In 2019, tokens will invade the enterprise in full force and the line between public and private networks will start to disappear, writes ConsenSys’ Ajit Tripathi.
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Not Just ICOs — Why Traditional IPOs are Also on the Way Out
2018 left some very clear signs about the way the businesses (crypto or otherwise) raise funds. ICOs have all but died out, disguised as token sales launched from lightly-regulated tropical islands. The great move to allow investors of all backgrounds and creeds to be in with a chance of funding early innovation has been curtailed.
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Augur Founder Joey Krug Believes 90% of ICOs Were Unnecessary
As part of its recent year-end market update, Pantera Capital analyzed the current state of the initial coin offering (ICO) market both as it relates to their firm and in general. Notably, the report was written by Pantera co-CIO Joey Krug, the founder of Augur (REP), which conducted the first ICO on the Ethereum (ETH) […]
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Billion-Dollar Crypto Fund Says 25% of ICOs in its Fund Could be Securities
In a newsletter to clients sent on Thursday, Pantera Capital CEO Dan Morehead revealed that one in four initial coin offering (ICO) projects the firm has invested in could be considered as securities under U.S. regulations. Morehead wrote: “While we believe the vast majority of the projects in our portfolio should not be affected, approximately
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Analyst: Crypto ICOs in Crisis, Running Out of Money With No Products
In the bull market of 2018, initial coin offering (ICO) projects in the crypto market raised tens of millions of dollars on average from investors in the public market to create decentralized applications (dApps) and systems. Fast forward 12 months, most of the ICO projects that currently exist in the sector have either have no
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Congress’s Biggest Bitcoin Bull is Finalizing Bill to Exempt ICOs from Securities Laws
Republican Congressman Warren Davidson, an avowed bitcoin adn blockchain fan, plans to introduce federal legislation that will regulate initial coin offerings (ICO) and cryptocurrencies. The bill would create an “asset class” for tokens, which would prevent them from “being classified as securities, but would also allow the federal government to regulate initial coin offerings more
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International Cooperation ‘Critical’ to Bringing Illegal ICOs to Justice: SEC
International cooperation is essential for eradicating ICO fraud, said Steven Peikin, co-director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division. Peikin made the remarks during a December 3 speech at Harvard Law School’s Program on International Financial Systems, where he discussed the astonishing growth of the ICO market. “The sponsors of ICOs are, in many instances, located
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Could South Korea Follow Japan in Allowing Private Crypto ICOs?
On November 26, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan held an internal meeting to discuss the possibility of allowing private crypto initial coin offering (ICO) projects. Nikkei exclusively reported that local financial authorities are actively exploring the legalization of ICOs for institutional investors and accredited investors, as long as they are lawfully conducted within
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SEC’s Next Move: Social Media Influencers Who Promoted Crypto ICOs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is actively cracking down on crypto initial coin offering (ICO) projects and a top official said earlier this year that dozens of cases are pending. The next wave of enforcement by the SEC, stimulated by its recent settlement with professional boxer Floyd Mayweather and music producer DJ Khaled, is
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Amid Crackdown, SEC Chairman Emphasizes Compliance Requirements for ICOs
Jay Clayton, the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently discussed the current regulatory climate surrounding initial coin offerings (ICOs). Clayton emphasized that all ICOs must register with the SEC to ensure compliance with U.S. law.
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Requirements for Regulatory Compliance
The SEC chairman reiterated that the SEC does not see bitcoin as a security. However, it does view the tokens that are offered in many ICOs as securities. “If you’re going to offer and sell securities, you have to do that in compliance with our laws,” Clayton said.
Breaking: SEC Charges Floyd Mayweather, DJ Khaled with Illegally Promoting ICOs
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and recording artist DJ Khaled with illegally promoting initial coin offerings (ICOs). The two celebrities, as CCN reported, had been among the most prolific ICO promoters, pumping crypto tokens on social media while sometimes failing to disclose that the posts — which
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The Daily: ICOs Hunker Down for Crypto Winter, Meta Stablecoins Are Coming
For those who live in the northern hemisphere, winter is coming, while in the cryptosphere it’s already here. In Wednesday’s edition of The Daily, we look at the steps ICOs are taking to preserve their capital as they wait for the markets to warm up again, heralding that winter is over.
Also read: Bitstamp to Deploy New Market Surveillance Tool to Fight Price Manipulation
BitMEX Report: Twelve $50+ Million ICOs Haven’t Released Tokens (Yet)
Arthur Hayes, the CEO of cryptocurrency trading platform, BitMEX, has published a new report detailing the current state of major token sales from 2017 and 2018. The newest Crypto Trader Digest is out. https://t.co/owEvwcu5hW — Arthur Hayes (@CryptoHayes) November 21, 2018 In the report, Hayes and his team of analysts have identified at least 12 blockchain […]
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Rosenstein Targets ICOs, FEC May Permit Political Donations Through Crypto Mining
In recent regulatory news, the U.S. deputy attorney general has called for international cooperation on cryptocurrency regulation. Separately, the U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) has prepared a draft advisory that could allow political donations in the form of mining power, while the Alabama Securities Commission has estimated that the state has brought forward 20 percent of all active cease-and-desist orders against crypto companies in the U.S.
Also Read: Spain Monitors 15,000 Cryptocurrency Investors to Curb Tax Evasion
Crackdown: Colorado Regulator Takes Down Four More ICOs
The Colorado State Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) has taken action against four more ICOs, ordering them to immediately cease and desist from carrying out all activities in violation of state finance laws. In a November 20 press release posted on the regulator’s website, it was revealed that with these four new additions, Colorado Securities Commissioner
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Crisis: After $30 Billion Invested, Most Crypto ICOs Have Nothing to Show
Over the past two years, initial coin offering (ICO) projects in the crypto market have raised more than $ 30 billion. Yet, most ICO projects have little to show, especially pertaining to user growth, blockchain adoption, and overall user activity on decentralized systems. It Will Only Get Worse A handful of tokens have demonstrated success in
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How SEC’s Paragon Ruling Could Send Many Crypto ICOs to Bankruptcy
The recent crackdown on two initial coin offerings (ICOs) Paragon and AirFox by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could lead to many blockchain and crypto projects declaring bankruptcy in the coming months. As CCN reported on November 16, Paragon and AirFox were ordered to pay a $ 350,000 fine to the U.S. SEC and
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In Landmark U.S. Case, Mastermind Behind Two Fraudulent ICOs Pleads Guilty
This is the ICO regulators warned you about. Maksim Zaslavskiy, who is the mastermind behind two ICOs for tokenized real estate and diamonds, has pled guilty to fraud in a federal district court in Brooklyn, N.Y. As the first case of ICO fraud in the U.S., this one sets a precedent, with a judge in September
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SEC Takes Down Two Crypto Startups for Illegal ICOs
Dutiful CCN readers may recall this journalist’s questioning of the Paragon ICO over a year ago. Paragon responded to that article with legal threats, as noted in the author’s subsequent analysis of the initial coin offering in question. Now that some time has gone by, and the whole market capitalization of Paragon is about a
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[Guest Post] Treating ICOs as hybrid type of securities
by Aleksander Dyo, co-founder and president of Token IQ, The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Enforcement recently released its fiscal year 2018 report, in which it reiterates the clear dangers and possible frauds that ICOs pose. In our opinion, the report’s delineation of the …
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