Tokens

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
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
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
Tezos

Tezos Has a New Board, But What About the Money?

Tezos may be embroiled in a back-room brawl, but what does this mean for the funds raised at ICO? The answer to that question isn't so clear.

Markets  ·  2 February 2018
Investments

Alt-Right ICO? Gab to Sell $10 Million in Tokens

A controversial social network seeks funding via an ICO to develop its platform for those disaffected by today's social media monopoly.

Markets  ·  1 February 2018
Markets

Investing in the Next ‘It’ Blockchain Isn’t So Easy

With ICO burnout coming, investors at the Blockchain Connect conference last week discussed what projects really pique their interest.

Markets  ·  31 January 2018
Bitcoin

I Don’t Hate Cryptocurrency, But…

Angel investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis argues that the cryptocurrency boom will end badly for most investors.

Markets  ·  31 January 2018
Bitcoin

The Periodic Table of Blockchain

Defining criteria for digital asset will move forward the whole industry and simplify the jobs of investors and regulators, says Pavel Kravchenko.  

Tech  ·  28 January 2018
Tokens

The Opportunity for Interoperable Chains of Chains

Just THE blockchain? A world of blockchains for blockchains is coming, and it might be closer than you think.

Tech  ·  27 January 2018
Brazil

Why São Paulo Wants to Pay for Infrastructure with Cryptocurrency

The Brazilian state wants to pay for feasibility studies with a token designed for the construction industry. Can such a coin achieve network effect?

Markets  ·  19 January 2018
Ethereum

Tokens Will Bring Conflicts of Interest to Healthcare

ICOs and tokens may open up new modes of healthcare funding, but are there as many cons as pros?

Business  ·  17 January 2018
Investments

3 Web Giants That Could Be Decentralized on a Blockchain

Blockchain-based startups, many of which are using their own crypto tokens, are taking aim at the centralized monopolies on the web today.

Markets  ·  13 January 2018
Regulation

Goodbye ICOs, Hello TAOs? How Tokens Will Change in 2018

The landscape for tokens and ICOs will change this year, but the effects might be farther reaching and more impactful on society than you'd think.

Policy & regulation  ·  10 January 2018
Markets

Beyond the Red Tape: The Path Ahead for Token Sales

While 2017 was full of demand from innovators with a move-fast ethos, 2018 will be marked by demand from the finance world with a need for compliance.

Markets  ·  10 January 2018
Investments

Anti-Virus Token? Polyswarm Seeks Safer Internet With ICO

PolySwarm will be running an initial coin offering for the purpose of enlisting security researchers across the globe in creating a safer internet.

Markets  ·  8 January 2018