• ICONIC HOLDING CLOSES ITS SERIES A FINANCING ROUND

    Frankfurt, July 16, 2020 —  Iconic Holding (“Iconic”) is pleased to announce the closing of its Series A financing round. The final tranche of the investment round was led by Titania Investment Group, with existing shareholders FinLab AG, High-Tech Gründerfonds and Cryptology Asset Group all participating. The overall fundraise from the issuance of preferred shares…

  • Becoming Blockchain Educated in 4 Simple Ways

    Many people hear the word ‘blockchain’ and think of it as nothing more than a buzzword. Most have heard of it, but significantly less have an idea about what blockchain is. Misuse of the word also adds to the confusion, with some start-ups unduly adding the word ‘blockchain’ into their company mission statement and to…

  • Using Blockchain Because They Care about an Equalizing Economy

    CryptoScout by Eleanor Haas   Celsius Network is a mobile app that functions like a crypto bank — receives crypto deposits, pays interest on crypto and makes loans collateralized by crypto. It became profitable in less than two years, an admirable achievement. But there’s more. Celsius set out to speed crypto adoption and then, by promising always…

  • Why Financial Institutions should be Educated about Cryptocurrencies

    In 2013, the one-time $5bn company, Blockbuster Videos, went into liquidation as it bowed to pressure from online streaming sites such as Netflix and Hulu. Blockbuster did not see the threat that Netflix posed in 1997 when it launched and made the mistake of passing up the opportunity to buy Netflix in 2000. Its inability…

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Crypto Investing

      The most frequently asked question I get from people with a new interest in crypto and blockchain technology is how to get investment exposure to the asset class. In this article, I’m going to tell you what options are out there, what, from my view, the respective pros and cons of each are, and,…

  • Why now is the time to educate yourself on the blockchain and crypto-asset ecosystem before investing in cryptocurrencies

    There is a lot of misinformation in the public domain around cryptocurrencies. That, combined, with an, as yet, largely unregulated industry, makes financial institutions and savvy investors, a little nervous when investing into cryptocurrencies. Understandably so. Any prudent investor should understand and have an interest in the assets that form part of his or her…

  • Disruptor Disrupted?

    Is cryptocurrency at risk of being co-opted by the very institutions it was created to displace? CryptoScout  by Eleanor Haas, Partner of Iconic Holding, Chief Concept Navigator at The Calyx Group, Advisor to Astia Angels, and Director, Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, was launched in 2009 as a rebel with a cause —…

  • How to Assess the Value behind Cryptocurrencies

    Many of the investors and financial institutions I talk to are hesitant to invest in cryptocurrencies, often saying that they can’t determine their real value. For example, if we were looking to buy equity in a company, we could look at its fundamentals and make a prudent decision about whether to invest in it or…

  • Think Blockchain Technology is the Future? Here’s why you should also be investing in cryptocurrencies

    Most people can agree on the fact that technology innovation has accelerated in the last two decades. Technology makes all of our lives simpler and easier – we can get our food delivered, order a taxi to come to our door in minutes, hold meetings online, and access a wealth of information on any conceivable…

  • Beyond the Hype

    Crypto assets are showing increasing reason for long-term investors to have and to hold them, but what’s the best, and safest, way to do this?  CryptoScout  by Eleanor Haas, innovation navigator, Partner of Iconic Holding, Managing Director of The Calyx Group, Advisor to Astia Angels, and Director, Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic. Crypto assets had one of their best…

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