ICOs 18 Stories

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have raised billions of dollars. Proponents say they're revolutionary. Critics point to the scams. Regulators are scrambling to make sense of all the new cryptocurrencies.

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Telegram might be forced to put its global cryptocurrency plans on ice

by Mike Orcutt
2019-10-15T13:28:10-04:00

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Forget sketchy ICOs: a new kind of crypto-fundraising aims to go legit

Blockchain-based “digital securities” promise to make it possible for anyone invest in new companies and technologies.

by Mike Orcutt
2019-03-26T07:00:00-04:00

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It’s still 2017 for one crypto exchange

Binance is doing million-dollar ICOs when everyone else has given up. But there’s a catch.

by Mike Orcutt
2019-03-22T07:00:00-04:00

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Blockchain boosters warn that regulatory uncertainty is harming innovation

The pace of progress in the digital asset industry has officials struggling to keep up.

by Mike Orcutt
2019-03-08T14:34:00-05:00

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IBM thinks blockchains can help reduce carbon emissions

It’s turning carbon credits into crypto-tokens—part of a scheme to create a massive marketplace of novel digital assets.

by Mike Orcutt
2018-07-19T03:04:00-04:00

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Despite shadiness and crackdowns, the ICO boom is bigger than ever

by Mike Orcutt
2018-07-03T15:13:53-04:00

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Surprise! Hundreds of ICOs are probably scams

by Mike Orcutt
2018-05-18T14:08:47-04:00

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The SEC has created a fake cryptocurrency website to teach people about ICO scams

by Mike Orcutt
2018-05-16T15:32:42-04:00

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This visualization shows just how crazy and explosive the ICO market has become

by Mike Orcutt
2018-05-04T13:10:33-04:00

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Former regulator under Obama says more than 1,000 ICOs are not following the law

Gary Gensler, now a lecturer at MIT, says some popular cryptocurrencies should be regulated as securities.

by Mike Orcutt
2018-04-23T18:00:00-04:00

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