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An Upstream Up-Close recap on crypto, blockchain, and the implications it may have for NFT regulation By Fernanda De La Torre Last week, the Upstream team published the fourth episode of their new Twitter Spaces series, ‘Upstream Up Close’, featuring 10–15-minute conversations about NFTs, blockchain, and trading on Upstream. The fourth episode explores the current […]Continue Reading

By Anastasia Samaras We’re excited to announce that BTCS Inc. (Nasdaq: BTCS), a blockchain technology-focused company, has announced its approval to list its Series V Preferred shares (“Series V”) on Upstream, a MERJ Exchange market. Trading on Upstream will become available on June 29, 2023, at 10:00 am ET under the ticker symbol ‘BTCSP’. BTCS […]Continue Reading

By Fernanda De La Torre Upstream is a MERJ Exchange market, MERJ is licensed and regulated by the Financial Services Authority Seychelles and Central Bank of Seychelles. FSA Seychelles is an associate member of IOSCO — the International Organization of Securities Commissions. MERJ is the only exchange operator globally with the complete infrastructure and licenses to support digital […]Continue Reading

By Anastasia Samaras This week, the Upstream team published the third episode of their new Twitter Spaces series, ‘Upstream Up Close’, featuring 10-15 minute conversations about NFTs, blockchain, and trading on Upstream. This third episode focused on redeemable NFTs, what they are, how other companies are positioning them, and the hurdles brands and consumers face. […]Continue Reading

By Fernanda De La Torre In the past year, the value of several popular non-fungible tokens (NFTs) has experienced a significant decrease. Factors like market oversaturation, environmental concerns, the crypto winter, and speculative risks have contributed to the decrease initial in popularity. However, despite this decline, a lot of NFT buyers remain undeterred by the […]Continue Reading

By Anastasia Samaras What is short selling? Short selling is an investment or trading strategy that speculates on the decline in a stock or other security’s price.¹ It involves borrowing shares from a broker and selling them at the current market price. Later, the investor buys back the shares at a lower price and returns them […]Continue Reading

By Fernanda De La Torre This week Boustead Securities, a leading full-service investment banking firm and licensed FINRA member, opened registration for U.S. investors to trade stocks on Upstream’s global retail trading app, in partnership with MERJ Exchange Limited (MERJ)! Through this collaboration, Boustead’s clients now have access to Upstream’s worldwide retail trading app and […]Continue Reading

By Anastasia Samaras This week, the Upstream team published the second episode of their new Twitter Spaces series, ‘Upstream Up Close’, featuring 10–15 minute conversations about NFTs, blockchain, and trading on Upstream. This second episode focused on the Evolution of NFTs which explored how NFTs started, where they are now, and where we will see […]Continue Reading

By Anastasia Samaras Last week, the Upstream team launched a new Twitter Spaces series, ‘Upstream Up Close’, featuring 10–15 minute conversations about NFTs, blockchain, and trading on Upstream. The first episode focused on NFTs in pop culture and trends, which explored the evolving world of NFTs from digital to physical collectibles, metaverses, and brands entering […]Continue Reading

By Anastasia Samaras This week, MERJ Exchange Limited, announced that it has entered into an Introducing Broker Referral Agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC (Boustead), a licensed FINRA member, to allow U.S. investors to trade dual listed U.S. and international securities on Upstream. Interested U.S. investors may now join the waitlist: Upstream Waitlist | Boustead Securities (boustead1828.com). […]Continue Reading