The Bloomberg U.S. Startups Barometer is a new weekly indicator that tracks the overall health of the business environment for private technology companies based in the U.S. The index incorporates both the money flowing into VC-backed startups, as well as the exits that are making money for investor...

Investors have poured in excess of $3 billion into over 200 ICOs this year, according to data from Coinschedule.com (with many ICOs still ongoing and hundreds more scheduled). September was among the busiest months, bringing in almost $850 million alone in 37 offerings. There are now in excess of 1,...