Category: ICO

GMO in October announced plans for an initial coin offering (ICO), saying its new token would be used as as part of a payment system for an upcoming series of products. According to the latest statement, the new system will use the token, dubbed “GMO coin,” to allow staff to purchase bitcoin as part of …
Japan’s GMO Internet to Roll Out Bitcoin Payroll System

That’s because the OG crowdfunders will now be offering a vetting platform that will 1) grade ICOs and 2) facilitate investor access into credible offerings. To be sure, there are loads of ICO ratings services currently in the crypto space. Beyond Piccolo Research, though, most of these services are …
Mainstream Crowdfunder Indiegogo Moves Into Initial Coin Offerings

This week, Indiegogo is making its first foray initial coin offerings, also known as ICOs, according to the New York Times. It told the paper it will scrutinize ICOs by its clients and then help in the sale of digital coin. ICOs raise funds for software projects by selling custom-made digital currencies to online …
Want to Hold Your Own ICO? Indiegogo Can Help You With That

There are others who are considering cryptocurrencies a viable speculation as an alternative means to raise capital. Others won’t touch them with a 10-foot pole. Are they all right? Perhaps. The recent Confido Initial Coin Offering (ICO) incident, which saw founders take the money and run, is certainly a …
Cryptocurrency ICOs: Caveat Emptor

Arguably the hottest topic this year in the crypto world are Initial Coin Offerings (ICO’s). This new form of funding is attracting worldwide attention from investors and regulators alike. Billions of dollars in money have been pouring into the ICO market this year leading to a cryptocurrency market …
The ICO Weather Forecast: Sunny to Partly Cloudy

The world’s social media platforms and financial markets are abuzz about cryptocurrencies and “initial coin offerings” (ICOs). There are tales of fortunes made and dreamed to be made. We are hearing the familiar refrain, “this time is different.” The cryptocurrency and ICO markets have grown rapidly.
SEC’s Clayton on Cryptos and ICOs

Australian blockchain platform BitCar is seeking to raise AU$26 million in an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) aimed at cryptocurrency car enthusiasts. … Power Ledger’s POWR tokens are now a top 25 global cryptocurrency and have experienced a ten-fold increase in value since the October ICO. Mr. Van Ek …
BitCar To Tap Crypto Car Enthusiasts With Million ICO

But as bitcoin surges to new milestones—and one particularly bullish trader predicts it could go to $100,000 in the not-too-distant future—fear of missing … So in addition to acquiring bitcoin, investors are hoping to discover the next bitcoin, or get in on an initial coin offering (ICO), an increasingly popular …
So you want to invest in crypto? These are the questions to ask, says the SEC

Globally, ICO (Initial Coin Offerings) is arguably the most talked about subject among investors and regulators. Several new ICOs hit the market on a daily basis. Very few succeed and some of them disappear with investors’ money as it is quite easy to set up a fancy looking website, set up a block chain …
Waves to Set Up Regulatory Body For Block Chain Market

On Tuesday, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton warned people conducting initial coin offerings (ICOs) that they could fall foul of US security laws. An ICO is a form of internet-based crowdfunding that can be a source of capital where, in return for …
Australian Reserve Bank open to digital currency but labels Bitcoin hype ‘speculative mania’