ICO

Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is the cryptocurrency space's rough equivalent to an IPO in the mainstream investment world.

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SEC Puts The Hammer Down On ICO Scam
SEC Puts The Hammer Down On ICO Scam
December 05, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced news on Monday (Dec. 4) that it obtained an emergency asset freeze to stop an initial coin offering...

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Europe Leads ICO Investments
Europe Leads ICO Investments
December 01, 2017  |  Investments

Atomico, the European venture capital firm, said in a report on Thursday (Nov. 30) that over the course of the past few years, close to...

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Blockchain Ledger Investment Marketplace Launches
Blockchain Ledger Investment Marketplace Launches
November 28, 2017  |  Blockchain

A new firm is opening a marketplace for accredited investors to trade equity stakes into blockchain startups. According to a Bloomberg news report, BnkToTheFuture plans...

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Former SEC Official Rails Against ICOs
Former SEC Official Rails Against ICOs
November 27, 2017  |  Blockchain

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have sprung up seemingly out of the blue to become the new go-to financing method for up-and-coming startups (often with less...

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Physical Money Is Here To Stay – For Now, Says Bank Of Japan
Physical Money Is Here To Stay – For Now, Says Bank Of Japan
November 23, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Digital currencies are growing in popularity but, in terms of replacing physical money, that isn’t going to happen anytime soon. That’s according to Hiromi Yamaoka,...

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Regulators Want Answers From Uber Over Hidden Hack
Regulators Want Answers From Uber Over Hidden Hack
November 23, 2017  |  Ridesharing

Ride-hailing app company Uber, which made news when it covered up a huge data breach that exposed roughly 600,000 driver’s license numbers, could face investigations...

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Bitcoin Startup Pulls Disappearing Act After Raising $375K
Bitcoin Startup Pulls Disappearing Act After Raising $375K
November 21, 2017  |  Digital Payments

Confido, the startup that raised $374,477 in an initial coin offering (ICO), has reportedly disappeared with the investors’ money. According to a news report in...

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Top Blockchain CEOs Say Many ICOs Are Fraudulent
Top Blockchain CEOs Say Many ICOs Are Fraudulent
November 20, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Two top bitcoin rivals are in agreement: Many initial coin offerings (ICO) are fraudulent. According to news from CNBC, both Joseph Lubin, co-founder of Ethereum, and...

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Tezos Backers Told They’ll Lose All Their Money
Tezos Backers Told They’ll Lose All Their Money
November 16, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Tezos backers who want to get refunds shouldn’t expect to do so, according to news from Reuters, citing Bitcoin Suisse, the Swiss cryptocurrency broker that...

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