OpenFinance Presents at Athena.Trade

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4 min readJan 25, 2019

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OpenFinance Presentation

On January 9, 2019, we had the pleasure of Thomas McInerney, Chief Product Officer, at OpenFinance (OFN) present to our members. We sincerely thank Thomas for a delightful presentation and offer the following links in the event that you were unable to attend. VIDEO HERE | PODCAST HERE

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About OpenFinance

OpenFinance has served as a leader in Security Token innovation. Recently, OFN has launched their premier platform and cultivated a network of partners that are among the leaders within the Blockchain and cryptocurrency space. OFN has achieved the coveted status of, “first to launch, live, regulated security token trading platform in the United States…” through strategic partners such as, “Huobi, the third largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, as well as Securitize, Atomic Capital, Harbor, Polymath, Securrency, and TokenSoft,” one thing is clear, great things are afoot in 2019! [1]

A platform for both accredited and non-accredited investors alike, spanning within the US and throughout the globe, OpenFinance creates a perfect conduit for everyone to invest based on their coordinating qualifications. OFN’s highly experienced team of authorities in finance law, coupled with carefully curated advisors such as Anthony Pompliano (Morgan Creek Digital Assets, Facebook) and Tor Bair (Enigma MPC, Snap) have provided the perfect match to build this dynamic and fully compliant interface to meet the needs of the emerging regulations surrounding tokenization. [2]

OpenFinance Network First to Launch Security Token Trading

BCAP to be one of the initial security tokens to trade on the OpenFinance Network ATS.

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The Next Step

Given this groundbreaking status, Thomas’ schedule has been very busy. The week following our presentation, Thomas represented OFN and spoke on Building the Digital Asset Ecosystem: Creating Regulated Solutions for Capital Raising and Secondary Trading, at BlockchaingeDC, in Washington DC and Technical Structuring of Security Tokens at The North American Bitcoin Conference, in Miami, discussing the emerging regulations within tokenization.

If you are interested in giving this innovative platform a try visit OpenFinance.io

Tokenization

For more information on tokenization see the notable articles from Athena Blockchain’s co-founders Drew Hinkes, and David Valentine. Mr. Hinkes is widely known within the legal and regulatory landscape and Mr. Valentine is regarded as a leader within capital markets who possesses a wealth of experience which is unmatched. Working in close collaboration with the co-founder of Athena Bitcoin, Inc., CEO, Eric Gravengaard, also the acting President of Athena Blockchain, they have authored two articles that carefully analyze the regulations, nuances, and opportunities of tokenization. [3],[4] These resources serve as a primer for anyone looking to invest in tokenized structures.

Athena.Trade

Athena.Trade is the coworking hub in Chicago’s iconic Loop. We host a variety of events to facilitate connections to our Community of coworkers within the larger innovative, Blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem under the parent company of Athena Bitcoin, Inc., which is forging revolutionary access to virtual currencies for citizens in the unstable economies of Latin America. [5], [6]

About Athena.trade

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Resources consulted

[1] https://medium.com/openfinance/openfinance-network-first-to-launch-security-token-trading-17aec05cdda5,

[2] https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181213005915/en

[3] https://medium.com/@Athenablockchain/how-tokenized-private-placements-of-securities-and-the-development-of-markets-will-create-trading-a3603d30449c

[4] https://medium.com/crypto-oracle/toward-a-more-perfect-security-token-e01cd5faab3a

[5] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/buenos-aires-la-espalda-de-cripto-good-winds-back-crypto-valentine/

[6] https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/interview-athena-argentina-head-innovation-santiago-molins-valentine/