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Security Token Economy & Investments #3 Review of important news and content New Bermuda Legislation Will Create a Novel Class of Bank to Service Fintech Companies. www.zeus.exchange List of content Introduction 2 I. Legal status in the world 3 Bermuda 3 China 3 EU 3 Hong Kong 4 India 4 Iran 4 Japan 5 Malta 5 Netherlands 5 Philippines 5 Poland 5 Singapore 6 South Korea 6 Switzerland 6 Thailand 6 UK 7 USA 7 II. Tokenization 10 III. Cryptoexchanges & Trading platforms 14 Binance 14 Bitmex 14 Bithumb 15 Bittrex 16 Coinbase 16 eToro 19 Huobi 19 Robinhood 20 Shapeshift 20 tZero 21 Custodians 21 Other 22 IV. Top investments in blockchain startups 25 Argo Blockchain IPO 25 Atlas Protocol 25 Audius 25 Australian State Government 25 Zeus.Exchange - We Tokenize Stock Markets 0 Binance 26 Bitmain 26 Blockchain Startups 26 Dfinity startup 27 Decentraland 27 Golden Gate Ventures 27 Hong Kong University 27 LINE 28 LuneX Ventures 28 NFL Players Association 28 Pantera Capital 28 Review.Network 29 SBI Holdings 29 South Korea 29 SFOX 29 V. Top content (trading & tokenization) 31 Security Tokens 31 Tokenization 31 Сonclusions 32 Legal disclaimer 33 Zeus.Exchange - We Tokenize Stock Markets 1 Introduction Dear Reader! We are glad to welcome you in our second issue of the analytical edition of the New Blockchain Economy and Investment, where we will regularly publish an overview of the industry news. In this issues we will describe top August news following topics: Legislation News - news across the world regarding the legislation of the blockchain industry and cryptocurrency. We will also allocate the most favorable jurisdictions for the launch of projects related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Tokenization news - since our main project Zeus.Exchange specializes in the stock market tokenization, we actively monitor the tokenization market and in this section we will review the news on this topic, as well as make reviews of interesting projects. The world of security tokens (STO, Security Token Offering) - 2017 was the year of the fundraising boom through the ICO. 2018-2019 in our opinion, will be the year of legislative regulation of the cryptocurrencies industry and money raising for projects. In this section, we will consider news in this area, as well as projects that release their tokens in the format of securities. Crypto-exchanges and trading platforms - our team has background in trading (some of us were asset managers, some were lawyers in the fund, some created and developed a brokerage business), so the topic of trading is especially close and interesting to us. This section will review the news of the crypto-exchange industry and trading platforms, as well as reviews of interesting projects. Interesting materials - every day thousands of smart people create wonderful content on cryptocurrency, investment and blockchain topics. Experts in our company collect all of it bit by bit and choose the most valuable and interesting content. In this section, we will share it with you. Connect us at social media: Twitter https://twitter.com/ExchangeZeus Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cryptozeus/ Telegram: https://t.me/zeusexchange Alexander Tsyhlin CMO and co-founder Zeus.Exchange Zeus.Exchange - We Tokenize Stock Markets 2 I. Legal status in the world blockchain ecosystem for invoices that Bermuda has been developed by Tencent — the developer of the 1 billion-user social 22-August-18 - Op Ed: New media platform WeChat — together with Bermuda Legislation Will Create a Novel the Shenzhen Municipal Taxation Class of Bank to Service Fintech Bureau. Companies As we reported on July 19, 2018, 23-August-18 - China Tightens Bermuda is determined to establish the Noose on 124 Offshore itself as the leading jurisdiction for Cryptocurrency Exchanges fintech entrepreneurs, in particular those China’s government will take involved in initial coin offerings (ICOs), steps to further block access to more digital assets and virtual currencies. than 120 offshore cryptocurrency Having recently passed the ICO Act and exchanges whose websites are still the Digital Asset Business Act (DABA), accessible on the mainland. Bermuda’s Premier and Minister of Citing local financial news Finance, the Hon. E. David Burt, JP, MP, outlets, the Hong Kong-based South and his cabinet are now focused on China Morning Post reports that creating a new class of bank to facilitate authorities associated with the Leading Bermuda’s fintech initiative. Group of Internet Financial Risks The Bermuda Monetary Authority Remediation — which was founded in (BMA) has spearheaded a new bill, titled 2016 and run by top central bank the Banks and Deposit Companies officials — will begin blocking IP Amendment Act 2018 (Restricted Banks addresses belonging to 124 Act), that will establish a novel, cryptocurrency trading platforms that restricted banking license to encourage still serve mainland residents, despite banks to provide their services to fintech local prohibitions on these activities. companies. This legislation is vital, as to date Bermudian banks have been unwilling to EU provide banking services to the Island’s 31-August-18 - European Union nascent fintech startups. The to Discuss New Rules for government of Bermuda and the BMA Cryptocurrency Sector strongly believe that the Restricted The Finance Ministers of 28 Banks Act will resolve this impediment European countries on September 7 will and propel Bermuda’s fintech initiative meet in Vienna to discuss new rules for forward. the locally emerging cryptocurrency sector. China The informal gathering, according to the EU’s draft note, will witness a 10-August-18 - China Issues broad discussion about current policy First Tax Authority-Approved Invoice on issues relevant to financial and Blockchain economic affairs. China’s first digital invoice on the Bloomberg, which claims to have blockchain has been issued in the read the meeting agenda in person, southeastern city of Shenzhen, local reports that the EU ministers will echo news platform EEO reports August 10. their concerns over “a host of This is the first implementation of a pilot challenges” posed by the popularity of Zeus.Exchange - We Tokenize Stock Markets 3 cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. They before the Parliament, according to include crypto’s potential of being used DNA’s source. by online criminals for drug trafficking, tax evasion, terrorist financing and 14-August-18 - India’s Govt money laundering, and also its Considers Allowing Crypto Tokens for underlying pseudo-anonymity. Metro Cards, Airline Tickets: Report India’s government is reportedly Hong Kong mulling the launch of crypto tokens of its own for financial transactions in the 31-August-18 - Hong Kong is country despite an ongoing banking ban Greasing Immigration Doors for on decentralized cryptocurrencies. Blockchain Professional An inter-governmental committee Job seekers worldwide with a tasked to study and propose a flair and expertise in blockchain regulatory roadmap for the technology will be favored in Hong Kong, cryptocurrency sector is also examining part of the country’s unique immigration the usability of crypto tokens in the policy seeking to attract talented public sector, domestic publication DNA professionals. India reports citing sources. This week, the Hong Kong The committee is reportedly government unveiled its first-ever ‘Talent eyeing the use of the custom List to attract quality people’ from blockchain-based crypto as a tokenized around the world who specialize in 11 representation of money rather a direct professions determined as the most substitute to currency on its own, with crucial job profiles required for the applications such as metro card tokens. country’s economic development. “Innovation and technology experts” in blockchain technology, alongside Iran artificial intelligence (AI), data 25-August-18 - Iran: engineering, robotics, biometric and State-Backed Crypto Draft is Ready, industrial/chemical engineering are Central Bank to Soon Announce Stance among the specializations sought. on Crypto Iran’s National Cyberspace Center India has revealed that the draft of the state-backed cryptocurrency project is 10-August-18 - India: ready, local news outlet Financial Government to Consider Allowing Tribune reports August 25. Crypto Tokens, But Not According to the article, the Cryptocurrencies national digital currency project was The Indian government is developed on instructions from considering whether to allow crypto President of Iran Hassan Rouhani. tokens to be used in the country, despite Saeed Mahdiyoun, the deputy its hardline stance on cryptocurrencies, director in charge of drafting regulations local news outlet DNA India reports for Iran's Supreme Cyberspace Council, August 10. has reportedly revealed to local news A committee set up by the agency IBENA that the idea of finance ministry, under the chairmanship introducing a national cryptocurrency is of the Department of Economic Affairs being actively pursued by Iran's (DEA) secretary, is reportedly working on cyberspace authority. a set of regulations and roadmap to allow certain crypto assets to be used in India. Once the draft proposals are finalized, the legislation will be tabled Zeus.Exchange - We Tokenize Stock Markets 4 Japan Netherlands 23-August-18 - Japan’s Financial 3-August-18 - Dutch Central Regulator Wants Crypto Industry to Bank Does Not Consider ‘Grow Under Appropriate Regulation’ Cryptocurrencies as ‘Real Money’ The commissioner of Japan’s An executive at the Dutch Central