ICO

An initial coin offering – or “ICO” – is a new fundraising method unique to the crypto industry. It is a digital asset-based variant of Initial Public Offerings, or “IPOs.” However, the company rewards investors with a unique cryptocurrency or token rather than raising funds through publicly selling shares. This article will explain how ICOs work and address some pros and cons of the funding model. It will also cover how one starts his own ICO project while examining past…

A man from San Francisco will go to jail after a US court convicted him of multi-million dollar cryptocurrency fraud, as the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in a statement on Tuesday. 33-year-old Jerry Guo was sentenced to six months in prison by US District Judge Beth Labson Freeman and nearly $4.4 million in restitution after pleading guilty to ICO fraud. During the ICO craze height in 2018, Guo introduced himself to his clients as an ICO advisor and offered…

You've finally found the one crypto token offering (ICO) you've always sought. Yet, a cautious part of you prevents you from taking that plunge. As excited as you are about the product, there's that uncomfortable feeling urging you to reconsider. So you finally submit to this prodding to evaluate the ICO that has got you so smitten. The problem is you're at a loss where to start your search. Crypto token offers (ICOs/IEOs/STOs) are the route many projects follow to…

As a savvy blockchain investor, it's smart to understand the differences between an ICO and vs. STO. Recently, there has been a lot of hype surrounding STOs and their ability to service institutional clientele. Here is how these unique financial instruments came to be and why so many analysts see them as the evolution of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). What is an ICO? - ICO vs. STO The first step in this journey is understanding precisely what an ICO is…

The phenomenon of Initial Coin Offering (ICO), whose popularity has been growing fast, involves raising capital for new blockchain projects by selling underlying crypto tokens. The process is similar to Initial Public Offerings (IPO), although ICO is unregulated. Its freedom from regulation makes it a perfect option for bypassing the tedious and regulated process imposed by financial institutions and venture capitalists. However, it comes with a set of risks. As an unregulated activity involving financial resources, you would expect some fraud. …

Whenever anyone talks about ICO financing, every crypto enthusiast recalls Ethereum's launch in 2014 as an ICO project. Ethereum has seen great success since its launch and has been able to compete with crypto giant Bitcoin. ICOs primarily deal with the introduction of new cryptocurrencies into the market. The main advantage of ICO to investors is liquidity and decentralization. Unlike other opportunities that bound capital for several years, ICO's capital is accessible from the time of holding. ICOs are also decentralized…

An Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is an easy way of investing in a blockchain-based project that is still developing. With good research, intuition, and luck, you may buy into a future cryptocurrency with global recognition. The next ICO could be the one that brings you a substantial ROI. However, it could also be one of the many that fail or turn out to be a hoax. Despite their continuous loss of credibility, ICOs remain widely popular. Today, we focus on the…

Blockchain veteran Dan Larimer formed EOS as a social smart contract platform. The EOS white paper, published in 2017, proposed releasing an open-source software system (EOS.IO) to help entrepreneurs and app developers create DApps quickly and easily. Future users' main benefits were server hosting, cloud storage, and user authentication. EOS was marketed, developed, and released by a private institution, block. One, under Dan's leadership. EOS made mainstream headlines when its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) campaign attracted over $4 billion from investors who saw it as…

The current crypto and blockchain funding environment consist of initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), Initial Exchange Offerings (IEOs), and private funding rounds.  In the last few years, the growing and maturing blockchain/crypto landscape have attracted private equity funds to the market. Numerous benefits provided by the emerging blockchain and crypto tech have incentivized businesses and individuals to explore and invest in it.  2017 was when cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and ICOs really began to take off, with most funding raised by blockchain companies…