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April 25, 2018

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THE FEATURE

Compliant Airdrops: CoinList to Offer Investors Free Crypto Giveaways

Who'd have thought giving something away could be so complicated?

That's the question crypto innovators have had to come to terms with since the concept of "airdrops" - or the practice of gifting tokens in massive giveaways - has come under the scrutiny of government regulators.

But with the launch of a new product Wednesday, CoinList, an initial coin offering (ICO) facilitator spun out of the renowned startup incubator AngelList, is looking to streamline the process of airdrops in a way that doesn't run afoul with the law.

Aptly named Airdrops, the product runs users through compliance checks and attestations so that a token issuer can give CoinList's users free tokens. On top of that, if the issuer is looking for users that meet certain criteria (be it a profession or location), they can verify that users actually fit those backgrounds.

In this way, CoinList CEO Andy Bromberg believes he has found a way to enable airdropped offerings at a time when many in the industry are looking for a compliant service.

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