Swarm, Securitize Chiefs Debate Security Token Trends at BTC 2019
Monday,25/03/2019|16:06GMTby
Malynnda Littky
CEOs from Swarm and Securitize among experts to discuss security token trends at crypto's biggest industry event in Barcelona.
Finance Magnates
When the crypto winter hit last year and ICO volumes plummeted, critics divided the blame for fairly evenly between the inherent volatility of ether and low adoption of security token trends, both leading to high losses on defunct projects framed inappropriately as investment opportunities.
Are STOs better than ICOs?
While some cryptocurrency experts focus on stablecoins as a price stabilizing measure, other Blockchain advocates have lobbied for increased transparency from fundraisers. There is a growing demand for the use of security tokens, as these are subject to regulation, offering investors additional layers of legal and financial protection.
However, while the number of security token platforms has increased exponentially over the last year, STOs have not seen the explosive levels of growth which greeted the first generation of ICOs.
Finance Magnates has dedicated a session of the upcoming Barcelona Trading Conference to exploring why security token promises have not lived up to their full potential. Additionally, the experts on the panel will debate which solutions are likely to speed up the implementation of blockchain securities trading.
Security token trends for greater equality
There are at least two major strategies used by the majority of today’s security token trends. The first is democratization.
Companies such as Swarm work primarily with existing equity funds to provide additional trading avenues without the need for creating an entirely new business structure. The firms are able to access new sources of liquidity, and it levels the playing field for investors who would not typically be able to participate in these types of investments.
Credit BTC Team
In an interview with John Furrier of The Cube during Blockchain Week NYC 2018, Philipp Pieper, Co-Founder and CEO of Swarm Fund said that most of the preparation in their STOs goes into vetting the issuing companies.
According to Pieper, "Before we take it to market, and actually offer it to the broader community, we really want to make sure that this is something that has validity to it."
https://youtu.be/GtyBMCSjjMs
Stressing digital security
Other companies offer a more nuanced approach. Digitial compliance provider Securitize has moved away from the notion of issuing tokens, and instead terms their product a digital security. This is partly due to a terminology gap between traditional investors and blockchain evangelists.
As Cryptocurrencies are still not a fully trusted asset class by the average person, a security token can be a harder sell, even when those investors are interested in diversifying their portfolios. But those same investors approve of trustless transactions.
According to Securitize CEO & Co-Founder Carlos Domingo, people aren’t looking to invest in "digital securities". Instead, he says, "they will be investing in a class of asset that was never before available to them, like hot early stage private businesses, exclusive real estate deals, and priceless fine-art. Digital securities just make it all possible in a compliant and efficient way."
To learn more about the state of this emerging technology, register for Barcelona Trading Conference taking place on July 10-11, and attend the "Security Tokens: Current Status and Next Trends" panel, which will be moderated by Ziv Keinan, Co-Founder of Security Token Lawyers. Carlos Domingo, Philipp Pieper, and several other top security token experts will be on hand to give their opinions and insights.
When the crypto winter hit last year and ICO volumes plummeted, critics divided the blame for fairly evenly between the inherent volatility of ether and low adoption of security token trends, both leading to high losses on defunct projects framed inappropriately as investment opportunities.
Are STOs better than ICOs?
While some cryptocurrency experts focus on stablecoins as a price stabilizing measure, other Blockchain advocates have lobbied for increased transparency from fundraisers. There is a growing demand for the use of security tokens, as these are subject to regulation, offering investors additional layers of legal and financial protection.
However, while the number of security token platforms has increased exponentially over the last year, STOs have not seen the explosive levels of growth which greeted the first generation of ICOs.
Finance Magnates has dedicated a session of the upcoming Barcelona Trading Conference to exploring why security token promises have not lived up to their full potential. Additionally, the experts on the panel will debate which solutions are likely to speed up the implementation of blockchain securities trading.
Security token trends for greater equality
There are at least two major strategies used by the majority of today’s security token trends. The first is democratization.
Companies such as Swarm work primarily with existing equity funds to provide additional trading avenues without the need for creating an entirely new business structure. The firms are able to access new sources of liquidity, and it levels the playing field for investors who would not typically be able to participate in these types of investments.
Credit BTC Team
In an interview with John Furrier of The Cube during Blockchain Week NYC 2018, Philipp Pieper, Co-Founder and CEO of Swarm Fund said that most of the preparation in their STOs goes into vetting the issuing companies.
According to Pieper, "Before we take it to market, and actually offer it to the broader community, we really want to make sure that this is something that has validity to it."
https://youtu.be/GtyBMCSjjMs
Stressing digital security
Other companies offer a more nuanced approach. Digitial compliance provider Securitize has moved away from the notion of issuing tokens, and instead terms their product a digital security. This is partly due to a terminology gap between traditional investors and blockchain evangelists.
As Cryptocurrencies are still not a fully trusted asset class by the average person, a security token can be a harder sell, even when those investors are interested in diversifying their portfolios. But those same investors approve of trustless transactions.
According to Securitize CEO & Co-Founder Carlos Domingo, people aren’t looking to invest in "digital securities". Instead, he says, "they will be investing in a class of asset that was never before available to them, like hot early stage private businesses, exclusive real estate deals, and priceless fine-art. Digital securities just make it all possible in a compliant and efficient way."
To learn more about the state of this emerging technology, register for Barcelona Trading Conference taking place on July 10-11, and attend the "Security Tokens: Current Status and Next Trends" panel, which will be moderated by Ziv Keinan, Co-Founder of Security Token Lawyers. Carlos Domingo, Philipp Pieper, and several other top security token experts will be on hand to give their opinions and insights.
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We speak about market structure, the institutional view on liquidity, and the sharp rise of prop trading, a sector Drew has been commenting on in recent months. Drew explains why he once dismissed prop trading, why his view changed, and what he now thinks the model means for brokers, clients and risk managers.
We explore subscription-fee dependency, the high reneging rate, and the long-term challenge: how brokers can build a more stable and honest version of the model. Drew also talks about the traffic advantage standalone prop firms have built and why brokers may still win in the long run if they take the right approach.
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Ramanda also shares insights on regulator sandboxes, shifting expectations around accountability, and the current reality of MiCA licensing and passporting in Europe.
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Finance Magnates met with Paul Margarites, Exness regional commercial director for Sub-Saharan Africa, during a visit to the firm’s office opening in Cape Town. In this talk, led by Andrea Badiola Mateos, Co-CEO at Finance Magnates, Paul shares views on the South African trading space, local user behavior, mobile trends, regulation, team growth, and how Exness plans to grow in more markets across the region. @Exness
Read the article at: https://www.financemagnates.com/thought-leadership/exness-expands-its-presence-in-africa-inside-our-interview-with-paul-margarites/
#exness #financemagnates #exnesstrading #CFDtrading #tradeonline #africanews #capetown
