Tag: ICO
Next Year Crypto Will Wash Away the Stains of the ICO Boom
The RWA market is massive, and tokenization is only getting started. This movement will forever change how people view and access investments — be the [...]
Hong Kong securities association suggests ICO to boost economy
The suggestion that Hong Kong could make an initial coin offering (ICO) appeared in a list of propositions formulated by the Hong Kong Securities and [...]
Hong Kong Securities Association suggests ICO to boost island’s economy
The suggestion that Hong Kong could make an “Initial Coin Offering” (ICO) appeared in a list of propositions formulated by the Hong Kong Securities an [...]
Block.one ICO damages ‘far beyond’ $22M, ENF founder says
The latest legal action against Block.one (B1) — the creator and original seller of Eos (EOS) — could potentially help plaintiffs get a higher compens [...]
Ethereum ICO Participant Transfers $116M ETH After 8 Years of Dormancy
Ether posted nominal gains in the past 24 hours alongside the broader market.
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Venture capital’s ICO gambits left Bitcoin ecosystem underfunded
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) may have hampered the development of the Bitcoin ecosystem, with market research reflecting a massive slant towards non- [...]
CoinDesk Turns 10: The ICO Era – What Went Right?
The ICO boom is remembered as an orgy of fraud and scammy behavior. But ICOs funded many crypto success stories - and might still have benefits, says [...]
SEC serves $4M in fines to Coinme over ‘misleading’ UpToken ICO
The United States securities regulator has handed down nearly $4 million in fines to crypto exchange Coinme for allegedly offering unregistered securi [...]
Titanium Blockchain CEO behind BARs ICO fraud, put behind bars for 4 years
The California-based CEO of Titanium Blockchain has been sentenced to four years of prison — putting an end to a 2018 initial coin offering (ICO) saga [...]
SEC files unregistered securities charges against Thor Token creators for 2018 ICO
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against Thor Technologies and its cofounder and CEO David Chin in U.S. Di [...]
What SEC ICO Precedents Mean for Ripple
Back in 2012, when Ripple was founded, the term “initial coin offering” did not exist. Neither did enforcement actions against the then-miniscule cryp [...]
Sparkster Settles With SEC, Agrees to Pay Back $35M to ‘Harmed Investors’ of 2018 ICO
Sparkster will pay $30 million in disgorgement, $4.6 million in prejudgement interest and a $500,000 civil penalty. The company also agreed to destroy [...]
ICO Promoter Ian Balina Charged With Violating Federal Securities Laws
In a complaint filed Monday in the Western District of Texas’s Austin Division, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said Balina promoted [...]
SEC dismisses claims against John McAfee, fines accomplice for ICO promo
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obtained the final judgment for an initial coin offering (ICO) promotion scheme against lat [...]
Officer, I'd Like To Report An ICO
Lloyd's of London, the centuries-old insurance marketplace, is quietly providing cover against the theft of cryptocurrencies.-AND-China is encouraging [...]