Tokens

Investments

2018’s Challenge: What Are Crypto Assets Really Worth?

We've bought in, but how much are these assets really worth? Turing Group's top quants talk about a major token challenge ahead.

Markets  ·  7 January 2018
Regulation

2018 and Beyond: Tokens Are Slowly Eating the Firm

Think DAOs and tokens are just a joke? This lawyer believes they may be coming to bring an open-source ethos to your business model.

Policy & regulation  ·  28 December 2017
Regulation

SEC Munchee Order a Recipe for Securities Violations

The SEC's recent Munchee order offers a significant insight into its views of how to analyze ICOs under securities laws, says Katherine Cooper.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 December 2017
Investments

Jamming on Crypto Economics: What Comes After the Summer of Love?

Crypto's creative explosion may have hit a critical mass this year, but the results ahead could be just as impactful, argues Polychain's Ryan Zurer.

Markets  ·  22 December 2017
Ethereum

Crypto Collectables? Ethereum’s Next Killer App Is on Its Way

The rise of CryptoKitties has called attention to ERC-721, an ethereum technical standard that could start a blockchain-based collectibles rush.

Tech  ·  15 December 2017
Investments

The Blockchain Token Velocity Problem

Most utility tokens don’t provide a compelling reason for users to hold the token for more than a few seconds. And that's a problem for its value.

Markets  ·  8 December 2017
Markets

Naval Ravikant: Bitcoin Solves ‘Money Problems’

During Token Summit II, AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant waved off talk of a bubble, saying cryptocurrency solve people's money problems.

Business  ·  6 December 2017
EOS

Encyclopedia Blockchainica: Wikipedia Co-Founder to Disrupt His Own Creation

The co-founder of Wikipedia has joined has joined a venture-backed blockchain startup as its new chief information officer.

Business  ·  6 December 2017
Coinbase

Teams and Products Aren’t the Only Way to Weigh Tokens, Says Ehrsam

The investor and co-founder of Coinbase shares his thoughts on evaluating tokens in today's crowded market.

Markets  ·  5 December 2017
Markets

Token Summit Surprise: OpenBazaar to Launch New Coin

OB1, the development team behind OpenBazaar, has announced its plans to launch a new token.

Markets  ·  5 December 2017
Investments

Scrap the White Paper: How to Evaluate Tokens and Blockchains

The blockchain you're considering will almost certainly change from the white paper. What you really want to think about is how that will happen.

Markets  ·  2 December 2017
Digital Assets

Assets Will Be Tokens (And It Will Change Finance)

Tokenization of assets will greatly reduce market friction, in part by giving investors unprecedented levels of information, writes Pavel Kravchenko.

Markets  ·  12 November 2017
Bitcoin

MIT Media Lab Director: ICOs Are ‘Attracting the Wrong People’

MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito is joining the ranks of outspoken critics who believe the market for blockchain-based tokens is overheated.

Tech  ·  5 November 2017
Tokens

Meet Earn.com: 21 Rebrands Social Network In Shift Away from Bitcoin

21 Inc, once a maker of bitcoin mining hardware, is rebranding to emphasize its recent focus on using digital currency to power a social network.

Business  ·  30 October 2017
ICOs

The Basics on FACTS: A New Model for Compliant ICOs

Must ICOs choose between a non-compliant utility token or a complaint security token that doesn’t work in commerce? Jaron Lukasiewicz proposes a fix.

Markets  ·  29 October 2017