The U.S. Blockchain Association has created a working group to coordinate the efforts of industry participants to amend securities laws. Therefore, the working group includes such members as CoinList Platform headed General Counsel Georgia Quinn, Protocol Labs startup headed legal adviser Ian Darrow, and Grayscale cryptocurrency investment firm headed Craig Salm. Clear securities laws are vital for the […]
The popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex has restarted its platform for conducting IEO. The new platform is called Bitfinex Token Sales. This information was published on the company’s blog. Recall, that the predecessor of Bitfinex Token Sales was the Tokinex platform. The operation of the latter was stopped when the exchange team decided to leave Ethfinex. […]
Russian-based research company ICORating has agreed to pay fines of $ 268,998 to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). SEC Charges ICO Research and Rating Provider With Failing to Disclose It Was Paid to Tout Digital Assets https://t.co/G9SMJfddvk — SEC_News (@SEC_News) August 20, 2019 Therefore, representatives of the department accused the company of the […]
The number of initial exchange offerings (IEO) is growing. According to CoinGecko, 72 projects have attracted a total of $ 262 million for 6 months. As noted, in January 2019, the IEO’s platform Binance Launchpad launched the IEO of Madness project, earning $ 7.2 million in 14 minutes to sell BitTorrent tokens. Although the average […]
Bitfinex along with the Ethfinex subsidiary announced the launch of the IEO platform, Tokinex. After much development to ensure a user-optimised experience, we are proud to unveil the latest product in our portfolio, Tokinex, our new Initial Exchange Offering platform. Read our announcement in full here: https://t.co/VQF4lPyAvC pic.twitter.com/NTSWtFaiRS — Bitfinex (@bitfinex) May 21, 2019 According […]
In the first quarter of 2019, ICO projects attracted $ 118 million. This is in 58 times less than last year, when the figure was $ 6.9 billion. The Wall Street Journal reports, citing data from the TokenData analytical resource. The market for initial coin offerings, which boomed last year, has ground to a halt […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand announced the launch of the first portal for the initial coin offering (ICO). Portal representatives will check the blockchain startup ICO for compliance with project documentation, as well as ensure that companies verify their customers. Blockchain startups that plan to hold an ICO in Thailand are required to obtain […]
Most ICO marketing tools were reached due to traditional digital business. In the cryptocurrency space , traditional marketing solutions have changed. They have adapted to a market with high volatility and an overheated community. The cryptocurrency “boom” was strong, so at the end of 2017, the crypto community included not only crypto enthusiasts, but thousands of newcomers. Many […]
According to Diar analysts the initial coins offerings (ICO) collected $ 65 million in November 2018. In total, in 2018, ICOs have attracted more than $ 12.2 billion, but in the second half of the year, the projects decreased their activity due to the tight policy of regulators and the decline in the cryptocurrency market. Last […]
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has updated the rules for participants in ICO campaigns. According to the new rules, ICO manager have to obtain a license to provide services in the capital markets. Those who provide financial advice on ICO tokens required to obtain a license from a financial advisor. In turn, the exchanges […]
Before starting the ICO its creators as usual set limits on the dates and amounts the planned fundraising. Hard Cap And Soft Cap Concepts To determine the stage of crowdsale success as a rule to use two terms: Hard Cap and Soft Cap. Soft Cap is the minimum amount necessary to implement the planned tasks of the blockchain project, and […]
Startupers should initially treat an ICO as a tool for growing their business rather than just raise funds. It is the opinion of a speaker at Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Stockholm: Daniel Zakrisson, CEO at Cofound.it Startup Accelerator. In the interview, he shares his perspective on the blockchain industry development in Sweden and gives tips […]