--- url: https://wulfkaal.com/2018/04/23/initial-coin-offerings-2018-market-outlook-and-regulation/ canonical: https://wulfkaal.com/2018/04/23/initial-coin-offerings-2018-market-outlook-and-regulation/ title: "Initial Coin Offerings - 2018 Market Outlook and Regulation · Wulf Kaal" site: wulfkaal.com --- Full article with download link: # Initial Coin Offerings: The Top 25 Jurisdictions and Their Comparative Regulatory Responses 23 Pages Posted: 15 Feb 2018 ## [Wulf A. Kaal](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf%5Fdev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per%5Fid=460345 "View other papers by this author") University of St. Thomas, Minnesota - School of Law Date Written: February 2, 2018 ### Abstract This article provides an overview of the evolving ICO market in January 2018\. It evaluates hand-selected data for the top 25 ICO jurisdictions by market capitalization. The author codes the regulatory responses of the top 25 ICO jurisdictions and provides a comparative analysis of their respective regulatory actions. **Keywords:** Initial Coin Offerings, Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Technology, Regulation, Market Abuse, Investor Protection, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, Data Scientists, Innovation, Entrepreneur, Start-up, Big Data, Crytpo Economics, Diversification, Optimization, Efficiency **JEL Classification:** K20, K23, K32, L43, L5, O31, O32 **Suggested Citation:** Kaal , Wulf A., Initial Coin Offerings: The Top 25 Jurisdictions and Their Comparative Regulatory Responses (February 2, 2018). Available at SSRN: or [http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3117224](https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3117224) Cite this essay Wulf A. Kaal, “Initial Coin Offerings - 2018 Market Outlook and Regulation,” wulfkaal.com (April 23, 2018), https://wulfkaal.com/2018/04/23/initial-coin-offerings-2018-market-outlook-and-regulation/ APA Kaal, W. A. (2018, April 23). Initial Coin Offerings - 2018 Market Outlook and Regulation. Wulf Kaal Blog. https://wulfkaal.com/2018/04/23/initial-coin-offerings-2018-market-outlook-and-regulation/ BibTeX ``` @article{kaal2018initial, author = {Kaal, Wulf A.}, title = {Initial Coin Offerings - 2018 Market Outlook and Regulation}, year = {2018}, month = {04}, url = {https://wulfkaal.com/2018/04/23/initial-coin-offerings-2018-market-outlook-and-regulation/}, note = {wulfkaal.com/blog} } ```