China’s highest-level state media outlet has said token sales are still common in the country despite a 2017 ban.
Initial Coin Offerings Are Setting Capital Free. That’s Huge
ICOs offer a more direct route for both tapping and deploying funds, for matching founders with investors. That turns out to be quite revolutionary.
Not Just a Bubble: Blockchain Is Already Delivering on the Hype
The new digital gold standard? Well, of course. That goes without saying!
Move ‘Em Out: ICOs Don’t Seem So Scary Outside the US
A popular event forged during the token boom of 2017 saw discussion about the changing regulatory environment that has resulted.
The SEC Just Launched a Fake ICO Website to Educate Investors
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make sure investors know what a scam ICO looks like. Even if it has to launch its own.
CNET Founder Closes $50 Million ICO for Video Streaming Token
CNET founder and early Salesforce investor Halsey Minor has revealed new details on his latest cryptocurrency project VideoCoin.
CoinDesk Releases Q1 2018 State of Blockchain Report
From bitcoin futures’ impact on spot prices to the rise in hash rate and drop in fees, our latest research report sheds light on a tumultuous Q1.
KODAKCoin Fundraising to Begin Later This Month
Imaging giant Kodak is now looking at May 21 for the SAFT offering of its KODAKCoin for accredited investors.
Bermuda’s Blockchain Strategy Goes Beyond Just Winning New Business
Bermuda’s efforts to attract the blockchain industry may have started with regulation, but they won’t end there, officials say.
SEC Commissioner Cautions Against ‘Blanket’ ICO Classification
U.S. Securities Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce advocated against blockchain sandboxes and ‘blanket’ classifications of ICOs.
A Chain of Its Own: Mobile App Kik to Fork Stellar for Fee-Free Blockchain
Kik has decided that fees just won’t work for its crypto token mission and has decided to fork stellar to create its own blockchain.
EOS Revisited: Investors Are Taking Another Look at the Longest-Running ICO
Another blockchain for smart contracts? It turns out the claim is catching the attention of investors as the EOS blockchain heads toward launch.
Why the SEC Should Give Amnesty to Illegal ICOs
The SEC and ICO participants must work together to find a reasonable market fix to the current royal mess.
The Mystics May Be Here, But Are Crypto’s Cards in Reverse?
Crypto may be seeing an influx of mystics, but that might not be a sign the industry is on the right course, CoinDesk editor Bailey Reutzel writes.
Fraudsters Take Aim at Investors in Controversial KodakCoin ICO
KODAKCoin’s backers are calling a crypto exchange’s ICO launch claims “fraudulent.”
These ICO Investors Are Getting Their Money Back – And It’s Not Clear Why
Seattle-based Dragonchain appears to be catching up with the rest of the blockchain industry as it pivots to cautiousness over U.S. regulation.
China National Radio Questions Legality of OKEx Bitcoin Futures Trading
China National Radio, a high-level mouthpiece of the government, has claimed OKEx illegally offered bitcoin futures and OTC trading.
An Invitation to CoinDesk’s Super-Secret ICO Pre-Launch Party*
What good is having immutable record-keeping and shared digital trust if you can’t kick it off with a rip-roaring banger? Amirite?
Australia’s Securities Watchdog Moves to Halt ‘Deceptive’ ICOs
Yet another global regulator is speaking out about its attempts to fight fraud in the ICO market. This time, it’s Australia taking the lead.
ICO Promoters Can Expect Canada to Be as Tough as the US
Provincial securities regulators in Canada won’t take a radically different approach to the U.S. SEC in analyzing whether tokens are securities.