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Augur Passes CryptoKitties: Ethereum App Sees $400K in First-Day Betting

With strong first day volumes, newly launched crypto app Augur has surpassed what may be the most popular decentralized application.

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More Than Half of ICOs Fail Within 4 Months, Study Suggests

A new study suggests that, while many ICOs become inactive soon after launch, there are rewards for investors willing to take a risk.

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PBoC Will 'Crush' Foreign ICOs Targeting Chinese Investors: Official

Pan Gongsheng, a vice governor of the People's Bank of China, has once more issued strong statements on initial coin offerings.

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Augur Is Live: Decentralized Prediction Market Launches After 2-Year Beta

A platform for creating decentralized prediction markets, which held one of the first-ever ICOs, has gone live. Finally.

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Tezos Investors Got a Chance to Sell This Week – And They Took It

Tezos' price dropped by a third in its first 24 hours of trading as a real token, rather than an IOU.

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Thailand SEC Reveals Date for Enacting ICO Licensing Rule

After a months-long process that saw public hearings and legislative debates, Thailand regulators said a rule on ICOs will take effect this month.

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Why Companies Need to Get on the Tokenization Train

EY's blockchain lead makes the case for enterprises to embrace tokenization and move away from simply treating blockchains like fancy notaries.

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Smartphone Giant Xiaomi Disavows ICO Token Pegged to Its Stock

An initial coin offering is selling a token that claims to be pegged to smartphone maker Xiaomi's stock price in its IPO next week.

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Delays Be Damned: Tezos Blockchain Tech Enters Beta Testing

A nearly year-long wait appears to be over for investors in the embattled block chain project Tezos.

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Execs at Payments Giant Qiwi Launch Crypto Investment Bank

Senior staff at a Qiwi subsidiary are launching a crypto investment bank to advise ICO investors and help companies tokenize their assets.

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