Google to ban cryptocurrency and ICO ads from June
Mar 14, 2018 05:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
After social media titan Facebooks move to prohibit ICO and cryptocurrency advertisements earlier this year, recent reports suggest that Google is also going to impose a ban on the same. According to Bloomberg, Google...
South Korea likely to reverse ban on ICOs – Report
Mar 12, 2018 10:19 am UTC| Digital Currency
The financial regulators in South Korea are working on a plan to allow initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the country for domestic investors, according to The Korea Times. In a meeting held in September 2017 attended by...
US Congress to focus on cryptocurrencies and ICOs on March 14
Mar 12, 2018 03:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Committee is going to hold a hearing on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) this week, CoinDesk reported. According to a notice...
Blockchain Investment Platform BnkToTheFuture attracts $33M in token sale
Feb 27, 2018 05:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
Global fintech, bitcoin and blockchain investment platform BnkToTheFuture has raised $33 million in its token sale. According to the official release, the private sale sold out in less than 15 hours, whilst the public...
Germany’s BaFin clarifies stance on ICOs
Feb 21, 2018 03:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
Germanys Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has issued a letter on the regulatory classification of tokens issued via Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) or token sales. The regulator said that it has been...
Swiss financial regulator publishes guidance on ICOs
Feb 19, 2018 04:57 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA has published its guidance on how it intends to apply financial market legislation to the field on initial coin offerings (ICOs). The regulator said that currently...
Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange secures $27M in token sale
Feb 12, 2018 05:36 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), a subsidiary of the Gibraltar Stock Exchange (GSX), has raised $27 million in its token sale which commenced on February 7. Originally set to run until February 14, the GBX token...
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