While most digital tokens sold through initial coin offerings (ICOs) are securities, bitcoin and Ether are not. If you are wondering why this is the case, you are not alone. Fortunately, the answer is relatively simple: bitcoin and Ether do not qualify as a security under the Howey Test. This […]
Since the earliest days of the altcoin phenomenon, privacy has always been an area where developers have tried to make improvements on what is offered by bitcoin. While bitcoin was originally touted as an anonymous online currency used by drug dealers on Silk Road and other areas of the dark […]
It has often said that the blockchain is “trustless.” But that is meant in the sense that you do not have to trust somebody else to handle the behind-the-scenes bookkeeping because the blockchain does it for you. What happens when, as in every rising industry, trust is violated on an […]
In a recent article, we looked at a race that has begun among communities eager to build the Silicon Valley of blockchain. (In fact, one Swiss canton has embraced this so fully that it has dubbed itself “Crypto Valley.”) Looking at the range of cities and nations eager to attract […]
2017 was the year when everyone and their mothers hopped on the crypto bandwagon, but it seems like at least half of those people have hopped off the wagon in the first half of 2018. According to CoinMarketCap.com, bitcoin is down a little over 50 percent this year, and the […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission isn’t just coming after blockchain startups and ICOs. It also has its eye on cryptocurrency markets, which shouldn’t be a surprise. After all, it’s right in the agency’s name. The SEC regulates both the sale and the trade of qualifying financial products, a mandate which […]
As a new investment type, ICOs demand a new way to be evaluated. At BMJ, we use a time-tested scorecard. We explain in detail — and offer it to you FREE to download.
When investing in an ICO, consider the industry sector where it wants to play. Why? Some verticals are riper for blockchain applications and their disruptive impact. We name the places where you’re more likely to pluck a juicy ROI.
Anyone who has tried to compare and contrast different crypto assets has likely taken a look at the market cap metric, which was originally made popular by websites like CoinMarketCap.com. While this is often viewed as the key data point to consider when ranking the top crypto assets on the […]
Now that U.S. regulators are clarifying their stance, the use of ICOs as a funding alternative could become more costly — and limited. But will the change also choke innovation in the blockchain and decentralized sciences? Read on for a closer look.
