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KYC Requirements Are Making ICOs Riskier, Not Safer - by Kai Sedgwick

Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:04 pm

KYC Requirements Are Making ICOs Riskier, Not Safer
news.bitcoin.com
by Kai Sedgwick
February 12, 2018

Excerpt:

Once upon a time initial coin offerings were open to everyone. That time was last year, and since then gaining entry to ICOs has become increasingly difficult. In response to regulatory attention from the SEC, crypto startups have begun to perform due diligence on aspiring investors. Thanks to onerous KYC requirements, the pendulum has swung the other way, presenting hackers with an additional prize – the data of tens of thousands of investors.

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