ICOs

Regulation

The SEC Just Launched a Fake ICO Website to Educate Investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make sure investors know what a scam ICO looks like. Even if it has to launch its own.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 May 2018
Investments

CNET Founder Backs $50 Million ICO for Video Streaming

CNET founder and early Salesforce investor Halsey Minor has revealed new details on his latest cryptocurrency project VideoCoin.

Markets  ·  16 May 2018
Lightning Network

CoinDesk Releases Q1 2018 State of Blockchain Report

From bitcoin futures' impact on spot prices to the rise in hash rate and drop in fees, our latest research report sheds light on a tumultuous Q1.

Business  ·  14 May 2018
Markets

KODAKCoin Fundraising to Begin Later This Month

Imaging giant Kodak is now looking at May 21 for the SAFT offering of its KODAKCoin for accredited investors.

Markets  ·  10 May 2018
Regulation

Bermuda’s Blockchain Strategy Goes Beyond Just Winning New Business

Bermuda's efforts to attract the blockchain industry may have started with regulation, but they won't end there, officials say.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 May 2018
Regulation

SEC Commissioner Cautions Against ‘Blanket’ ICO Classification

U.S. Securities Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce advocated against blockchain sandboxes and 'blanket' classifications of ICOs.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 May 2018
Ethereum

A Chain of Its Own: Mobile App Kik to Fork Stellar for Fee-Free Blockchain

Kik has decided that fees just won't work for its crypto token mission and has decided to fork stellar to create its own blockchain.

Tech  ·  8 May 2018
Investments

EOS Revisited: Investors Take Another Look at the Longest-Running ICO

Another blockchain for smart contracts? It turns out the claim is catching the attention of investors as the EOS blockchain heads toward launch.

Markets  ·  8 May 2018
Regulation

Why the SEC Should Give Amnesty to Illegal ICOs

The SEC and ICO participants must work together to find a reasonable market fix to the current royal mess.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 May 2018
Bitcoin

The Mystics May Be Here, But Are Crypto’s Cards in Reverse?

Crypto may be seeing an influx of mystics, but that might not be a sign the industry is on the right course, CoinDesk editor Bailey Reutzel writes.

Markets  ·  6 May 2018
Cryptocurrency

Fraudsters Take Aim at Investors in Controversial KodakCoin ICO

KODAKCoin's backers are calling a crypto exchange's ICO launch claims "fraudulent."

Policy & regulation  ·  4 May 2018
Regulation

These ICO Investors Are Getting Their Money Back – And It’s Not Clear Why

Seattle-based Dragonchain appears to be catching up with the rest of the blockchain industry as it pivots to cautiousness over U.S. regulation.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 May 2018
Regulation

Bitcoin Futures Trading Questioned By Chinese National Media

China National Radio, a high-level mouthpiece of the government, has claimed OKEx illegally offered bitcoin futures and OTC trading.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 May 2018
Markets

An Invitation to CoinDesk’s Super-Secret ICO Pre-Launch Party*

What good is having immutable record-keeping and shared digital trust if you can’t kick it off with a rip-roaring banger? Amirite?

Business  ·  1 May 2018
Regulation

Australia’s Securities Watchdog Moves to Halt ‘Deceptive’ ICOs

Yet another global regulator is speaking out about its attempts to fight fraud in the ICO market. This time, it's Australia taking the lead.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 May 2018