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Speculating on the future of initial coin offerings

Commentary / Japan Mar 2, 2018

Speculating on the future of initial coin offerings

by Richard Solomon

Governments are only now waking up to the need to regulate ICOs and their related tokens.

Scrutiny on initial coin offerings rises in wake of Coincheck theft

National / Media | DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN Feb 3, 2018

Scrutiny on initial coin offerings rises in wake of Coincheck theft

by Jake Adelstein

Crime involving cryptocurrencies appears to be on the rise at a time when the total number of reported crimes in Japan is falling. The theft of 523 million NEM coins from Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc. on Jan. 26 has brought this issue to a ...

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