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The real STO market outlook: near death

The market for tokenized securities is lifeless. Nobody is buying these securities. A…

How to make an awful tokenized fund that nobody will buy

You might think that being a fund manager is great work if you can get it. Managers that successfully raise funds from investors have the potential to make a lot of money, and also collect steady fees, without ever putting their…

The Preference Put: Startup stock with crypto features

Tokenized securities need to create new kinds of value. This article presents one bite-sized idea that has direct relevance to early stage investors. It’s the Preference Put — a way to represent liquidation preferences.

Tokenization containers: SPVs, DRs, Warrants, etc.

On Friday I received a flurry links about derivative crypto securities from TheElephant, DX.exchange, and Mercari stock offered as a “warrant”. All of these are ways of moving securities from the non-blockchain world into blockchain tokens…

Four types of digital assets

The four categories of crypto tokens or “digital assets” are open source cryptocurrencies, ICO coins, Reg D compliant initial offerings, and tradable securities. If you are considering issuing your own assets, or handling existing assets, you should understand where they fit in…

Security Smackdown: Art versus Real Estate Fund

Link to: Security token code and the future of R-token

If you want to issue a tokenized or “programmable” security, you will need some code to program. There are an increasing number of ERC20 token formats to handle securities, including ST20 from Polymath, R-token from Harbor, and DS from…

CrowdEngine and Aboveboard bring powerful direct sales capabilities to tokenized security issuers