Sentences with phrase «called initial coin offerings»

Specifically, I'm interested in discussing how to balance access to credit and investor protection as it relates to so - called initial coin offerings,» he said.

LONDON — Startups and projects raised $ 5.6 billion last year through so - called initial coin offerings (ICOs), according to a new report.

This coincided with a boom in so - called initial coin offerings (ICOs), where startups issue their own cryptocurrency in exchange for money to build their business.

The global trend of crowdfunding with cryptocurrency sales, often called initial coin offerings, skyrocketed this year to raise several billion dollars for hundreds of blockchain projects.

One of the hottest trends among high - tech startups is using cryptocurrency to fundraise, a process called initial coin offerings.

At the start of this month, China banned so - called initial coin offerings (ICOs), which are a trendy way of raising funds that involves giving investors new virtual tokens, rather than shares.

BTCChina said its decision was based on a Sept. 4 directive from Chinese authorities that expressed concern over investment risks involved in cryptocurrencies and ordered a ban on so - called initial coin offerings, or ICOs — the practice of creating and selling digital currencies or tokens to investors to finance start - up projects.

SEC Chairman Jay Clayton said so - called initial coin offerings in many cases looked like securities, raising the prospect the agency will take a more aggressive stance to this red - hot fundraising method.

This is one type of token issued in so - called initial coin offerings (ICOs).

The company most widely associated with crowdfunding won't be shifting its business model to accommodate so - called initial coin offerings (ICOs).

And in the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission has been investigating whether investors are being taken advantage of by so - called initial coin offerings, a highly speculative form of fundraising that has attracted billions of dollars in investment.

The new crypto hedge funds take a variety of approaches, betting on new coins issued to raise funds via so - called initial coin offerings (ICOs), price direction or differentials between rates on the many cryptocurrency exchanges.

By now, even non-bitcoin enthusiasts may have heard of a fundraising process called initial coin offerings.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a businessman and two companies with defrauding investors in a pair of so - called initial coin offerings (ICOs) purportedly backed by investments in real estate and diamonds.

More than $ 3 billion has been raised through so - called initial coin offerings so far in 2017.

Many investors were also putting their money into custom virtual currencies released by entrepreneurs in so - called initial coin offerings.

The Securities and Exchange Commission late last month issued its first warning for the many entrepreneurs who have been raising money by creating and selling their own virtual currencies in what are called initial coin offerings.

BTCChina said its decision was based on a Sept. 4 directive from Chinese authorities that expressed concern over investment risks involved in cryptocurrencies and ordered a ban on so - called initial coin offerings, or ICOs — the practice of creating and selling digital currencies or tokens to investors to finance start - up projects.

Sales of new digital coins, called initial coin offerings or ICOs, have raised more than $ 4 billion in sales of new digital coins for projects based on the same blockchain technology behind bitcoin.

This is one type of token issued in so - called initial coin offerings (ICOs).

China banned so - called initial coin offerings and imposed stricter regulations on exchanges.

For all the hype in the digital currency world about so - called initial coin offerings, U.S. investors often can't officially participate.

The SEC did not specifically mention bitcoin, and analysts generally expect that the commission is focused on new digital coins sold through promotional fundraisers called initial coin offerings.

A popular chat app, Telegram, is the latest established company looking to cash in on the cryptocurrency craze by selling digital tokens in a so - called initial coin offering, or ICO.

The data firm was hoping to do its own so - called initial coin offering and quietly helped promote other companies in the unregulated industry.

In 2016 blockchain companies raised $ 400 million from traditional venture investors and nearly $ 200 million through what we call initial coin offerings (ICO rather than IPO).

What the tØ founders had hoped would be the dawn of a new era of blockchain securities was cut short by a burgeoning new concept called an initial coin offering (ICO).

A popular chat app, Telegram, is the latest established company looking to cash in on the cryptocurrency craze by selling digital tokens in a so - called initial coin offering, or ICO.

He co-founded a blockchain - for - business start - up, Block.One, which has sold around $ 200 million of a custom virtual currency, EOS, in a so - called initial coin offering.

Through a process called an initial coin offering (ICO), many projects are simply creating and selling tokens on existing blockchains to build a network effect and raise capital.

This new model of funding is called an initial coin offering, or ICO.

Russian Miner Coin is holding a so - called initial coin offering, where investors will use units of ethereum or bitcoin to buy new RMC tokens.

Cryptocurrencies developed a similar process of going public called an initial coin offering (ICO).

It did this in just five days using a new decentralized crowdfunding method called an initial coin offering (ICO), which can only be funded with the Ether cryptocurrency.

One of bitcoin's first evangelists will need to wait a little longer before launching a so - called initial coin offering (ICO).

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Bitcoin - related startups raised $ 343 million from venture capitalists in the first half of 2017, according to CB Insights, and more than $ 2.2 billion from all sorts of investors so far this year through so - called ICOs, or «initial coin offerings,» according to CoinSchedule.

Arrington told Fortune that the fund would invest primarily in digital assets, including exotic ones, and in so - called «initial coin offerings,» which involve the sale of digital tokens that can in some cases provide access to an online service such as file sharing.

In the world of crypto - currencies — the most famous of which is bitcoin — the hottest trend is what's called an «initial coin offering,» in which companies sell crypto - currency tokens to their supporters as a method of crowdfunding.

Kik, a Canadian company that makes a popular messaging app, said recently that it would launch its own crypto - currency called Kin with an initial coin offering within the next few months.

Initial coin offering enthusiasts have tried to distinguish between securities tokens and so - called utility tokens, which they claim would not fall under SEC regulation.

In a report likely to jolt the red - hot market for so - called «Initial Coin Offerings» (ICOs), the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday found that the «coins» in one prominent ICO were in fact securities — meaning the transactions fell afoul of federal investment laws.

On Monday Patrick Byrne, who allowed Overstock to accept bitcoin starting in 2014, launched an initial coin offering (ICO) for tokens for a new trading platform called tZero.

After bringing in $ 1.7 billion from private investors, messaging app Telegram has called off its public initial coin offering (ICO).

These new initial coin offerings, called ICOs, are like initial public offerings (IPOs) but with little regulation or accountability.

The technology behind Bitcoin, called blockchain, is fueling tech startups to raise money through initial coin offerings (ICOs) to fund their projects.

I have a new paper out (ungated here) with Christian Catalini (or «Dan» as we call him) that examines initial coin offerings (or ICOs).

The cryptocurrency, called «estcoin,» could be launched via the digital coin community's version of crowdfunding — an initial coin offering (ICO).

So, this happened: China bans initial coin offerings calling them «illegal fundraising» — BBC «The People's Bank of China has declared initial coin offerings (ICOs) illegal and wants them to «cease immediately».»

Hydrominer is hosting an initial coin offer (ICO) for their ERC20 token on the Ethereum network called H2O.

New Zealand recently issued guidance saying all cryptocurrencies are securities, whereas the SEC in the United States seems to only be concerned with so - called «initial coin offerings» (ICOs).