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Join the Next Generation of Trading: Upstream Welcomes Three New Issuers to the MERJ Exchange Market
Smart-contract powered market empowers issuers and investors By Vanessa Malone Upstream, a next generation market part of MERJ Exchange, is proud to announce that LeapCharger (OTC: LCCN) (Upstream: LCCN) and Blackwell 3D Construction Corp. (OTC: BDCC) (Upstream: BDCC) have successfully dual listed this week. Additionally, Foremost Lithium Resource & Technology Ltd. (NASDAQ: FMST) (CSE: FAT) […]Continue Reading
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Upstream Announces Policy Change that will Discontinue Securities Trading Access for U.S. Individuals
Updates to ERL share distribution process for U.S. shareholders November 1, 2023 / Upstream, the global trading app for stocks and NFTs powered by Horizon Fintex (“Horizon”) and MERJ Exchange Limited (“MERJ”), in response to the current regulatory landscape in the U.S., has decided to suspend the ability for U.S. individuals to engage in securities […]Continue Reading
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Upstream’s biggest milestones of 2022
An overview of Upstream’s dual listing applicants, NFTs, strategic partnerships, & milestones by Fernanda De La Torre From the launch of our first set of NFT campaigns, our influx of dual listing applications, the new features to our trading app, our new online trading platform dApp, and the expansion of our strategic partner ecosystem, Upstream […]Continue Reading
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Horizon’s end-to-end blockchain technology suite
How our blockchain technology works together to usher in the future of trading By Vanessa Malone There is a lot of hype in the blockchain industry with companies making claims about what they ‘will’ create, or even more detrimental, making false claims about the capabilities of their existing companies. We’ve always liked the approach of coming […]Continue Reading
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Upstream exchange introduces a commercial use case for trading securities on Ethereum layer 2
What’s the significance of Upstream as an Ethereum layer 2 solution for trading securities Upstream, the Horizon-powered exchange and trading app for digital securities going live soon, is built using Ethereum blockchain technology. On the surface, Upstream offers global investors a real-time, secure, and intuitive trading app. Under the hood, Upstream introduces what we believe […]Continue Reading
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Common Exemptions Used for Security Token Offerings
Which securities frameworks are most widely used for security token offerings and how do they compare with one another? By Vanessa Malone Background We like to think of security token offerings, or digital securities offerings, as the next generation of securities. Unlike cryptocurrencies or utility tokens, digital securities represent real ownership interests in an underlying asset […]Continue Reading
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Key Takeaways from Dialogue with the Regulators: Navigating Blockchain & Fintech
We are happy to announce that Dialogue with the Regulators: Navigating Blockchain & Fintech was a great success. A big thank you to everyone who made it. We welcomed senior regulators from the SEC, FINRA, CFPB, and Texas State Securities Board; blockchain trailblazers including Gemini, Paxful, Coinbase and financial service heavyweights such as Blackrock, UBS, […]Continue Reading
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Upcoming Dialogue with the Regulators Forum: Navigating Blockchain & Fintech
Capital markets are evolving right now and at the forefront of revolutionary changes in fintech and regtech is blockchain technology. Worldwide spending on blockchain solutions alone is expected to grow from $1.5 billion in 2018 to an estimated $11.7 billion by 2022, with the financial sector accounting for over 60 percent of the market value […]Continue Reading
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The transfer agent solution to the digital securities custody problem
By Vanessa Malone In a previous blog, we discussed how a transfer agent’s role is of critical importance when it comes to maintaining truly compliant digital securities offerings. We also introduced CustodyWare, our blockchain solution which enables an issuer’s designated transfer agent to compliantly custody digital securities, manage transfers, and maintain accurate shareholder listings leveraging […]Continue Reading
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What advantages do digital securities have over traditional securities?
By Vanessa Malone We live in an increasingly digitized world and technology is making everything more simple, transparent, and efficient on a multitude of levels. It only makes sense that advanced technology would come around to evolve today’s capital markets and solve for inefficiencies. While digital securities are still securities, as the SEC may have […]Continue Reading
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