What does an ICO’s hard and soft cap say about their project? Industry Analysis by Hard/Soft Cap In the third post of the ICO Insights series, we will examine the hard cap and soft cap of various industries that ICO projects are competing in. We can then determine which industries…

ICO Location Analysis ICO and cryptocurrency regulation is a complex, daunting, yet important subject. Many crypto companies and ICOs have chosen to incorporate their business outside of their home country in an effort to mitigate imminent regulatory risks. …

ICO Insights Episode 1: Smart Contract Platforms & Ethereum’s Dominance Ethereum dominated the crypto market in 2017 as the smart contract platform of choice for ICOs and blockchain projects. In 2017, over 95% of projects decided to run their token sale and/or build their decentralized application using Ethereum’s ERC20 standard (or some form of it). While Ethereum clearly has first…

Nasdaq CEO speaks out on crypto, Tatatu raises $575 million in its private sale, top 5 cryptocurrency price changes, and more! — An ICO With Royal Backing becomes 3rd Largest in History According to Coindesk, an ICO Tatatu has raised a whopping $575 million off its private sale of TTU crypto tokens from investors including BlockTower Capital and even a prince. With that, the startup, called TaTaTu, has raised the third largest round ever using the initial coin offering (ICO) model —…

Thomson Reuters provides a cryptocurrency sentiment analysis system, the EOS main net is now live, a restaurant does an ICO, top 5 cryptocurrency price changes, and more! — Thomson Reuters Expands Sentiment Data to Track Top 100 Cryptocurrencies According to Cointelegraph, Thomson Reuters has expanded its sentiment data offerings to track the top 100 cryptocurrencies through its partnership with MarketPsych Data LLC, a market leader in quantitative behavioral science. …

Coinbase dips its toes into traditional finance, the first blockchain based postal system is being created, top gainers, huge losers and more! — Coinbase Acquires Financial Services Firm to Become SEC-Regulated Broker Dealer According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase has expanded its potential breadth of services by acquiring securities dealer Keystone Capital Corp. In addition to Venovate Marketplace, Inc. and Digital Wealth LLC. The acquisition could help the San Francisco-based exchange extend its offerings and subsequently expand into non-crypto financial products. In the announcement, the…

American Express launches a blockchain, South Korea warms to ICOs, Bitcoin company “Blockchain” hits 25 million crypto wallets, top gainers, big losers and more! —

Coinbase makes a notable acquisition, U.S. Justice department takes a deeper look at price manipulation, Google approaches Vitalik Buterin, and top gainers, big losers and everything else going on with crypto! — Coinbase Acquires Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Paradex According to cnbc, Coinbase has bought a decentralized exchange named Paradex. This move by Coinbase is notable for two reasons. It shows that Coinbase is entertaining the idea of users exchanging cryptocurrency directly, as opposed to on a centralized exchange such as GDAX. It also shows Coinbase’s strategy of allowing…

In Today’s Crypto Minute: The SEC tries to scam ICO investors, Golem CEO raves on Ethereum, and Thailand successfully regulates the crypto market. — SEC Created its Own Scammy ICO to Teach Investors a Lesson According to theverge, the SEC has set up its own ICO to try to lure unsophisticated investors into purchasing its fake tokens. Calling its tokens HoweyCoins(the Howey test is used to decide whether a token is a security), the SEC attempted to teach everyone a lesson with this elaborate stunt…