By John Murray, Research Director, Linqto — Upsurge of Fintech Investments The latest upswing of investor interest in fintech companies has been driven in no small part by the long-awaited public listing of Coinbase (Nasdaq: COIN) on April 14. The closing share price on April 23 was above $290, over eight times its secondary market valuation just…

By Dr. John Murray, Research Director, Linqto — Impossible Foods, the privately-held plant-based protein producer, has recently been adapting aspects of its business strategy, probably in preparation for an upcoming public listing. About Impossible Foods The company’s core technology centers around combining natural ingredients like fats, amino acids and vitamins, in order to deliver the texture and aroma…

By John Murray, Ph.D., Research Director, Linqto — This week’s arrival of Coinbase on the public markets throws some intriguing new light on the rapidly-growing field of digital assets. Why Coinbase? The company is one of the largest global cryptocurrency exchanges; its fintech platforms enable retail investors and institutional clients to trade and store digital assets such as…

Publication #1: North America by Alan Kerlidou & Virginia Marquez — The Linqto team is pleased to share the first edition of “Accredited Investors Around the World,” a series of briefs that will provide insight into accreditation requirements for investors in various regions of the globe. Introduction: What is an accredited or sophisticated investor? Accredited investors are individuals or institutions that match a certain financial regulatory profile, meeting standards…

by John Murray PhD, Research Director, Linqto Inc. — The Linqto team explains and defines Due Diligence, as it pertains to the field of private investing. When individual stock market investors need to seek out dependable information about publicly-traded securities, many will turn to traditional business media like Dow Jones or Morningstar, or ratings agencies like Moody’s or Standard…

Publication #3: Employee Equity Terms by Alan Kerlidou & John Murray — The Linqto team is pleased to share the third edition of “Demystifying Private Investing”, a series of informational articles that will provide definitions and use-cases of the common terms employed in the field of private investing. Vesting When a company grants equity to an employee in the form of stocks…

Publication #2: Private Equity Terms by Alan Kerlidou & John Murray — Welcome back to “Demystifying Private Investing”, a series of informational articles that will provide definitions and use-cases of the common terms employed in the field of private investing. Private Placement The practice of raising funds in exchange of company shares. Aside from obtaining additional capital, private placements can also have…

Publication #1: Valuation Terms by Alan Kerlidou & John Murray — This publication marks the beginning of Linqto’s “Demystifying Private Investing”, a series of informational articles that will provide definitions and use-cases of the common terms employed in the field of private investing. Preferred and Common Stock Preferred and Common stock are ownership shares — or ‘equity securities’ — issued…

John Murray, Research Director, Linqto Inc. The recent announcement that Gary Gensler will lead Joseph Biden’s financial policy transition team signals an interesting development in the incoming administration’s position on cryptocurrencies and other digital assets. Gensler, who was previously chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission during the Obama administration, has considerable street cred in the…