Tagged: ico

November 18, 2017 @ 6:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

tZERO, a subsidiary of Overstock(NASDAQ:OSTK), will kick off its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on December 18th. tZERO is accepting registrations now.  tZERO described the token as a utility to pay for fees and services with the tZERO ecosystem. The token will also include revenue participation in… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 12:06 pm By JD Alois  |  

  The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) spoke up this week on the hot topic of Initial Coin Offerings. The ESMA published two different documents: The first targeted the risks of ICOs for investors. The second addressed issuers and applicable rules. Located in Paris, the ESMA… Read More

November 17, 2017 @ 9:57 am By JD Alois  |  

CoinList, a marriage between AngelList and Protocol Labs, has big plans for the future of early stage funding using digital tokens. Following the blowout success of Filecoin, an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) that saw an astounding $200+ million raised, CoinList quickly regrouped and revamped its… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 11:37 pm By Jor Law  |  

Despite the record success of many initial coin offerings (ICOs), raising capital for ICOs is a difficult process.  It is tempting to accept help anywhere one can get it, and there is no shortage of persons and companies clamoring to “find” or refer investors in… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 5:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has published a document providing guidance on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Entitled “a Guide to Digital Token Offerings,” the document seeks to clarify when an ICO is in fact a security, and thus regulated and the application of securities… Read More

November 15, 2017 @ 8:55 am By Erin Hobey  |  

The Government of Anguilla announced its plan to enact the first cryptocurrency regulatory regime for registration of initial offerings of specified categories of cryptocurrency.  The law, called the Anguilla Utility Token Offering Act (or AUTO Act), establishes the world’s first registration process for an offering… Read More

November 14, 2017 @ 12:45 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Blackmoon Crypto, a fintech blockchain-based company that raised $30 million during its ICO for its BMC token in September, has linked with global law firm Allen & Overy LLP to help establish the legal infrastructure that will serve as the backbone for Blackmoon’s crypto and… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 3:00 pm By Amy Wan  |  

On Friday, November 10, 2017, StartEngine, a Regulation Crowdfunding platform based in Los Angeles, California organized ICO 2.0 Summit, the first regulated ICO conference – or at least the first that I’ve seen. While there seem to be an explosion of ICO and Blockchain-related conferences… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 2:24 pm By JD Alois  |  

StartEngine announced its intent to provide Initial Coin Offering services to small businesses seeking to leverage the new form of raising capital this past August. In October, StartEngine started accepting applications for companies looking to do a compliant ICO. Last week, StartEngine listed the first… Read More

November 13, 2017 @ 7:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Zilliqa, a high-throughput Blockchain platform developed at the National University of Singapore, has announced a partnership with FBG Capital, a digital asset management firm in blockchain-based capital market. As part of the agreement, FBG Capital will be investing into the project and Zhuo Shuoji, founding partner of… Read More

November 10, 2017 @ 4:52 pm By Barry James  |  

  The future is arriving a lot sooner than almost anyone thought as, fuelled by billions in ICO cash, the blockchain revolution moves ten times faster than the internet revolution ever did: Gibraltar, their nimble regulator and Stock Exchange are providing an exemplar that may… Read More

November 10, 2017 @ 2:10 am By JD Alois  |  

Germany’s financial regulator, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), has published a consumer warning today on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). BaFin said the purchase of cryptocurrency coins or tokens may result in substantial risks for investors calling them highly speculative. The agency said the high… Read More

November 9, 2017 @ 11:17 am By JD Alois  |  

  Cappasity, a company in the midst of their own initial coin offering (ICO) that was impacted by the Parity multi-sig wallet hack, has called the hack a deliberate act of fraud. Cappasity told Crowdfund Insider; “Currently, we are running an ICO. On November 7,… Read More

November 9, 2017 @ 10:30 am By JD Alois  |  

Uniti, a Swedish electric car company that is in the midst of an investment crowdfunding round, has announced the creation of a new cryptocurrency and forthcoming Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Uniti states it is in the midst of  launching the “world’s first Certified Green” ICO. The… Read More

November 8, 2017 @ 11:00 pm By Jor Law  |  

Initial coin offerings are all the craze, and for good reason.  According to CoinSchedule, over $3 billion has been raised in the first 10 months of October.  The Securities Exchange Commission released an investigative report concluding that DAO tokens were securities, and that scared people… Read More

November 8, 2017 @ 1:52 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Wednesday, ICO Investor.tv was launched to help enthusiasts and investors to explore the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) industry. The platform, which was developed by NextGen Crowdfunding founder, Aubrey Chernick, is claimed to be the first online video platform dedicated to ICOs and will feature… Read More

November 8, 2017 @ 12:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

Electroneum recently raised $40 million in a highly successful Initial Coin Offering (ICO). The funding came in via ETH 42058.31 and BTC 4872.16. The British cryptocurrency for is targeting the 2.2 billion smartphone users around the globe. Electroneum explains the problem their crypto is attempting… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 3:08 pm By JD Alois  |  

The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is out with a statement on both cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICO). New Zealand, a relatively small country that has been fairly supportive of Fintech, stated it wants to “facilitate responsible innovation, and ensure that the regulatory… Read More

November 7, 2017 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Recently someone forwarded a copy of the Tezos Terms of Allocation regarding their spectacularly successful Initial Coin Offering (ICO). To update anyone that has not followed the odyssey of the high profile ICO, Tezos – a self amending cryptographic ledger”, raised $232 million this past… Read More

November 6, 2017 @ 12:17 pm By Samuel Guzik  |  

As a securities lawyer and a sometimes advocate for smart regulation of capital formation, I must confess: When it comes to addressing the current state of the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) marketplace, I believe that market participants face a crisis of growing proportions. No Hype… Read More