Crowdsales

2016: The Year Blockchain ICOs Disrupted Venture Capital

Experts from Smith + Crown recap the year in ICOs – a new form of fundraising that is gaining popularity in the blockchain industry.

Markets  ·  8 January 2017

Blockchain Breakout? 2017 Will Keep Investors on the Brink

The blockchain industry is likely to see growth in 2017, investor Michael Terpin argues, but he cautions we're not ready for the big breakout yet.

Markets  ·  1 January 2017
Regulation

Scams or Not, Crypto Tokens Have History on Their Side

Blogger Alex Millar looks at how new technologies are evolving to circumvent problems with well-meaning but restrictive financial regulations.

Markets  ·  4 October 2016
Altcoins

Do Crypto-Token Sales Make Sense for Open-Source Projects?

Investor Nick Tomaino discusses how open-source developers have been incentivized historically – and how blockchain tokens could come to play a role.

Tech  ·  4 September 2016
Tokens

On Tokens and Crowdsales: How Startups Are Using Blockchain to Raise Capital

A look at the ways startups are utilising blockchain-based software tokens, and the various decentralized business models taking shape around them.

Markets  ·  20 August 2016
Ethereum

Tendermint Exploring Possible Public Blockchain Launch

Blockchain app specialist Tendermint is in the early stages of launching a public blockchain that could find it issuing tokens.

Tech  ·  17 May 2016
Venture Capital

Blockchain Project Factom Raises $1.1 Million in Crowdsale

Factom has closed $1.1m in new funding following the debut of a release client and before an expected beta client rollout.

Business  ·  22 July 2015
News

Factom Raises $140k in First Day of ‘Software Sale’

Factom has raised 579 BTC, or roughly $140,000, through the first day of its software sale.

Tech  ·  1 April 2015
News

Augur Bets on Bright Future for Blockchain Prediction Markets

Can the blockchain be used to build the first unstoppable prediction market? The six-person team behind Augur are betting the answer is 'yes'.

Markets  ·  1 March 2015
Law

When is a Token a Security? Research Analyzes Blockchain Under US Law

A new working paper penned in part by Harvard and MIT professors analyzes how cryptographic tokens fit under US securities law.

Tech  ·  10 February 2015
Social Media

Gems Crowdsale Raises Over $111k for Crypto Social Messaging Service

Gems ended the first portion of its public crowdsale today, raising roughly $111,000 over a two-week period.

Tech  ·  1 December 2014
Regulation

The Importance of Keeping Crypto Crowdsales Accountable

Prepaid cards, Wall Street and first generation bitcoin companies have gone through unregulated growing pains – what can we learn from them?

Policy & regulation  ·  29 November 2014
Regulation

The Promise and Pitfalls of Crypto Crowdfunding

New initiatives by Swarm are trying to push crypto-based crowdfunding forward. But are they the solution?

Policy & regulation  ·  2 August 2014
Bitcoin

MaidSafe COO Reflects on Lessons Learned from Crowdsale

The company is working to increase Internet security, and has learned some valuable lessons in the process.

Tech  ·  25 June 2014
Regulation

Who Will Protect Investors in a Cryptocurrency Crowdsale?

Crowdselling via block chains is about to become big news, say advocates – but who will protect investors?

Policy & regulation  ·  28 May 2014