Kyle Bass Says ICO Investors Will Get Wiped Out in Crypto ‘Mania’
Hedge fund manager Kyle Bass just took sides in the raging battle over the viability of the cryptocurrency market. Calling many of the dozens of…
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Japan Issues Licenses for 11 Bitcoin Exchanges
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued operating licenses to 11 bitcoin exchanges. In an announcement today, the regulator confirmed the action, one that follows…
Better in Byzantium? Ethereum Takes Baby Steps Toward a Privacy Boost
Ethereum users may soon be getting a much-needed privacy boost. Long a shortcoming for all public blockchain networks, the world’s second-largest blockchain is nonetheless aiming for…
Y Combinator President Calls ICOs A ‘Bubble’ – But His Firm Might Use Blockchain
Y Combinator, the Silicon Valley-based startup accelerator, is looking at blockchain as a possible way to boost access for investors. Sam Altman, who serves as…
China’s IT Ministry Backs New Blockchain Research Lab
Regardless of its recent crackdown on bitcoin exchanges and initial coin offerings (ICOs), China’s government still appears committed to the potential of blockchain in other…
Blockchain Truce? Putin’s Internet Adviser Calls for US-Russia Cooperation
An adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin has a strong message for state governments: stop competing for blockchain dominance. As China, Russia, the U.S. and…
Dubai Financial Regulator Issues Warning on ICOs
A financial services regulator in Dubai has issued a warning on initial coin offerings (ICOs) to investors. The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), in a…
The ICO Governance Deficit
David M. Adlerstein is counsel at New York law firm Wachtell, Lipton Rosen & Katz, where he focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate, securities law…
ICOs: Compelling Advantages, Real Risk
Joshua Cook is a corporate and securities partner at business law firm Gunderson Dettmer, where he specializes in the representation of emerging growth companies and private…
China’s Exchanges Yank Token Listings Amid ICO Ban Fallout
Cryptocurrency exchanges in China are moving to delist cryptographic tokens sold through initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the wake of a government crackdown on the funding…