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Bankera founders blew ICO funds on luxury real estate, report

Bankera’s founders raised €100M from more than 100,000 investors during a 2017 ICO, promising to create “a bank for the blockchain era.”

Pump Fun co-founder Dylan Kerler linked to 2017 ICO scams, report

Dylan Kerler, the Pump Fun co-founder, has been linked to a shitcoin that rugpulled in 2017 when he was just 16-years-old.

Although early meme coins promised no utility, hundreds of newcomers are adding 2017 ICO-style utility as a way to attract attention.

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To help make the ICO seem legit, TBIS’s whitepaper claimed that the company had entered into partnerships with 25 big-name companies.