US Firm Plans $100 Million ICO to Fund Electric Vehicle Production in Africa
U.S. firm Alternet Systems (ALYI) is preparing to launch a $100 million ICO intended to fund electrical vehicle production for the African market.
Explanation of DAICOs, ICO + DAI
The following is a quick exposition of an idea I had for improving the ICO model by merging in some of the benefits of DAOs, but doing so in a way that minimizes complexity and risk. The idea is as follows. A DAICO contract is published by a single development team that wishes to raise funds for a project. The DAICO contract starts off in âcontribution modeâ, specifying a mechanism by which anyone can contribute ETH to the contract, and get tokens in exchange. This could be a capped sale, an …
Steven Seagal Charged By SEC For Unlawfully Touting 2018 ICO
In March 2018, Steven Seagal was contracted by ICO project âBitcoiin2Genâ (B2G) to promote the sale on his social media channels, as well as appearing as a brand ambassador in the projectâs marketing materials.
While he was promised $250,000 in cash and $750,000 in B2G tokens, the Feb. 27 disclosure by the SEC maintains that he only received $157,000 from his promotional deal.The actor agreed on settled charges with the commission, promising to pay approximately $330,000 to the commission. The sum corresponds to double the amount he received from the project, plus $16,000 of prejudgement interest.
Different BTW ICO VS IEO
Telegram Investor Documents Say BNY Mellon, Credit Suisse Helped Process $1.7B ICO
Telegram told investors it was using BNY Mellon and Credit Suisse, to move and store fiat raised in last yearâs token sale, court filings indicate.
Another crypto scam – ICORating.com. Our $8k seized.
Earlier this year we paid ICORating.com $8,000 for their services. Â Even though we were unsure when we’ll be going ahead with our ICO, their team member (Leo) told us this is a “limited offer” and we can always avail their services later and if we decide to cancel the ICO later they’ll be happy to refund the entire amount.Â
ICOs Are Dead But ICO Scammers Are Immortal
The initial coin offering may have all but died, but the ICO scammer marches on regardless. Whereas legitimate projects have to wrangle with all kinds of
Gladius team turned themselves in for not registering properly as a security.
In exchange, the SEC gave them leniency and did not assess the same level of penalties they wouldâve.However they did order them to hold a refund round for investors and provide a way for investors to request their original ETH back. And they were obligated to do that. But the SEC apparently doesnât bother enforcing its own judgments. And instead spent the next year and a half granting them extensions.
$15M ICO (in 2017) Gladius participants: your money is officially gone.
Company dissolves after SEC order to refund investors isnât enforced.
Social network stats for "Upcoming + Active" ICO's
Why ICOs fail (2016)
ICONOMI ICO fundamentals â 2 of 4
The Latest ICO Scam⊠is Fake?
A Government in Canada created a fake ICO website to educate investors on the dangers of cryptocurrency scams