ICO

Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is the cryptocurrency space's rough equivalent to an IPO in the mainstream investment world.

Source: investopedia.com

Ethics Office: Exec Gov Employees Must Reveal Crypto Investments
Ethics Office: Exec Gov Employees Must Reveal Crypto Investments
June 19, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Federal employees must now report any crypto investments on their financial disclosure statements. According to The Washington Post, virtual currencies will also be covered by...

READ MORE >
SEC: Some Crypto Coins Are Securities (Not Bitcoin)
SEC: Some Crypto Coins Are Securities (Not Bitcoin)
June 14, 2018  |  Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) leading authority on bitcoin, cryptocurrency and initial coin offerings (ICOs) has ruled that some well-known cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and...

READ MORE >
Coinbase Acquires Securities Firm To Buy And Sell Startup Coins
Coinbase Acquires Securities Firm To Buy And Sell Startup Coins
June 07, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

With the rise of the ICO and a host of startups making digital tokens all their own, the question arises: what to do with all...

READ MORE >
Bitcoin Daily: LinkedIn Co-Founder Seeks $20M For Token, Google ‘Bitcoin’ Searches Plummet
Bitcoin Daily: LinkedIn Co-Founder Seeks $20M For Token, Google ‘Bitcoin’ Searches Plummet
June 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Eric Ly, a LinkedIn co-founder, is raising money for a token tied to a future platform called ICOHub, CoinDesk reported. The Hub Token has raised...

READ MORE >
Pay $4B ICOs Now, Worry Later?
Pay $4B ICOs Now, Worry Later?
June 01, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

We all know that, when it comes to investing, initial coin offerings (ICOs) are a horse of a different color. The allure of cryptocurrencies is...

READ MORE >
Bitcoin Daily: Bank Hackers Demand $1M in XRP, South Korea Confiscates $1.4M Bitcoins
Bitcoin Daily: Bank Hackers Demand $1M in XRP, South Korea Confiscates $1.4M Bitcoins
May 31, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Investors who thought they would get stock in a blockchain project were bilked out of approximately 300 million yuan – or nearly $47 million – through...

READ MORE >
SEC Stops Fraudulent ICO That Raised $21M
SEC Stops Fraudulent ICO That Raised $21M
May 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday (May 29) that it has obtained a court order to stop a fraudulent initial coin offering...

READ MORE >
 The Silicon Valley Coin Wants To Make Everyone A VC (Sort Of)
 The Silicon Valley Coin Wants To Make Everyone A VC (Sort Of)
May 28, 2018  |  Investments

Investing? In Uber, in Airbnb, in the big guns and the up-and-coming pistols of tech? That’s the arena in which those with the deepest pockets...

READ MORE >
Bitcoin Daily: Korean Peace Declaration Stored In Ethereum, London Police Seize $700K In Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Korean Peace Declaration Stored In Ethereum, London Police Seize $700K In Bitcoin
May 03, 2018  |  Bitcoin

An agreement for peace between North and South Korea was stored in the blockchain by a South Korean developer, CoinDesk reported. Ryu Gi-hyeok recorded the...

READ MORE >