The controversy surrounding Tether continues to develop following the release of an “internal memorandum regarding consulting services” that was made public by the company. Tether has been the subject of continual scrutiny in recent months following a sharp increase in the number of tokens issued, despite the company enduring significant banking issues.
Source: Tether Fails to Shake Accusations of Unsavory Conduct Despite Internal Memorandum Release
South Korean banned initial coin offerings Friday in an attempt to gain control of the inflating cryptocurrency market, though nobody seemed to notice.
Source: Cryptocurrency ban in South Korea has virtually no effect on Bitcoin
Marco Santori, a lawyer focused on blockchain technology, and Protocol Labs, the startup behind the largest initial coin offering this year, propose pre-sales of utility tokens be treated as securities.
Source: Are ICOs For Utility Tokens Selling Securities? Prominent Crypto Players Say Yes
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Source: Eight Things Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts Probably Won’t Tell You | Great Wall of Numbers
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Source: Cryptocurrency Market – Crypto Coin Trends, Caps & Value – Business Insider
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What’s the difference between Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dash, Ripple, and Litecoin? This infographic breaks it all down, as well as many other key metrics.
Source: This Giant Infographic Compares Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Other Major Cryptocurrencies
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From April to June, ICOs helped raise USD 797 million, compared to USD 235 million raised via VCs. This is more than a 2,000 percent jump compared to the first quarter of 2017, when only USD 36 million was raised through ICOs.
Source: Blockchain funding: ICOs raise around $800 mn in Q2CY17, exceed VC by over 3x
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