initial coin offerings
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China Considers Ban On Cryptocurrency Mining Because It’s A Stupid Waste Of Energy
Regulators in China are considering a ban on cryptocurrency mining as an “undesirable” economic activity, according to a government document released Monday.
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A $879 Million Deal To Purchase A Famous New York Hotel With An Initial Coin Offering Is Tanking
Investors are walking away from $879 million deal to purchase New York’s storied Plaza Hotel, in part by raising $488 million via an initial coin offering – a largely unregulated form of investment vehicle in which investors are offered cryptocoins instead of traditional stock.
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US SEC Chairman Urges Cryptocurrency Investors To Exercise Caution, Says Most ICOs Are Securities
After months of tension over what, if anything, the US Securities and Exchange Commission was planning to do about cryptocurrencies and the billions of dollars people have sunk into initial coin offerings – a form of barely regulated investment vehicle in which investors trade real cash for tokens in crypto-backed startups – the agency’s chairman…
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Guy Who Ran Really, Really Huge Scam Warns ICOs Are The ‘Biggest Scam Ever’
A hustler knows a hustle. So if you have ever considered sinking money into an initial coin offering — a complicated, barely regulated, and booming new form of financial vehicle where startups offer investors stakes in “new” cryptocurrencies rather than traditional stock — it might be a good idea to listen to what one of…