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Broker-Dealers

Rep. Tom Emmer
Policy
Sec
US Lawmakers Ask SEC to Clarify Broker-Dealer Rules
U.S. lawmakers asked the SEC and FINRA to clarify how crypto firms can become registered broker-dealers and provide custody services for crypto assets.
Rep. Tom Emmer
By Nikhilesh De
Dec 9, 2020 at 7:45 p.m. UTC
Dec 9, 2020
SECFINRACongressBroker-Dealers
FINRA
Policy
Finra
Texture Capital Awarded FINRA License to Trade Security Tokens
Texture is the latest tokenization firm to eye the $1.5 trillion private securities market.
FINRA
By Danny Nelson
Nov 10, 2020 at 2:36 p.m. UTC
Nov 10, 2020
FINRATokenizationBroker-Dealers
Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo
Finance
Acquisitions
Securitize Goes License Shopping With Acquisition of SEC-Registered Broker-Dealer
Security token firm Securitize announced Thursday its planned acquisition of Distributed Technology Markets (DTM).
Securitize CEO Carlos Domingo
By Nate DiCamillo
Oct 15, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 15, 2020
AcquisitionsSecurity TokensSecuritizeBroker-Dealers
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: “As we build the market infrastructure for crypto there’s a lot of pieces to put together," says BitGo CEO Mike Belshe. (Image via CoinDesk archives)
Markets
Bitgo
BitGo Acquires Harbor in Surprise Expansion Beyond Crypto Custody
Digital asset custodian BitGo is building a “full stack” security token services provider by acquiring tokenization platform Harbor, including its broker-dealer and transfer a...
SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: “As we build the market infrastructure for crypto there’s a lot of pieces to put together," says BitGo CEO Mike Belshe. (Image via CoinDesk archives)
By Nikhilesh De
Feb 18, 2020 at 6:31 p.m. UTC
Feb 18, 2020
BitGoHarborBroker-DealersTransfer AgentsCustodians
Joseph Lubin, ConsenSys founder, at CoinDesk's Consensus 2019
Finance
Acquisitions
ConsenSys Acquires US Broker-Dealer in Bid to Tokenize Trillion-Dollar 'Muni' Bond Market
ConsenSys aims to use its new acquisition to offer tokenized municipal bonds in a market ripe for disruption.
Joseph Lubin, ConsenSys founder, at CoinDesk's Consensus 2019
By Paddy Baker
Feb 5, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 5, 2020
AcquisitionsConsenSysBondsBroker-Dealers
Bruce Fenton and Vitalik Buterin
Markets
Bitcoin foundation
Longtime Bitcoin Advocate Launches Broker-Dealer for Crypto Firms
Longtime bitcoin advocate Bruce Fenton has created a new broker-dealer for digital asset firms and financial advisors called Watchdog Capital.
Bruce Fenton and Vitalik Buterin
By Nate DiCamillo
Oct 31, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 31, 2019
Bitcoin FoundationBitcoinNewsBruce Fentoncapital marketsBroker-Dealerscrypto broker-dealerChainstone Labsbusiness newsTechnology News
Jonathan Kelfer, CEO of Velocity Markets
Markets
Exchanges
Crypto 'Exchange of Exchanges' ShortHop Expands to 7 US States
ShortHop offers traders access to its own order book as well as orders from other exchanges.
Jonathan Kelfer, CEO of Velocity Markets
By Nate DiCamillo
Aug 26, 2019 at 1:26 p.m. UTC
Aug 26, 2019
ExchangesNewsBroker-DealersShortHop
Jay Clayton, SEC chairman
Markets
Sec
SEC, FINRA Issue Explanation of Crypto Custodian Approval Delay
In a joint statement Monday, the SEC and FINRA laid out the issues they must examine before approving broker-dealer applications from crypto startups.
Jay Clayton, SEC chairman
By Nikhilesh De
Jul 8, 2019 at 6:40 p.m. UTC
Jul 8, 2019
SECFINRANewsBroker-Dealers
FINRA
Markets
Sec
Stonewalled by FINRA, Up to 40 Crypto Securities Wait in Limbo for Launch
Wall Street watchdog FINRA has sat for as long as 12 months on roughly 40 broker-dealer applications by blockchain startups.
FINRA
By Nikhilesh De
Jun 17, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 17, 2019
SECstartupsFINRARegulationNewsLegalBroker-DealersFeaturesus-canada
New York
Markets
Regulation
STO Services Startup TokenSoft Acquires Stake in Regulated Broker-Dealer
STO facilitator TokenSoft has acquired interest in a regulated broker-dealer to provide services that were previously impossible for the firm.
New York
By Nikhilesh De
Dec 13, 2018 at 4:58 p.m. UTC
Dec 13, 2018
RegulationNewsICOsTokenSoftBroker-Dealersbusiness newsus-canada