About 56 percent of crypto startups that raise money through token sales die within four months of their initial coin offerings.That’s the finding of a Boston College study that analyzed the intensity of tweets from the startups’ Twitter accounts to infer signs of life. The researchers determined that only 44.2 percent of...
Opinion: The Mad World Of ICOs
Opinion: The Mad World Of ICOs I don’t think I could’ve picked a better time to give my not-expert opinion around ICOs and what I think to be an insanely over-valued set of companies. EOS managed to raise more than USD 4 Billion during its yearly ICO, continuing the trend of...
Gibraltar: ‘200’ ICOs Waiting To Launch On New Blockchain Exchange, Managing Director Claims
Gibraltar: ‘200’ ICOs Waiting To Launch On New Blockchain Exchange, Managing Director Claims Gibraltar has already attracted “200” prospective ICOs ahead of the planned launch of its Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX), an official announced March 20.Speaking to Financial Times, GBX chief executive Nick Cowan said that companies have shown huge interest in launching token sales...
SEC: ICO Tokens Should Be Regulated as Securities, Not Bitcoin
SEC: ICO Tokens Should Be Regulated as Securities, Not Bitcoin The role of cryptocurrencies was thrust into the spotlight during a hearing between Congress and the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The US House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations held a hearing with the Wall Street regulator on April 26,...