ICOs

Regulation

ICO Promoters Can Expect Canada to Be as Tough as the US

Provincial securities regulators in Canada won't take a radically different approach to the U.S. SEC in analyzing whether tokens are securities.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 April 2018
ICOs

SEC Official Defends ‘Balanced’ ICO Oversight in Congress

A hearing at the House financial services committee saw hostility from some reps, sympathy from others, and a "balanced approach" from the SEC.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 April 2018
Regulation

Australia’s Securities Watchdog Airs Concerns About Overseas ICOs

ASIC is to extend its guidelines on initial coin offerings over concerns about overseas projects targeting local investors.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 April 2018
Investments

After Millions Raised, the SAFT Is Alive But Who Knows How Well

A framework that strives to enable compliant U.S. token sales may have come under fire in the press, but it's still widely used by entrepreneurs.

Markets  ·  27 April 2018
Investments

Compliant Airdrops Are Here: CoinList to Offer Investors Free Crypto Giveaways

The company has worked on token distribution and fundraising so far, but its latest product focuses on giving away tokens to spur user adoption.

Markets  ·  25 April 2018
Europe

Why ICOs Could Eat Delaware’s Lunch

Delaware's status as a go-to jurisdiction for business can't be taken for granted as tokens take off and issuers flock to blockchain-friendly states.

Business  ·  21 April 2018
Regulation

Cloud Giant Xunlei Claims Blockchain Advance With ‘ThunderChain’

China-based cloud network provider Xunlei has launched a blockchain platform, undeterred by ongoing allegations it held an unlawful ICO.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 April 2018
Regulation

$6.3 Billion: 2018 ICO Funding Has Passed 2017’s Total

Even without Telegram, ICOs are on pace to raise much more in 2018 than last year.

Policy & regulation  ·  19 April 2018
ICOs

Energy Giant BP Says It’s Tested ‘Internal’ Tokens

British Petroleum would consider partnering with startups that conduct initial coin offerings.

Business  ·  18 April 2018
ICOs

Cambridge Analytica Planned ICO Before Facebook Controversy: Reports

Cambridge Analytica reportedly planned to launch its own cryptocurrency before the controversy over its misuse of facebook data.

Markets  ·  18 April 2018
Investments

The Seven Pillars of ICO Investing

How to make sense of a fast-changing crypto market? Crypto Asset Management's Tim Enneking provides his seven core tenants for investing.

Markets  ·  17 April 2018
IRS

What ICO Issuers and Investors Need to Know About Taxes

There is little guidance from the IRS on how to treat a token offering or SAFT for tax purposes. Determining how to do so is a fact-intensive process.

Markets  ·  16 April 2018
Europe

Malta Proposes Test to Define When ICOs Are Securities

Malta is moving closer to introducing a test that would clearly define when assets derived from initial coin offerings are securities.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2018
Regulation

‘Downright Fraud’: Hong Kong Securities Watchdog Warns on ICOs

The deputy head of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has taken a skeptical tone in statements on initial coin offerings.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2018
Regulation

Police Abruptly Halt Chinese Blockchain Conference

A blockchain-themed conference in Shanghai was suspended by police on Thursday for so-far unclear reasons.

Policy & regulation  ·  12 April 2018