🔥 Top 5 — Most important news of the week

1. Security Tokens on Jamaica Stock Exchange



In a cooperation with its technology partner Blockstation, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is planning to list Security Tokens as tradeable assets for their clients. Currently both are doing a trading pilot to “demonstrate the complete lifecycle of the digital asset ecosystem” which involves the participation from regulated broker-dealers, market makers and the Jamaica Central Securities Depository (JCSD). -> source

2. Security Tokens of tZERO start Live Trading



According to tZEROs press release, the secondary market for tZERO Security Tokens is Live since yesterday. This allows accredited investors to trade with other investors who are accredited by using the digital securities brokerage account provided by Dinosaur Financial Group, LLC which is a partner of PRO Securities, LLC, a tZERO subsidiary offering an ATS. -> source

3. Zilliqa & MaiCoin partner up to tokenize AirBnb, Uber and SpaceX etc.



Singapore-based blockchain developer Zilliqa and Taiwanese digital asset platform MaiCoin partnered to build a new Security Token exchange named Hg Exchange in Singapore. It shall become the first member-driven exchange in South East Asia, providing participants access to privately held shares and Security Tokens including high-growth startups like AirBnb, Uber and SpaceX. -> source



4. Securitize joins IBM’s Blockchain Accelerator to disrupt $82T Corporate Debt Market



Securitize.io is among 10 companies that have been chosen to join the IBM Blockchain Accelerator program. Securitize hopes that the three months program will help them „…to build the world’s first debt issuance platform with blockchain technology in 2019", as Carlos Domingo, co-founder and CEO of Securitize stated. Securitize is also planning to integrate IBM’s Hyperledger into the product design of their platform, which will enable debt issuance on the blockchain. -> source



5. DESICO joins forces with Blocktrade



Trading and Issuance provider DESICO (based in Lithuania) partners with trading platform BlockTrade (based in Liechtenstein) to synchronize their platforms in order to drive the adoption of Security Tokens in Europe forward.

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