Tokens that emerged from Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs) have demonstrated a poor performance this year, according to BitMEX research. Most IEOs Have Failed Despite Bitcoin Surge In May of this year, BitMEX published its first piece of research on IEOs, concluding that the market was doing much better than initial coin offerings (ICOs). In fact,...Read More
What defined the year of 2017 in the crypto world was the fulminant rise in initial coin offerings. This new crypto era spawned hundreds of new projects trying to gather funds through initial coin offerings (ICOs). But many of these projects either failed or are no longer operating today. 2018 recorded a huge disinterest in...Read More
Authorities in Shenzhen have started pressuring crypto businesses operating in China’s tech capital. Eight companies, two suspected operators of trading platforms, and six entities allegedly associated with coin offerings, have been placed under inquiry, Chinese media revealed, with authorities reportedly questioning their representatives at a meeting hosted by Shenzhen Financial Regulatory Bureau. Also read: Crypto...Read More
The crypto community is reeling after Matic dumped 70% of its USD value in an hour. And as a Binance Launchpad project, the circumstances around the event have left many wondering whether IEOs are any different to ICOs.Matic Crashes Back Down To EarthOnly yesterday, Matic was riding high off the back of strong price performance....Read More
Bitcoin bull John McAfee wants to resolve his disagreement with the South China Zombie Research Centre over their “zombie ICO” partnership. | Source: REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini Bitcoin bull John McAfee wants to resolve his dispute with the South China Zombie Research Centre over their “zombie ICO” partnership. China Zombie threatened to file a $100 million lawsuit...Read More
Some new cryptocurrency fundraising tools which should have “replaced” initial coin offerings (ICOs) have already failed and may never recover. STOs Have ‘Dropped Off The Map’ That was the conclusion of fresh research which studied cash injections in the cryptocurrency and Blockchain sphere for the month of August. Published by ICO research firm Inwara, the...Read More
Are you in search of the best crypto wallet to keep your cryptocurrency coins safe? With growing cryptocurrencies in popularity over recent years, crypto enthusiasts now have more choices than ever when it comes to wallets and other services. While researching my eyes caught a trustworthy wallet – Toast Wallet But what features does the...Read More
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Russia-based analytics firm ICORating for failure to disclose payments for positive reviews to various projects. Today the SEC announced a $268,998 settlement with ICORating for projects rated from December 2017 through July 2018. According to the SEC, projects rated by ICORating during that time raised funds...Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined Russia-based analytics firm ICORating for failure to disclose payments for positive reviews to various projects. Today the SEC announced a $268,998 settlement with ICORating for projects rated from December 2017 through July 2018. According to the SEC, projects rated by ICORating during that time raised funds through...Read More
The Veritaseum blockchain platform and its founder Reggie Middleton have filed a response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over the regulator’s claim that its ICO was fraudulent and illegal, and that Middleton had later manipulated the VERI token’s value. As a result, the SEC managed to get a New York court last week to temporarily...Read More
