Category Archives: Crowdfunding

What’s the Difference Between P2P and Crowdfunding?

In the past 10 years or so, crowdfunding and peer-to-peer (P2P) lending have become trendy ways to fund your small business. But while both crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending involve other people giving you money, they have some big differences―like the way you get that money

Crowdfunding as an Investment

“You can sell it if you don’t like it.” “Backing this game is a good investment.” “You can back for a dollar now and put more in the pledge manager later but that doesn’t help unlock more stretch goals now.” These are comments often seen

Cryptocurrency And Crowdfunding: A Match Made In Heaven?

According to ICODATA, in 2017, ICOs amounted to $6,101,438,558 in funds raised with the total number of campaigns held reaching 871. The most fruitful month for ICOs was September of 2017 when blockchain-powered startups gathered about 27% of yearly volumes. Funds raised in 2017. Source – https://www.icodata.io/stats/2017 HDAC is one of the game-changers

Equity Crowdfunding in Nigeria

By Ayokunle Olowogboyega and Idris Edalere The startup space in Nigeria has received a big boost over the past few years. One of the major challenges faced by startups is availability of funds to properly function. Startups are usually registered as private limited liability companies.

Equity Crowdfunding: An idea whose time has come

Uche Uwaleke Just a few days ago, the global financial community woke up to the cheering news that the World Bank had launched the first bond instrument built on a blockchain with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. By this development, the $87m bond becomes the