If you want to buy stocks, bonds, or other securities through an IPO, the required financial statements are usually considered to be a great resource for conducting the proper due diligence. What about ICOs, though? Unlike an IPO, where companies must provide financial statements and register with the SEC, entrepreneurs […]
Author: Charles Bovaird
4 Ways to Pick a Winning ICO Team
How important is a strong management team to the success of an ICO project? Tim Enneking, managing director of Crypto Asset Management, puts it this way: “I would rather have an A team with a B idea than a B team with an A idea.” Strong management teams are often […]
Here’s Why the Coins vs. Tokens Debate Matters to the SEC … and Investors
While most digital tokens sold through initial coin offerings (ICOs) are securities, bitcoin and Ether are not. If you are wondering why this is the case, you are not alone. Fortunately, the answer is relatively simple: bitcoin and Ether do not qualify as a security under the Howey Test. This […]
Buyer Beware: Not All ICOs Are Created Equal
Looking to invest in ICOs? There are a great many options, but not all of them are created equal. Some ICOs are outright scams. Many sources have given their two cents on this matter, including Bitcoin Market Journal’s Analysis Team, which determined that most digital token sales do not report […]
Telegram ICO Now at $1.7 Billion
Telegram Group Inc. has continued to raise money for the Telegram Open Network (TON), a platform that seeks to offer a wide range of decentralized services, including micropayments and internet storage. The company, which is based in the British Virgin Islands, raised $850 million through a recent offering, according to […]
Who Is the Founder of Telegram?
The life of Pavel Durov, creator of encrypted messaging service Telegram, has been nothing if not interesting. Born in Leningrad, which is now Saint Petersburg, he learned how to code at a young age, according to The New York Times. With his older brother Nikolai as a teacher, Pavel was […]
Hotoken ICO Evaluation and Analysis
The Quick Pitch HoToKen is a digital token that powers HotNow, a location-based marketing platform that seeks to benefit consumers through promotions and reward merchants with higher revenue. The HoToKen Initial Coin Offering (ICO), which aims to raise $50 million, began on February 4 and is scheduled to last until […]
Opporty ICO: Evaluation and Analysis
The Quick Pitch Opporty is a decentralized services marketplace that leverages an innovative Proof-Of-Expertise blockchain protocol in order to foster trust. Opporty has already had a presale, and it plans on holding an initial coin offering (ICO). The organization has stated that it will announce the ICO’s start date no […]
WePower Network ICO: Evaluation and Analysis
The Quick Pitch WePower is a blockchain-based green energy trading platform that creates an innovative market for renewable energy companies and investors. By allowing these companies to create tokens representing the energy they plan to produce and deliver, WePower provides investors with greater opportunity to put their money into renewable […]
Cappasity ICO: Evaluation and Analysis
The augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) market is expected to enjoy robust growth over the next several years. However, certain obstacles – namely, a lack of high-quality AR/VR content, the substantial cost of developing such content, and concerns about copyright protection – could hamper this expansion. The Quick Pitch […]