The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an investigative report today cautioning market participants that offers and sales of digital assets by “virtual” organizations are subject to the requirements of the federal securities laws. Such offers and sales, conducted by organizations using distributed ledger or blockchain technology, have been referred to, among other things, as “Initial …
Bitcoin continues to create all-time highs on daily basis and the underlying technology, Blockchain, is seen by many as the silver bullet for many of the world’s problems, from financial services to insurance to personal identification to the health industry to digital elections and so on. With all the hype that surrounds it, the rise …
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ICOs (Inititial Coin Offerings) are becoming more and more popular as means of funding new cryptocurrency projects. Start-ups mostly in the field of blockchain technology use them instead of traditional or heavier regulated ways of fundraising because even though they are often compared to other forms like IPOs or Crowdfunding, they differ significantly and so …
In one of my favourite James Bond movies, Casino Royale, the villain Le Chiffre sells stocks short in an aerospace company and then tries to sabotage the launch of a new super-airliner by blowing it up. Bond eventually prevents the terrorist attack and saves the day, but had the attack succeeded, the company would have …
On Friday morning the Internet was abuzz with posts, messages and tweets that someone had stolen $60 million worth of a cryptocurrency called ether from an organisation called The DAO. While the average joe probably understands that a pretty big heist has taken place, any of the other terms are likely to make little sense. …
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