#ICO

Bancor Criticized for Untested Code After $150 Million ICO

June 15, 2017 by Joseph Young at Altcoins, Commentary, News

The Bancor Network, a blockchain project endorsed by prominent billionaire investor Tim Draper, recently raised $150 million in an initial coin offering (ICO). However, the development team behind Bancor was criticized for the abrupt extension of investment period and its untested code. On June 12, Bancor extended the investment timeframe...

The Wizard Behind the ICO Model That’s Changing Venture Capital

June 6, 2017 by Christine Chiang at Blockchain, Finance, Interviews, News

If you have heard of an ICO, chances are someone was trying to sell you a “coin” that sounded like bitcoin but cheaper, faster, and better. Diving into the ICO phenomenon that is quickly gaining in popularity amongst blockchain startups, BTCManager had a conversation with the man who started it...

Consensus 2017 Draws Bright Leaders From Across Globe

June 1, 2017 by Lori Brown at Bitcoin, Business, News

Consensus 2017 attracted a thriving, ambitious crowd to New York City, with the attendance comprising of more than 2,700 people from all over the globe. Here are some the top headlines. Rootstock Launches Smart Contract Test Net, Ginger Rootstock Labs (RSK), a Blockchain startup from Buenos Aires opened its smart-contract...

New Anonymous Cryptocurrency INTCoin to Launch in June

May 13, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, News

New blockchain project INTCoin has announced its launch for the beginning of June and is currently undergoing a presale for its cryptocurrency targeted at early adopters. INTCoin leverages the blockchain’s capabilities to create a digital currency with instant transactions and minimum fees. The INTCoin project has developed a decentralized global...

Tim Draper To Invest in Tezos’ Blockchain Governance Platform

May 8, 2017 by Evan Sixtin at Altcoins, Blockchain, Commentary, Finance, News

Tim Draper has announced that he will participate in the Tezos ICO. Draper is the third generation in a line of Silicon Valley venture capitalists. He is a founding partner of Draper Associates and Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). His father was an early investor in Skype and owned 10 percent...

Blockchain Commercialization Soars: Does It Have a Technical Weakness?

May 1, 2017 by Michael Scott at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Commentary, News, Tech

Innovative ideas are in full bloom relative to blockchain commercial applications. They hold the potential to reinvent everything from investment trading platforms to medical record systems to land use titling management. Many liken the world of blockchain to the early days of the Internet, which was full of hope and promise...

Why Europe and China are Ahead of US in Blockchain Development

April 21, 2017 by Joseph Young at Blockchain, Business, Commentary, Regulation

The US is falling behind China and Europe in blockchain development primarily due to the lack of regulatory frameworks. With a practical approach toward blockchain regulation, countries in Europe, as well as China, Hong Kong, and Singapore are demonstrating greater progress in blockchain implementation. According to a blockchain startup tracker...

Matchpool To Offer A Way Out For Investors But Will Push On With Project

April 11, 2017 by Evan Sixtin at Altcoins, Commentary, Finance, News

The Matchpool ICO raised 125,000 ETH or about $5.5 million in less than two days, but immediately after the conclusion of the crowdsale, co-founder Philip Saunders announced in a Matchpool Slack channel that he was leaving the project and alluded to the implication of an exit scam by the CEO,...

Edgeless.io Crowdsale Breaks the $1 Million Barrier

March 10, 2017 by Admin BTCManager at Altcoins, Entertainment, News

Edgeless.io has raised over $1 million in the first week of its ICO crowdsale, giving the team a green light to start development. The Lithuanian casino start-up aims to be the first to market with a design for a fully-transparent online casino featuring 0 percent edge, the lowest ever offered....

VC Fund Blockchain Capital to Issue Digital Token

March 3, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Business, Finance, News

Blockchain Capital, which focuses on investing in bitcoin and blockchain startups, announced late February its intentions to raise $50 million for a new fund partly through the issuance of a proprietary digital token. The San-Francisco-based firm’s Managing Partner, Brock Pierce, said in an interview that an Initial Coin Offering (ICO)...

Japan’s Virtual Currency Quarantine may Slow Innovation

February 13, 2017 by Nigel Dollentas at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Ethereum, News, Regulation

With China long being a hub for Bitcoin operations and trading, it was not long until other countries in Asia started to take notice. Japan is the latest country to make headlines with their new Bitcoin regulations, making the cryptocurrency, along with others, legal tender in accordance with a 'whitelist,'...

Blockchain Partners and TokenMarket to Provide Full-Service ICO Advisory

February 5, 2017 by Alex Lielacher at Altcoins, Finance, News

Blockchain consultancy Blockchain Partners and digital asset crowdfunding platform TokenMarket announced that they are collaborating to offer consulting services to startups looking to raise capital through Initial Coin Offerings, also known as ICOs. ICOs have boomed in the past 12 months with several notable blockchain projects, such as Iconomi, Wings,...

ChronoBank Partners with Lykke, Announces LaborX Exchange

January 31, 2017 by Jamie Holmes at Altcoins, Business, Ethereum, News

ChronoBank, a blockchain platform utilizing time-based currencies for the labor market, has announced its LaborX exchange on January 20, and partnerships with the Changelly and Lykke exchanges, as well as Emercoin. In contrast to many ICOs, ChronoBank was born within an established business that has been in existence for almost...

Maincoin Takes First Incremental Step toward a Crypto-business Ecosystem with ICO

January 23, 2017 by Nigel Dollentas at Altcoins, Business, News

Maincoin has just launched an Initial Coin Offering for their MCN token as of January 15. The ICO will end March 15, 2017, or once 2.584 billion tokens have been sold, whichever comes first. There is a maximum cap of $23.7505 million on funding, strictly for security purposes. Initial ICO...

Coinbase Co-Founder Leaving To Seek Out New Opportunities in Crypto

January 19, 2017 by Evan Sixtin at Business, Commentary, News

Co-founder of Coinbase, Fred Ersham, announced on January 18 that he would be leaving the company at the end of the month. Ersham will still hold a position on the Coinbase board. However, he stated that he would be taking some time off, and then seeking out a new venture...

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