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Upstream app update reveals simple 3-step NFT Airdrop process
Accessible process included in-app wallet creation, no gas fees charged to users, and no blockchain knowledge needed By Fernanda De La Torre The latest version of Upstream was approved and published by Apple & Google this week! This new version features an even more streamlined process for fans aiming to participate in an Upstream NFT […]Continue Reading
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Upstream’s response to potential incoming NFT market regulation
NY, New York / ACCESSWIRE / March 9, 2022 / Upstream, a MERJ Exchange Market and first regulated securities exchange to offer non-fungible token “NFT” trading alongside digital securities is responding to news of potential incoming NFT market regulation with its innovative methodology capable of supporting NFTs as securities in the global market if the […]Continue Reading
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Upstream, a MERJ Exchange Market, is now live!
Upstream has launched, download today & buy into the first fan-driven feature film IPO available on the revolutionary exchange & trading app By Vanessa Malone We are thrilled to announce that Upstream, a MERJ Exchange Market, is now live! Download Upstream on iOS or Android today! Upstream is a joint venture between Horizon Fintex (“Horizon”), the […]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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Horizon’s technology powers first tokenized bond with secondary trading for its subscribers on Ethereum public blockchain
By Vanessa Malone This week we announced that our client Piemonte Holding, an A-rated Brazilian bank which develops and manages tailor-made investment products, has closed its R$ 66m (US$ 16.2m) private bond issuance and successfully completed the launch of a secondary market for the Piemonte “Smart Bond” on Ethereum using Horizon’s compliance, custody, and blockchain […]Continue Reading
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Increasing KYC/AML compliance without sacrificing user experience
By Vanessa Malone In today’s digital world, users have come to expect high-tech, high-touch interfaces, personalized experiences, security, and transparency. We see this demand across social media platforms, online shopping, banking, investing — almost every aspect of our everyday activities are becoming increasingly digitized. On one side, this is great. With new technology comes new and creative […]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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Blockchain Research Bytes #6- Can Software Engineering help us detect fraud on the blockchain?
By Ashish Rajendra Sai Article: “Reverse engineering the blockchain as illustrated using eigen decomposition.” Authors: Farshad Ghassemi Toosi; Jim Buckley; Ashish Rajendra Sai ; Andrew Le Gear Affiliation: Irish Software Research Centre & Horizon Globex Article Category: Fraud detection Why this article? The argument that bitcoin has no intrinsic value has been thrown around in academic […]Continue Reading
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