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Alibaba Payment Affiliate Rules Out ICO Fundraising

Ant Financial Services Group, Alibaba's payment affiliate and operator of AliPay, has taken a critical stance over initial coin offerings.

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The Right Way to Think About Crypto Tokens

Two researchers have written a paper that explains how utility tokens give consumers direct collective power over price, provided issuers don't cheat.

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Better Bitcoin Relay? Crypto VCs Back BloXroute Funding

BloXroute's founder worries relay networks that speeds data between crypto miners are not censorship resistant and too slow to foster scaling now.

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Social Media Giant Snap Confirms It's Banned ICO Ads

Snapchat just became the latest social media platform to ban advertising for initial coin offerings.

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Ethereum and Stellar? Kik's Kin Token to Use Two Chains

While Kik said it would move its "kin" crypto tokens off ethereum and onto stellar, today it announced it was allowing the tokens to live on both.

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Waking Dragon? Asia's Token Economy Is Charging Full Speed Ahead

At the Token 2049 conference in Hong Kong, Asia's vibrant market for cryptocurrencies and ICOs took the spotlight.

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The 'Crypto Bubble' Is About More Than Market Mania

This mania is incentivizing the formation of collaborative networks of developers and entrepreneurs. Their ideas will shape the economy of the future.

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Wikipedia Rival Everipedia Plans Token Airdrop in June

Decentralized encyclopedia startup Everipedia announced it would airdrop its IQ tokens to members in June.

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Bermuda Drafting ICO-Friendly Legislation to Draw Crypto Businesses

Bermuda is drafting ICO regulation in the hopes of creating a friendly environment for crypto businesses, the island's premier has said.

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Venezuelan Politician Blasts US Sanctions as Petro ICO Goes Public

A politician from Venezuela's ruling party has denounced U.S. sanctions against the petro, as the sale of the token opens to the public.

Caracas (Venezuela), 19 Abril del 2013. Posesión de Nicolas Maduro como Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela. Foto: Xavier Granja Cedeño/Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Comercio e Integración