Etymology and Definition Aileen Lee, a venture capitalist, is the person who named the extremely rare and unique startups valued at over one billion dollars “Unicorns.” In 2013, Lee came up with a list of 39 US-based software companies founded in 2003 or later that were valued at over one billion dollars by public or private investors. These companies were considered members of the prestigious “Unicorn Club.” One example of a veteran unicorn is Facebook. Some of these unicorn

In the last few years, blockchain emerged as a disruptive technology. Blockchain is a distributed database, capable of holding a secure and immutable record of past transactions, quickly adaptable to a broad range of activities and objectives. Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) are a major innovation implemented through blockchain, consisting in the sale of a stake in a project with the aim to raise funds at an early stage of development. The most successful digital currencies (in