UAE Securities Regulator to Introduce ICOs for Capital Markets in 2019

UAE Securities Regulator to Introduce ICOs for Capital Markets in 2019

The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s national securities regulator plans to introduce Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) for capital markets in 2019, Reuters reported Oct...
EU Markets Regulator Examines ICOs to Determine Regulations

EU Markets Regulator Examines ICOs to Determine Regulations

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced it is examining Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to determine how they should be regulated, Reut...
 South Korea's Policy Chief Calls for Legalization of ICOs

South Korea's Policy Chief Calls for Legalization of ICOs

The chairman of Korea's National Policy Committee has called for the legalization of initial coin offerings (ICOs), providing that a regulatory framework is put...
BitMEX Research: ICOs ‘Have Sold Almost as Much as They Raised’

BitMEX Research: ICOs ‘Have Sold Almost as Much as They Raised’

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have almost broken even on funds sold versus funds they raised, new research by Hong Kong cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX r...
US Lawmakers Ask SEC to Clarify ICO Regulations

US Lawmakers Ask SEC to Clarify ICO Regulations

A group of U.S. lawmakers are asking Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton to clarify when initial coin offerings (ICOs) are considered ...
China Central Bank Warns of Cryptocurrency, ICO Risks in Public Notice

China Central Bank Warns of Cryptocurrency, ICO Risks in Public Notice

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC), the country’s central bank, has issued a public notice urging investors of risks in cryptocurrency trading and initial coin o...
In Colorado, an Investigation is Opened Against Three Cryptocurrency Companies

In Colorado, an Investigation is Opened Against Three Cryptocurrency Companies

The authorized representative in matters of securities in Colorado, Gerald Roem, announced the beginning of an investigation that will be conducted over three c...
SEC Slaps 'Fraudulent' ICO Founder With $30K Fine, Lifetime Ban

SEC Slaps 'Fraudulent' ICO Founder With $30K Fine, Lifetime Ban

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday that it had secured new prohibitions against the founder of a company behind an allegedly fr...
Despite the Internal Ban, the Korean Island Jeju is Trying to Become the Center of ICO Projects

Despite the Internal Ban, the Korean Island Jeju is Trying to Become the Center of ICO Projects

The South Korean island of Jeju is seeking to become a free zone for ICO projects. If the plan is approved at the legislative level, it will allow the cryptocur...
ICO Raised $8.3 Billion in the Last Quarter

ICO Raised $8.3 Billion in the Last Quarter

In the second quarter of this year, ICOs broke all previous records and managed to raise $8.3 billion. But even with an absolute record, the number of broken pr...
Legislation of the Philippines will Assess the Tokens Issued in ICOs, as Securities

Legislation of the Philippines will Assess the Tokens Issued in ICOs, as Securities

The Philippines is close to adopting new legislation regulating the legal aspects of the ICO. Lately, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published...
Jimmy Waels: Wikipedia is not Interested in Holding an ICO

Jimmy Waels: Wikipedia is not Interested in Holding an ICO

Founder of Wikipedia Jimmy Wales said that the non-profit online platform will never conduct an ICO or produce its own cryptocurrency. This statement was made f...
Reverse ICOs Open a New Milestone for the Development of the Cryptocurrency Market

Reverse ICOs Open a New Milestone for the Development of the Cryptocurrency Market

The reverse use of the initial coin offering (ICO), offers a kind of financing for companies that don't want to conduct public activities. In a standard situati...
US Ranks as ‘Most Favorable’ Country for ICOs in Recent Report

US Ranks as ‘Most Favorable’ Country for ICOs in Recent Report

The U.S., Switzerland, and Singapore were ranked as the top three “most favorable” countries for Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) in a recent report, according to a...
More than 75% of ICO Projects are Scams

More than 75% of ICO Projects are Scams

According to a new study conducted by the Satis Group, about half of the existing cryptocurrency market was realized on the basis of Ethereum blockchain. Regard...
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand Disclosed New Licensing Rules for ICO

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand Disclosed New Licensing Rules for ICO

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC) said that on July 16, new rules regulating the conduct of the ICOs in the country come into effect. The...
Representatives of Xiaomi: the Company Is Not Related To The ICO

Representatives of Xiaomi: the Company Is Not Related To The ICO

Representatives of the Chinese company Xiaomi reported that their company doesn't have any connection to the ICO, which is tied to the value of shares of the co...
Qiwi Payment System Launches Crypto Investment Bank

Qiwi Payment System Launches Crypto Investment Bank

Payment system Qiwi, which is one of the largest electronic payments company, launches a crypto investment bank, which will be called HASH. The new project will...
Austrian Financial Authority Calls for Tighter Regulation of ICOs and Cryptocurrencies

Austrian Financial Authority Calls for Tighter Regulation of ICOs and Cryptocurrencies

Board directors of the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA), Klaus Kumpfmüller and Helmut Ettl, have have offered proposals for stricter regulations on cry...
The Sales of Tokens in 2018 Attracted Almost Twice as Much as in 2017

The Sales of Tokens in 2018 Attracted Almost Twice as Much as in 2017

The initial coin offering, in the first half of 2018, attracted almost twice as much money as last year. Researchers note that most ICO projects have largely fa...
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