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Think bitcoin is dead? Here's why it's making a ... - The Times of Israel
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Bitcoin and blockchain startups booming in Israel » Brave New Coin
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Israel's blockchain blockbuster - CNBC.com
www.cnbc.com/2017/06/16/israels-blockchain-blockbuster.html
Jun 16, 2017 - A record-setting round of fundraising by Israel-based blockchain startup Bancor ... chairman of the Israeli Bitcoin Association and a member of the ... in Israeli blockchain startup Colu with his VC company Aleph and now has ...
A record-setting round of fundraising by Israel-based blockchain startup Bancor has focused international attention on the new and fast-moving technology in the country. Bancor on Monday (June 12) managed to gather around $150 million in what is called an ICO, an Initial Coin Offering, from a range of investors, accredited and non-accredited. It was one of the largest ICOs ever and was completed online in just a few hours.
Blockchain is a distributed and cryptographically secured database method best known for its use in Bitcoin and other more recent cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum's Ether. Bancor, which is still under development, sets out its business model in a 'white paper' on its website. Using its own tokens, it seeks to provide a method to easily switch between different cryptocurrencies, thus addressing the market's liquidity problems. It intends also to allow users to create tokens for use in their own projects, for example for their own ICO.
It's these virtual tokens that Bancor, which is registered in Switzerland, sold off this week to anyone who was interested. .........................................
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https://twitter.com/petertoddbtc/status/525609198764036098
Just watched Vitalik reading a Hebrew sign. Cyborg? Or human? (or totally normal eight year old kid?)
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The Uncanny Mind That Built Ethereum | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/2016/06/the-uncanny-mind-that-built-ethereum/
Jun 13, 2016 - Vitalik Buterin invented the world's hottest new cryptocurrency and inspired a ... For six months in 2013 he bounced around the world to Israel, ...
https://www.bna.com/initial-coin-offerings-n73014453179/
In 2017 there has been a rise in publicity on so-called “ICOs” (Initial Coin Offerings), a method for raising capital used by blockchain startups. These fundraising campaigns, whose name indicates their passing resemblance to IPOs, are sales of digital currency made directly to the public, using blockchain technology to bypass conventional capital markets and regulatory systems and requirements. ...................
Characteristics of ICOs
An ICO is an offering of digital currency issued by a company rather than of conventional shares of equity. The company offers its own digital currency, created specifically for the ICO (an “altcoin,” short for “alternative currency,” a digital currency other than Bitcoin), directly to the public.Advertising and releases of information occur on the company’s website and on online forums such as Bitcointalk and Reddit, with some offerings reported by cryptocurrency news websites. Investors purchase the altcoins with Bitcoins or other digital currency in most ICOs. Secondary markets for the altcoins exist on numerous digital currency exchanges, where altcoins can be bought and sold for Bitcoin, other altcoins, or fiat currency.
The Rise, Fall, and Rise of ICOs
The first ICO occurred in August 2013, during the period when Bitcoin first rose in price to over $200 and emerged as a subject of mainstream media attention, and the use of ICOs has risen and fallen following the value of Bitcoin and the trendiness of investing in blockchain ventures.The first ICO, which issued the altcoin Mastercoin, raised approximately $600,000 (5,122.08613664 Bitcoins) for a project to create a Bitcoin exchange and platform for other transactions. ICOs raised an estimated $25 million in 2014, then fell to $10 million in 2015 after the collapse of the price of Bitcoin in 2014. In 2016, ICOs rose to an estimated $225 million, after a resurgence in the price of Bitcoin and a surge in interest in blockchain and Fintech. (These figures are from the research firm Smith + Crown.)
A landmark ICO was that of Ethereum in 2014. The second largest ICO to date, it provided startup funding for the development of the Ethereum platform that has become a significant factor in the market for development of business blockchain applications. Ethereum originated from a white paper published in late 2013 by 19 year old Russian-born programmer Vitalik Buterin, who had dropped out of a university in Canada after receiving a Thiel Fellowship. The white paper proposed the use of blockchain for smart contracts, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and other applications beyond the initial usage for Bitcoin. Ethereum incorporated in early 2014 as Ethereum Switzerland GmbH and conducted an ICO issuing the altcoin Ether (ETH) from July 20-September 2, 2014, raising approximately $18.4 million (31,529.49 Bitcoins), the largest amount raised by an ICO up to then.
Early funding from the ICO enabled the development of the Ethereum platform, which has become one of the leading platforms for development of blockchain applications by both startups and large established businesses. The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance, a nonprofit organization formed in March 2017 to facilitate the development of open source standards by Ethereum users, included Microsoft, Intel, JPMorgan Chase, Santander, and other leading technology and financial industry firms at its launch and has recently added 86 more members including Deloitte, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, ING, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, National Bank of Canada, Samsung SDS, and Toyota Research Institute.
The largest ICO to date also involved Ethereum, but soon afterward it became the largest failure of an ICO. The fate of this ICO and the response to it demonstrate two significant problems inherent to ICOs and digital currency generally: the special vulnerability of blockchain-based financial transactions to cyberattack, and the arbitrary nature of the valuation of digital currency................
The Uncanny Mind That Built Ethereum | WIRED
https://www.wired.com/2016/06/the-uncanny-mind-that-built-ethereum/
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Chain Changer: Behind The Scenes at Ethereum With Vitalik Buterin ...
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Oct 23, 2013 - Vitalik Buterin: So what as the original idea behind the Israeli Bitcoin Foundation-Ethereum Creator Vitalik Buterin Reflects on Lessons from The DAO ...
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Feb 23, 2017 - Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin was interviewed on the most recent episode of Epicenter. During the interview, Buterin was asked for his ...Meet Vitalik Buterin, the 20-Year-Old Who Is Decentralizing Everything ...
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May 17, 2016 - This week, Vitalik Buterin visited Russia to participate in Ethereum Russia ... Eventually, he found himself in Israel, where he met lots of people ...Bitcoin in Israel, Part 3: Interview on Alternative Currencies — Bitcoin ...
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Feb 23, 2017 - Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin was interviewed on the most recent episode of Epicenter. During the interview, Buterin was asked for his ...Meet Vitalik Buterin, the 20-Year-Old Who Is Decentralizing Everything ...
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Apr 11, 2017 - Currently, there are several publicly traded stocks in blockchain companies trading on ... On the Australian Stock Exchange, there is the blockchain startup DigitalX. ... The crowdfunding platform BnkToTheFuture, for example, allows investors to ... Invest in New Blockchain Projects' Initial Coin Offerings.Hacking Venture Capital - Making Millions With Initial Coin Offerings ...
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Sep 17, 2015 - Mt. Gox used to be the largest bitcoin exchange on the planet. ... a New York-Easiest Path to Riches on the Web? An Initial Coin Offering
New York Times-20 hours ago
Known as initial coin offerings, this latest twist in online fund-raising has made it ... “It's exploitative and abusive of the investing public,” Preston Byrne, ... Bitcoin and Ether, two of the most popular virtual currencies, have soared in ... An official with the Securities and Exchange Commission suggested at a ...
Why people are going crazy over bitcoin and other digital currencies
Washington Post-Jun 14, 2017
That means it doesn't have physical bank notes or coins and is not issued by a government ... Similar to a company issuing stock for the first time through an initial public ... The regulator initially rejected the application in March, citing a lack of regulation in the exchanges that are used to buy and sell bitcoin.
Cryptocurrency Trading Volume Hits $4.3 Bln, Nears Stock ...
CoinTelegraph-May 28, 2017
Some investment firms including Fidelity Investments are actively ... Furthermore, similar to the initial public offerings (IPOs) of public companies, Blockchain startups and commercial companies such as Kik have been launching initial coin ... The Gnosis token was listed on major US-based Bitcoin exchange ...
Initial Coin Offerings: A Growing Method For Blockchain Startup ...
Bloomberg BNA-Jun 13, 2017
He previously worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission and the ... An ICO is an offering of digital currency issued by a company rather than of ... currency,” a digital currency other than Bitcoin), directly to the public.
Bitcoin move over - there's a new kid on the blockchain
ABC Online-May 30, 2017
Unlike the IPO (initial public offering) of a company in the share ... there and releasing coins on the market using open source software," Mr Sammartino said. ... and Exchange Commission] and ASIC [Australian Securities and ...
The curious case of the missing Mt. Gox bitcoin fortune
CyberScoop-Jun 21, 2017
The blockchain is the distributed public ledger that tracks all bitcoin ... They sell their software to governments, cryptocurrency exchanges and ... Kim Nilsson, a security researcher at WizSec who has investigated the ... If Levin was simply saying companies know the transactions in which the Mt. Gox coins ...
Demand For Bitcoin is Rapidly Rising in Swedish Stock Market ...
CoinTelegraph-May 30, 2017
The Winklevoss twins' Bitcoin ETF COIN was officially rejected by the SEC on ... firms and individual investors have been purchasing Bitcoin. ... Bitcoin's liquidity remains high in both public markets and exchange markets.
Dogecoin Creator Jackson Palmer Is Concerned About Ethereum's ...
Bitcoin Magazine-Jun 21, 2017
In addition to Havelock Investments, public offerings for investment ... after raising funds through various bitcoin-based stock exchanges. ... “They launched a coin that was literally just a token to facilitate their Ponzi scheme,” said Palmer. ... so if these companies are raising $150 million in ether, that's locking ...
Blockchain Crowdfunding Is Attracting Hundreds Of Millions Of ...
Coin Idol (press release)-Jun 22, 2017
Coin Idol (press release)-Jun 22, 2017
4 Ways To Trade Bitcoin
Benzinga-Jun 13, 2017
For traders starting from scratch, here are four ways to trade bitcoin. ... ETF (COIN), were rejected by the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this ... and opened the door for public comments on the original rejection. ... There are a handful of companies that are invested or involved with bitcoin or the ...
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Easiest Path to Riches on the Web? An Initial Coin Offering
New York Times-20 hours ago
Known as initial coin offerings, this latest twist in online fund-raising has made ... But where some see a new method of crowdfunding online projects, critics ... Bitcoin and Ether, two of the most popular virtual currencies, have soared ... An official with the Securities and Exchange Commission suggested at a ...
Initial Coin Offerings: A Growing Method For Blockchain Startup ...
Bloomberg BNA-Jun 13, 2017
He previously worked for the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department ... An ICO is an offering of digital currency issued by a company rather than of ... currency,” a digital currency other than Bitcoin), directly to the public. ... An ICO can serve a purpose similar to that of equity crowdfunding, ...
Blockchain Crowdfunding Is Attracting Hundreds Of Millions Of ...
Coin Idol (press release)-Jun 22, 2017
An ICO is a blockchain-powered crowdfunding campaign. ... In this instance, funding is most likely to come in the form of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies. ... create their own tokens and trade them on a peer-to-peer exchange, as well ... the Cross Coin company in Singapore, managing Starta ICO campaign.
Can blockchain transform the world? 8 influencers weigh in on its ...
JAXenter-Jun 22, 2017
Can the technology behind Bitcoin transform the world or should we take it ... at IBM, responsible for bringing IBM Blockchain products to market. ... Stephen DeMeulenaere is one of the founders of Coin Academy. ... public or provide to companies in a more transactional manner than is currently the case.
Welcome to the Age of ICOs
Bitcoin Magazine-Jun 2, 2017
This new model of funding is called an initial coin offering, or ICO. ... ICOs function as a hybrid model of stock IPOs and crowdfunding ... Instead of a stock, these innovations offer cryptocurrency-based tokens to the public, specific to their ... In exchange for tokens, businesses generally receive either bitcoin ...
Blockchain in France: A Primer on an Emerging Market
CoinDesk-Jun 18, 2017
More recently, the Public Treasury has launched a public consultation ... an inter-company 'immediate' payment service, or the crowdfunding project mentioned above. ... and is known for the quality and security of its hardware wallets. ... €12m in less than three hours through an initial coin offering, or ICO.
The SEC in the US is scrutinising Initial Coin Offerings: report
MediaNama.com-Jun 15, 2017
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is ... financial instruments had pushed the value of bitcoins to $2,911.86 on Tuesday. The ICO is the cryptocurrency analogy for the Initial Public Offering. In an ICO investors get virtual coins or tokens instead of a share in a company or fund.
Inside the fundraising model that's about to open up a $1 Billion ...
Brave New Coin-May 30, 2017
Reddit Brave New Coin ... As Bitcoin dipped below $200 generalist VCs looked to other industries ... Enter the ICO, a crowdfund-based bridge that connects a previously disjointed ... By that time, those public companies must adhere to strict ... as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Bitcoin Experts to Congress: Overseas Exchanges Are Enabling ...
CoinDesk-Jun 9, 2017
Bitcoin Experts to Congress: Overseas Exchanges Are Enabling Cybercrime ... to explore the national security implications of new financial innovations. ... that only one verifiable public case of crowdfunding by a known terrorist ... in reality it's far from anonymous, and companies like Elliptic have assisted ...
Ether Thief Remains Mystery Year After $55 Million Digital Heist
Bloomberg-Jun 13, 2017
Rather than moving bitcoin from one user to another, the ethereum ... say, or ensure that pharmaceutical companies can authenticate the sources of their drugs. ... the DAO hack exposed the early frailties of smart-contract security and ... From April 30 to May 28, the DAO crowdfunding pulled in $150 million.
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