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ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) have become a popular way to fund cryptocurrency projects. An ICO is an event in which a new cryptocurrency project sells part of itsthe cryptocurrency tokens to early adopters and enthusiasts in exchange for money today. ICOs provide a way for cryptocurrency project creators to raise money for their operations. Most ICOs raise money in Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.

Initial Coin Offering Series

Blockchain startups to launch pre-ICOs at ICO-Hypethon 2017

Aug 03, 2017 11:33 am UTC| Digital Currency

Crypto Friends is going to host ICO-Hypethon over 2 days from Aug 16th at St. Petersburgs trendy Street Art Museum. The event is supported by blockchain solutions developers Waves Platform and consultancy company...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Digital Currency Revolution

Tech Bureau announces cryptocurrency fundraising platform ‘COMSA’

Aug 03, 2017 05:53 am UTC| Digital Currency

Tech Bureau, a fintech and cryptocurrency solutions company, today announced a new platform that aims to address the existing uncertainties held by the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) process. Dubbed COMSA, the complete ICO...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Singapore's MAS to regulate ICOs if digital tokens fall under Securities and Futures Act

Aug 01, 2017 09:14 am UTC| Digital Currency

In an official statement issued today, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has clarified that it will regulate the offer or issue of digital tokens if they constitute products regulated under the Securities and...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Blockchain startup Tierion raises $25M in token sale

Jul 31, 2017 05:47 am UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain technology company Tierion has raised $25 million in its token sale which ended on 28 July 2017, much before its slated concluding date August 10th. The Tierion token sale is complete. Thank you...

Initial Coin Offering Series

The Drive of the Fintech: A conversation about the industry trends with a Norway-born founder of a startup in Singapore

Jul 27, 2017 08:37 am UTC| Digital Currency

The Asian Silicon Valley, Singapore currently pursuing the blockchain adoption in many public and private institutions, attracts lots of ambitious entrepreneurs to launch their Fintech companies on its ground. With many...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Federal securities laws may apply to blockchain-based ICOs and token sales: SEC

Jul 27, 2017 04:22 am UTC| Digital Currency

In a new investigative report, the Securities and Exchange Commission has stated that Initial Coin Offerings or Token Sales, which involves offers and sales of digital assets by virtual organisations using blockchain or...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Blockchain Revolution Series

Fenbushi Capital to participate in blockchain firm Tierion’s token sale

Jul 24, 2017 05:54 am UTC| Digital Currency

Blockchain technology company Tierion has announced that Fenbushi Capital has made a commitment to participate in its upcoming token sale. Fenbushi Capital, a Chinese VC fund dedicated to supporting companies building...

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Economy

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

Extraordinary Vietnam fraud case exposes the inherent vulnerabilities of banks

The financial crisis of 2008 showed just how much the world depends on banks being well run. Since then, regulators have been given new powers to keep some of the biggest institutions on a much shorter leash to stamp out...

Politics

US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

Paul Dean, a senior U.S. arms control official, emphasized the critical need for China and Russia to join the U.S. in declaring that humans will always decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons, not artificial...

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many...

Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight

In the early hours of April 15 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) a Sudanese paramilitary force attacked the military airstrip in the town of Merowe and deployed troops across strategic locations in Sudans capital,...

Military conscription is returning to Europe, but is it really a more equal way of mobilising? What history tells us

The idea that conscription, defined as the compulsory enlistment of citizens for military service, can increase equality and instil a sense of solidarity that transcends traditional societal divides has echoed throughout...

Science

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Could a telescope ever see the beginning of time? An astronomer explains

The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST began over 25 years ago, and construction efforts spanned over a decade. It was launched into space on...

US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

When one Chinese national recently petitioned the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a permanent resident, he thought his chances were pretty good. As an accomplished biologist, he figured that news...

Technology

2025 Sees SK hynix's HBM Chips Fully Booked Amidst AI Surge

SK hynix, a key player in the artificial intelligence (AI) services sector, made a significant announcement on Thursday. HBM Sales Reflect SK hynixs Market Leadership Its high-bandwidth memory (HBM) processors,...

Bitcoin Price May Consolidate for Two Months Post-Halving, Says Bitfinex

As the cryptocurrency market adjusts to the latest Bitcoin halving, analysts from Bitfinex forecast a price consolidation period of up to two months, with significant price fluctuations expected within this...

Former PayPal President Predicts Bitcoin as AI's Future Currency

Amid fluctuating prices, former PayPal President David Marcus champions Bitcoin as the native currency of AI at the Bitcoin for Corporations 2024 event, rekindling interest and optimism in the cryptocurrencys long-term...

Massive Shiba Inu Transfer: 1.75 Trillion SHIB Moves, Sparks Market Excitement

On May 2, Whale Alert tracked two enormous transfers totaling 1.75 trillion Shiba Inu (SHIB) tokens from Robinhood, driving a more than 6% increase in SHIBs price and igniting bullish sentiment among...

Anthropic Launches Claude AI App on iPhone to Rival OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Anthropic PBC, an artificial intelligence startup established in 2021, announced on Wednesday, May 1, that it launched an iOS app for its Claude 3 AI chatbot or language models. The company also unveiled a new subscription...