Sunday update:
Veltor will do an initial coin offering in Q3-Q4 2017 in order to distribute the Veltor tokens created by the launch of the new client codebase. The foundation aims to raise between €5 and €20 million (the minimum and maximum will be somewhere in that range). The funds will be used to accelerate development, to sponsor research and to create the Donar Network, a revolutionary blockchain platform.
The Veltor project started as a hobby, but it has since grown beyond what anyone initially imagined. The technology has the potential to transcend the current blockchain disruption. Unfortunately, the vision has become too big to implement with the free time of a handful of people. We need to dedicate serious resources to reach the full potential of the platform.
80% of the tokens will be distributed to ICO investors, while 20% of the tokens will be granted to the foundation, including 5% of the total supply which will be swapped in direct exchange for old Veltor tokens. It will give early investors a chance to keep their initial investment reasonably intact in terms of absolute value. We can't deny, though, that it will significantly dilute their share of the total market capitalization.
We realize that this will upset and disappoint a number of loyal followers and sympathize with their position. Who wouldn't want to discover a promising project early and invest some money? Then, it turns out to be next big thing and generates life-changing money in the process. The reality is more sober, however: the funds invested by early investors didn't go to the project team and most of the early coins are held by miners. Without a serious injection of funds, Veltor cannot move forward as a project.
The conundrum was a difficult one. It's easy to say in hindsight, but the early developers probably made a mistake when they published a working client before implementing at least part of the Veltor vision. This lead to a market that reflected the speculative value of the project's future and thus takes value away from a possible ICO. It was a tough spot, but we had to address the situation. The announced ICO terms should lead the Veltor market to reflect the ICO valuation, which is a much more reasonable state for the old network and the future of the project.
As a team deeply rooted in the community, we are accutely aware of the fragile image of Veltor. This announcement certainly does not instill confidence in a market full of scams and questionable projects. We hope that most people will give us the benefit of the doubt for just a few more weeks. We promise you that we have many big announcements in the pipeline that should put any and all doubts to rest.
When we revealed Jason's identity, it was because we made the decision to take this project further. We want to instill the project with strong values and a solid foundation. We want to be transparent, accessible and open to the community. In that spirit, please get in touch with us if you have any sincere questions. We will do our very best to put your minds at ease.
No matter your decision, thank you for your support.
Well I am not sure you are aware, nobody invests in ICO's when you wear a mask. Also did you look in to what happened to the ShadowProject? when they tried to do a ICO, its exactly what you are trying to do.
They failed even with their faces shown. Well its one thing to be be a great coder, and another thing to ask for people's hard earned money while you are being secretive.
But as always I really hope this pans out, usually does.