Tagged: ico

July 9, 2018 @ 3:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

  TrustToken, is looking to raise $61 million in an security token on CoinList. TrustToken will be offering its native platform token – TrustToken (TRU). TrustToken is already backed by multiple big VC names, including; A16Z Crypto, Founders Fund Angel (Pathfinder), Jump Trading Capital, Foundation… Read More

July 5, 2018 @ 9:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Germany-based decentralized venture capital group Iconiq Lab announced on Thursday its latest addition to its ICO accelerator program – Verv, the machine-learning startup behind the VLUX token. The firm confirmed that this new addition comes in as a move to acknowledge and further the universal need for renewable… Read More

July 5, 2018 @ 9:06 am By JD Alois  |  

The Elephant (formerly PrivatEquity.biz Platform), a security token issuance and secondary trading platform, is doing a small hybrid funding round. According to details shared with CI, the offer is seeking a few strategic investors to raise $2 million. The minimum subscription is $250,000 with each… Read More

July 2, 2018 @ 11:44 am By JD Alois  |  

Last week, Robert Ophèle, President of the Autorité des Marchés Financier (AMF), presented the 2017 AMF annual report to the Finance Committee of the National Assembly. Ophèle took the opportunity to address a wide range of topics but notably on the list was the Pact Act… Read More

June 28, 2018 @ 9:36 am By Cali Haan  |  

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and its CEO Richard Teng have been very active in the blockchain and virtual currency spaces of late. Fresh on the heels of an announcement earlier this week that the FSRA /… Read More

June 28, 2018 @ 7:58 am By Erin Hobey  |  

A new collaborative report by PwC Strategy& and the Crypto Valley Association provides an update on the global initial coin offering (ICO) market. According to their numbers, ICOs have grown dramatically during the first 5 months of 2018 with 537 ICOs, successfully raising $13.7 billion. This… Read More

June 26, 2018 @ 3:31 pm By JD Alois  |  

Facebook has done an about face on their initial coin offering advertising ban – at least for a lucky few pre-approved platforms and exchanges. It appears that Facebook is recognizing the fact these are regulated securities and thus quite similar to other investment offers. Facebook… Read More

June 24, 2018 @ 5:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, the crypto markets quivered with repressed joy and moved higher when Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of Corporate Finance, William Hinman, declared that Ethereum is not a security. ETH advocates breathed a sigh of relief. Hinman stated; “And putting aside the… Read More

June 24, 2018 @ 1:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

You may have thought the days of super-sized initial coin offerings (ICO) was nearing an end. Think again. The TaTaTu Token offering claims it has sold $575 million worth of digital coins in a private sale. The offering has apparently seen the participation of Prince Felix… Read More

June 21, 2018 @ 10:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

LATTICE80 announced on Wednesday it is launching an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) platform for startups within the KAYA Network. The company reported it built KAYA Network as a global network of more than 11,000 fintech and blockchain startups in over 100 cities. According to LATTICE80, the… Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 6:20 pm By Cali Haan  |  

“I don’t really see Ethereum’s pre-sale being an ICO.” And thus begins one of the latest videos posted by widely-respected cryptocurrency commentator, writer and technologist Andreas Antonopoulos on his YouTube site. Ether was issued as a genuine utility token, Antonopoulos believes,  and not as a… Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 11:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has received an additional emergency court order freezing the assets of Dominic Lacroix. The freeze is part of an ongoing enforcement action that stems from some time ago. The SEC had previously sued for securities fraud and had obtained… Read More

June 20, 2018 @ 10:55 am By JD Alois  |  

Bright, company that is developing a “verified business data ecosystem using data provided by the MSMEs,” says it will use the information to provide loans to businesses. Bright said it will provide loans to businesses through BrightBank and allow MSMEs (micro, small and medium sized… Read More

June 19, 2018 @ 8:24 am By Cali Haan  |  

As part of its dedicated efforts to become ecologically and economically self-sustaining, a Japanese village called Nishiawakura is considering raising funds by ICO (initial coin offering) to replace revenue from government development grants that expire in 2020. The forested village, which sits in the mountainous… Read More

June 19, 2018 @ 7:30 am By JD Alois  |  

CoinList has posted its first initial coin offering (ICO) of 2018. After a big start last year, CoinList is back in the market with Origin Protocol. Origin Protocol is a platform designed to enable developers and businesses to build decentralized marketplaces on the blockchain in… Read More

June 18, 2018 @ 7:32 am By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine, a leading investment crowdfunding platform in the US, has just closed its self-crowdfunding round hitting its goal of $5 million backed by 3400+ investors. The Reg A+ offer was first filed in September of 2017 as the platform sought to raise growth capital. In… Read More

June 17, 2018 @ 5:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Security tokens are the future of investments, so it appears. The speculation fueled initial coin offering (ICO) industry is quickly morphing into a legitimate sector of finance as securities on blockchain seem poised to become the norm. At the first Security Token Summit held in… Read More

June 17, 2018 @ 1:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

German Fantasy Sports company Stryking Entertainment is rewarding people with STRYKZ tokens for predicting the right scores of a variety of World Cup games.  All fans have to do is to join the STRYKZ telegram group and post their predictions ahead of selected games. The winner will… Read More

June 15, 2018 @ 12:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Cryptocurrency lottery CryptoMillionsLotto has announced its pre-sale ICO to commence on Monday (June 8). The offering is being made available to US investors using Reg D 506c. Creators are promoting CML just like any other lottery as participants get to have a chance at a… Read More

June 14, 2018 @ 1:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Ethereum Not a Security Speaking at the Yahoo Finance conference in San Francisco today, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Director of Corporate Finance William Hinman tackled the topic of morphing initial coin offerings (ICOs) and whether an ICO could start life as a security and… Read More