Initial Coin Offerings

Token Sale

The ICO Boxing Champ Floyd Mayweather Promoted Has Raised $30 Million Already

The token sale for a blockchain-based prediction market promoted earlier this month by boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr., has raised $30 million.

Business  ·  3 August 2017
Venture Capital

Startup Incubator Science Could Raise Up to $100 Million in Planned Token Sale

A startup incubator based in California is launching an initial coin offering aimed to raise up to $100 million to support a new blockchain program.

Business  ·  3 August 2017
Regulation

Tokens Can Be Securities? Even ICO Advisors Agree with the SEC

One of the ICO sector's most active advisory firms speaks out on its view of the SEC's recent guidance – and it's mostly in agreement with the agency.

Policy & regulation  ·  3 August 2017
Venture Capital

DAO Marketplace District0x Raises $9 Million in Token Sale

A protocol for decentralized marketplaces raised $9 million in ether in an initial coin offering closed Tuesday.

Business  ·  1 August 2017
Ethereum

Marketplace Lender Blackmoon to Launch Ethereum Token Management Platform

Russian fintech firm Blackmoon is launching an ethereum platform for managing tokenized funds.

Business  ·  1 August 2017
Regulation

Singapore Central Bank: Token Sales May Be Subject to Securities Laws

Singapore's central bank has released new guidance on blockchain tokens and ICOs, adopting a similar stance to that taken by the SEC last week.

Policy & regulation  ·  1 August 2017
Regulation

The Simplest Way to Understand Why The DAO Was a Security

When is a token a security? It may not be so hard to understand, should users keep this decades-old allegorical tale in mind.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 July 2017
Bitcoin

Public Company to Convert Bitcoin to Stock in First-of-Its-Kind Fundraise

Amid increasing interest in ICOs, the first-ever convertible bitcoin loan highlights another path for turning cryptocurrency into shares.

Business  ·  31 July 2017
Exchanges

Legal Experts Warn of Coming Crackdown on Token Exchanges

A D.C. conference focused on blockchain legal challenges has highlighted the possibility of regulatory turbulence in the token exchange sector.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 July 2017
Regulation

More Welcome Than Warning? The DAO Ruling Could Transform Securities

CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson looks at how the recent warning by the SEC could end up changing the regulated securities market.

Policy & regulation  ·  31 July 2017
Token Sale

$25 Million: Blockchain Startup Tierion Completes ICO for TNT Token

Blockchain startup Tierion has completed its previously announced token sale, raising $25 million.

Business  ·  28 July 2017
Investments

Overstock’s TØ Has Already Built a Platform for Trading Regulated ICOs

A new wave of blockchain-based securities could help propel forward the blockchain strategy of one of the largest US retailers.

Business  ·  28 July 2017
Investments

Boxing Champ Floyd Mayweather Just Promoted an ICO on Instagram

Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr., has promoted an ICO on his Instagram account.

Markets  ·  27 July 2017
Bitcoin

The DAO Report: Understanding the Risk of SEC Enforcement

A legal expert discusses the potential impact of a new SEC report on the use of blockchain-based tokens for fundraising.

Policy & regulation  ·  27 July 2017
Investments

No Panic: Cooler Heads Prevail as SEC Casts Shadow on Cooley ICO Event

An event focused on initial coin offerings saw optimism despite SEC guidance that signaled a new era for the novel funding method.

Markets  ·  26 July 2017