It seems like everybody is having an Initial Coin Offering these days!
There seems to be an endless list of ICOs these days.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term ICO, read the investopedia definition below!
DEFINITION of 'Initial Coin Offering (ICO)
"An unregulated means by which funds are raised for a new cryptocurrency venture. An Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is used by startups to bypass the rigorous and regulated capital-raising process required by venture capitalists or banks. In an ICO campaign, a percentage of the cryptocurrency is sold to early backers of the project in exchange for legal tender or other cryptocurrencies, but usually for Bitcoin.Also called an Initial Public Coin Offering (IPCO)."
Read more: Initial Coin Offering (ICO) http://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/initial-coin-offering-ico.asp#ixzz4i6TzNaKJ
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