ICOs and Crypto Regulations in 2017: The Year in Review

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As cryptocurrency gained massive clout as a technological, financial, and pop cultural movement in 2017, governments and financial institutions were forced to react–and fast. As such, a series of cryptocurrency-related regulations have swept the globe.

Cryptocurrency is still such a new phenomena, however, that regulations will undoubtedly need to change and grow in order to encompass something that is (in many ways) inherently unregulatable.

The ICO industryin 2017 grew into a multi-billion dollar beast, bringing unprecedented amounts of starting capital to blockchain startups; this year also saw its share of multi-million dollar hacks, scams, and scandals in ... (read more)