The Death of the ICO and the Rise of the SAFT

If you’ve been following the cryptocurrency landscape, you’ll know that in early 2018, the industry was dominated by ICOs (initial coin offerings). Smaller companies would often showcase their plans for the future and then produce ICOs as a means of allowing just about anybody to invest.

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5 ICOs to Watch in Q4 2018

While it may not seem like the most appealing moment to be investing in ICOs, rest assured, there are…

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Fomo Then Failure: A Post-Mortem of 2018’s Worst ICOs

It has been a testing year for ICOs. Market conditions have made launching a tokensale more challenging than a year ago, when even the most ludicrous project was virtually guaranteed a $10 million raise.

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Top 10 ICOs to Watch in Q3 2018

Nowadays, there seem to be about as many ICOs as there are corrupt politicians, making it hard to find… The post Top 10 ICOs to Watch in Q3 2018 appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.

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Hong Kong SFC Says It’s Keeping a Close Watch on ICOs

Hong Kong’s financial regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), says they are keeping a close watch on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs), as stated in the 2017–2018 annual report titled “Regulation for Quality Markets,” released on June 27.

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Report: 2018 Token Deals Nearly Twofold Final Year’s Results

Crowdfunding Initial Coin Offerings in the first half of 2018 have attracted nearly double the amount of funds raised last year, a new report reveals. Researchers point out, however, that the majority of ICOs have largely failed, with only a third of the projects closed successfully. The study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of

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Pcw report finds that 2018 ico volume is double that of last year

PwC found that ICO volume reached new record highs in the first half of 2018. Per the report, between January and May 2018 alone, ICO volume is already twice as much as it was during the entire year of 2017.

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Report: 2018 Token Sales Almost Double Last Year’s Results

Initial Coin Offerings in the first half of 2018 have attracted nearly double the amount of funds raised last year, a new report reveals. Researchers point out, however, that the majority of ICOs have largely failed, with only a third of the projects closed successfully.

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PwC Report Finds That 2018 ICO Volume is Already Double That of Previous Year

A report from PwC states the volume of ICOs so far in 2018 is twice that of the entire year last year

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ICOS Raise $13.7B in First Five Months of 2018

A new report by the Crypto Valley Association shows that, among other very interesting revelations, the first five months of 2018 were more lucrative for ICOs than any previous full-year.

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ICOs Have Generated $13.7 Billion in 2018 So Far, Nearly Doubling 2017 Numbers

In the first five months of 2018, cryptocurrency sales from initial coin offerings (ICOs) jumped to $13. 7 billion — almost double the amount raised for the whole of 2017, according to a report released yesterday by PwC’s strategy and consulting division Strategy& and Switzerland-based Crypto Valley Association.

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Malta Passes Favorable Cryptocurrency Laws in Next Step as a Blockchain Island

The Maltese Parliament has voted into law three cryptocurrency and blockchain bills, making Malta one of the most desirable locations for setting up blockchain enterprises.

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ICOs Have Raised Almost $14 Billion This Year, Double All of 2017

An incredible $13.7 billion has been raised in Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) during the first five months of 2018 according to a report by PwC in collaboration with the Crypto... The post ICOs Have Raised Almost $14 Billion This Year, Double All of 2017 appeared first on Trustnodes.

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5 Most Profitable ICOs of 2018 (So Far)

Which were the most profitable ICOs this year, giving the highest rate of return? Here are 5 of the top ICOs of 2018.

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This Week in Bitcoin: McAfee Backs Off, Crypto World Cup and the Mystery of 21e8

In this week’s daily Bitcoin in Brief editions we reported about McAfee’s decision to stop shilling ICOs, crypto businesses’ involvement in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and much more. We also explored, in this week’s most commented-on article, a secret mathematical code that tantalizes the imagination of many bitcoiners.

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SEC Cracks Down: Fraudulent ICO’s Accounts Frozen

With cryptocurrency growing more prevalent in the mainstream, the SEC is taking action to regulate ICOs as securities. On June 18, 2018, the SEC received a court order to freeze the assets of the PlexCoin founders under allegations of false marketing and fraudulent activity.

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SEICO Model – the World’s First ICO Investor Protection, New Direction for ICO Market

he “How to Develop Cryptocurrency” conference was held on June 4, 2018, in London, England. ICO Investment Finance experts met and proposed the SE-ICO model, which is an upgraded version of ICO that aims to protect investors from risking a variety of fraudulent or failed ICOs after fundraising.

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SEICO Model – The world’s first ICO investor protection, new direction for ICO market

At the “How to develop Cryptocurrency” conference was held on June 4, 2018 in London, England. ICO Investment Finance experts met and proposed the SE-ICO model. Which is an upgraded version of ICO.

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Medium Joins the League of Social Media Platforms Censoring Crypto-related Content

Since the beginning of 2018, the entire cryptosphere has been hit with quite many challenges from regulators all over the globe. Recently, social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter and others banned crypto-related adverts and initial coin offerings (ICOs) on their platforms.

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Chain Accelerator Opens Its Doors to Blockchain, Crypto Startups in France

\Chain Accelerator has launched in France. It is the first startup acceleratordedicated to the blockchain that can call Europe its home. Among the organization’s chief operators are Hyperloop Transportation Technologies chairman Bibop G.

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John McAfee Quits Promoting ICOs ‘Due to SEC Threats’

It appears the days of John McAfee promoting initial coin offerings (ICOs) are over. In a tweet on June 18, 2018, McAfee announced his decision to no longer work with ICOs. McAfee Backs Out of ICO Promotions ‘Due to SEC Threats’ McAfee’s tweet was a response to a question posed by one of his followers, asking him to recommend a viable ICO investment.

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Updated Edition of Blockchain Revolution Fills In Some Big Gaps

“When Blockchain Revolution came out, bitcoin was worth around $7 billion. Today, it’s more than twenty-two times that. Bitcoin is the workhorse of the cryptocurrency world and the cryptocurrency that launched a thousand ships.

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Six Alternatives to an Initial Coin Offering

Last summer, ICOs could do no wrong. But by 2018, the acronym had been relegated to the realm of the unmentionables, a place normally reserved for the most offensive cuss words and the name of Harry Potter’s antagonist, Voldemort.

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TokenMarket Joins Civic, Leading Blockchain Identity Technology Provider, for First Webinar on Decentralized Identity

Expert Insight into Blockchain-Powered Know-Your-Customer (KYC) as the New Standard for Token Sales and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) Gibraltar, GIB – June 13, 2018 — TokenMarket, the leading advisory expert on ICOs and Token Sales, is announcing a webinar with Civic, the leading blockchain identity verification technology provider.

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Non-Fungible Tokens: Why They May Be Hot in 2018

While ICOs and up and coming new coins were hot, there is a new class of digital assets that is gaining in popularity - non-fungible tokens, with a new model of holding value.

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Swiss Bank to Allow Business Accounts for Crypto Companies

Switzerland’s mortgage bank Hypothekarbank Lenzburg (Hypi) has announced that it will open business accounts for crypto companies. While cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have been widely accepted in Switzerland, the banks have not been as friendly.

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Thailand Unveils New Detailed Cryptocurrency, ICO Regulations

Thailand’s Security and Exchange Commission has released a comprehensive framework for the regulation of the country’s cryptocurrency market. The laws cover ICOs, approved cryptocurrency trading pairs, and licensing fees for market operators.

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Top 5 ICOs to buy in June

As the market settles into the last month of the second quarter of 2018, the cryptocurrency market is flooded with exceptional ideas and great projects. It is a great month to be involved in the ICO space as fantastic products and projects’ development periods are beginning to culminate and are getting ready for the market.

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Japanese Syndicate Wallet Hacked, $10 Million Reported Missing

Shopin — a universal shopper profile that delivers personal shopping experiences through retailers’ apps, websites and stores — says one of its token distributors has been hacked and roughly $10 million in a variety of cryptocurrencies has been stolen.

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