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ICO en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of initial coin offering.
    • We have finished the coin website and are ready to launch the ICO offering. We are currently in the Phase 1 portion of the offering which is by far the best. We need your help in building a great community and we want to say Thank you with our ICO Phase one offering. 2014 February 27, Sparta, “Posted on Cryptocointalk.com”, in SpartaCoin, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2014:
    • The hype around blockchain technology is turning ICOs into the next digital gold rush: According to the research firm Smith and Crown, ICOs raised $27.6 million in the first two weeks of May alone. 2017 May 31, David Z. Morris, “The Rise of Cryptocurrency Ponzi Schemes”, in The Atlantic:

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ICO en · PROPN

Meanings

  1. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of Information Commissioner's Office, the UK data protection authority.
    • “Online services and products that use personal data and are likely to be accessed by children are required to comply with the standards of our children’s code,” said an ICO spokesperson. 2022 January 9, Dan Milmo, “UK data watchdog seeks talks with Meta over child protection concerns”, in The Guardian: