ICOs

Attorneys for investors suing a secure messaging app want the judge’s permission to use “alternative means” to serve the firm’s executives with papers, saying they’ve been unable to reach them through traditional means. Read the…

The FBI is reaching out to those who invested in the now-worthless BCC token offered by the defunct crypto exchange BitConnect.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given further guidance on security laws, the Howey test, and how they will apply regulation to cryptocurrency token sales. In a speech delivered at the University of Missouri School of…

Bittorrent Token, the TRON-based TRC-10 token for transacting in computing resources shared between BitTorrent clients, has risen to almost ten times its ICO price in little over a week. BitTorrent Inc, the company built around the…

As crypto and blockchain were pushed further and further into the mainstream consciousness over the course of 2018, it was sporting stars who may have shoved it over the edge. US Major League Baseball team the LA Dodgers announced in…

VOCO Token (VCT) ends its ICO, in the midst of a very quiet time for initial coin offerings… December saw a 2018 monthly low in the number of initial coin offerings being completed, with – according to figures from CoinSchedule – 46…

Simon Seojoon Kim is CEO and partner at Hashed, a crypto-focused accelerator focused on community building and impact investing. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review.  At the beginning of 2018, the…

Though 2018 was for the most part an exciting time for the crypto community, there has been one notable cloud over proceedings in the form of the SEC’s involvement… As cryptocurrencies continue to rise, the US Securities and Exchange…

Ian Simpson is chairman of communications at the Crypto Valley Association, an organization that supports the Swiss blockchain sector. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review.  “Grin and bear it,” they…

Ian Simpson is chairman of communications at the Crypto Valley Association, an organization that supports the Swiss blockchain sector. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review.  “Grin and bear it,” they…