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"Our expansion into Dallas is aimed at providing Tokenwell with a strategic presence in the U.S. market, proximity to institutional participants, and better opportunity alignment with innovators shaping the next era of blockchain finance," said CEO Timothy Burgess.
Toronto’s Tokenwell Crypto Platform To Launch U.S. Subsidiary in Dallas’ Y’All Street
by Sandra Engelland | Dec 17, 2025
"Our expansion into Dallas is aimed at providing Tokenwell with a strategic presence in the U.S. market, proximity to institutional participants, and better opportunity alignment with innovators shaping the next era of blockchain finance," said CEO Timothy Burgess.
Reports: Texas Stock Exchange Settles Trademark Dispute Over ‘TXSE’ as Backing Grows to $270 Million
by Quincy Preston |
Dec 16, 2025
The Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange has resolved a trademark dispute with the Toronto Stock Exchange over its “TXSE” branding, The Texas Lawbook reported. Separately, Bloomberg reported that total funding for TXSE Group, the exchange’s parent company, has reached $270 million with new backing from Goldman and Bank of America.
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by Quincy Preston |
Nov 19, 2025
In a LinkedIn post, the TXSE global managing director pointed to a recent article from The Daily Economy, a publication of the American Institute for Economic Research, which analyzes the upstart exchange's potential to shake up the capital markets landscape. As the article explains, "Exchanges are the plumbing of capitalism—the place where savings become investment and new industries find their footing."
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by David Seeley |
Nov 12, 2025
Nasdaq rang its closing bell at an oil & gas industry cook-off in Midland today, using the Texas setting to announce its planned Nasdaq Texas launch. Slated to open in 2026, the exchange will join NYSE Texas and the Texas Stock Exchange in competing for pro-growth companies.
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Andy Tang (left), a partner at Draper Associates, and Bobby Franklin, CEO of the National Venture Capital Association, speak onstage at Venture Dallas. [Photo: Grant Miller Photography/Venture Dallas]
‘There’s So Much Energy in Our Space’: Innovators, Investors Invigorate Sold-Out 2025 Venture Dallas Conference
by Glenn Hunter | Nov 5, 2025
From North Texas founders including John Carmack and Ben Lamm to investors like John Redgrave of DTX Ventures and Draper’s Andy Tang, the summit's speakers tackled hot topics from humanoid robots and tech transfer to AI, VC trends and Y’all Street. A call was also heard for more risk-taking by DFW’s innovation ecosystem: ‘We’ve got to be bravery hunters.’
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by Lance Murray |
Nov 3, 2025
As it looks toward its Q1 2026 launch of the Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange, TXSE Group announced that J.P. Morgan has made an equity investment and will join TXSE Group's board of directors as an observer. Other top backers include Black Rock, Charles Schwab, and Citadel Securities.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 30, 2025
Dallas‑based TXSE has earned SEC approval to operate as a national exchange, aiming to begin trading by 2026. “Real competition for corporate listings in the United States has finally arrived,” said founder and CEO James H. Lee—and it’s coming from Y’all Street.
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by Lance Murray |
Aug 26, 2025
The TXSE campaign features "high-impact" digital placements across all the terminals at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and billboards at key sites across North Texas.
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Shiftkey Co-Founder Matt Creason, left, and Kore.ai Founder and CEO Raj Koneru. [Image and Photos: TechConnex]
Unicorn Founders Take Center Stage at USICOC TechConnex 2025
by Quincy Preston | Apr 22, 2025
The May 22 conference marks the 10th anniversary of the US-India Chamber of Commerce's flagship tech event, now featuring a new name and high-profile speakers from healthcare "double" unicorn ShiftKey and AI unicorn Kore.ai. Investor and CIO panels include leaders from the Mark Cuban Companies, AT&T Ventures, Amazon Business, and Fortune 10 Cencora.
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![From left: Calvin Carter, Derek Wilson, and Bob Bennett, the founders of Dallas Opportunity Partners, a new Dallas-based investment platform. [Photo: Michael Samples]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DallasOpportunityPartners-970_MNS5714-fullsize-360x203.jpg)
by Quincy Preston |
Mar 25, 2025
Founded by seasoned entrepreneurs and family office investors Calvin Carter, Derek Wilson, and Bob Bennett, Dallas Opportunity Partners taps decades-deep local relationships to provide flexible, strategic access to North Texas deals. It's the investment platform they wanted but couldn't find—so they built it.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 13, 2025
"The ETP market is growing at an unprecedented pace," said TXSE chairman and CEO James H. Lee. "The Texas Stock Exchange is committed to delivering the innovation, operational expertise, and alignment that sponsors require to capitalize on this next wave of global expansion."
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by David Seeley |
Feb 12, 2025
In a move that serves to counter the planned launch of the Texas Stock Exchange, the NYSE said it will reincorporate NYSE Chicago in Texas and rename it NYSE Texas, with headquarters in Dallas. The news set both Wall Street and Y'all Street buzzing, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying the launch will "cement our great state as an economic powerhouse on the global stage."
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TXSE Group Inc. has announced its veteran leadership team, left to right, top row first: Jeffrey Brown, General Counsel, TXSE Group Inc and Chief Regulatory Officer, Texas Stock Exchange; Alex Bussandri, Director; Nicole Chambers, Global Managing Director of Listings, Texas Stock Exchange; Harvey Cloyd, Strategic Advisor; Marc Cunningham, Global Managing Director, Texas Stock Exchange; Adrian Falcone, Head of Technology Operations, Texas Stock Exchange; Richard Fisher, Strategic Advisor; Paul Foster, Director; Alex Goor, Strategic Advisor; Jeff Karcher, Global Managing Director, Texas Stock Exchange; Bob Kenny, Senior Software Developer, Texas Stock Exchange; Bill Lauderback, Strategic Advisor; James Lee, Chairman, Founder, and CEO, TXSE Group Inc ; and Tom Long, Director [Photos: TXSE Group Inc]
Texas Stock Exchange Announces Veteran Leadership Team with “Tremendous Expertise” to Drive Innovation on Y’all Street
by Lance Murray | Oct 4, 2024
The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) has revealed its experienced leadership team, described as having “tremendous expertise in the markets” by founder James Lee. With a focus on innovation and competition, TXSE is set to make waves on what some are calling "Y’all Street," challenging industry heavyweights like the NYSE and Nasdaq.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 2, 2024
North Texas grabbed the world's financial attention again this week with updates from the Dallas-based Texas Stock Exchange, which introduced its expansive leadership team and board members and said it had raised over $135 million to date. But as Austin-based Paul O'Brien noted in his LinkedIn Startup Studio post last month, the TXSE is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to North Texas' sprawling fintech and financial universe.
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by David Seeley |
Oct 1, 2024
In June, TXSE Group announced plans to launch the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), focused on enabling U.S. and global companies to access U.S. equity capital markets via a “fully electronic, national securities exchange." In the months since, that's led to endless discussion of the impact of North Texas' "Y'All Street." It was capped by yesterday's announcement that the TXSE had raised over $135 million to date as it named members of TXSE's board—including former Texas Governor and former U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry; former SEC Commissioner Rick Roberts; and Alex Bussandri, the global head of strategy at Citadel Securities.
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by Quincy Preston |
Sep 20, 2024
First reported by D CEO, Mike Hoque and Mike Ablon have the iconic 72-story tower and four surrounding city blocks under contract, planning a $350 million redevelopment that includes a luxury hotel, street-level enhancements, and a potential new financial district in downtown Dallas.
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