Tagged: initial coin offering

March 30, 2018 @ 8:17 am By JD Alois  |  

Swiss Blockchain startup Proxeus has added the first two members of its Advisory Board:  Dr. Christian Katz, former CEO of the SIX Swiss Exchange, and Aaron McDonald, cofounder and CEO of blockchain studio Centrality. Katz is described as a prominent figure in the Swiss financial… Read More

March 29, 2018 @ 8:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has posted an update regarding the ongoing case against AriseBank and their initial coin offering which has been deemed a scam by the regulator. This same ICO was pumped by famous boxer Evander Holyfield. In fact, a press release was issued… Read More

March 28, 2018 @ 11:05 pm By JD Alois  |  

OPEN, a blockchain payments infrastructure for apps, has received the backing of Tim Draper’s Draper Dragon Digital Asset Fund, according to the company. Draper is a huge investor in the crypto space. While the amount of the investment was not shared, Draper’s Dragon Fund typically… Read More

March 28, 2018 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Aperture is a new platform that is focusing on the real estate marketplace putting a new spin on property crowdfunding. While not the first blockchain based real estate startup, Property Coin (PCX) is in the midst of a security token offering that is claiming first… Read More

March 28, 2018 @ 7:49 am By JD Alois  |  

LATTICE80, recently relocated to London, has announced the launch of “FintechDB,” an AI powered database targeting the vast array of Fintech firms. The FintechDB is presently in the alpha version, according to LATTICE80, but it is active and continuously porting raw data on over 11,000… Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 7:16 pm By JD Alois  |  

The State of Massachusetts Securities Division, under the direction of Secretary William Galvin, has issued a series of Consent Orders pertaining to five different initial coin offerings (ICOs). The following issuers received the orders: 18Moons, Inc Across Platforms, Inc. DBA ClickableTV SparkCo Inc, DBA Librium… Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Some large countries are blocking initial coin offering, some are observing and others are creating rules by enforcement action, France wants to become “the first major financial center to propose an ad hoc legislative frame work that will allow companies initiating an ICO to demonstrate their seriousness to potential… Read More

March 27, 2018 @ 12:44 pm By JD Alois  |  

Bancor, a company that launched one of the largest initial coin offerings (ICOs) of 2017, has sent an email out to its community notifying users of a phishing scam In June of 2017, the Bancor Foundation raised more than $153 million in its ICO. The “Token Generation… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 2:33 pm By Anthony Zeoli  |  

Investment in the cryptocurrency industry is currently dominated by the use of Simple Agreements for Future Tokens (SAFTs). While SAFTs were a somewhat novel approach when they were introduced, now that cryptocurrency assets have become almost universally deemed “securities” by the SEC, the use of… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 12:48 pm By JD Alois  |  

LendingBlock, a cryptocurrency lending platform that we covered earlier this month, has revealed it will see its tokens (LND) trade on HitBTC this coming May. Lending Block’s crowdsale will kick off on with the pre-sale beginning on April 7th and the main sale starting a… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this month, Kodak (NYSE:KODK) filed a 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Buried within the Kodak Annual Report was further details into Kodak’s relationship with Wenn Digital, KODAKOne and the KODAKCoin initial coin offering. According to the filing, Wenn purchased a license… Read More

March 26, 2018 @ 1:22 am By JD Alois  |  

Swiss Fintech Award winner Proxeus has announced an interesting partnership with data storage facility MOUNT10. Proxeus recently won recognition as the “early stage startup of the year” as it seeks to disrupt data storage by using Blockchain tech. This partnership with MOUNT10 is said to… Read More

March 24, 2018 @ 3:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

This should come as no surprise to anyone who has been following Telegram. One of the fastest growing messaging / social media platforms in the world is poised to top $1.7 billion with its initial coin offering. This is according to a recent report in… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 6:18 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crowd Machine is gearing up for their public crowd sale on April 1st. The private sale is ongoing with minimum participation of $100,000. Accredited investors only. Same holds true for the public sale for US investors – you must be accredited. But the FAQ appears… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 2:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

Crypterium, the “crypto bank for everyone”, has hired James Davies as their Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Davies will oversee the payment partner and exchange integration and the all of the company’s finance functions. Crypterium launched an initial coin offering (ICO) last October for a crowdsale… Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 11:03 am By AdaPia d'Errico  |  

From supplier credit to inventory management, Eximchain is developing a Blockchain that combines privacy, accessibility, and security to support enterprise-ready applications. Eximchain looks to leverage the power of Blockchain, so stakeholders within a supply chain can connect, transact, and share information more efficiently and securely…. Read More

March 21, 2018 @ 8:33 am By JD Alois  |  

Empowr, a social media startup, says it will airdop 500 million digital coins beginning on US tax day, April 15th. Each month, empowr says it will distribute 10 million coins through its Bounty Program. This “free” initial coin offering (ICO) is said to be a… Read More

March 20, 2018 @ 10:14 pm By Marina Evseeva  |  

The Russian Parliament has started finalizing a draft bill on cryptocurrency and digital tokens recognising them as assets that cannot be used in exchange for goods and services. The draft aims to define the scope of the regulations of cryptocurrencies, not their prohibition, according to… Read More

March 20, 2018 @ 3:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Social media giant Twitter is set to ban almost all cryptocurrencies and initial coin offering (ICOs) advertisements. According to SkyNews, Twitter may release a new advertising policy in two weeks that will prohibit advertisements for ICOs, token sales, and cryptocurrency wallets globally. The media outlet also revealed that… Read More

March 20, 2018 @ 12:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Kevin O’Leary, one of the sharks on Sharktank who calls himself Mr. Wonderful, was visiting with the team at CNBC Squawk Box yesterday when he discussed a forthcoming initial coin offering for a “very prestigious hotel brand” with the security being offered to global investors. … Read More