What is an STO (Security Token Offering) & 10 Reasons Why It Will Have a Massive Impact
The world of startup financing took a major turn in 2017 as initial coin offerings (ICOs) burst onto the scene. ...
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Op-Ed: Initial Exchange Offerings Restore Agility to Blockchain’s Original Fundraising Model
One of the most groundbreaking concepts to emerge from blockchain over its short lifespan has been the initial coin offering, ...
Binance CEO Says ICOs Are ‘Necessary,’ Most VCs ‘Have No Clue’
The CEO of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, believes that initial coin offerings (ICOs) are set to supplant traditional ...
HBO’s Silicon Valley Digs at ICO Mania in Latest Crypto-Themed Episode
HBO's Silicon Valley is doing its part to usher in ICOs to the mainstream, as evidenced by the latest episode, which ...
Japan Proposes Guidelines to Legalize ICOs
A working group backed by Japan’s government has proposed new guidelines intended to legalize and regulate initial coin offerings (ICOs). ...
Here’s What It Costs to Get Your ICO Token Listed on an Exchange
Initial coin offering (ICO) founders aren’t the only ones getting rich from token sales. According to research from Autonomous Next ...
Iran’s Government May Ban Telegram Over Its $1.7 Billion ICO
Messaging app provider Telegram has just concluded the second round of its record-setting initial coin offering (ICO), and Iran’s government ...
Knockout: SEC Charges Floyd Mayweather-backed ICO with Fraud
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against the Centra Tech initial coin offering (ICO) on Monday, alleging ...
Here’s What It Costs to Get John McAfee to Promote Your ICO
How much does it cost to get a “crypto influencer” to promote your initial coin offering (ICO) on social media? ...
New Filing Sheds Light on Kodak’s Lucrative ICO Licensing Agreement
A new filing has shed light on Kodak’s licensing agreement with WENN Digital, the company that is developing KodakCoin and ...
‘Diet Bitcoin’: Brother of Drug Kingpin Pablo Escobar Launches Bizarre ICO, Claims He Met Satoshi
The brother of deceased Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar has created his own cryptocurrency. It’s called Dietbitcoin (DXX), and it’s ...
What Ban? Chinese Investors Continue to Participate in ICOs with Workarounds
It will take more than a government ban on ICOs to keep issuers away in China. Both investors and issuers ...
Boxing Legend Manny Pacquiao Latest Celebrity to Turn ICO Promoter
Boxing Legend Manny Pacquiao has become the latest celebrity to license his personal brand to an initial coin offering (ICO). ...
Major $3 Billion Discount Airline AirAsia Mulls ICO
Discount airline AirAsia is mulling an initial coin offering (ICO) to help finance its expansion into the financial services industry. ...
SEC Investigating ‘Dozens’ of Cryptocurrency Startups, Official Confirms
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has opened investigations into dozens of startups operating in the cryptocurrency space, an ...
SEC Probes Cryptoasset Hedge Funds as Regulators Ramp up ICO Scrutiny
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly begun probing cryptoasset hedge funds as part of its wider clampdown ...
Crypto Exchange Bittrex: We’re Compliant With SEC’s ICO Rules
US-based cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex says that it is compliant with federal regulations governing securities trading. The exchange, which is headquartered ...
SEC Chairman Fires Another Warning Shot at ICOs as Agency Issues ‘Dozens’ of Subpoenas
The top regulator at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fired yet another warning shot at initial coin ...
ICOs Likely Subject to Money Transfer Laws: FinCEN
Initial coin offering (ICO) operators have long known that they risked running afoul of US securities laws. However, a newly ...
Overstock Discloses Sec Probe into $250 Million Tzero ICO
Overstock has disclosed that US regulators are probing the $250 million tZero initial coin offering (ICO) for potential violations of ...
Lithuania’s Central Bank Investigates 100 Million Euro Bankera ICO
Lithuania’s central bank has launched an investigation into a domestic initial coin offering (ICO), which it says has violated the ...
Bitcoiin2Gen ICO Leaves ‘Zen Master’ Steven Seagal On Deadly Ground
When future historians chronicle cryptocurrency’s ascendance into the mainstream, 2017 will likely be remembered as the year of the initial ...
$850 Million: Telegram ICO Quietly Shatters Blockchain Fundraising Record
Step aside, Filecoin, because the Telegram ICO has quietly shattered the blockchain-based fundraising record. According to a document filed with ...
Fortune 500 Firms Express ‘Deluge of Interest’ in ICOs: Indiegogo
An executive at crowdfunding giant Indiegogo said that the company has seen a “deluge of interest” since launching its initial ...
Area 51 Aliens Had Nothing to Do with Anheuser-Busch’s Planned Asset Sales
Anheuser-Busch InBev appears to be considering a...
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