South Korean lawmakers to propose bills on cryptocurrency, ICO and blockchain regulation: Report
Jul 12, 2018 10:08 am UTC| Digital Currency Law
South Korean lawmakers are reportedly going to submit drafts of bills on cryptocurrency, initial coin offerings (ICO) and blockchain regulation during an extraordinary session of the National Assembly, The Korea Times...
Boston College study finds survival rate for startups after ICOs at 44 pct
Jul 10, 2018 09:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
A recent study from Boston College has found that the survival rate of startups after their Initial Coin Offering (ICO) drives is only around 44 percent. The researchers Hugo Benedetti and Leonard Kostovetsky created...
Thailand’s SEC releases regulatory framework for ICO portals and tokens
Jul 05, 2018 11:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand has released a regulatory framework on the issuance and sale of digital tokens via Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) in the country, Bangkok Post reported. In...
Blockchain startup tZERO inks letter of intent for $160M security token investment
Jul 02, 2018 06:00 am UTC| Digital Currency
Online retail giant Overstock.coms blockchain subsidiary tZERO has signed a letter of intent with GSR Capital for a purchase of $160 million in tZERO Security Tokens. The announcement follows tZEROs joint venture with...
Over 1,000 dead coins and counting: A number of crypto projects go kaput
Jul 02, 2018 05:12 am UTC| Digital Currency
Coinopsy, a cryptocurrency biopsy website, estimates that there are more than 1,000 dead coins, Bloomberg reported. Dead coins are those tokens that have been abandoned, scammed, website dead, no nodes, wallet issues,...
Jun 29, 2018 09:06 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Fintech Commentary
The PwC Strategy in collaboration with the Crypto Valley Association (CVA), a not-for-profit established to foster the growth of the blockchain ecosystem in Switzerland, has published the June 2018 edition of their...
PwC Strategy&, Crypto Valley Association release second quarterly global ICO report
Jun 28, 2018 11:52 am UTC| Digital Currency
Strategy, PwCs strategy and consulting division, in collaboration with the Crypto Valley Association (CVA), has launched the June 2018 edition of their quarterly reports on the global Initial Coin Offering (ICO)...
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