"initial coin offering" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Based on initial public offering.",
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          "ref": "2014 August 2, Daniel Cawrey, “The Promise and Pitfalls of Crypto Crowdfunding”, in CoinDesk, archived from the original on 2014-08-05:",
          "text": "The idea of an appcoin is not without its critics, however, as the topic broaches the sensitive topic of how assets are pre-allocated by cryptocurrency projects. In the altcoin world, where the development team commonly keeps a certain share of the initial coin offering, this process is known as premining.",
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        "A type of funding using cryptocurrencies."
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          "word": "ICO"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "type of funding",
          "word": "kolikkoanti"
        }
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  "word": "initial coin offering"
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          "text": "The idea of an appcoin is not without its critics, however, as the topic broaches the sensitive topic of how assets are pre-allocated by cryptocurrency projects. In the altcoin world, where the development team commonly keeps a certain share of the initial coin offering, this process is known as premining.",
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