It is understandable why they went for accredited investors restriction in changed scenario which pushed the small investors away. Let these big investors provide the funds for project and our chances to buy at best prices may appear once it hits exchanges. When token is available in free markets it is independent from influence inn long run. I have eyes on the development anyways.
Personally I'm not a fan of this model, as well as the minimum contribution amount being 1,000 USD, so 2+ ETH. Compared to other ICO's where it is usually 0.5-1 ETH, or a minimum or 200-300 USD. It's a shame they have taken this approach of pushing away the smaller investors, like myself, who would otherwise participate in the token sale. Projects find price stability a lot sooner when the token distrubtion is wider and more refined, instead this will likely be a another project dominated by whales, such as ICO's that sell 90% at pre-sale and only allow a minority of smaller investors to play "gas wars" over the reamining supply.
That said, I like the project and believe it has real potential, but given we are in a bear market I won't be investing once it reaches exchanges, given the current token metrics. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this project for the future though. Best of luck to everyone who gets into this one! No doubt it'll sell out fast.
