ICO

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

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Telegram Bags ICO
Telegram Bags ICO
May 03, 2018  |  IPO

After bringing in $1.7 billion from private investors, messaging app Telegram has called off its public initial coin offering (ICO). According to The Wall Street...

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Five At Five: India Moves Toward Sophisticated Payments
Five At Five: India Moves Toward Sophisticated Payments
April 30, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the freshest payments news of the day. Today’s stories include a discussion about how...

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ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled
ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled
April 30, 2018  |  Regulation

Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, have been on the receiving end of much criticism and a growing amount of regulatory scrutiny. Now the trend may...

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US Lawmaker Wants To Ban ICOs
US Lawmaker Wants To Ban ICOs
April 27, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s William Hinman said the agency is “striving for a balanced approach” between digital currencies and initial coin offerings...

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Bitcoin Daily: ICOs Raise $6.3B In Q1, Police Halt $13M Crypto Pyramid Scheme
Bitcoin Daily: ICOs Raise $6.3B In Q1, Police Halt $13M Crypto Pyramid Scheme
April 20, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Following an investigation in China, police have taken in multiple suspects in connection with a supposed blockchain pyramid scheme, Cryptovest reported. According to reports, the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Funds Way Down, ‘Over And Out’ For Founder In Latest ICO Exit Scam
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Funds Way Down, ‘Over And Out’ For Founder In Latest ICO Exit...
April 19, 2018  |  Bitcoin

A crypto startup that seeks to create a “stable coin” has notched a whopping $133 million funding from some big names, TechCrunch reported. Basis, which...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Livestreamer Loses $2M, Bitcoin Traders Hope For Post-Tax Day Surge
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Livestreamer Loses $2M, Bitcoin Traders Hope For Post-Tax Day Surge
April 17, 2018  |  Bitcoin

A YouTube broadcaster, who is famous for his reviews of initial coin offerings (ICOs), is reportedly out $2 million due to an apparent hack, The...

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Team Behind $660M ICO In Vietnam Disappears
Team Behind $660M ICO In Vietnam Disappears
April 13, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

After raising $660 million from more than 30,000 investors in an initial coin offering (ICO), the team behind Vietnam-based Modern Tech has disappeared. The company...

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Blockchain As Both A Preventer And Perpetrator Of Fraud
Blockchain As Both A Preventer And Perpetrator Of Fraud
April 04, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Of all the purported benefits of blockchain, iron-clad security may be the most lauded, with much of the proliferation of blockchain experimentation being fueled by...

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