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Everybody say "SCAM" about majority of icos. Why?
Time is gone or this is alltime background of icos?

For example. I'm really interested in few projects that will start their icos same day. Utrust and Confideal.
Both of them got muuuch hype around.

Do u believe in ICO's? I need an advice from people who got a clue

I personally realized that there is a lot of noise around confideal)

Not all of them are scam, but there is a possibilities that fraudsters might use the ICO scheme to mislead people. We cannot judge them because new ICOs are something new that are just about to be started its development. All I can suggest is it is better to be cautious because there have been a news circulating that scammers/fraudsters are abusing the use of ETH or Smart Contract based system to make a too good to be true projects. And also do not just look into their promotionals/advertisement about their coin/token, try to read their whitepaper and try to discover some holes into it and try to have some critical thought. The important part of the new ICO is they display who are those developers are with them, their roadmaps and initial milestone and also what are the biggest infastructure/company they have been tied up, by that you will able to make a self investigation and asking questions for those who are yet able to participate the initial offering of the coin. You don't need to be rush investing in because of the  time limits they set It is better to know them before we dive into their projects, than you waste a money into new ICOs that you are not really sure if they are worth investing with. :)

ICO's are the new form of venture capital. Why should the rich get richer only, by being able to be venture capitalists.

Its never a bad time to invest in an ICO. Just be careful - like every thing in life - there is good and there is bad.

Get to know the ICO's before investing in them, check the whitepapers, learn about the team etc. As you learn more about the Altcoin world you will become a better in making the decision in investing and have a higher possibility of avoiding scams.

ICO's are like business: you need to do your research to work out if you trust to 'buy in' to that business. Would you go into a dodgy shop and buy something or would you maybe do a quick bit of research first?

Do your research, play it smart and its not an issue as there are some really fantastic coin offerings and ideas about but there are also some bad ones. Use some common sense and some research and you'll come to your won conclusion.

Just think a minute what an ICO is. Its basically gathering a lot of money with zero responsibility. The companies aren't offering anything in return for running an ICO. An ICO is scam thats it by definition.

As you grow and learn more about cryptocurrency you will be able to differentiate between scam and legit project. Having said that if a crypto project has not been labelled as scam, that might be a dead project.

It's indeed the  right tine to invest neq ICOs specially when that ICO is recognized by blockchain community. Most ICOs are launched together with this forum and some of them are in social media.
I have invested ICOs recently and I chose Ethereum, BM Chain and Bitcoin Cash.

ICO are not regulated.
If in your mind, paying somebody without having a service or a good in exchange, is not a scam... What is it ?

If the developpers want, they can leave with your money and nobody will say anything because there are no laws behind it.

If somebody calls you and tell you, please donate 20 000 dollars for the XXXXXX fundation, we are going to build this and that, it will be great !!
Would you give him money like that ?

Actually the ICOs projects are not scam but the major of ICOs were failed to growth, the background of ICOs are the projects/products built by developers team, if you want make investment into ICOs projects make sure be ready to losing your money and always makes management of risk, it will not make you blame the ICOs projects.
Absolutly yes i am believe in ICOs projects based on my analysis fundamental of ICOs projects, i don't want be blamed due to give advice about investment into the ICOs, so always use your analysis fundamental before invest into the ICOs.

I believe so much in ICO. In as much as fraudsters do take advantage of it to dupe people, there are still some good tokens out there that's worth investing in.  All that is required is a thorough research into the project before investing in it.

I don't think it's the right time to invest in ICO.
A bitcoin fork is coming which will likely increase the price of bitcoin.
ICO are banned in many countries until they find a way to regulate it.

I think there are pretty interesting projects and very doable and would really really help revolutionize the technology.  True ICOs can be tricky but i guess with a set of checks one can decide on a real ICO from a Scam. Despite all of that ICOs are great to take the technology to the next step.

The right time to invest in an ICO is either at their pre-sale or just as they launch. If you are looking to invest in an ICO you should check out Propthereum.io. They are launching November and are expecting a 1566% coin appreciation. Check out their website and give their whitepaper a read.

Any time can be a good time to invest in ICO's, just need to take caution when it comes to Scammers or Fraudsters who think they can abuse Smart Contract and ETH. The time frame that Developers set is enough time to look into an up and coming ICO and you can avoid wasting money into this ICO when you realize after good research that it's not worth investing into.

I really believe in the ICO because some of them have really great potential like the Tokenlab. Not all of them are scam, just make some research on what ICO you are going to invest to find if that ICO is a trusted one.

I think now is the right time to invest in cryptocurrencies and ico projects inclusive. We our having new projects that has new technology and good teams currently and I believe now is the best time to invest in some of them. Ico are good now to buy because in years to come some of them that look weak now will be trading above $100. I think everything is still at the infancy stage and we would need to invest in them now in other not to regret in future.

Who told you that all ICOs are scam. There are so many legit ICOs. Before investing in an ICO you should do a research about it. Because there are many scams ICOs also along with the legit ones. One such legit ICO is Indahash.  They are already an established firm with offices all over the world and now they are planning to integrate crypto into it. That's it. Another one is hydrominer. You can check their ann thread for further information.

agree, first thing you have to do was learning it's project, Join the forum or social media group. Don't just focused on the profits they promises because all ICO's was promising a big profit. If you think that the project was make any sence, you could start to invest. And if you want to investing in ICO with BTC, this was a right time, cause the bitcoin price was on a peak, But choose wisely, some ICO's might be a scam or could be a fail project. And its mean you will lose your money.

Well, if you say everybody there are no exception to it maybe if you just said "most" then that will be a good statement. Indeed it is a good question, ICO's aren't all scams you can research that ICO for ensuring that it isn't a scam for example reading their whitepaper, their team that composed it, and many more that can assure it isn't a scam. No doubt that many ICO's are keep on coming this days but it's on yourself too if you'll be vigilant on selecting good ICO and if you want to invest better just less capital so that you can afford what you can loss in terms it will become a scam.

ICO developers give a good time limit for every to research their project. When you do great research then you are better prepared to make a good decision whether to invest now or later in any particular ICO.

Yes,It is the right time to invest in cryptocurrencies because of many reason that make crypto currency more attractive. The main reason is that it offers good profit to its investors. first you have to learn the project and do some  researches. Then you may join a social groups. Now the prices are jot that much high it is the right time.

Well it depends which ICO like always. You can't make a general statement about ICO's especially with the amount that is out there... Just make extended research before anything.

We can't say all ico are scam some of them gives you good profit in longterm.Cryptocurrency ICOs are quite popular these days. Not only are they accessible to the general public, but there is also a good chance to buy cheap tokens and see them appreciate in value over time. That does not mean ICOs are not without risks, though, as there are always some potential drawbacks when making investments.
 ICOs are open to the general public means anyone in the cryptocurrency industry can partake if they can get funds transferred on time. This means the projects can raise funds in a completely decentralized manner, which is quite important.
But main disadvantage an ICO is an initial coin offering. This means investors are often buying coins or tokens for a project that does not even fully exist yet. In most cases, the team will have some degree of code to show what the project will look like. However, there is no guarantee of projects ever being completed or even being embraced by mainstream users. This is a risk people need to be willing to take, as it may take years until there is an actual market for the project in question.

Nobody will tell you right time to invest, you need to think your own head and understand risks. Of course a lot of ICO it is a scam, but when you do your own researches, you can find out what Ico are scam ot not.

The best time to invest in ICO is just a month before christmas and end if the year! No pressure now because yelutide is yet to come and you can really invest. New year usually bring about serious price rise in good token!

I created a thread talking about the current state of ICO's https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2333049.0

I think you will enjoy it

Crypto theme is very attractive right now. So.. You can do it now.
But investment is all about taking risks. So, you decide!

Big No until the project is revolutionary. These days our of 5 projects every 4 are scam, so be careful while investing moreover the coins often lose values so better chose a good project that has core technology use case.

Yes but do it with care because not all ico are true and maybe not all of them have the same intention. If you wanna avoid this do your research.   

You're right that most ICOs are a scam and that's why I don't believe in ICO in general. It is not about the timing, it's just that right now there are too many trash ICO going on so that the quality one is buried and unheard of.

I have to admit that some ICOs are great and have the potential to be a good investment. This is a very rare case but at least it does exist. One example is Mothership (MSP) ICO. It was a past ICO for an upcoming Estonian Exchange called Mothership. Launched 2-3 months ago and the price has already doubled its USD value.


By the way, you shouldn't invest in an ICO because it was hyped. You'll most likely lose your money if you choose to invest based on hype. Choose ICO that is innovative and has a real use case. It also shouldn't be too ambitious, choose the one with a realistic goal.

Hate to say this.....But..........Probably not.

A better time would be after the fork.

I think when bitcoin prices rise very high, investment in ICO is not the right time. because it is usually difficult to achieve a target, even the price is difficult to increase when listing in the market.
experience during the investment in ICO is quite profitable, but I also sometimes get the scam project. but I still believe to invest in ICOs, because most of ICOs are successful than scam.

Utrust really good project to invest in
Both of them, confideal and utrust, are not a scam, for sure
But why you choose these two?
Do you heard about Dmarket?

As for me this two ICOs are cool to invest if you have money.

Think, a lot of ICOs are feaks. So - if you want to invest in any ICO - you have to learn all info that you can find about this ICO. Also, find all info about similar ICOs and understand why these ICOs failed or successed. And compare with your ICO.
And last one - just say bye to your money. It helps to avoid worries.

Investment in ICO is always risky because you never know that this ico will be successful or not, some times project is very good but the team is not very expert, most of the icos now a days are low profile so i suggest you not to participate in any iCO and if you are interested in that project then buy coins when they are listed on exchanges.

Currently, its a boom of ICOs, if you are lucky and get some coins at cheap price at least from 10 investments if you get 2 wright boom, thats it you gonna have some value later on. even though 90% of the startups fail it is still worth to invest.

Today was launched ICO of CH, with a great project and a team behind. check it out here (https://ico.crowdholding.com/)

Now the market is falling and I'd rather wait before investing in some sort of ICO.

no. best time to invest in ICOs is after 2x hardfork on 16 november.
after that alt coins will regain their values and ICO will also gain value.

Any new ICO coin which isn't a scam and has a decent whitepaper is probably a good time to invest and take your chances.

ICO is one of the new forms of investment, it has attracted many investors. It is a form of real capital mobilization through electronic money. ICO is becoming more and more popular but the level of credibility of projects is not always trusted, so many projects deceptive, many people have lost faith in it. However, I think not all of them. There are still many successful and potential projects. It is important that we need to learn the ICO project information carefully in order to make informed decisions and get more profit

trust is in yourself.
if I can motivate you, then I do.
I once bought a token on an ongoing ico after the ico was over I got a profit of 3x as much.
so I really believe in ico.but not all ico is good, we also have to be good at analyzing the token.

I think that all three ICOs that you mention are very different, but in my opinion, they are the most promising projects that we have
Btw, utrust and Confideal will start tomorrow

You will see after a few months if it was a right time to invest in ICOs. Opinions are divided a lot of people are scared of ICOs mainly because of some infromations about scam. But to be honest i think that not every ICO is scam, for sure you will find some but not every in generall. The fundamentals are great research(for your own), people's recomendation, dvelopers and usage of project.

my daddy says that all of it is gonna fall
like pyramid
but i don't belive, not that easy, it's gonna be bigger and grandious/ that's why I'll try to invest in Confideal, to start

If you had found an ICO which is not a scam or just a failed coin then it is a great time to invest as due to the hardfork bitcoins prices are increasing which would cause ICOs market to mostly fall and then you can buy that ICO.But it is really hard to find the good or even a decent ICO and most likely you would lose money while investing in ICOs if you are not carefully enough.

ICO's are still standing strong amidst the hype AND government regulation frenzy.
I would go with cybermiles imo. Strong partnership with 5miles (12 million users) and fantastic idea that applies to everyone as a consumer.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/curtissilver/2017/10/03/5miles-launches-cybermiles-blockchain-project-to-decentralize-the-online-marketplace/#411bd4ae6d3a

Im also hearing that upcoming fork is a reason for reduced interest in ICOs. Are other people having similar impression?

If you believe those projects, then do your own job of researching every detail. In the end it's your decision and it's your money, if you think those projects are good -- invest but don't blame others if something happened to your money.

ICO is always a good investment for me. Since this is a new investment trend, so many scam artists use ICO to scam, which makes people do not believe in ICO. Want to succeed with ICO you study the project you want to invest to make the right decision.

I trust UTRUST but not Confideal. UTRUST is one of the brilliant ICOs that we will see this November. It is a paypal-like project. The difference, a really big and revolutionary difference, is that UTRUST will be accepting cryptos. This is going to be a big success. Some ICO ratings included UTRUST among their top 3 ICOs this November. The ICO will be starting today. We will see how they bring out the best in them in terms of token sale.

It's perfect time now  8) The best ICO has just started last week and will end this week! Check it out https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2316185
I'm going to participate before it's too late!

Yes, they already started and I plan to join very soon. Confideal impressed me because they already has demo version of their platform and will based on two blockchain platforms.

Some projects worth contributing, so you can invest in ICOs, but pay attention to the idea, aims, team members of them. A lot of ICOs ask for Bitcoin and Eth to invest in. These coins raise so quickly, so some days latter owners can even double the profit that makes it difficult to make the tokens price valuable and return us out investments.

At the time Bitcoin and Etherum debuted, there were quite a few similar questions, and until now these questions have been repeated. Remember that the best time to invest is when people least expect it. When people pay attention, the opportunity will be lost

Guys, thanks for all your replies!
I've bought some Confideal tokens on the first day.
What u think about this ICO?

problem with ICOs is that you have no right you have nothing just hope that developers wil be fair for people.
Many developes don't give a fuck to inwestors afer ICO they got like 30m$ of USD and no update for month at all.
To many of that ICOs will rip of casual people from its hard earned money.

Make invest in ICO now little bit hard because to choose the best one is more difficult because any hundred of ICO in the same month. But with extra time to analysis ICO, we will find the good one. By look for some review in this forum, learn aim of the project in the white paper, know personality of the team,  and looking for other review in some youtube chanell will help us to find good ICO. So anytime is right time to invest in ICO if we found good project.

if you choose a good ICO project, its can be called a right time,
but if you choose a scammy ICO project thats will be bad,
so learn carefully from the history, why an ICO project will give a lot of profit and what kind of ICO project better to hold for long time

I don't really know about the many scams that ico organizers do. but I believe in Utrust, I think Utrust is good to invest and this project will be successful

This last quarter of the year in my opinion is the best time to invest in ICO. There are many quality ICO going on now that will bring a reasonable profit of 5 to 10 times in the new year! So you should be going ICO hunting.

I can tell more, have already left if earlier risks were less, then now to get on good ICO investment extremely hard how many swindlers the cryptocurrency didn't see yet, it is necessary to be careful now

No one can confirm ICOs is a scam or not. Although it is very risky if choose ICOs to invest, I think that if you have been interested in any projects, you should try with a bit of money.

Be careful in choosing ICO to invest in. Over 90% are bad ICO and it became harder to find a good one with this huge number of new and similar projects.

yes i guess so.
sometimes in the past days of back, the value of coins has with the less on price but now as they moves of the grows on market exchange of the arbitration trading,
investors might gains with the return of volatmeter
that is the volatility movesment of regression drawing of the chart on market.

damiani from the russia country might be of one of the scientist whom had as the very first to work out of the issue.

i think its the best time to invest in ICO but you need to select the good ico and you know how to find the good ico by reading their whitepaper and you know their plan in the future. i am sure that there is many good ICO that you can choose to invest but you need to learn their project so your investment can give you the profit. if you are not sure to invest in one ICO then you can choose the other ICO until you can found the good ICO that match with you want.

Any time is a good time to invest into ICOs. There are a lot of scams out there, however as an investor, you must do a lot of research into the company and do a lot of research into what they are planning on doing and how probable that it will be used by a large amount of people. How long the company has been operating and what they already have in motion is also a good way to see if the company is planning on scamming.

Right now is a good time to buy alts as bitcoin is taking the lime light. An alt I recommend would be Cybermiles. I jumped in for the team and idea: https://www.inc.com/fivemiles/whats-all-the-talk-about-blockchain-and-why-should-i-even-care.html

Yes, there are a lot of Ico' which scam but before investing in an ICO it is necessary that we should investigate their project, all team's member, and their marketing strategy. Actualy there are more to verify on a certain Ico if it legit or not. Tha's is one important also to check their company's background for us to be confident in investing.

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