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initial coin offering en · NOUN

Etymology

Based on initial public offering.

Meanings

1. A type of funding using cryptocurrencies.
   • 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 2014:

Forms

Synonyms

ICO

Translations (1)

fi kolikkoanti (type of funding)