ICO platform COMSA attracts over $95M in token sale
Nov 16, 2017 06:14 am UTC| Digital Currency
COMSA, a complete Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fundraising and cross-chaining platform built on the NEM blockchain protocol, has raised over $95 million in its CMS token sale, which concluded on November 06,...
Government of Anguilla announces regulatory framework for non-security token offerings
Nov 14, 2017 06:59 am UTC| Digital Currency
The Government of Anguilla has announced its plans to bring the initial offerings of specified categories of cryptocurrency under a regulatory regime, according to Investorideas.com. The government plans to enact the...
Germany’s BaFin warns against ‘highly speculative’ ICOs
Nov 10, 2017 06:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Germanys Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has issued a warning on initial coin offerings (ICOs). ICOs are a highly speculative form of investment. Investors should therefore be prepared for the...
Disney-developed blockchain platform Dragonchain raises $13M in ICO
Nov 03, 2017 06:15 am UTC| Digital Currency
Dragonchain, the blockchain platform originally developed at Disney, has raised over $13 million in its initial coin offering (ICO), which ended on November 02, 2017. Originally developed at Disneys Seattle office...
US SEC warns against celebrity ICO endorsements
Nov 02, 2017 08:47 am UTC| Digital Currency
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an official statement on the potentially unlawful endorsements of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and other such investments by celebrities. The SEC said that...
VERSES to be the first token sale on Tech Bureau’s COMSA ICO platform
Nov 02, 2017 06:11 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese crypto-fintech solutions company Tech Bureau has announced that VERSES, a virtual economy protocol designed to enable Virtual Reality Commerce, will be the first token sale on its COMSA Initial Coin Offerings...
Japan’s FSA cautions against ICOs
Oct 31, 2017 03:09 am UTC| Digital Currency
Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has highlighted the risks associated with initial coin offerings (ICOs) and outlined how they may fall within the scope of the Payment Services Act and/or the Financial Instruments...
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