ICOs

Investments

Alibaba Payment Affiliate Rules Out ICO Fundraising

Ant Financial Services Group, Alibaba's payment affiliate and operator of AliPay, has taken a critical stance over initial coin offerings.

Business  ·  26 March 2018
Investments

The Right Way to Think About Crypto Tokens

Two researchers have written a paper that explains how utility tokens give consumers direct collective power over price, provided issuers don't cheat.

Markets  ·  26 March 2018
ICOs

Social Media Giant Snap Confirms It’s Banned ICO Ads

Snapchat just became the latest social media platform to ban advertising for initial coin offerings.

Business  ·  21 March 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum and Stellar? Kik’s Kin Token to Use Two Chains

While Kik said it would move its "kin" crypto tokens off ethereum and onto stellar, today it announced it was allowing the tokens to live on both.

Markets  ·  21 March 2018
Japan

Waking Dragon? Asia’s Token Economy Is Charging Full Speed Ahead

At the Token 2049 conference in Hong Kong, Asia's vibrant market for cryptocurrencies and ICOs took the spotlight.

Policy & regulation  ·  21 March 2018
Investments

The ‘Crypto Bubble’ Is About More Than Market Mania

This mania is incentivizing the formation of collaborative networks of developers and entrepreneurs. Their ideas will shape the economy of the future.

Markets  ·  21 March 2018
Regulation

Bermuda Drafting ICO-Friendly Legislation to Draw Crypto Businesses

Bermuda is drafting ICO regulation in the hopes of creating a friendly environment for crypto businesses, the island's premier has said.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 March 2018
ICOs

Venezuelan Politician Blasts US Sanctions as Petro ICO Goes Public

A politician from Venezuela's ruling party has denounced U.S. sanctions against the petro, as the sale of the token opens to the public.

Markets  ·  20 March 2018
Europe

Russian Government Resolves Disagreement on Draft Crypto Law

The Bank of Russia and the country's Finance Ministry have reportedly resolved a disagreement over the specifics of a proposed cryptocurrency law.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 March 2018
Regulation

Israeli Regulator Outlines What Makes A Token a Security (Or Not)

The Israel Securities Authority also proposed an ICO sandbox in a recent report now in the hands of the agency's chair, who will decide how to proceed

Policy & regulation  ·  19 March 2018
Investments

Three Definitions of Tokenomics

The crypto revolution may be happening in real time, but that doesn't mean that definitions, while not final, can shape our understanding today.

Markets  ·  17 March 2018
ICOs

SEC Official Says ‘Dozens’ of Crypto Investigations Underway

Stephanie Avakian, a co-director of the U.S. SEC's Enforcement Division, said the agency is investigating "dozens" of ICO campaigns.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 March 2018
Investments

So Long ICOs, Hello Airdrops: The Free Token Giveaway Craze Is Here

Scrapping public tokens for free airdrops has become the new way crypto issuers are building communities and even keeping themselves out of trouble.

Markets  ·  16 March 2018
Exchanges

If Crypto Exchanges and ICO Teams Only Had a Brain…

Like a "Wizard of Oz" character, the digital asset industry has all it needs to succeed. Just be transparent, act responsibly, and stand accountable.

Markets  ·  16 March 2018
Europe

Gibraltar Plans to Regulate ICO Tokens as Commercial Products

The government of Gibraltar has released a white paper detailing its plans for the regulation of tokens and token sales.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 March 2018