Investing In ICOs May Be Even Riskier Than You Realize
- Research group looked at 65 of the biggest by market value
- SEC warned of possible regulatory scrutiny earlier this year
The Regulatory Uncertainties Surrounding ICOs
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Investing in the burgeoning world of initial coin offerings may be even riskier than it appears.
In a recent analysis of 65 of the biggest digital tokens from ICOs as measured by market value, almost 75 percent were found to have a medium to high probability of being regulated as a security, according to database operator and researcher Token Report. The firm looked at factors such as whether issuers made public statements about potential investor gains and whether they had actual working products.