Top Bitcoin, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency News For This November Weekend [VIDEO]

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SEC’s End-of-Fiscal-Year Report Reveals Heavy Action Against ICO-Related Fraud

The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a report detailing actions taken against fraudulent ICOs and financial ventures, and, indeed, the year has been wrought with cases. дальше »

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ERC20 Protocol Creator Wants to Make Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) “Reversible”

On October 31, 2018, Fabian Vogelsteller, the developer best known for his work on Ethereum’s ERC20 token protocol, proposed a new model for initial coin offerings that could potentially make them safer for retail investors. дальше »

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Reversible ICOs Proposed at Ethereum’s (ETH) Developer Conference in Prague

The ICO boom of 2017 and 2018 brought with it a mixed bags of fortunes for investors who crowdfunded blockchain projects on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. In terms of successful projects, we have seen the likes of Tron (TRX), Binance, VeChain Thor (VET), EOS – just to name a few – continue to live up […] The post Reversible ICOs Proposed at Ethereum’s (ETH) Developer Conference in Prague appeared first on Ethereum World News. дальше »

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German Financial Regulators Continue to Call for Global Coordination on ICO Regulation

The Handelsblatt reported on Oct. 28th that the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), German’s financial regulator opts for a coordinated international effort in regulating initial coin offerings (ICOs) although it is unsure if it will ever become a “niche topic. дальше »

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ICO 2.0: Let’s Solve ICOs Main Issues

CoinSpeaker ICO 2.0: Let’s Solve ICOs Main Issues Since its apparition in the blockchain industry, the ICO has been in the spotlight. Acclaimed by some, criticized by others, nevertheless this 'new' blockchain fundraising mechanism kept convincing both investors and projects founders to have recourse to it. ICO 2.0: Let’s Solve ICOs Main Issues дальше »

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Ukrainian Authorities Set to Implement State Laws Aimed at Legalizing Cryptocurrencies and ICOs

The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine is making serious plans to put in place a state policy aimed at legalizing all things cryptocurrency, including initial coin offerings (ICOs), bitcoin mining, among other activities, according to a local news source Ukrinform on October 26, 2018. дальше »

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Three Years Later, Ethereum’s Hottest DApps Are (Still) ICOs and Cats

With Ethereum’s launch in 2015 came a flurry of excitement over the future potential of smart contracts. Utilizing a more flexible scripting language than Bitcoin, the platform’s decentralized applications (DApps) were touted by proponents as unlocking a plethora of formerly untapped use cases for the blockchain. дальше »

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Thailand Warns Public from Investing in 9 Unregistered ICOs

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has forbidden the general public from investing in nine unregistered initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies. The companies in question failed to duly register their business, despite the introduction of a framework to facilitate cryptocurrency investing, reported Bangkok Post on October 27, 2018. дальше »

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How to Mine Vertcoin (VTC) on a Windows Laptop

Vertcoin (VTC) is an older cryptocurrency project that has been around from a time when airdrops and ICOs were almost unheard of. Launched in 2014, Vertcoin was initially touted by many as a significant challenger to the dominance of bitcoin. дальше »

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5 ICOs to Watch in Q4 2018

While it may not seem like the most appealing moment to be investing in ICOs, rest assured, there are…

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Undercover report: Crypto media accept cash to mislead readers on ICOs

The dark net, assassination markets, money laundering. Cryptocurrency and blockchain can sound like a dodgy place sometimes, at least we can trust the news outlets that report on them though… right? Wrong. дальше »

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South Korean ICO Ban May Be Lifted in November

Seoul, South Korea. This morning at the 2018 Korea Blockchain Expo, Representative Hye Hoon Lee, hinted at the South Korean government changing its stance on ICOs. Mrs. Lee is the nominee… The post South Korean ICO Ban May Be Lifted in November appeared first on CoinCentral. дальше »

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Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini

Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »

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EY Report: 86 Percent of ICO Tokens Are Now Below Their Listing Price

According to a 2017 ICO report by Ernst and Young (EY), published on October 19, 2018, 86 percent of the tokens from ICOs in 2017 are currently below their listing price, with 30 percent having lost all of its value. дальше »

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Report: Cryptocurrencies Should Be Governed by Current EU Financial Laws

The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) has released a new report suggesting that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recommend to the European Commission that it regulate the cryptocurrency space with existing legislation rather than instilling new rules and laws. дальше »

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ICO Portfolio Falls by 66% in First Half of 2018, EY Study

ICO investors may have started the year with high hopes, but a recent report from EY shows that portfolio values have tumbled during the first half of the year. During this time, the value of portfolios investing in initial coin offerings went down by 66 percent. дальше »

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ICO Volume Doubles in 2018 Despite Slump in the Crypto Market

The prolonged bear cryptocurrency market, coupled with reports of scams, has not dampened investors’ interest in initial coin offerings (ICOs) this year. Contrary to expectations, token sales volume for the first nine months of 2018 alone doubled compared with the total ICO volume last year. дальше »

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Moonday Morning: DJ Khaled & Floyd Mayweather finally sued over scamcoin

It’s Moonday Morning! Time to serve up a hot, steaming pile of cryptocurrency news leftovers that we all missed over the weekend, but taste oh-so-good when you reheat them. On today’s menu: 1. дальше »

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Deloitte Is Creating Blockchain Trust Layers Within Commerce

Deloitte is working to create a deployment of blockchain technology for its global clients. The company’s first blockchain lab in Ireland is now over two years old. The billion-dollar professional services company was quick to step into blockchain development services for its enterprise client base. дальше »

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New Audit Report: ICO Market “Worse Than We Thought”

Cryptocurrency, Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs)–Initial coin offerings, the popular method for raising capital in the space of blockchain and token-based cryptocurrency projects, has again found its way in the headlines over the controversial and lawless nature of its marketplace. дальше »

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Marco Santori on Airdrops and the “Complete Picture” of SAFT Regulation

Ever since the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a stern warning about initial coin offerings (ICOs) in February 2018, cryptocurrency projects have had to consider different options for distributing their tokens — and funding their development. дальше »

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SEC to Engage Directly with ICOs and the Public via New Portal

If the blockchain industry had been knocking at the iron-clad gates of the Securities and Exchange Commission, it appears access was just granted. The US’s supreme financial watchdog unveiled the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology, or ‘FinHub’, which aims to help streamline the legal affairs of blockchain companies and fintech startups by boiling down […] The post SEC to Engage Directly with ICOs and the Public via New Portal appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

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South Korean Financial Regulator Maintains Negative Stance on Cryptocurrencies

The top financial regulator of South Korea doesn’t believe that cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) have positive connotations. During the parliamentary audit sessions of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) at the National Assembly on Oct. дальше »

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Malta: Two-thirds of cryptocurrencers fail multiple-choice licensing exam

Malta is fast becoming an international hot-spot for blockchain entrepreneurs, but reports have indicated two-thirds of applicants failed the licensing exam for operating cryptocurrency-related businesses. дальше »

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Russia Central Bank Head: Cryptocurrency Craze Is ‘Fortunately Fading Away’

The head of Russia’s central bank has announced the “cryptocurrency craze” is “starting to fade away” – and that this is a “fortunate” event. Nabiullina: Businesses Taking ‘Sober Approach’ To Blockchain Speaking during the country’s fourth FINOPOLIS innovative financial technology forum in Sochi October 17, Bank of Russia’s Elvira Nabiullina signaled a change in the stance of “businesses” towards technologies such as Blockchain and ICOs. дальше »

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US SEC Halts Fraudulent ICO That Falsely Claimed to Be ‘Approved and Registered’ by the Securities Watchdog

Fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs) are becoming a permanent feature in the crypto sphere. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reported on Oct. 11 that it obtained an emergency court order to halt a planned fraudulent ICO claiming to be the “first [U. дальше »

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Tokenization of Assets: to Chain or Unchain Blockchain’s Crypto Assets

Is Tokenizing Assets Always the Best Way to Go? With the growth of the cryptocurrency market, many analysts are of the belief that tokenized assets are the future of blockchain. Most of them even believe that the days of ICOs will be gone, and the market will be replaced by tokenized real-world assets. The idea […] дальше »

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Crypto Cybercrime Has Tripled Since 2017; Nearly $1 Billion Lost in 2018

Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018. дальше »

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MusicLife to Develop Music Exchange, Raises $5 Million

Initial coin offering (ICO) is the most controversial source of funding for companies. While ICOs are not regulated, they have also been mired in hacks and frauds. A large number of blockchain suppliers are still opting for coin offerings to fund their businesses. дальше »

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Roubini Faces Off With Coin Center’s Van Valkenburgh at Senate Hearing

Nouriel Roubini, an economist best known for his predictions of the 2008 housing bubble, and Peter Van Valkenburgh, Coin Center’s director of research, testified before the U. дальше »

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South Korea Mulls Over Reversing Ban on ICOs

South Korean legislators are planning to chase the road to clear their stance on Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) in November this year. Despite the government’s on-again-off-again relationship with cryptocurrencies, a National Assembly committee has mooted to revamp the cryptocurrency policies in the country on October 10, 2018. дальше »

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“This Isn’t How We Saw This Going”: Civil’s Token Sale Is Treading Water

Despite a flurry of media attention surrounding the project, Civil, an Ethereum-based platform aiming to save journalism, can’t seem to get enough buyers for its token. дальше »

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E.U. Securities Watchdog Studying ICOs “Case-by-case” to Take a Call on Regulation

The European Union’s securities watchdog has followed suit of its U. S. counterpart SEC, as the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said on October 8, 2018, that it is observing every initial coin offering (ICO) to decide whether it should be regulated or not, according to a report published by Reuters. дальше »

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Ripple SVP Talks How Fast Crypto Industry Development is Despite Slow Value Growth at PreMoney Conference 2018

The PreMoney Conference 2018: The cryptocurrency Projects Aiming For Development Rather Than ICOs The recently concluded PreMoney San Francisco 2018 conference held on October 2nd 2018, brought together various stakeholders in the blockchain communities including blockchain development team leaders, cryptocurrency corporations’ officials and other investors in the field. The conference raised various helpful points to […] дальше »

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Do You Invest in ICOs? 9 Crypto Experts Share Their Opinions

According to a report from independent research company Autonomous Research, ICO activity has fallen more than 90% in 2018.… The post Do You Invest in ICOs? 9 Crypto Experts Share Their Opinions appeared first on Invest In Blockchain. дальше »

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With the CBAC, East Meets West in Search of Adoption and Innovation

The noise that surrounds economic relations between the United States and China is amping up exponentially. You can thank the latest trade wars for that, as fresh tensions boil over between the two nations who are currently trading new tariffs on imports, with no shortage of ill will underpinning the moves. дальше »

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UAE Commodities Authority Approves ICOs in a Bid to Revamp Capital Markets

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is joining the league of countries that have embraced Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) as a way of raising capital according to a report by Reuters on October 8, 2018. The planned listing of ICOs in 2019 comes after the Emirates Securities & Commodities Authority categorized ICOs as securities. дальше »

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Chinese and US Investors Team Up to Create a Global Crypto Investment Fund

The latest crypto investment fund on the block is Dragonfly Ventures, a $100 million traditional venture fund investing only in crypto assets, managed by partners Alexander Pack from Bain Capital Ventures and Bo Feng, founding partner of Ceyuan Ventures. дальше »

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ICOVO (OVO Token): Flawless Initial Coin Offering App For Free Coins?

ICOs have quickly come to get the most attention within the blockchain and cryptocurrency industries, bringing with them plenty of unexpected opportunities, risks, and challenges. Investors invest in ICOs hoping to get fast and positive returns. дальше »

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South Korea: Ruling Party Lawmakers Urge Government to Go Ease on ICO Regulation

According to a report by Business Korea, South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party lawmakers Min Byung-doo and Roh Woong-rae are spearheading an initiative to convince the government to reverse the ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs) enacted in Sept. дальше »

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South Korean Regulators Discuss Proposals for ICO Legislation

Korean lawmakers are increasingly pushing for the regulation of initial coin offerings (ICOs) with multiple bills currently pending at the National Assembly. This includes a proposed amendment to the Electronic Financial Transactions Act. дальше »

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South Korean Lawmakers Propose the Legalization of ICOs

South Korea has maintained a reasonably negative stance on cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings (ICOs) since their blanket ban in September 2017. According to Business Korea’s article released on October 4, 2018, however, the National Assembly is looking to convince the government to remove the ICO ban as it may undermine South Korea’s future competitiveness. дальше »

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New Study Reveals an Increase in Venture Capital Investment in Blockchain Projects

Traditional venture capitalist (VC) investments are leveraging the decline in initial coin offerings (ICO) as the cryptocurrency industry tries to find bearing amid regulatory shifts and losses across the crypto markets. дальше »

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[promoted] How Invictus Capital Is Reshaping the Landscape of Cryptocurrency Investing

One of the impacts of the rapid, global advancement of digital asset markets has been seasons of volatility and turbulence. This creates a challenging environment for even the most astute investors in terms of managing cryptocurrency portfolios and investment strategies. дальше »

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Varanida Blockchain Ad Project Will Refund Backers If Team Benchmarks Not Hit

Blockchain Ad Startup Will Refund Backers If Development Milestones Are Not Met With so many ICOs having problems, a lot of investors associated them with scams and bad companies, so it is normal to be wary. дальше »

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Are ICOs Dead? Blockchain Project Funding From Venture Capital Investment Is Up 280% This Year

If you participated in the cryptocurrency market in 2017, you heard about Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). ICOs were so hot in 2017 that everybody was talking about them and a lot of people were investing. дальше »

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Why Most Platforms Choose to host their ICOs On Ethereum Blockchain Network

Some years back, the only way a start-up company could put up money to fund their business was either to sell shares to the public. In this cases, people who are interested buy the shares and the companies gain money from the selling. дальше »

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RIP ICOs: Blockchain startups receive $3.9B funding the old fashioned way

Despite 70 percent of ICOs being worth less than they initially raised, venture capital (VC) firms are still ramping up blockchain investments. Already, traditional investors have sunk $3. 9 billion into new blockchain and cryptocurrency businesses in 2018. дальше »

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