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Behind initial coin offerings (ICOS) success: a systematic literature review and future direction

Cogent Business & Management
The hype of ICOs across diverse industries has become an alternative way for startups to raise capital, considering the decentralized and borderless nature of the blockchain. However, post-ICO outcomes exhibit a spectrum of performances.
R. Audi Cahya Lucky Ramadhan, Windijarto
doaj   +1 more source

Blockchain-Enabled Corporate Governance and Regulation

International Journal of Financial Studies, 2020
There is considerable hype about blockchain in almost every industry, including finance, with significant investments globally. We conduct a systematic review of 851 records and construct a final article sample of 183 for the sample period 2012 to 2020 ...
Dulani Jayasuriya Daluwathumullagamage, Alexandra Sims   +1 more
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Dual‐Interface‐Dominant Cathode Architectures Enabling Fast Sulfur Redox and Stable Interfaces in All‐Solid‐State Li‐S Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An optimized carbon host nanostructure enables a dual‐interface‐dominant architecture in sulfur cathodes of solid‐state Li‐S batteries by selectively forming sulfur|carbon and sulfur|solid electrolyte interfaces. This tailored interfacial configuration accelerates sulfur redox kinetics by establishing enriched Li+/e– transport networks, while ...
Zhao Yang, Yuxiao Zhang, Yihong Liu, Geng Xie, Yu Dou, Jeremy Dawkins, Lijia Liu, Yixiang Wang, Lingzi Sang, Mohsen Shakouri, Sixu Deng, Karim Zaghib, Tsun‐Kong Sham, Xia Li   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Crypto-friendly Index for the APEC Region

The Journal of The British Blockchain Association, 2018
This paper presents a new index concerning the extent of public policy accommodation towards usage of blockchain technology. The coverage of the index is for the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member states, representing a significant bloc ...
Mikayla Novak, Anastasia Pochesneva
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Determinants of succe ss in initial coin offerings (ICOs): A systematic literature review

Digital Business
Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have emerged as a transformative financing mechanism, allowing startups to raise capital through blockchain technology and digital tokens.
Ana Claudia de Araujo Moxoto, Elias Soukiazis, Paulo Melo   +2 more
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Barter Machine: An Autonomous, Distributed Barter Exchange on the Ethereum Blockchain

Ledger, 2020
Direct bartering allows for the trading of assets with or without the use of money. In this paper, we introduce a smart contract written in the Solidity language for the Ethereum blockchain that implements a distributed and autonomous direct barter ...
Can Ozturan
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Medicare Part D: Simplifying the Program and Improving the Value of Information for Beneficiaries [PDF]

, 2008
Examines options for simplifying Medicare's prescription drug benefit, including streamlining benefit procedures and descriptions; further standardizing benefit parameters, especially cost-sharing rules; and modifying rules on plan ...
Jack Hoadley
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Novel Functional Materials via 3D Printing by Vat Photopolymerization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Perspective systematically analyzes strategies for incorporating functionalities into 3D‐printed materials via Vat Photopolymerization (VP). It explores the spectrum of achievable functionalities in recently reported novel materials—such as conductive, energy‐storing, biodegradable, stimuli‐responsive, self‐healing, shape‐memory, biomaterials, and
Sergey S. Nechausov, Patrick Fesser, Boris A. Bulgakov, Ulrich S. Schubert   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

MagPiezo: A Magnetogenetic Platform for Remote Activation of Endogenous Piezo1 Channels in Endothelial Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
MagPiezo enables wireless activation of endogenous Piezo1 channels without genetic modification using 19 nm magnetic nanoparticles and low‐intensity magnetic fields. It generates torque forces at the piconewton scale to trigger mechanotransduction in endothelial cells, standing as a novel platform to interrogate and manipulate Piezo1 activity in vitro.
Susel Del Sol‐Fernández, Mariarosaria De Simone, Yilian Fernández‐Afonso, Daniel Garcia‐Gonzalez, Pablo Martínez‐Vicente, Thomas van Zanten, Raluca M. Fratila, Maria Moros   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Evolution and Future of Cryptocurrency-Based Fundraising Mechanisms

The Journal of The British Blockchain Association
This scholarly work offers an in-depth analysis of the transformative impact of cryptocurrencies on fundraising mechanisms, with a particular focus on the evolution from Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) to airdrops and beyond.
Jianzheng Shi, Zheng Jincheng, Yue Wang, David Lee Kuo Chuen   +3 more
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