While the headlines about Bitcoin's stratospheric rise have died away for now, the industry around blockchain and cryptocurrency continues to make the news, writes Matthew Morris, director of Carr Consulting & Communications.
In part, this is a symptom of the enthusiasm for the distributed ledger technology (DLT), of which blockchain is the most famous example. This is the platform on which Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies run. However, another reason for the continued multiplication of crypto projects is the easy money on offer through initial coin offerings (ICO). ICOs (increasingly referred to as initial token offerings to avoid regulation) have been around since 2013 and are, with very few exceptions, the only way to invest or speculate in cryptocurrency. Start-ups, in particular, can raise vast sums o...
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