Topic: The END of ICO's? (Read 8890 times)
I do not think that any processes indicate that the ICO projects are coming to an end. On the contrary, judging by their number, they are flourishing. Only in September this year they collected investments for more than half a billion dollars. However, their quality really leaves much to be desired. In addition, the risks of fraud have significantly increased.
It is just morphing, when you think about it the whole idea of having a not-regulated crowdfunding is quite radical to not be regulated by some government. Although there a few ways to regulate it and still remain a decentralized way of raising money, plus it would become more trustworthy.
ICO regulation is good, in fact, it will make the market 'cleaner' as many shitcoins would be filtered out and as a result, many investors would be left with altcoins that will only bring profit to them and the country (in china's and Russia's case). Proof of it being a good thing is bitcoin going up even if the ICO's are completely banned in china.
Why ? Regulation does not mean a complete ban. I think it's good. ICO need regulation, because now there is chaos.
No, It not end now or soon. As long as we support cryptocurrency this will definitely be a long term trend in this business. The only thing that we need to avoid is the scam ICO's that makes a negative impact specially with us (bounty hunters) and investors who trusted their money in a certain project. I don't have a lot of technical terms in this business since I'm still new in this business 
Maybe this will be good for old coins, and coins already in the big market, this is good for old crypto users, especially now too much ICO, maybe this is the right step, we will invest in an existing project since a long time ago
There is a lot of existing coins that have huge potential. However, i do believe that new coins will continue to come in to challenge the existing market. Competition is always good and this will inspired the development team to constantly strife for better developments.
Maybe this will be good for old coins, and coins already in the big market, this is good for old crypto users, especially now too much ICO, maybe this is the right step, we will invest in an existing project since a long time ago
There is a lot of existing coins that have huge potential. However, i do believe that new coins will continue to come in to challenge the existing market. Competition is always good and this will inspired the development team to constantly strife for better developments.
Going into the future there are going to be a lot more interest in regulated ICOs than unregulated ones, that is for sure. However, i personally believe that ICOs are going to be here to stay and not going away any time soon.
There is still a lot of hype whenever a good ICO project comes out.
Just because a country or two bans unregaluted ICOs, doesn't mean the whole industry is dead.
There is still a lot of hype whenever a good ICO project comes out.
Just because a country or two bans unregaluted ICOs, doesn't mean the whole industry is dead.
Are ICO's as we know them coming to an end? U.S., now China... Will all ICO's be regulated now? (would regulation be good?)
https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-ico-site-suspends-services-amid-reports-regulator-scrutiny/
https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-internet-finance-association-issues-ico-warning/
https://www.coindesk.com/report-chinas-regulators-close-taking-action-icos/
https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-ico-site-suspends-services-amid-reports-regulator-scrutiny/
https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-internet-finance-association-issues-ico-warning/
https://www.coindesk.com/report-chinas-regulators-close-taking-action-icos/
if there is a rule, maybe the emerging ICO will be more qualified, and possibly to fail very little. so very good if the applied rules for the future.
ICO is a new way of funding, it is easier than normal funding nowaday, so more and more projects are using ICO, however, it is not safe for investor to put trust and money into a project that can not become true, there are many scams on ICO projects, most of them used investors trust to take money. so we have to be smarter than ICO projects, choose wisely in every project.
nop.
ico will continue.
ico is the next btc.
although it's accepted by gov, ico is the new method of funding.
it will change the finance world in future.
in future the company needn't go to nasdaq, just develop their own token or coin, may be the holder of token will get the stake share of the company in future.
you can get dividends from the profits.
it will be used by more and more company or persons.
i believe ico is better in future.
ico will continue.
ico is the next btc.
although it's accepted by gov, ico is the new method of funding.
it will change the finance world in future.
in future the company needn't go to nasdaq, just develop their own token or coin, may be the holder of token will get the stake share of the company in future.
you can get dividends from the profits.
it will be used by more and more company or persons.
i believe ico is better in future.
Are ICO's as we know them coming to an end? U.S., now China... Will all ICO's be regulated now? (would regulation be good?)
https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-ico-site-suspends-services-amid-reports-regulator-scrutiny/
https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-internet-finance-association-issues-ico-warning/
https://www.coindesk.com/report-chinas-regulators-close-taking-action-icos/
In my opinion There are many ICOs which have a bright future and are actually doing something and not spreading social awareness about some shitcoin. Therefore once the big countries (whom the OP talks about) realize that they are missing out on it and comparatively other so called poor countries are gaining on them - there will be a change. Soon they will realize their mistake and it will be all the same again. The panic in the market is created by some whales since they are desperate to join. https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-ico-site-suspends-services-amid-reports-regulator-scrutiny/
https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-internet-finance-association-issues-ico-warning/
https://www.coindesk.com/report-chinas-regulators-close-taking-action-icos/
I might sort of agree with it
As months ago ICO were selling like hotcakes where ICO would instantly hit hardcap within hours, minutes or even seconds.
Then too many ICO came out, if you ever take a look at Etherdelta. Most token were sold there before they were listed to exchange at under ICO price. Some even went -40~50% of its ICO price.
I wouldn't say ICO is not profitable, but ICO should be a long term investment instead of short term flipping.
As months ago ICO were selling like hotcakes where ICO would instantly hit hardcap within hours, minutes or even seconds.
Then too many ICO came out, if you ever take a look at Etherdelta. Most token were sold there before they were listed to exchange at under ICO price. Some even went -40~50% of its ICO price.
I wouldn't say ICO is not profitable, but ICO should be a long term investment instead of short term flipping.
Yes most of the icos are trying to get more money than they need plus they are still holding the majority of the tokens for the "development" which I find ridiculous, they should just sell 90% to the public and hold like 10%. This 10% should be frozen for like 5 years. If the project is successful they can sell them. Some of the projects are just taking the money from the ethereum and they are dumping their company tokens. This behaviour should not be accepted.
Absolutely!! People need to be far more careful about judging these companies harshly. There's very little regulation, we need to regulate outselves. The responsibility falls on the investors to only give money to honest companies, or else we create more bubbles.
I might sort of agree with it
As months ago ICO were selling like hotcakes where ICO would instantly hit hardcap within hours, minutes or even seconds.
Then too many ICO came out, if you ever take a look at Etherdelta. Most token were sold there before they were listed to exchange at under ICO price. Some even went -40~50% of its ICO price.
I wouldn't say ICO is not profitable, but ICO should be a long term investment instead of short term flipping.
As months ago ICO were selling like hotcakes where ICO would instantly hit hardcap within hours, minutes or even seconds.
Then too many ICO came out, if you ever take a look at Etherdelta. Most token were sold there before they were listed to exchange at under ICO price. Some even went -40~50% of its ICO price.
I wouldn't say ICO is not profitable, but ICO should be a long term investment instead of short term flipping.
Yes most of the icos are trying to get more money than they need plus they are still holding the majority of the tokens for the "development" which I find ridiculous, they should just sell 90% to the public and hold like 10%. This 10% should be frozen for like 5 years. If the project is successful they can sell them. Some of the projects are just taking the money from the ethereum and they are dumping their company tokens. This behaviour should not be accepted.
I dont think, that this is the end of ICOs.
Maybe the whole thing will be more regulated in the next years
Maybe the whole thing will be more regulated in the next years
Legit ICO's like Confideal will live. Scam ICO's may die. Do anyone know what may be next in this situation?
Not familiar with Confideal, but I 100% agree with this statement. The shit ICO bubble is bursting.
I'm personally burnt out by ICOs and the most recent ones (over the past month or so) have tanked when they hit the exchanges.
ICOs are asking for WAY too much money and are valuing their tokens at much too high of a price, especially considering the supply of some.
Investors should stop throwing money into the 90% of shit out there.
I don't think ICOs will be dead but I do think that this bubble will remove the majority of trash out there.
I totally agree. And this will be a major benefit to the stable, well run ICO's that have been waiting to come out. We've been riding out the bubble so that we may emerge afterwards, which I think will ultimately be beneficial.
Legit ICO's like Confideal will live. Scam ICO's may die. Do anyone know what may be next in this situation?
Not familiar with Confideal, but I 100% agree with this statement. The shit ICO bubble is bursting.
I'm personally burnt out by ICOs and the most recent ones (over the past month or so) have tanked when they hit the exchanges.
ICOs are asking for WAY too much money and are valuing their tokens at much too high of a price, especially considering the supply of some.
Investors should stop throwing money into the 90% of shit out there.
I don't think ICOs will be dead but I do think that this bubble will remove the majority of trash out there.
Are ICO's as we know them coming to an end? U.S., now China... Will all ICO's be regulated now? (would regulation be good?)
https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-ico-site-suspends-services-amid-reports-regulator-scrutiny/
https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-internet-finance-association-issues-ico-warning/
https://www.coindesk.com/report-chinas-regulators-close-taking-action-icos/
We need regulation because it is the serious market. After the initiation of the regulation, I assume that ICO's will become smaller, but they will be better quality. The main thing here is not to cross the line like China or Korea did. https://www.coindesk.com/chinese-ico-site-suspends-services-amid-reports-regulator-scrutiny/
https://www.coindesk.com/chinas-internet-finance-association-issues-ico-warning/
https://www.coindesk.com/report-chinas-regulators-close-taking-action-icos/
Legit ICO's like Confideal will live. Scam ICO's may die. Do anyone know what may be next in this situation?
Wow. If Confideal is the benchmark for legitimate ICOs, I'm really afraid to see what's the definition for "scam" ICOs. Scam ICOs have come and go, but they are not going to stop. In fact, if you believe in some of the Legendary members here, some of the Top 35 altcoins are legitimate long cons. A scam is only a scam when it goes belly up, I guess. And if ever one of the big guys suddenly falls to $1 one day years down the line, they'll be plenty of people saying "I called that scam in 2015".
I don’t think regulating an ICO under jurisdiction will result in the end of ICO programs. It will actually make it more strict protocol to follow and the investment could get more legal status which we don’t get at this movement. People will be driven more easily towards ICO projects and they will successful in very short time. Moreover, no fraudster or scammer will ever try to creat dummy projects to steal the money because he will be abiding to the laws while preparing it. If they try to run then they will be caught in no time. Seems to me all the positive ways of looking at ICO being regulated.
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