every other week there is news of a crowd-sale for the latest startup, cryptocurrency or project. In a crowded marketplace, businesses are developing innovative features to differentiate their offers from the rest, and attract the investment vital to their success. Some of the rapid innovation in this space is even encouraging regular users to become stakeholders, while showing the potential investor that the product is less likely to drop in value immediately following the ICO (Initial Crowdfunding/Crypto/Coin Offering). One option is to provide an inherent value to the....
Related News
Bitreserve is seeking to raise $10m in capital through a new crowdfunding initiative. The bitcoin storage platform, started by CNET founder Halsey Minor, has raised $7m so far, with 51 days to go on its funding campaign. Minor said the decision to raise a financing through crowdfunding was a "supplement" to other fundraising efforts. He also said it is an attempt to address the limited investment opportunities available to the general public for technology companies like his. Minor told CoinDesk: "People should have a right to invest in innovation ... there are so many things that are just....
Simon Dixon from BnkToTheFuture is an ex- investment banker, trader & stock broker who left that industry in 2006 to help make the financial system stable, sustainable and inclusive to all. Simon has spent the last four years creating BnkToTheFuture which is a global online investment platform for investors who are looking to invest in the future of Finance. The very best FinTech and Financial innovation companies come to BnkToTheFuture. Since launch BnkToTheFuture.com has raised over $7 Million for companies. BnkToTheFuture offers investors something that other crowdfunding cannot offer.....
CoinTelegraph caught up with Mike Gropp from UK-based bitcoin trading platform BitBays to discuss its new cryptocurrency-powered “IPO” option for users, the benefits of crypto crowdfunding and where he sees the industry headed. The internet and digital money have enabled the rise of a completely new industry – online crowdfunding. But while this space has still plenty of room to grow, competition is becoming fierce as newcomers are vying for market share against current leaders (Kickstarter, Indiegogo). By offering their own unique approach to crowdfunding, these new startups are blurring....
CME Group, one of the world’s largest derivatives marketplaces, has launched micro-sized bitcoin and ether options. “The launch of these micro-sized options builds on the significant growth and liquidity we have seen in our micro bitcoin and micro ether futures,” said a CME executive.
CME Now Offers Micro Bitcoin, Ether Options
CME Group announced Monday that it is now offering options on micro bitcoin and micro ether futures. CME’s Micro Bitcoin futures (MBT) is 1/10 the size of one bitcoin (BTC) and Micro Ether futures (MET) is similarly sized at....
Setting out to raise $4.6 million in funding, Bitreserve launched their second round of crowdfunding last November. Now the company has raised $9.5 million and is the second largest crowdfunded digital currency project, taking runner-up behind Ethereum's ether sale. The funding was classified as a Series-B investment round, allowing investors from Series-A to reinvest if they wanted. Twenty-four investors participated in the Series-B round on CrowdCube, a platform for United Kingdom investors. To target United States investors, Bitreserve also used the Venovate crowdfunding tool. According....