Authors: Nikolaos Daskalakis, Panagiotis Georgitseas

Title: Case Study: The Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) in Cryptocurrencies

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to describe how the Crypto - Market works as a primary financial market, allowing project owners to raise capital via a process called Initial Coin Offering (ICOs). In this context the study adopts an intergrated approach navigating the readers across the basic knowledge about fundamental cornestones of the Crypto Market Ecosystem, such as: a.what are the crypto-assets/altcoins, b.what is Blockchain and how it works, c.what are Initial Coin Offerings, d.what is the current state of play and trends regarding the regulatory frameworks across the globe, and e.an introduction to the various valuation techniques.