Why is digital currency ICO
blockchain is a general technology derived from bitcoin. It implements a decentralized database model. Bitcoin can be called blockchain 1.0 because it has no concept of smart contract. The key technologies of blockchain include cryptography encryption and decryption and consensus mechanism. Blockchain is generally used to combine with specific business logic, which needs to rely on smart contract, which provides an execution mode free from human interference
the IPO of ICO originates from the concept of initial public offering (IPO) in the stock market. It is the behavior of blockchain project to issue token for the first time, raise bitcoin and solve Ethereum and other common digital currencies.
ICO (abbreviated as initial coin offering) is the concept of initial public offering (IPO) derived from the stock market. It is the behavior of blockchain project to issue token for the first time and raise bitcoin, Ethereum and other general digital currencies
brief introction to ICO:
ICO is a blockchain instry term, which is a common way to raise funds for cryptocurrency / blockchain projects. Early participants can get the cryptocurrency generated initially as a return
because the token has market value, it can be converted into legal currency to support the development cost of the project. The tokens issued by ICO can be based on different blockchains. The common issue is based on Eth and BTS blockchain, which provides bookkeeping service and value consensus to realize global issue and circulation
ICO participants are very important for the success of a project. They will publicize the blockchain project in the community, so that the tokens generated by it can obtain liquidity before the transaction starts. However, the most important value of ICO participants is still the potential benefits brought by the project development or the price appreciation after the token issue
extended information:
domestic prohibition:
at 3:00 p.m. on September 4, 2017, the people's Bank of China led seven ministries and commissions, including the Information Office of the people's Bank of China, the Ministry of instry and information technology, the State Administration for Instry and commerce, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, to issue the announcement on preventing the financing risk of token issuance (hereinafter referred to as the announcement)
the announcement points out that token issuance financing is essentially an unauthorized illegal public financing behavior, which requires that all kinds of token issuance financing activities should be stopped immediately from the date of the announcement, and at the same time, organizations and indivials who have completed token issuance financing should make arrangements such as refund
the content of this article comes from: financial code of the people's Republic of China: application edition, China Law Press
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Question 1: ICO is a blockchain instry term, which is a common way to raise funds for cryptocurrency / blockchain projects. Early participants can get the cryptocurrency generated initially as a return
question 2: because ICO is an unauthorized illegal public financing behavior, it is prohibited by the state
prohibit ICO from issuing according to the announcement: at 3:00 p.m. on September 4, 2017, the people's Bank of China led seven ministries and commissions, including the Internet Information Office, the Ministry of instry and information technology, the State Administration for Instry and commerce, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, to issue the announcement on preventing the financing risk of token issuance
the announcement points out that token issuance financing is essentially an unauthorized illegal public financing behavior, which requires that all kinds of token issuance financing activities should be stopped immediately from the date of the announcement, and at the same time, organizations and indivials who have completed token issuance financing should make arrangements such as refund
extended information:
at 3 p.m. on September 4, 2017, the notice on preventing the financing risk of token issuance is as follows:
first, accurately understand the essential attribute of token issuance financing activities
token issuance financing refers to the financing subject raising bitcoin from investors through illegal sale and circulation of tokens In essence, the so-called "virtual currency" such as ether currency is a kind of unauthorized illegal public financing behavior, which is suspected of illegal selling token tickets, illegal issuing securities, illegal fund-raising, financial fraud, pyramid schemes and other illegal criminal activities
Relevant departments will closely monitor relevant developments, strengthen cooperation with judicial departments and local governments, strictly enforce the law in accordance with the current working mechanism, and resolutely deal with market chaos. If suspected crimes are found, they will be transferred to judicial organsthe token or "virtual currency" used in token issuance financing is not issued by the monetary authority, has no monetary attributes such as legal compensation and compulsion, does not have the same legal status as currency, and cannot and should not be used as currency in the market
2. No organization or indivial shall illegally engage in token issuance and financing activities
from the date of this announcement, all kinds of token issuance and financing activities shall be stopped immediately. Organizations and indivials that have completed the token issuance and financing should make arrangements such as refund, reasonably protect the rights and interests of investors, and properly handle risks. Relevant departments will seriously investigate and deal with the activities of token issuance and financing that refuse to stop and the illegal behaviors in completed token issuance and financing projects