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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

ICOs to relax with a sigh of relief on both US SEC and Thailand SEC

Jun 14, 2018 14:06 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary Fintech

Investing In America: At the Town Hall Meeting held in Atlanta, the SEC Chairman has reiterated in his speech where he pointed out that ICOs should be considered as securities, that need regulation. The town hall was...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Lithuania issues ICO guidelines

Jun 12, 2018 06:02 am UTC| Digital Currency

Lithuanias Ministry of Finance is the latest financial regulator to issue guidance on initial coin offerings (ICOs). The ministry said that due to the different ICO models and different characteristics of tokens, ICOs...

Initial Coin Offering Series

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Apple comes up with modified regulatory guidelines in App Store for Crypto-based functionalities

Jun 11, 2018 12:01 pm UTC| Digital Currency Fintech Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Apple has recently restructured the App Store guidelines especially for regular cryptocurrency apps with an intention to line up the emerging trends and synchronize them within the technology world. As per modified...

Initial Coin Offering Series

The Moscow Exchange to build infrastructure to conduct ICOs

Jun 11, 2018 05:16 am UTC| Digital Currency

The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) is building infrastructure to allow companies to conduct initial coin offering (ICO), Reuters reported. The companys head Alexander Afanasyev told the media giant that MOEX plans to launch the...

Initial Coin Offering Series

SEC regulations on ICOs/Cryptocurrency - More intricacies of inventive method of fundraising

Jun 08, 2018 13:00 pm UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views Fintech

The initial coin offering avenue continues to attract a lot of attention. Especially regulators and legislators eye this business model with weary eyes. It now seems France is preparing to introduce a Pact on the Initial...

Initial Coin Offering Series

Reg A+ liberalizes regulations for ICOs but still regulated

Jun 08, 2018 06:04 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Regulation A+ is a method of fundraising that gives exemption from regulation for public offerings. Regulation A has two offering tiers: Tier 1, for offerings of up to $20 million in a 12-month period; and Tier 2, for...

Initial Coin Offering Series

ICOs attract whopping $9.59B so far in 2018

Jun 05, 2018 03:19 am UTC| Digital Currency

Initial Coin Offering (ICO) drives have attracted $9.59 billion so far in 2018, which is more than double of what was raised last year, according to the data available on CoinSchedule, Forklog reported. According to the...

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