Tag: Initial Coin Offerings

Crypto ICOs showing a comeback, after major drop off in 2018
May 30, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Crypto ICOs showing a comeback, after major drop off in 2018

Initial Coin Offerings… remember them? Investor interest seemed to wane as Crypto Winter took hold of the industry, and regulators across the globe began to clamp down on what they perceived to be fraudulent activities. Fraud losses have been excessive, and the need for valid investor protections has pushed many fund raises down a track…

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Monetary Authority of Singapore freezes securities token offering for regulatory breach
January 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Monetary Authority of Singapore freezes securities token offering for regulatory breach

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has today announced that it has stopped an ICO issuer from proceeding with its securities token offering in Singapore. Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have raised over $10 billion over the past two years, but reports indicate that nearly 80% of these fledgling startups will fail, either due to poor business planning, incompetent…

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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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March 06, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Five key points to consider when launching an ICO

Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) are becoming a hugely popular means of raising digital capital to fund the launch and growth of innovative business ideas. However, there are often stumbling blocks and campaigns can fall flat and fail to attract the necessary interest. Here are five key points to consider when launching an ICO, by Egor…

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Crypto ICOs showing a comeback, after major drop off in 2018
February 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IdentityMind Global launches regulatory compliance solution for Initial Coin Offerings

IdentityMind Global announced the immediate availability of its KYC Plug-in for ICOs. It provides a turnkey solution for customer onboarding functionality and user experience to walk ICO participants through the know your customer (KYC) process to meet regulations worldwide. The solution enables companies to perform required KYC and anti-money laundering (AML) checks on ICO participants.…

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Crypto ICOs showing a comeback, after major drop off in 2018
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bermuda Monetary Authority on the risks of Initial Coin Offerings

The Bermuda Monetary Authority issued a report today entitled Risks of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). The complete text of it can be seen below: Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) is committed to providing a regulatory environment for Bermuda’s financial services industry that both protects stakeholders and supports innovation. Says BMA CEO Jeremy Cox: Today’s fast-paced global…

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