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Investing in property is either the safest bet, or the biggest asset bubble of all time, depending on your point of view. This week's crowdfunding headlines suggests "property tech" might be the next trend.

The rights and obligations of businesses who raise money via crowdfunding may soon be tested in UK courts, by backers of the failed Zano drone project. As we reported in November, the project went into voluntary liquidation, having delivered only 600 drones out of a target of 15,000.

Now, some backers are discussing a class action lawsuit with specialist litigation firm Edwin Coe LLP. 

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We used to think of crowdfunding in terms of equity and debt. Then we learned to say lending, not saving. But what about invoices? And microbonds? Crowdfunding is a big space, and we need proper maps to navigate our way around.

Seedrs has already announced its intention to launch in the United States, following the SEC's approval of JOBS Act Title III rules last Friday. Private Equity Wire reported that the London-based equity crowdfunding platform will commence a beta test of its crowdfunding platform 'within weeks', with a view to an official launch early in 2016.

It's Halloween weekend, when dark forces walk abroad, demanding candy. But crowdfunding investors in the UK and USA are waiting to see what their regulators will do.