ICO

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

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SEC Takes A Closer Look At Overstock Token Sale
SEC Takes A Closer Look At Overstock Token Sale
March 02, 2018  |  Investments

The Securities and Exchange Commission, as part of its wider probe of cryptocurrency and the complex world of ICOs, is taking a sharper-eyed look at Overstock.com...

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Overstock Shares Fall Amid Token Sale Probe
Overstock Shares Fall Amid Token Sale Probe
March 01, 2018  |  Blockchain

After a U.S. regulator asked Overstock.com for information related to its planned sale of digital tokens, the eCommerce retailer’s shares tumbled more than 10 percent on...

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Bill Gates Says ICOs And Cryptos Can Be ‘Super Risky’
Bill Gates Says ICOs And Cryptos Can Be ‘Super Risky’
February 27, 2018  |  Investments

Bill Gates took on cryptocurrencies and the future of transportation in an ask me anything (AMA) session on Reddit. And, while he believes innovations in...

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Today In Data: Workplace AI, Faster Payments’ Proliferation And Snap Shares Are Up
Today In Data: Workplace AI, Faster Payments’ Proliferation And Snap Shares Are Up
February 07, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, finance professionals are using artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace, payment speeds have varying impacts on different-sized businesses, Snap shares officially...

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Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Bans Crypto Ads, SEC Halts ‘Illegal’ ICO
Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Bans Crypto Ads, SEC Halts ‘Illegal’ ICO
January 31, 2018  |  Bitcoin

While interest in digital coins may be surging, Facebook is not interested in running cryptocurrency ads, according to Recode. The social networking site will ban...

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SEC Halts Texas Financial Firm’s ‘Illegal’ ICO
SEC Halts Texas Financial Firm’s ‘Illegal’ ICO
January 30, 2018  |  Regulation

In an effort to stop an “illegal offering of securities,” the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a complaint against a Dallas-based financial...

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Silicon Valley VCs See Green In Telegram’s $600M ICO
Silicon Valley VCs See Green In Telegram’s $600M ICO
January 26, 2018  |  Investments

Three big Silicon Valley venture capital firms want to invest in Telegram’s initial coin offering (ICO), The Financial Times reported. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Benchmark...

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Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite
Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite
January 26, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The taxman cometh. And the cryptos plummet. By now you know South Korea is a prime mover for cryptocurrencies — be it up or down. This past...

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Chinese Corporates, Investors Ignore Regulatory Blockchain Concerns
Chinese Corporates, Investors Ignore Regulatory Blockchain Concerns
January 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Chinese companies are flocking to blockchain and cryptocurrency technology despite regulators’ efforts to contain risks, reports in Reuters said Friday (Jan. 12). The publication highlighted...

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