We are bringing to Dubai for the first time, the global leaders of digital currency space, and experts who can help you succeed in cryptocurrencies market, and educate you on how to invest in or launch a successful ICO! An Initial Coin Offering or ICO is a blockchain-based means of crowdfunding in which a company issues tokens — essentially a mini-cryptocurrency that can be traded or can unlock benefits. Tokens can be bought with currencies such as bitcoin, or, more popularly lately, ether, which is linked to the ethereum network. One startup raised more than $150 million in just three hours in its ICO, and Bloomberg reported more than $1.3 billion has been raised so far this year through ICOs. Tezos announced the largest ICO seen yet, raising $232 million.

This fundraising method ICO is becoming increasingly popular. In 2016, dozens of startups and projects used ICOs to raise a total of $236 million, according to a recent study by CoinDesk.

In 2017, ICOs are the most popular buzzword.

Firms have raised $1.3 billion this year in digital coin sales, surpassing venture capital funding of blockchain companies and up more than six-fold from the total raised last year, according to Autonomous Research.

Initial coin offerings have raised about $600 million in the last month alone, according to a July report from Autonomous NEXT. Enthusiasm for new cryptocurrencies created for the initial coin offerings is growing.

What is a virtual currency?

According to the definition proposed by the ECB (2012) “a virtual currency is a type of unregulated, digital money, which is issued and usually controlled by its developers, and used and accepted among the members of a specific virtual community”. Similarly, according to the EBA (2014), “[virtual currencies] are defined as a digital representation of value that is neither issued by a central bank or public authority nor necessarily attached to a [conventional currency], but is used by natural or legal persons as a means of exchange and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically.”

Regulation may help lend more credibility to this market as an asset class: major governments including those in Japan, Russia and China are looking at introducing new rules.

ICOs have in a way disrupted the traditional Venture Capital world and equity funding. Even the traditional world of Silicon Valley venture capital has taken to ICOs with Blockchain Capital being the first to raise its fund by offering its own digital token.

Come meet several successful ICOs and ICO Marketing experts!

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