French financial regulator launches ICO-focused UNICORN program
Oct 27, 2017 09:42 am UTC| Digital Currency
French financial regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) is seeking to develop a regulatory framework for Initial Coin Offering and has announced UNICORN program on these lines. The AMF noted that...
Startup seeking to build regulated ICO platform attracts $2.7M in seed funding
Oct 27, 2017 03:49 am UTC| Digital Currency
Templum, a blockchain startup headquartered in New York, has announced that it has secured $2.7 million in a seed funding round led Raptor Group, Galaxy Investment Partners, Blockchain Capital and...
MicroMoney Raises 5 Millions with Token Distribution Event Set for the Final Phase Today
Oct 26, 2017 10:08 am UTC| Digital Currency
MicroMoney Intl, the headliner of the social movement for financial inclusion of the unbanked around the globe, has attracted $5 millions during its AMM token pre-distribution, with just hours remaining before the...
Oct 26, 2017 09:22 am UTC| Digital Currency
Proof Suite, an open-source software company that develops blockchain-powered investment market platforms, has raised over $1.7M during its token pre-sale. The amount raised includes 884 ETH (equivalent to $260,000 USD)...
Overstock subsidiary tØ to launch ICO in November
Oct 25, 2017 09:41 am UTC| Digital Currency
tØ, a subsidiary of online retail giant Overstock.com focused on blockchain technology, is going to conduct an initial coin offering (ICO), utilizing a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT). tØ...
Under 1 in 10 post-ICO tokens in active use: Token Report
Oct 24, 2017 10:35 am UTC| Digital Currency
In recently released data, Token Report, a provider of database of verified information on ICOs, has found that of the 226 ICOs in its database that have completed, 20 of those tokens, or just under 1 in 10, are actively...
Jaguar-backed blockchain startup DOVU raises $6.2M in token sale
Oct 23, 2017 05:10 am UTC| Digital Currency
DOVU, a blockchain transport data initiative backed by Jaguar Land Rovers innovation arm InMotion Ventures, has raised 20,000 ETH (approximately $6.2 million) in its token sale. The two-week-long sale attracted...
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