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Bancor co-founder Gali Ben Artzi
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Israel
Bancor Raised $153 Million and Found Actual Users. Why Did Its Price Tank?
Bancor raised $153 million as one of the top initial coin offerings of 2017. With its BNT token trading near all-time lows, here's an update on the project.
Bancor co-founder Gali Ben Artzi
By Leigh Cuen
Jul 25, 2019 at 8:30 p.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2019
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Markets
Payments
Wala Was Africa's Perfect Crypto Success Story – Until It Collapsed
Wala went from serving customers in Uganda to shuttering its payments app. Here's what sources say happened.
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By Leigh Cuen
Jul 11, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2019
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Markets
Europe
A Wannabe Netflix Raised $575 Million on Ethereum – Then Ditched Crypto
From yachting with Selena Gomez to doling out TaTaTu tokens to movie stars, one producer's road to Hollywood was paved with ICO excess.
film, camera
By Leigh Cuen
Jun 28, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 28, 2019
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Tech
China
NEO Releases Detailed Financials Ahead of Cryptocurrency Relaunch
Many of the companies associated with NEO have proven to be a lucrative boon for token cofounders Erik Zhang and Da Hongfei.
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By Leigh Cuen
Jun 7, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 7, 2019
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Venture capital
$1 Billion Valuation May Elude Ethereum Co-Founder’s New Blockchain Polkadot
Polkadot’s bid for unicorn status has hit a snag, with three Chinese funds buying into the token sale at valuations below $1 billion.
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By Leigh CuenWolfie Zhao
Jun 5, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Jun 5, 2019
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Mcafee
John McAfee Says He Is Launching His Own 'Freedom' Cryptocurrency
Like Seinfeld, the McAfee Freedom Coin is a token about nothing.
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By Daniel Kuhn
Jun 3, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Jun 3, 2019
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France
Markets
Europe
Banks Can't Snub Crypto Startups Thanks to France's New Blockchain Law
France's wide-ranging new blockchain law aims to solve a longstanding problem for crypto startups: banking, or lack thereof.
France
By Ian Allison
Apr 25, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Apr 25, 2019
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Law
Police Freeze Accounts, Seize Luxury Cars in Probe of ICO Promoter Vanbex
Canadian police have frozen assets of the founders of Vanbex, as part of a fraud probe into the firm's $22 million ICO.
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By Marc Hochstein
Apr 1, 2019 at 4:41 a.m. UTC
Apr 1, 2019
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Symbiont
Security Token Startup Templum Shifts to Private Blockchains
Security token specialist Templum is shifting from public to private blockchains through a new partnership with enterprise vendor Symbiont.
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By Ian Allison
Feb 25, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 25, 2019
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Doc.com
Markets
Coinbase
From Mar-a-Lago to Coinbase, Dubious Claims Follow Doc.com Token Sales
A CoinDesk investigation reveals that health startup Doc.com has used overstated claims to gin up investor demand.
Doc.com
By Leigh Cuen
Jan 29, 2019 at 10:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 29, 2019
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