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Founders of Canadian-based Vanbex reportedly used the $22 million raised in an ICO for personal benefit instead of building promised products. Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of blockchain consulting firm Vanbex, which raised $22 million in an alleged fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO). The development was reported in a court document released […]
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About $118 million has been raised in ICOs in Q1 of 2019, over 58 times less than $6.9 billion, the amount raised in the same period the previous year. About $118 million has been raised via initial coin offerings (ICOs) in Q1 of 2019, over 58 times less than $6.9 billion, the amount raised during […]
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This week saw the hacks of several large cryptocurrency exchanges, while the SEC pushed back their BTC ETF decision. Top Stories This Week Owner of ICO That Never Happened Attempts to Sell Project on eBay for $60,000 The owner of a crypto-related startup dubbed Sponsy, which never launched its initial coin offering (ICO), is attempting […]
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The bear market has not been easy on the crypto market. The bear market has not been easy on the crypto market, especially when it comes to initial coin offerings (ICOs). The demand for small-value tokens issued by relatively unknown projects — some of which eventually might or might not turn out to be viable […]
Continue ReadingSpanish regulator has affirmed that it has not authorized any entity to operate an initial coin offering with the agency’s official sanction. The Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) has affirmed that it has not authorized any entity to operate an initial coin offering (ICO) with the agency’s official sanction. The news was reported by […]
Continue ReadingThe Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority has concluded that crypto firm Envion’s $90 million ICO in January 2018 was unlawful. The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has finished enforcement proceedings against crypto mining firm Envion AG, the authority announced on March 27. As a result of the investigation launched in July 2018, FINMA concluded […]
Continue ReadingADAF is a project that aims to establish compliance-focused, cross-border blockchain standards for the African continent. The African Digital Asset Framework (ADAF) — a project that aims to establish compliance-focused, cross-border blockchain standards for the African continent — published the first version of its guidance for initial coin offerings (ICO) on March 25. ADAF is […]
Continue ReadingThe Premier of Bermuda, David Burt, has argued that QuadrigaCX would never have lost its crypto keys had it been registered in Bermuda. The Premier of Bermuda, David Burt, has argued that a QuadrigaCX-like situation could not have happened in Bermuda because of the country’s existing legislation in regard to cryptocurrencies. Burt made his statements […]
Continue ReadingMicrosoft-owned search engine and advertisement platform Bing noted that it blocked over five million cryptocurrency-related ads last year. Microsoft-owned search engine and advertisement platform Bing noted that it blocked over five million cryptocurrency-related ads last year in its “Ad quality year in review 2018” report published on March 25. Bing notes that the pseudo-anonymity of […]
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