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New Study: 20% of ICOs Are Scams, But Investors Aren’t Fazed

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Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have become the hottest way of raising capital, but at least one in five has turned out to be a scam, according to a new study.

1 in 5 ICO Projects are Scams

The number of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) has gone through the roof throughout the last year as their underpinned technology, the blockchain, received mass media exposure and starts to see widespread adoption. Yet, being comparatively easy means of raising capital, at least one in five has turned out to be a fraud according to research.  Read more...

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150 ICOs and STOs Adhere to KYC and AML Guidelines with the Help of IdentityMind Global

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KYC and AML procedures play an increasingly important role in the world of cryptocurrency. This is especially true when dealing with initial coin offerings. IdentityMind has already processed 150 client requests in the past few months. It’s a very positive trend that will bring more legitimacy to the ICO industry moving forward.

IdentityMind is on a Roll

While the number of initial coin offerings has not decreased by any means, the same old concerns remain in place. More specifically, a lot of projects can still be considered securities, and not all of these fundraising initiatives take the necessary KYC and AML procedures into account. This is quite worrisome, as such procedures are a mandatory requirement in most parts of the world.  Read more...

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These 3 ICOs Have Huge Potential in 2018

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Looking to put your money to work for you with some promising investments into Initial Coin Offerings? Here are three ICOs launching in 2018 that could help you do just that.

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Origin

The first Initial Coin Offering you will want to pay close attention to is Origin.

Origin is a protocol which utilizes the Ethereum blockchain and IPFS for the creation of sharing-economy marketplaces. In essence, it affords both developers and businesses the ability to construct decentralized marketplaces on the blockchain, while making it simple to both create and manage listings for the fractional usage of services and assets.  Read more...

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Chinese State Media Accuses ICOs and Exchanges of Defying Crackdown

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Chinese State Media Accuses ICOs and Exchanges of Defying Crackdown

Chinese state media outlet, Voice of China, has published reports criticizing the efforts of Chinese cryptocurrency exchanges and initial coin offerings (ICOs) to continue operations in spite of the central government’s 2017 crackdown.

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State Media Criticizes Cryptocurrency Exchanges’ Defiance of Crackdown

Chinese State Media Accuses ICOs and Exchanges of Defying CrackdownVoice of China’s reports state that “On September 2017, seven ministries and commissions of the Central Bank issued the ‘Announcement on Preventing the Risk of Issuance of Coinage Offerings’, requiring that any institution not engage in the interaction between legal currency, tokens, and ‘virtual currency’.”  Read more...

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‘We’re On Pace to List Over 5,000 ICOs This Year,’ Says ICO Alert Cofounder (Interview)

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Bitcoinist spoke with co-founder of ICO Alert, Mike Finch, who shared his insight into the recent ban on Initial Coin Offering (ICO) advertising on Facebook, Twitter and Google social media platforms, how ICOs have been responding, and how it levels the playing field for quality ICOs to receive market attention. 

Bitcoinist: How have ICOs been responding to the ban on popular social media platforms?

Mike Finch: There are two ways to look at this, for both ICOs and ICO marketing/consulting agencies. On one hand, it is bad because it decreases the sheer # of avenues for ICOs to advertise and you could argue it hurts the industry.  Read more...

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Here’s Why Blockchain Companies Are Moving Away from ICOs

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ICOs have gotten a bad name. And given the fact that we’re constantly hearing about scams and illicit dealings, it isn’t hard to see why. Then there are the well-intentioned ideas that don’t make it to the first line of code, and the omnipresent threat of the SEC hovering like a black cloud.

The ground is starting to shift, and many blockchain companies are moving away from ICOs and toward regulated security token offerings, otherwise known as STOs.  Read more...

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Telegram Cancels Initial Coin Offering: What It Means for ICOs

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Thus far, 2018 has largely been a period of uncertainty regarding the state and future of Initial Coin Offerings. With the US SEC taking an increasingly active role in the regulation of ICOs, and an increasingly controversial perception of this funding method, it is unclear what sort of role ICOs will serve in both the short and long run.

Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal reported that Telegram had decided to cancel its hotly anticipated ICO. The encrypted messaging application plans to create the Telegram Open Network (TON), a massively scalable blockchain ecosystem for micropayments and file storage, among other services, through DApps and smart contracts across multiple, connected blockchains.  Read more...

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South Korea Set to Legalize ICOs Under New Conditions

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The government of South Korean appears to be on the verge of legalizing ICOs after the 2017 ban. According to the Korea Times, a coalition of lawmakers are looking to obtain a consensus in the National Assembly to pass a bill making ICOs legal in the country.

Details of the Proposed ICO Bill

Rep. Hong Eui-rak is leading the move to legalize ICOs in the country. He is a member of the South Korean ruling party, the Democratic Party of Korea. According to Rep. Hong, the proposed bill the result of the collaboration between his office and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA).  Read more...

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In the Securities Era, ICOs Pleading Ignorance Have No Place to Hide

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In the Securities Era, ICOs Pleading Ignorance Have No Place to Hide

ICOs seeking to crowdfund their big idea have a quandary: should they register their token as a security, complete with the expense, delays, and paperwork this entails, or should they brand it a utility and hope the SEC doesn’t come after them? Last year, virtually everything was labeled a utility and SEC-compliant crowdsales were almost unheard of. But in 2018, launching a utility token in the U.S. is fraught with risks and uncertainty. To tap into the lucrative U.S. market, the regulatory route is now the only viable path to follow.

Also read: Vinny Lingham Interview: Scaling, Securities and Bitcoin Extremism  Read more...

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