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 Chair Throws Some (More) Shade At ICOs
SEC Chair Throws Some (More) Shade At ICOs
November 10, 2017  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

The SEC is growing increasingly wary of initial coin offerings — and sounding increasingly likely to step up regulatory action in and around them. A...

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Tezos Sued By Investors Over $232M ICO
Tezos Sued By Investors Over $232M ICO
November 06, 2017  |  Legal

Tezos, the technology project that raised $232 million via an initial coin offering in July, is being sued in a class-action lawsuit. Reuters, citing a...

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Big Tech Firms Sizzle, Star-Backed ICOs Fizzle
Big Tech Firms Sizzle, Star-Backed ICOs Fizzle
November 03, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It was a week that showed mobility in mobile-ad companies, at least as stock prices were concerned. Consumers seem ready to spread some holiday cheer...

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UK Launches Helpline To Aid SMB Compliance With Upcoming Data Security Law
UK Launches Helpline To Aid SMB Compliance With Upcoming Data Security Law
November 03, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The U.K. wants to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) adhere to the new European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The regulation comes into...

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Following The ICO Wave, SEC Is Warning Celebrities Away From Virtual Coins
Following The ICO Wave, SEC Is Warning Celebrities Away From Virtual Coins
November 02, 2017  |  Blockchain

Looks like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has had enough of the sudden run of celebrity-backed independent coin offerings, or ICOs.  As of yesterday,...

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Bitcoin Value Exceeds $6K And Hits $100B Market Cap
Bitcoin Value Exceeds $6K And Hits $100B Market Cap
October 31, 2017  |  Bitcoin

As of today (Oct. 31), every Bitcoin will be worth approximately$6,125, according to reports from Bloomberg. The value of the digital currency has hit new highs...

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Goldman Sachs Prefers Gold Over Bitcoin
Goldman Sachs Prefers Gold Over Bitcoin
October 27, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Goldman Sachs said that when it comes to being assessed on the majority of the key characteristics of money, there’s no competition — gold wins...

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Overstock, tZERO Eyeing Largest ICO Yet
Overstock, tZERO Eyeing Largest ICO Yet
October 26, 2017  |  Retail

The Overstock.com subsidiary, tZERO, is planning to launch an initial coin offering (ICO), according to news from CNBC. The company wants to raise up to...

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Breitmans On Tezos Coin Dispute: ‘It Stinks’
Breitmans On Tezos Coin Dispute: ‘It Stinks’
October 26, 2017  |  Digital Payments

One of the largest initial coin offerings (ICOs) ever is in danger of falling apart over a board dispute, according to news from Reuters. On Tuesday,...

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