Opinion
The post-Bitcoin halving period brings new opportunities and challenges that will shape the future of decentralized technology and its influence on global markets.
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ICO News
An initial coin offering, or ICO, is a controversial fundraising method for launching blockchain and cryptocurrency networks that involves the sale and distribution of a new crypto asset in exchange for other tokens, commonly Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH).
During the “ICO mania” of 2017 to 2018, projects collectively raised billions of dollars in capital, largely through nonaccredited investors.
This funding method has since lost most of its legitimacy, both inside and outside the industry. Many ICOs were clearly frauds or, at best, operating in regulatory gray areas. Over the past few years, regulatory agencies such as the United States Securities and Exchange Commission,or SEC, have brought legal action to past and present ICOs, slowly creating legal precedent and guidelines for future ventures.
While the ICO is now a precarious fundraising method for projects and investors alike, it did showcase a powerful use case of blockchain in permissionless fundraising at incredible scale. Over time, the launch methods of cryptocurrency networks will become more sophisticated, safe and, perhaps, regulatorily sound.
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Proposed token relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission does not mean a blanket pass for all projects, attorney Franco Jofré said.
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SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said on Feb. 4 that the agency is reconsidering whether certain types of crypto assets are securities.
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Cathie Wood, CEO of ARK Invest, said she won’t buy Trump coin, calling it a memecoin without utility. Her focus remains on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana.
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The private market platform says $15 million in Pump.fun equity is for sale.
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The payment is part of a settlement BitClave agreed to pay in 2020 after the SEC charged the search engine for failing to register as a securities offering.
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The reputation system targets retail investors in Europe and projects worldwide seeking regulatory clarity for crypto fundraising.
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After selling 10,000 ETH in the past few months, the Ethereum ICO participant still has 37,000 ETH to cash out.
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The memecoin supercycle theory has spread quickly, convincing many of the potential for big profits.
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A US federal judge found Rivetz and its CEO Steven Sprague sold unregistered securities when it offered an Ethereum-based token in 2017.
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In some cases, celebrity backing for a crypto project is a red flag because it’s a scam ad made by criminals.
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Crypto is full of odd people who have put some of their eccentricity into the crypto projects they develop.
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Projects that raised millions in the ICO era have struggled to gain traction.
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Memecoins are a great way to attract people to crypto, but the jury’s out on whether they’ll maintain their current momentum.
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The Ethereum whale deposited 48,500 ETH to a cryptocurrency exchange in just over four weeks, during which Ether’s market cap shed approximately $80 billion.
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