An interesting read for most people in this thread: Vitalik Buterin's objective analysis on token sale models in general. (Not specifically about the Bancor ICO, but mentioned several times as an example)
http://vitalik.ca/general/2017/06/09/sales.htmlYes. I think below statement is very important for Bancor fundraiser.
Bancor, which recently agreed (https://blog.bancor.network/the-community-of-the-currency-9770087fde17) to put all funds raised over a cap into a market maker which will maintain price stability along with maintaining a price floor of 0.01 ETH. These funds cannot be removed from the market maker for two years.Which means if you decide to invest Bancor, you agree that you will hold it for a long term investment.
You totally got it wrong buddy, try to read and digest it properly. Nobody investment gonna get locked up.
From Cummunication below
https://blog.bancor.network/the-community-of-the-currency-9770087fde17"Ok so let's give the information as reported on communication as well as the term of sale
We’ve heard many concerns that having no cap in the first hour (other than the 1M Ether security cap) may result in BNT dropping below its initial price after the token allocation event. Even though we’d like to think that our hodlers will not be quick to liquidate BNT they’ve purchased at its initial price, we have decided to allocate any proceeds collected in the minimum hour which exceed the hidden cap as follows:
20% will be allocated to the BNT Ether Reserve, to further improve the liquidity of BNT, which increases stability while reducing conversion costs (price slippage) for all.
80% will be locked for two years in a smart contract that will buy back BNT for 0.01 ETH (the initial price) whenever it is available, according to its calculated price. The purchased BNT will be added to the Foundation’s long-term budget, and after a 2-year period, any remaining ETH will be allocated pro-rata according to the “Use of Proceeds” chart in our Token Creation Terms."
And from Term of sale
https://blog.bancor.network/bancor-network-token-bnt-contribution-token-creation-terms-48cc85a63812"Terms Summary:
50/20/20/10 Token Distribution: 50% of BNT will be issued to the contributors in the fundraiser, 20% allocated to partnerships, community grants and public bounties, 20% to the Foundation’s long-term operating budget, 10% to founders, team members, advisors and early contributors. Founders and team contributors will be subject to a three year vesting schedule.
Fixed Price: 0.01 ETH per 1 BNT (i.e. 100 BNT per 1 ETH)
Hidden ETH Cap: revealed if 80% of the cap is reached.
Duration: The fundraiser will run for 14 days or until the hidden cap is reached, with a 1 hour minimum time.
How minimum time works? Read this:
https://goo.gl/1lL0NYToken Availability: BNT for ETH contributions will be distributed immediately. The ability to transfer, purchase and liquidate BNT through the smart token’s contract will be enabled gradually during a time span estimated at 7 days following the fundraiser closing.
Security: Funds will be held using multi-sig wallets according to industry best practices."
What is " three year vesting schedule."??