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Hotel Heiress Paris Hilton Is the Latest Celebrity to Promote an ICO

Following in Floyd Mayweather's footsteps, Paris Hilton has announced her participation in a token sale for a project called called Lydian.

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Report: China's Regulators Close to Taking Action Against ICOs

Reports from anonymous sources in China indicate the country's top financial regulator may be close to cracking down on initial coin offerings.

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ICO Site Suspends Services Amid Reports of Regulator Scrutiny

A website for funding initial coin offerings (ICOs) in China has suspended its services amid reports that regulators may impose new curbs.

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ICO M&A? Token Exits Could Get Messy

The ICO market is powering new forms of startups, but how would they handle mergers and acquisitions? It may not be so easy.

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Why Big Investors Are Betting Real Money on a Kik Cryptocurrency

After putting millions into Kik's ICO, the startup's investors are speaking out about their reasons for buying into the experimental token sale.

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Reports: China's Regulators Consider Suspending All ICOs

Reports from China suggest regulators may be close to taking action against entrepreneurs seeking to launch domestic token sales.

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Submarine Sends: IC3's Plan to Clamp Down on ICO Cheats

One of blockchain's most notable research groups is alleging there's cheating in the red-hot ICO market. But they have a solution.

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Blockchain's 4 Biggest Assumptions

How can investors think critically about blockchain? Investor Wendy Xiao Schadeck poses four burning questions.

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Canadian Regulators: 'Many' ICO Tokens Meet Securities Definition

Regulators in Canada have become the latest to publicly discuss the legality of blockchain-based initial coin offerings.

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The New Pachinko? Exploring the Economics of Initial Coin Offerings

Why token sales are like the Japanese game of pachinko, and what that means for the future of the novel fundraising method.

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