The College Cryptocurrency Network (CCN), a leading cryptocurrency organization supported by established financial institutions and bitcoin startups including Barclays, Augur, BitGo, Blockchain, Ethereum and Factom, has officially... (bitcoinmagazine.com)
Initial coin offering (ICO) is basically an unregulated way to generate crowdfunding using various cryptocurrencies (fiat currencies in some cases) and is conducted by cryptocurrency organizations to raise the capital funds needed to execute the project. (rilcoinblog.com)
An example of how this plays out in real life is the BitShares foundation, which is not as influential as other cryptocurrency organizations, but it still works to keep the project on track and help bring improvements. (captainaltcoin.com)