Tagged: ico

December 5, 2017 @ 4:04 pm By Howard Marks  |  

It is clear that the SEC is going to do an enforcement action against a number of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), and the people who are selling utility tokens to investors for Bitcoin or Ether cryptocurrencies. Most ICOs are conducted by companies that have not… Read More

December 5, 2017 @ 10:51 am By JD Alois  |  

Indeco, the first Initial Coin Offering (ICO) pre-sale under the SEC’s rules for Regulation Crowdfunding or Reg CF, as it is widely called is open for investors now on StartEngine. First announced during the ICO Summit hosted by StartEngine in November, by using Reg CF… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 12:07 pm By JD Alois  |  

Finom AG has announced a $101 million Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Finom says it has filed for a Reg D exemption for the equity offering thus making it compliant to accept accredited investors in the US. The  token sale is to create a Blockchain-based platform to reduce… Read More

December 4, 2017 @ 9:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained an emergency asset freeze to halt an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) scam that reportedly raised up to $15 million from thousands of investors since August. Dominic Lacroix, and his company, PlexCorps, had launched the PlexCoin ICO and falsely… Read More

December 3, 2017 @ 9:41 am By JD Alois  |  

Taylor-Copeland Law, the San Diego based law firm that filed the first class action law suit that hammered the Tezos initial coin offering (ICO) and everyone associated with it, is looking for other ICOs to legally pursue. According to a post on their site, Taylor-Copeland… Read More

December 1, 2017 @ 4:46 pm By JD Alois  |  

Gifto, a new blockchain ‘virtual gifting’ protocol that claims it will allow content creators to monetize their content on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram, has announced that Pantera and Block Asset have joined a group of initial investors in the company.  Gifto is being launched… Read More

December 1, 2017 @ 1:32 pm By Barry James  |  

Until now ‘Fintech’ has had a rather timid relationship with crowdfunding – and to put it bluntly many Fintech founders would have rather be seen dead in a ditch than crowdfunding a million dollars or two – even as a first step. Until now. Initial… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 12:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

Speaking at the annual SEC Forum on Small Business Capital Formation, William Hinman, Director of Division of Corporation Finance at the SEC, said there are more enforcement actions coming when it comes to Initial Coin Offerings (ICO). Hinman, a former Silicon Valley based corporate attorney, did… Read More

November 29, 2017 @ 3:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

PROPS initial coin offering  (ICO) is now accepting registrations on CoinList for accredited investors that are interested in participating in the token sale. The CoinList sale begins on December 11th. Simultaneously, a separate pre-sale of Props tokens will begin on “Republic Crypto” on December 11th… Read More

November 29, 2017 @ 10:36 am By JD Alois  |  

The Tezos legal battle continues as the Restis Law firm in San Diego, along with Lite DePalma Greenberg, have filed a class action law suit in the state of California on behalf of GGCC, LLC against Dynamic Ledger Solutions (DLS), Tezos Stiftung (a Swiss Foundation), Kathleen Breitman… Read More

November 29, 2017 @ 9:00 am By JD Alois  |  

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been on an absolute hyperbolic ascent this past year. Yesterday, Bitcoin topped $10,000 and currently stands over $11,0000. One year ago, Bitcoin was priced at around $730. Think about that for a moment. IF you had purchased Bitcoin last… Read More

November 28, 2017 @ 9:08 am By Anthony Zeoli  |  

If you’ve been under a rock for the last year or so, you might not know that “initial coin offerings” or ICOs are the hottest thing in the financial market today. As if the fact that the overwhelming majority of ICOs aren’t regulated in any… Read More

November 27, 2017 @ 8:47 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission has messaged strongly their intent to enforce the need for Initial Coin Offerings to file for the appropriate exemption.  Yes. there is the ongoing debate as to when a digital token becomes a security but fairly recently Securities and Exchange… Read More

November 26, 2017 @ 1:04 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month we were attending an ICO event in Manhattan when we happened to catch a pitch by Gladius, a company that is in the midst of an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). The concept of Gladius is interesting as it seeks to accomplish a… Read More

November 22, 2017 @ 12:12 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global fintech firm QUOINE announced on Wednesday it listed QASH for trading on global exchanges QUOINEX and QRYPTOS on November 21st. This news comes after QUOINE‘s ICO, also known as the QASH Token Sale, recently oversubscribed. The company claimed the ICO is considered one of the most successful blockchain fintech ICOs… Read More

November 21, 2017 @ 11:47 am By JD Alois  |  

  First Ever Side-by-Side Reg D – Reg CF Initial Coin Offering Takes Place YouNow, a global video platform featuring mobile live streaming, has announced an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on CoinList using Reg D (506c).  The offering for PROPS tokens will also be  listed… Read More

November 21, 2017 @ 10:21 am By JD Alois  |  

Mobius Network has announced Camp One Ventures, a Silicon Valley based Venture Capital firm, has backed the company with a $500,000 investment. This announcement comes just prior to the public Initial Coin Offering (ICO) which kicks off tomorrow (November 22nd). The token pre-sale (MOBI) is… Read More

November 21, 2017 @ 9:47 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilliqa, a high speed blockchain technology, has reportedly lowered their funding cap from $30 million to $20 million even with heavy demand from investors.  Zilliqa’s tech is designed to address the shortcomings of current Blockchain technology that is not robust enough to handle global, institutional… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 6:25 pm By JD Alois  |  

Confido, a small Initial Coin Offering (ICO), has vaporized. The site, Twitter acount and subbreddit is no more. This is a cautionary tale for anyone who may blindly invest in an ICO without doing proper due diligence as this one looks like it is on… Read More

November 20, 2017 @ 11:49 am By JD Alois  |  

SMSChain has canceled its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) that was expected to be launched today (November 20th). The decision to halt the ICO was said to be driven by a single strategic investor that backed the company with a $5 million investment. SMSChain is described… Read More