Explaining the new cryptocurrency bubble—and why it might not be all bad

Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty) You’re going to hear a lot about initial coin offerings (ICOs) in the coming months. As investors have poured more and more money into newly created virtual currencies, they have created a gold-rush mentality. In recent months, some ICOs have raised tens of millions of dollars, and in early October the cryptocurrency market […]