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ICO
- Acronym - Initial Coin Offering
- A crowdfunding method used by projects or companies to raise capital by selling coins or tokens. Regulatory agencies have increased scrutiny of ICOs, partly in response to the proliferation of fraud, as well as issues with compliance with securities laws.
IDO
- Acronym - Initial DEX Offering
- A crowdfunding method used by projects or companies to raise capital by selling coins or tokens through decentralized exchanges utilizing liquidity pools and smart contracts. By introducing these tools, IDOs are an attempt to provide a safer investor option than ICOs.
- See also: #Decentralized Exchange, #DeFi, #ICO, #IEO
IEO
- Acronym - Initial Exchange Offering
- A crowdfunding method used by projects or companies to raise capital by selling coins or tokens through cryptocurrency exchanges, which act as intermediaries between projects and investors.
Immutability
- The state or quality of remaining the same over time, unchangeable, incapable of alteration or modification.
Internal Transaction
- Transactions on the Ethereum network between smart contracts, or transactions from a smart contract to an externally owned address (EOA).
- See also: #Ethereum, #Etherscan, #NFT Marketplace, #Smart Contract, #Transaction, #EOA Transaction
IP
- Acronym - Intellectual Property
IPFS
- Acronym - InterPlanetary File System
- An open-source protocol and network designed to provide a decentralized file storage and referencing system, enabling the storing and sharing of hypermedia in a distributed manner.