Cryptocurrency Initial Coin Offering (ICO) News & Updates

FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt

Ian CooperDecember 20, 2018December 20, 2018Banking, Bitcoin, Business, Cryptocurrency, Exchanges, General, Guide, ICO, Law, Mining, News, Regulations, Technology, Uncategorized, WalletBitcoin, Crypto, crypto market, Cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency market, doubt, fear, FUD, uncertaintyLeave a comment

The cryptocurrency market is a fairly new concept. The market is the result of a major technological innovation of this century in the financial sector. However, the concept of fear, uncertainty and doubt is old and precedes cryptocurrency by time immemorial. Shortened as FUD, fear, uncertainty and doubt are especially rampant in the crypto market … Continue reading “FUD: Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt”

Blockchain for Beginners: Key Terms You Should Understand

Saket Kumar SinghDecember 11, 2018December 11, 2018Altcoin, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, General, Guide, ICO, Technologyaltcoins, Bitcoin (BTC), Blockchain for Beginners, Blockchain technology, Ethereum (ETH), forks, hash, ICO, key terms, Litecoin (LTC), walletsLeave a comment

Blockchain Technology is the recent buzzword that has spread like wildfire across all industries; be it financial systems, healthcare or the ICO startups. However, there are specific blockchain key terms which a user needs to know to keep abreast with the Blockchain revolution. As per some estimates, this blockchain revolution can surpass the internet revolution … Continue reading “Blockchain for Beginners: Key Terms You Should Understand”

The Top Five Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) in History

Ian CooperDecember 1, 2018Cryptocurrency, General, ICODragon, EOS, Hdac, Huobi, ICOs, Return On Investment (ROI), telegramLeave a comment

Mastercoin launched the first Initial Coin Offering (ICO) in 2013. Since then, a plethora of companies have launched successful ICOs, where they issued new crypto tokens. Cryptocurrency- based startups and projects distribute their tokens in return of funding, where the value rise as the company grows. Just in 2017, several blockchain-based startups could raise more … Continue reading “The Top Five Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) in History”

Four ICOs Shut Down in Colorado Crackdown

Eric Van OrmanNovember 29, 2018November 29, 2018Altcoin, Cryptocurrency, General, ICO, News, RegulationsColorado State Departmant of Regulatory Agencies, Cred, CrowdShare Mining, CyberSmart Coin Invest, Global Pay Net, ICO, regulationsLeave a comment

In an ongoing Initial Coin Offering (ICO) crackdown in the United States, the Colorado State Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) has ordered the closure of four ICOs. These ICOs are not compliant with the rules of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Therefore, the SEC suspended their operations. Regulators from all over the … Continue reading “Four ICOs Shut Down in Colorado Crackdown”

US SEC Cracks Down on Two More Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)

Eric Van OrmanNovember 19, 2018November 20, 2018Cryptocurrency, Exchanges, General, ICO, News, RegulationsAirfox, DJ Khaled, Floyd Mayweather, ICOs, Initial Coin Offerings, Paragon, US SECLeave a comment

The SEC wrapped up settlements with two ICOs on Friday and published their orders. The ICOs were Airfox and Paragon. Together, they raised over $10 million from a few thousand investors. Following the settlement, they’ll both have to pay a penalty of $250,000 and refund investors’ money. They must also register as securities and report … Continue reading “US SEC Cracks Down on Two More Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)”

ICO Fraud: Colorado Securities Division Shuts Down Four More ICOs

Eric Van OrmanNovember 12, 2018November 13, 2018Cryptocurrency, General, ICO, ScamBitcoin Investments Ltd., Clear Shop Vision Ltd., Colorado Securities Division, Gerald Rome, ICO Fraud, ICO Task Force, ICOs, Jared Polis, Pinkdate, PrismaLeave a comment

Last Thursday, Colorado Securities Commissioner Gerald Rome signed cease and desist orders for four ICOs. The securities division, based on the investigations of its newly created ICO Task Force, issued 12 such orders. The four latest recipients were Bitcoin Investments, Ltd, PinkDate, Prisma, and Clear Shop Vision Ltd. All of these ICOs were unregistered securities, and … Continue reading “ICO Fraud: Colorado Securities Division Shuts Down Four More ICOs”

SEC Continues to Pursue PlexCorps Injunction

Eric Van OrmanNovember 7, 2018November 7, 2018Business, Cryptocurrency, General, ICO, Newsfraud, ICO, injunction, PlexCorps, regulations, SECLeave a comment

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) presses on for restitution against the allegedly fraudulent ICO from PlexCorps. Last summer, crypto startup PlexCorps raised $15 million from thousands of investors for its ICO. The company quickly went under, and the SEC uncovered several problems in an investigation. The main points that the SEC found fraudulent or … Continue reading “SEC Continues to Pursue PlexCorps Injunction”

Crypto Based Funding: ICOs Raised $14 Billion in 2018

Shilpa ChakravortyNovember 7, 2018November 7, 2018Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, General, ICO, News2018, Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, funding, ICOs, LitecoinLeave a comment

A recently published report by the Crypto Valley Association & PwC Strategy shows that Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are a popular method of funding. Between January and May 2018, a whooping sum of $13.7 billion has been raised by 537 ICOs alone. Compared to the present success, 3470 ICOs raised only $21 billion since 2013. … Continue reading “Crypto Based Funding: ICOs Raised $14 Billion in 2018”

SEC Official: Plain English Guidance on ICO on its Way

Shilpa ChakravortyNovember 6, 2018November 6, 2018Cryptocurrency, General, ICO, News, Regulationsguidance, ICOs, SEC, William HinmanLeave a comment

William Hinman, Director of Corporate Finance for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) spoke at FinTech Week in D.C. on Monday. He said that the SEC will soon have “plain English” guidance for ICOs. The SEC is well aware that many want definitive answers, and Hinman offered some reassurance on the matter Hinman says they … Continue reading “SEC Official: Plain English Guidance on ICO on its Way”

The Top ICOs to Watch in Q4 2018

Eric Van OrmanOctober 30, 2018October 31, 2018Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, ICO, News, Technology, Uncategorized2018, Blockchain, Mobu ICO, Q4, Skynet ICO, The OEL Foundation, Top ICOsLeave a comment

Investing in the best ICOs can be a daunting task. Nowadays, there are a myriad of them, making it hard to find projects that deserve your investment dollars. Especially given the horror of scams. Still, ICOs really haven’t lost their appeal. In fact, we uncovered three that piqued our interest. However, we do feel it’s … Continue reading “The Top ICOs to Watch in Q4 2018”

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