Initial Coin Offering (ICO)

An Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is a fundraising method where a project sells cryptographic tokens to purchasers, typically to fund development of a blockchain-based network or application. From a regulatory and diligence perspective, an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) may implicate securities laws depending on token features, marketing, and purchaser expectations.

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Ryan Roberts Startup Lawyer
Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising on venture financings and M&A transactions totaling more than $1 billion. He is the author of the Amazon bestselling startup law book Acceleration.