In the study of numismatics, tokens are coin-like objects used instead of coins. The field of tokens is part of exonumia. Tokens are used in place of coins and either have a denomination shown or implied by size, color or shape. "Tokens" are often made of cheaper metals: copper, pewter, aluminium, brass and tin were commonly used, while bakelite, leather, porcelain, and other less durable materials are also known.
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Ethereum had a less than stellar Q3, intense 6 months ahead as ETH 2.0 looms — here's what happened
Vitalik Buterin's Ethereum had a great second quarter of this year, but the same cannot be said of Q3. Let's take a look ...
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Alleged head of $3.5M crypto mining scam bought stake in nightclub
A man in the US is being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly running a fraudulent cryptocurrency ...
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Russian dark web market Hydra wants $146M in Bitcoin to expand globally
Hydra reckons its selling $146 million worth of tokens for Bitcoin so that it can buiild a worldwide platform that includes ...
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Telegram exec should testify in UK over alleged illegal token sales, says US judge
A US court has asked a UK judge to depose John Hyman, Telegram’s chief investment officer, to testify in relation to the ...
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Bitfinex and Kim Dotcom 'mutually agree' to delay Kimcoin’s token sale
Controversial internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex have “mutually agreed” to defer Kimcoin’s ...
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Telegram is postponing its token sale, and it’s still not happy with the SEC
Telegram has yielded to the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the sale of its Gram tokens, for now. But it still ...
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New Ethereum token is backed by gold reserves guaranteed by Australian government
This is apparently the first digital gold token deployed on a public blockchain that's guaranteed by government reserves. ...
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Vodafone litters London with blockchain tokens in new augmented reality game
Vodafone is using blockchain tech in a new augmented reality game that demands players collect tokens redeemable for Apple ...
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KPMG survey reveals blockchain tokens might only be good for
'Big four' accounting firm KPMG quizzed Americans over how they feel about blockchain tokens, and only 38% believe they're ...
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SEC sues cryptocurrency startup ICOBox for selling $14.6M worth of unregistered tokens
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has sued cryptocurrency startup ICOBox, and its founder Nikolay Evdokimov, for ...
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eToro adds 5 Ethereum tokens to its cryptocurrency wallet – plans to add 115 more
eToroX, the specialized blockchain division of social trading platform eToro, has announced the launch of the first five ...
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Facebook’s Libra 'cryptocurrency' is missing one thing: monetary policy
Facebook has revealed almost every detail about its upcoming 'cryptocurrency,' but one glaring exception is set to rub purists ...
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Asia's biggest Gram whale is selling Telegram tokens, but beware
The tokens from messaging app Telegram’s initial coin offering are being offered for public sale. But tread carefully, ...
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Cryptopia needs $2M to keep a database alive – or users might never recover their tokens
An Arizona-based web company demanded $2 million from embattled cryptocurrency exchange Cryptopia to keep hosting critical ...
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BitMEX: IEOs raised $39M, but projects keep 95% of tokens on average
On average, cryptocurrency projects fundraising with IEOs have made just 4.4 percent of their total token supply available ...
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Sirin Labs cuts 25% of its workforce as CEO faces $50M lawsuit
One quarter of Sirin Lab's staff have been let go, while the firm maintains it is paying its employees in full, despite the ...
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Police bust 2 goons linked to $3B OneCoin cryptocurrency pyramid scheme
Two men were charged in Singapore today for promoting a cryptocurrency-based multi-level marketing scheme. Local police believe ...
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EOS and TRON's most used dapps are either gambling or 'high risk'
The most recent dapp statistics show cryptocurrency gamblng apps are all the rage on Ethereum's rival blockchains EOS and ...
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There’s now a black market for Ethereum-based visas to North Korea
Almost all of the G-Visas sold by North Korean revolutionary crew Cheollima Civil Defense are being auctioned, despite the ...
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Here’s the difference between ICOs and IEOs
There is momentum growing for a new type of coin offering to fundraise using the blockchain. Say hello to the initial exchange ...
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Israel regulators support ‘heavily regulated’ cryptocurrency trading platform
An Israeli financial market regulator has given its recommendation for the creation of a heavily regulated cryptocurrency ...
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Here's what Thailand should call its first ICO/STO portal
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the country's first initial coin offering portal to police the issuance ...
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Abra finally treats its users as adults, lets them handle Ethereum directly
Yesterday, cryptocurrency wallet and services provider, Abra, announced that users can now purchase Ethereum through its ...
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Let’s reminisce about 2014's bizarre cryptocurrency market
2014 was five years ago, and oh so much has changed in cryptocurrency. Do you remember Peercoin or Auroracoin? What about ...
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Here's what you need to know about security token offerings (STOs)
This episode of Hard Fork Basics is going to try to shed some light on what security token offerings are all about and what ...
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Colorado senators want some cryptocurrencies to be exempt from securities laws
Lawmakers from Colorado are looking to introduce legislation that would exempt cryptocurrencies from current securities laws. ...
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BitTorrent just launched a TRON-based cryptocurrency token
It didn’t take tarot cards to predict the future of BitTorrent once it was acquired by TRON in 2018. Just six months later, ...
