Initial Coin Offerings

Investments

Augur Passes CryptoKitties: Ethereum App Sees $400K in First-Day Betting

With strong first day volumes, newly launched crypto app Augur has surpassed what may be the most popular decentralized application.

Markets  ·  11 July 2018
Regulation

PBoC Will ‘Crush’ Foreign ICOs Targeting Chinese Investors: Official

Pan Gongsheng, a vice governor of the People's Bank of China, has once more issued strong statements on initial coin offerings.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 July 2018
BitGo

BitGo Adds 57 Ethereum Tokens In Largest-Ever Custody Service Expansion

Bitcoin veterans are jumping into the token economy with new licenses and custody options.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 July 2018
Investments

Block.One Is Taking a Bigger Role With EOS (And That’s a Big Deal)

When the company that created EOS starts voting for validators, there will be little chance of winning a spot without earning its support.

Markets  ·  9 July 2018
Tezos

Tezos Investors Got a Chance to Sell This Week – And They Took It

Tezos' price dropped by a third in its first 24 hours of trading as a real token, rather than an IOU.

Markets  ·  6 July 2018
Investments

Smartphone Giant Xiaomi Disavows ICO Token Pegged to Its Stock

An initial coin offering is selling a token that claims to be pegged to smartphone maker Xiaomi's stock price in its IPO next week.

Markets  ·  3 July 2018
Regulation

Charts: SEC Data Shows Token Filing Figures Just Keep Rising

Since SAFT came into to use last year, the number of companies reporting to the SEC to work in this framework has increased, CoinDesk finds.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 July 2018
Tezos

Delays Be Damned: Tezos Blockchain Tech Enters Beta Testing

A nearly year-long wait appears to be over for investors in the embattled block chain project Tezos.

Markets  ·  30 June 2018
Investments

VeChain Arrives: What to Know About the $1.5 Billion Blockchain for Business

After amassing more than $1 billion in investment, the VeChain blockchain is officially operational, marking the latest milestone for the project.

Markets  ·  30 June 2018
Investments

A $700 Million Cryptocurrency Called Ontology Is About to Go Live

The project, closely tied to Neo, has big plans for enterprise applications and digital identity.

Markets  ·  29 June 2018
Governance

The EOS Arbitrator Problem: A Crypto Governance Breakdown Explained

Dispute settlement in EOS is being handled by a group called ECAF, but its role – and how it should communicate – still needs to be figured out.

Tech  ·  27 June 2018
Tron

Tron Claims Its Blockchain Is Live, But Its Token Migration Isn’t Over

Tron says its technology officially went live today, but the migration of its users funds from ethereum to its mainnet has yet to be fully completed.

Markets  ·  25 June 2018
Tezos

Tezos, A Launch Story: What’s Left Before the $232 Million Tech Goes Live?

Tezos announced its handing the blockchain over to the community after launch. And that's not the only way the project is similar to EOS.

Tech  ·  25 June 2018
Tron

Tron Independence Day: What’s at Stake for a $3 Billion Blockchain

Valued at nearly $3 billion, the Tron blockchain is set to go live in the coming days, finally putting the much-debated technology to test.

Markets  ·  25 June 2018
Ethereum

Crypto Tourism Is Growing – For Better or Worse

From luxury cruises to Middle East startup tours, crypto enthusiasts are traveling the world, but it's not always seen in a positive light.

Business  ·  24 June 2018