Tagged: ico

February 21, 2018 @ 10:12 am By JD Alois  |  

Stox, a Blockchain based prediction network, has launched a “risk free beta” version of its site it has labeled “Sun Tzu” in honor of the Chinese New Year. Stox is desiged to be an open source Ethereum based prediction market where users can make their… Read More

February 21, 2018 @ 7:16 am By JD Alois  |  

Even as jurisdictions around the world seek to get a handle on the frothy initial coin offering market, January appears to have delivered a gangbuster token month. According to TokenReporter, January was a record month for capital raised by ICOs at $1.51 billion. This topped… Read More

February 20, 2018 @ 12:30 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

In late January, TrustToken, a global platform for tokenizing fiat currencies and real-world assets backed by Stanford-StartX, FJ Labs, and BlockTower Capital, launched TrueUSD, reportedly the first fiat-backed stablecoin to offer token-holders legally protected certificates of ownership of US Dollars. Co-founded by CTO Rafael Cosman, CEO… Read More

February 20, 2018 @ 6:13 am By JD Alois  |  

Germany’s BaFin (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht), or the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, is the largest financial supervisory authority in continetal Europe. Today, BaFin has published a note on initial coin offerings (ICOs). BaFin joins a growing number of national regulatory agencies that have published some degree of clarifications… Read More

February 19, 2018 @ 10:37 am By JD Alois  |  

There has been quite a bit of discussion regarding how to best regulate initial coin offerings while encouraging innovation. While China took an extreme approach by just banning ICOs, most countries recognize ICOs as a new asset class that requires regulation. Some countries, like the… Read More

February 19, 2018 @ 9:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Telegram or “TON Issuer Inc,” (TON = Telegram Open Network) has filed a Form D with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicating Telegram has raised $850 million making it the largest initial coin offering ever. The date of the first sale was on January 29,… Read More

February 16, 2018 @ 10:31 am By JD Alois  |  

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has published guidelines on initial coin offerings (ICOs). Switzerland, as many people know, is a hot bed of ICOs and cryptocurrency in general. Switzerland has recognized the newfound prominence in this sector of Fintech and has sought to… Read More

February 16, 2018 @ 9:52 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is once again taking action against companies that make specious claims regarding cryptocurrency and Blockchain involvement. The SEC has halted trading in Cherubim Interests Inc. (OTCPink:CHIT), PDX Partners Inc. (OTCPink:PDXP), and Victura Construction Group Inc. (OTCPing:VICT). The halt was… Read More

February 16, 2018 @ 8:49 am By JD Alois  |  

The Hero Token ICO, launched on February 1st, reports it raised more than $30 million within the first 12 hours. Hero Token says it reached it’s soft-cap back in November during a 24h pre-sale for early investors. The public ICO is ongoing and as of this… Read More

February 15, 2018 @ 6:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Investment banking is a highly profitable business. Goldman Sachs, perhaps the most prominent investment bank in the world, raked in $32 billion during fiscal 2017 with the majority of this revenue driven specifically by investment banking. Yet arguably, much of the value that is provided… Read More

February 15, 2018 @ 2:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a warning to consumers to beware of pump and dump scams that have become somewhat prevalent in initial coin offerings and digital currencies in general. The CFTC says it has received complaints from customers who have lost… Read More

February 15, 2018 @ 11:29 am By Erin Hobey  |  

KICKICO, a blockchain platform for fundraising in cryptocurrencies, is aiming to bring DAO into the ICO landscape.  KICKICO is launching Community Choice, a new function that will give the crypto community the ability to vet, rate and filter the ICO space and to determine which… Read More

February 14, 2018 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

FUSION has announced that it has successfully completed its initial coin offering (ICO) having raised 126,000 Ether, worth about $110 million, in just 24 hours. FUSION reported that its token offering was oversubscribed by 2.5X with investors seeing their contributions returned that went over the… Read More

February 12, 2018 @ 12:00 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Razitall, a phonetic play on Raise-It-All, is a new crowdfunding platform founded with both entrepreneurs and investors in mind. The goal of the New York-based platform is to help entrepreneurs raise the target amount needed during a Reg CF campaign in order to succeed and to help… Read More

February 9, 2018 @ 5:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued another alert regarding the risks of investing in initial coin offerings (ICOs) and dealing with cryptocurrency exchanges. Last fall, the SFC fired a shot across the bow of ICO issuers stating certain ICOs may… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 3:03 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

  CoinDesk, a leading global digital media company focused on crypto assets and blockchain, released its Q4 State of Blockchain Report, a respected authority on blockchain trends research and analysis. The quarterly report comes on the heels of one of the busiest quarters in the… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 9:20 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

ICOraid.io, a new podcast channel, was recently launched with a mission to bring entrepreneurs up to speed about opportunities and issues surround blockchain technology, along with the rise of cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs). The show was notably created and hosted by The Crowdfunding Centre’s Founder… Read More

February 8, 2018 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

 UBIQUICOIN is described as a digital currency backed by real assets that is using a “two-coin approach,” has launched their initial coin offering (ICO). The Gibraltar based company has taken their ICO a step further by providing a two year financial guarantee of $1.00 per coin “if… Read More

February 6, 2018 @ 8:01 am By JD Alois  |  

Overstock.com (NASDAQ:OSTK) and Siebert Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:SIEB) have launched Muriel Siebert & Co. discounted online trading platform through Overstock.com’s FinanceHub as it merges e-commerce and securities transactions. Announced last December, any investor in the US, may access the Siebert portal through Overstock.com’s FinanceHub the opportunity to… Read More

February 5, 2018 @ 11:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Manchester, UK based Energi Mine says it raised $4 million in just 81 minutes. The final leg of the initial coin offering (ICO) took place on February 1st. Energi Mine opened the offer at 10AM. At 11:21AM it closed. The last round of the ICO… Read More