ICOs

Investments

7 Trends Shaping the Evolving ICO Economy

Regulators may be talking more about ICOs, but the technology is advancing anyway. Here's 7 ways it could change in the weeks and months ahead.

Markets  ·  10 February 2018
Ethereum

Musicians Turned Miners? How a DJ Is Disrupting Spotify With Blockchain

DJ Gareth Emery has no problem selling out shows. Will he have the same success launching an ICO for his new crypto asset?

Business  ·  10 February 2018
Investments

Why Crypto Needs to Start Taking SpankChain Seriously

SpankChain is gaining a reputation in the developer community for moving fast to make payment channels work with a thoughtful user experience.

Markets  ·  9 February 2018
Exchanges

Hong Kong Orders Exchanges to Delist Securities Tokens

Hong Kong's securities watchdog has moved up regulatory actions against cryptocurrency exchanges and initial coin offering organizers.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 February 2018
Ethereum

How to Help ICOs Go Legit

Speculation on utility is a bad idea, but ICOs can be an appealing alternative to venture capital, argues the head of blockchain R&D at Santander.

Tech  ·  8 February 2018
Markets

Crypto’s Price Correction Isn’t Killing the Industry High

CoinDesk recap's Yahoo Finance's All Markets Summit, a one-da event that focused on cryptocurrency investing and saw notable industry dialogue.

Business  ·  8 February 2018
Regulation

SEC Chief Clayton: ‘Every ICO I’ve Seen Is a Security’

Initial coin offerings were one of several subjects up for discussion during Tuesday's U.S. Senate hearing.

Policy & regulation  ·  6 February 2018
Investments

ICOs Are Already Changing Tech Startups You Know

Crypto tokens are making some companies, especially those with existing virtual currency businesses, rethink the way they make a profit.

Markets  ·  6 February 2018
Ethereum

Augur Ahead? One of the Oldest ICOs Is Almost Live

When Augur first goes live, it's going to invite everyone to break the protocol. But don't worry, it's all part of the plan.

Markets  ·  6 February 2018
Regulation

Texas Hits Another Crypto Lending Platform with Cease-and-Desist

Texas' securities agency has issued another emergency cease-and-desist order, this time against crypto lending scheme DavorCoin.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2018
Regulation

7 Tough Legal Lessons for Crypto Entrepreneurs

Just because you haven’t gotten a subpoena from The Man in the month since your decentralized cheese token went live, it doesn’t mean you won’t.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2018
Regulation

Report: China Cutting Access to Overseas Crypto Trading

Chinese regulators are stepping up a crackdown that began last year on websites for cryptocurrency trading and investing, according to local reports.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2018
Regulation

UAE Financial Watchdog Warns Investors Over ICO Risks

A financial regulator in the UAE has issued a warning to investors on the risks of participating in token sale activities.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2018
Ethereum

The Decentralized Web Just Might Need Databases, Too

Bluzelle, which raised $19.5 million in an initial coin offering (ICO), says a decentralized version of structured databases would be more resilient.

Markets  ·  4 February 2018
Regulation

Texas Takes Aim at Overseas ICO with Cease-and-Desist

The Texas State Securities Board has ordered a cease-and-desist to an overseas ICO that allegedly solicited investors within its jurisdiction.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 February 2018