Scarce and niche in the literature just a few years ago, the blockchain topic is now the main
subject in conference papers and books. However, the hype generated by the technology …

Purpose This paper aims to undertake a thematic review of academic papers on financial
technology (FinTech) to identify three broad categories for the purpose of classifying extant …

Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have emerged as a new mechanism for entrepreneurial finance,
with parallels to initial public offerings, venture capital, and presale crowdfunding. In a …

In an initial coin offering (ICO), new ventures raise capital by selling tokens to a crowd of
investors. Often, this token is a cryptocurrency, a digital medium of value exchange based on …

The intersection of finance and technology, known as fintech, has resulted in the dramatic
growth of innovations and has changed the entire financial landscape. While fintech has a …

Research on initial coin offerings (ICOs) is nascent and assesses ICOs from the
perspectives of ventures and regulators. Little is known about the equally important group of …

This paper provides the first evidence of a moral hazard in signaling in an entrepreneurial
finance context, by examining token offerings or Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Entrepreneurs' …

We examine the role of institutional investors in initial coin offerings (ICOs). Taking a
financial investor's perspective, we assess the determinants of post-ICO performance via …

New Tech v. New Deal: Fintech as a Systemic Phenomenon Page 1 New Tech v. New Deal:
Fintech as a Systemic Phenomenon Saule T. Omarovat Fintech is the hottest topic in finance …

This study furthers recent research on Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) in understanding the set of
characteristics that drive ICO performance and reduce information asymmetry. Using data on …