ICOs
$6.3 Billion: 2018 ICO Funding Has Passed 2017's Total
Even without Telegram, ICOs are on pace to raise much more in 2018 than last year.

Energy Giant BP Says It's Tested 'Internal' Tokens
British Petroleum would consider partnering with startups that conduct initial coin offerings.

Cambridge Analytica Planned ICO Before Facebook Controversy: Reports
Cambridge Analytica reportedly planned to launch its own cryptocurrency before the controversy over its misuse of facebook data.

The Seven Pillars of ICO Investing
How to make sense of a fast-changing crypto market? Crypto Asset Management's Tim Enneking provides his seven core tenants for investing.

What ICO Issuers and Investors Need to Know About Taxes
There is little guidance from the IRS on how to treat a token offering or SAFT for tax purposes. Determining how to do so is a fact-intensive process.

Malta Proposes Test to Define When ICOs Are Securities
Malta is moving closer to introducing a test that would clearly define when assets derived from initial coin offerings are securities.

'Downright Fraud': Hong Kong Securities Watchdog Warns on ICOs
The deputy head of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has taken a skeptical tone in statements on initial coin offerings.

Police Abruptly Halt Chinese Blockchain Conference
A blockchain-themed conference in Shanghai was suspended by police on Thursday for so-far unclear reasons.

Alibaba's Taobao Bars Crypto and ICOs in Policy Update
Alibaba's Taobao e-commerce site has updated its list of prohibited goods and services on the platform, which now includes those related to cryptos.

Bank-Backed Hyperledger Is Slowly Opening to ICOs
Amidst a broad uptick in interest in crypto tokens, a technology platform built by some of the world's biggest enterprises is adapting to the trend.
