Meanings
plural initial coin offerings
- A type of funding using cryptocurrencies.
1 more example
The idea of an appcoin is not without its critics, however, as the topic broaches the sensitive topic of how assets are pre-allocated by cryptocurrency projects. In the altcoin world, where the development team commonly keeps a certain share of the initial coin offering, this process is known as premining.
2014 August 2, Daniel Cawrey, “The Promise and Pitfalls of Crypto Crowdfunding”, in CoinDesk, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2014Synonyms: ICO
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of funding using cryptocurrencies.
Origin
Translations
Finnish kolikkoanti
- kolikkoantitype of funding
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