Category: ICO

Crypto ICOs showing a comeback, after major drop off in 2018
December 14, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

U.S. Congressman plans legislation to classify ICOs as “Products”

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have gotten a bad reputation due to rampant fraud and the lack of transparency. Regulators, in their attempt to protect unsuspecting investors, have launched attacks to classify all cryptocurrencies, with the exception of Bitcoin and Ether, as securities and thereby subject to more stringent registration and disclosure requirments. The SEC has…

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iComply releases University of British Columbia research on ICO and STO compliance
November 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

iComply releases University of British Columbia research on ICO and STO compliance

iComply Investor Services, a RegTech platform for global digital finance and cryptocurrencies, has announced the launch of a new research paper: The Compliance Trilemma: Challenges for ICOs. The research was conducted by PhD candidates from the University of British Columbia (UBC), who analyzed the challenges that ICO issuers face meeting the regulatory standards for issuing…

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The world’s largest crypto IPO postponed
October 11, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Court order halts Blockvest ICO after fraudulent SEC approval claim

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has obtained an emergency court order halting a planned initial coin offering (ICO), which backers falsely claimed was approved by the SEC. The order also halts ongoing pre-ICO sales by the company, Blockvest LLC and its founder, Reginald Buddy Ringgold, III. An SEC complaint…

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September 25, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

Australia shuts down fake ICOs

ICOs have been very popular with investors and even teenagers. Youtube videos now teach people how they can create an initial coin offering of their own. And while some say they will surpass the IPO market at some point, some countries are still on the "watch-out" for this type of fundraising. One recent example is…

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July 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CoinAnalyst's Pre-ICO ends earlier through cooperation with ShareRing

The Australian blockchain project ShareRing has informed the public that it enters into a partnership with the Frankfurt company CoinAnalyst, which launched its Pre-ICO on June 21st and enters the regular ICO phase on July 7th. Through this cooperation CoinAnalyst can successfully and prematurely terminate its Pre-ICO. The startup CoinAnalyst from Frankfurt that offers an…

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June 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

GECKO Governance launches compliance solution for ICO market

GECKO Governance, the RegTech regulatory solution for financial compliance, has just announced the launch of a new compliance solution, GECKO Crypto1, following approval by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority. Managing ICO governance and compliance for every jurisdiction, GECKO Crypto1 will offer enhanced levels of transparency and accountability to platform-users within the blockchain industry.…

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May 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Swiss based VC firm Blockchain Valley Ventures launches

Blockchain Valley Ventures (BVV), a new accelerator and venture capital firm offering investment, financing, and advisory services for blockchain-enabled businesses, announced that it has launched today. The firm will focus on investments in, and the incubation and development of, business ventures in a number of industries that are utilizing blockchain technology to facilitate growth and…

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