Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have exploded in 2017 as blockchain startups have managed raised over $2 billion in funds since the start of the year using this innovative new form of financing. Not only have initial coin offering enabled startups to raise millions in funding, the increase in value of many of the newly issued digital tokens have generated high returns for their investors. Initial coin offerings (ICOs), also known as initial token offerings, token sales or crowdsales, are a form of startup financing that involves the sale of a new cryptocurrency to early backers of a project. This new…...
How ICO Regulation Could Actually Boost Innovation
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