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Abstract
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are a rapidly growing phenomenon wherein entrepreneurial ventures raise funds for the development of blockchain-based businesses. Although they have recently sprouted up all over the world, raising millions of dollars for early-stage firms, few empirical studies are available to help understand the emergence of ICOs across countries. Based on the population of 915 ICOs issued in 187 countries between January 2017 and March 2018, our study reveals that ICOs take place more frequently in countries with developed financial systems, public equity markets, and advanced digital technologies. The availability of investment-based crowdfunding platforms is also positively associated with the emergence of ICOs, while debt and private equity markets do not provide similar effects. Countries with ICO-friendly regulations have more ICOs, whereas tax regimes are not clearly related to ICOs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 77-102 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Small Business Economics |
Volume | 55 |
Early online date | 1 Feb 2019 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Jun 2020 |
Keywords
- Initial coin offerings
- ICOs
- Entrepreneurial Finance
- Crowdfunding
- Geography
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The evolution of financing environment for small and medium-size entrepreneurs (SMEs) and private firms: where did the money come from and go to in the 21st century?
Huang, W. (PI)
21/03/18 → 31/07/18
Project: Research-related funding
Profiles
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Winifred Huang
- Management - Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor)
- Accounting, Finance & Law
- Centre for Research in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Bath
- Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy
- Centre for Future of Work
- Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems (SES)
- Centre for Regenerative Design & Engineering for a Net Positive World (RENEW)
- Centre for Climate Adaptation & Environment Research (CAER)
Person: Research & Teaching, Affiliate staff