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China Fintech Watchdog to Step Up ICO Oversight

China's National Internet Finance Association said it will normalize efforts in overseeing ICOs in its 2018 agenda.

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Gibraltar's Government Is Moving to Regulate ICOs

Gibraltar's legislators plan to discuss a draft of a law proposing to regulate ICOs.

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7 Trends Shaping the Evolving ICO Economy

Regulators may be talking more about ICOs, but the technology is advancing anyway. Here's 7 ways it could change in the weeks and months ahead.

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Musicians Turned Miners? How a DJ Is Disrupting Spotify With Blockchain

DJ Gareth Emery has no problem selling out shows. Will he have the same success launching an ICO for his new crypto asset?

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Why Crypto Needs to Start Taking SpankChain Seriously

SpankChain is gaining a reputation in the developer community for moving fast to make payment channels work with a thoughtful user experience.

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Hong Kong Orders Exchanges to Delist Securities Tokens

Hong Kong's securities watchdog has moved up regulatory actions against cryptocurrency exchanges and initial coin offering organizers.

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How to Help ICOs Go Legit

Speculation on utility is a bad idea, but ICOs can be an appealing alternative to venture capital, argues the head of blockchain R&D at Santander.

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Crypto's Price Correction Isn't Killing the Industry High

CoinDesk recap's Yahoo Finance's All Markets Summit, a one-da event that focused on cryptocurrency investing and saw notable industry dialogue.

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SEC Chief Clayton: 'Every ICO I've Seen Is a Security'

Initial coin offerings were one of several subjects up for discussion during Tuesday's U.S. Senate hearing.

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ICOs Are Already Changing Tech Startups You Know

Crypto tokens are making some companies, especially those with existing virtual currency businesses, rethink the way they make a profit.

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