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E775: CoinList, the collab behind Filecoin $205m+ ICO, emerges as one-stop compliance, anti-money laundering & financial services platform for all ICOs; CEO Andy Bromberg talks risks & rewards of the token explosion
Billions of dollars are gushing into ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings). But with every dollar emerges more questions about what purchasers are actually getting. And as reality sets in, the law suits begin. (To wit: Tezos, on this program for after raising their record $232m in July, was just sued by CA Superior Court for violating securities laws & defrauding participants.) Today's guest, Andy Bromberg, hopes to steer this runaway train with CoinList, a new financial services one-stop shop for compliance, anti-money laundering, vetting, investor accreditation & more. A collaboration of AngelList & Protocol Labs, CoinList ran Filecoin's $205m+ ICO and now operates independently to host ICOs at large. Andy and Jason talk about the risks and rewards of this explosive market.