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Lately I have realized most people call crypto currency fraud because they chase green candles , news online before buying tokens.

The proper steps to take is to get the news, verify the source and Do Your Own Research
Then no one would fall into scam icos

Yes, you are right most people buy the tokens without any proper research and then after investing they used to search the future value of their investment. So if you are investing in any crypto project then you should be researching about it in detail before itself like what is the value of the concept used in that particular ICO project, how is their Management team working on, what are their future plans, how they are going to do marketing each and everything is important for us.

Before investing in any token, we should do research ourself. Gather as much information as possible. Generally some people do not spend time in proper research and they just invest based on somebody else statement. This is a very risky way of investment. We should use our own judgment after considering all related risk and other factors.

"Do your own research" is the best possible approach. I want to add that since bitcointalk is one of the best possible sources of information a good trick to know is to use google search inside bitcointalk.
For that you add the site name at the end of the query, like google for best legit ico 2018 site:bitcointalk.org (https://www.google.com/search?q=best+legit+ico+2018+site%3Abitcointalk.org)

Yes you are right but I also believe doing research is not all about just icos and tokens
Even bounty hunters need to make researches before embarking on any project, it is not easy to market and make posts on social media’s or signature campaigns, so not only money can be wasted
Even time is a lot of money

So bounty hunters, make your research and support the right project

Doing your own research is a must.  Far too many times, I see people just asking "which coins should i buy?" and then just dive in without any research.  This is not wise and could be a financial disaster.  Do your homework before buying anything, especially cryptocurrencies.

It is natural if they were buying an altcoin due to a upcoming news(or it still a rumor), and sell once the news is coming to this world.

The major step I always take is a proper research in the cryptos I intended to invest on of course there are so many of them out there, with due diligence and proper researches via google and other online sources I always have an edge in selecting the right token that has a prospect and the potential to pump for a longer period.

Thank your for creating this topic, some people are just lazy to invest just a little time on researching on an ICO before investing time and money, No one is an island of knowledge of course, but before you take whatever anyone brings on the table, do your own research.  Trust me it's worth it. It will safe you time and stress on the long run.

Big factor is also the volume in the market, due to low volume most of the coins have lost value same is the case with icos most of them are failed to raise decent funds, it is really a tough time even the best researched and quality projects are not able to raise target funds, i hope this dry and dull phase will soon be over and market will be rich with volume soon.

There are several reason why one should do his own research, first it helps you get a good grasp of what you are investing in,whether it suits your investment profile,secondly it helps you chose the projects that are likely to succeed, thirdly, it helps you eliminate the scam projects.

Agreed, but that is easier said than done. It's easier to do it in groups, because more people usually bring more wisdom together. It's very hard to do research on your own, there is so little time while crypto moves very quickly and demands a lot of daily energy to be put into it.

Good ,.
very real, ICO is a lot of scam at this time and it affects investors to hesitate if will invest in a project.
but your step is right, searching for the truth and doing research on a project can be a way of not getting a scam ICO.
and if I may add, please read the thread here to know some ways to find a good and failed ICO:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4560719.msg41090029#msg41090029

Many people call crypto fraud, ponzi scheme, get-rich-quick syndrome, and whatever other names they call it because they know little or nothing about the market. It is important that you make researches for yourself and enlighten yourself with the right information and not just go about with the ideas of a random person. Also, make your own researches before you make your investments, this cannot be overly emphasized on.

Sometime, the green market is a trap of big sharks make to entice others to go into the market and they will exit when many people are cheated by growth. So, trading or investing on ICO all need the carefully research, let's not follow anyone, because maybe the introducer can be a big shark

They did not have a clue about that, the majority of those people are called crypto as a scam were following FOMO and they have been getting trapped by the market itself. They have zero knowledge but they are trying to earn a huge money as fast as they can but they didn't even use their brain before try to start their journey at this market

I think you are right, it’s not just about putting a team together for crypto research purposes
The problem is; it is difficult to handle man as an individual
And it will be difficult to control such group of profit minded people

Let’s individually make the researches

I do agree people make mistakes of not making research
They are example of those that scrutinize and blame cryptoncurrency for been scam and ish it was their greediness and negligence

With proper research, you would not have problem with crypto currency
But people are too lazy

And also doing of research ensures that such a person does not end up in loss or pain or agony of bearish market
We need to make a lot of things right by doing research
It helps in Airdrop participation
It helps in bounty participation’s
It helps in day trading
And investments too

Could not agree with you more. A lot of people just want to get rich in an instant without doing anything. People should do their part also.

Agree. In any kinds of investment, investors will have to do an extensive research. In crypto, the importance of doing our own research even doubles, as crypto is a new investment and technology arena.
On your last point, I also want to add that if we want to help crypto to flourish healthily, a proper DYOR will make people trust us, because the more investors are critical, the less scam ICOs will be. It's just a natural selection, in which bad ICOs will eventually perish, IMHO.

You are right, most people in crypto hardly do their due diligence, they also depend on peoples opinion to buy or invest into cryptos and when they lose their money, they will say crypto is scam.

Lazy investors that are chasing the profits and solely believe that crypto's are "rich-quick scheme" are the ones that must do this. They never do research when they are investing to an ICO or into coins that are being shilled by somebody to them.
The crypto market is full of coins that are totally worthless and gives no value to their investor, DYOR about the market and they must also open their minds about trading.

correct. I agree with you. lately there are many ico scam that popping up and harming the members and investors. therefore we need to analyze in detail about an ico.

Sound advice, for each time you hear a news item the market goes into a spin, and whatever the advice, the needs and situations are always personal, so better to do your own research. Laziness is a very dear price to pay, and mostly to blame.

Yes I think getting rich in such a small time frame is why they invest blindly into any project that comes to mind or flashes through their emails

We need to get focused and ensure to research before embarking on anything at all
That’s why the elders tells us that knowledge is power

Depending on people’s opinions is really a problem now a days
Especially when there are so many fraudulent token predictions pages on social media most especially telegram and discord

We need to be careful and avoid been scammed

And that should not be a question or to be thought twice.
Any new crypro should be researched before investing in it. Deep research if you have to.

Do not go with the hype. Not just because a lot of people are joining then you will get sucked with it. Make your own move and do not rely on just gossips and social media hype.

Happens always and still a project can fall. Why? Whales taking over and selling after listing.

Following speculations about altcoins is not really the best option to invest in Crypto. Each Crypto investor should take it as a responsibility to always do research on which coins to buy and hodl in order to ensure it gonna worth investing on.

DYOR - the most important thing you have to do before investing. There are a lot of experts or raitings, but most of them are payed.

Yes you are right
Most experts are paid to cause fud or fomo in the crypto world
And there is need to be careful and not fall

Gather information from experts
Verify the research from your end and get the instinct

Thats for sure, we should always do researches and never FOMO in, we could lose our money easily and we can earn alot with work and legit news and also, making profits needs patience and patience, its not an easy way but its not hard too.

Many people do not have a good knowledge of how cryptocurrency works and therefore call it fraud. While many think it's some kind of ponzi scheme where you put in some amount of money and expect a certain percentage after a period of time. wish they can do a proper research or pay for training, they would get it right.

A thorough research should be done by every Crypto investor before investing on any coin weather the coin has made it to the coin market cap or not. There are lots of coins on the CAP. When proper research is done before investing, then one will mostly be buying potential coins.

doing your own research can help you alot in many areas as you get to discover many things you don't know

Do with my own research and sometime see what the opinions of experts are and compare them with our thinking. if the opinion of the experts makes sense I must follow the experts, but if it does not make sense I use my own search

Thought you are preferring or talking about trading matter since you do mention about candles and buying up things but in the end you do mention about scam ICO. DYOR or Do your own research would always be suggested in all means either you do invest or involving your things that do relates with profitability and involves money. Anything has risk and if you are just careless enough to neglect even it is already been obvious then you are just totally throwing off your money into the air.

Is a classic advice but it is always good to have a reminder for those who make a bad move and then procede to blame the ICO. You have to spend some time learning about the projects, the team,... not everything out there is good.

You should know that it's easier said than done. Of course all investors know that they need to check carefully before investing in any project but there are so many investors lost their money because of investing in scam projects. It's really hard to find out scam project nowaday cause scammers are improving their scam skills the same as investors improving their investing skills :).

Do your own research!!!
We can't even make enough emphasis on this. It's inportant that you carry out your own research, if not, you would only be relying on other people's ideas and you do not even know if that's true enough. A lot of people have bad ideas or opinions about crypto because of wrong information that they have gotten from other people. So it's of essence that you do your own research so you know how every thing works for yourself.

This is a good reminder for every investors and bounty hunters
About making research, any investment without research ends up in debt
Any bounty campaign without proper research could also cause non payment
Let’s be vigilant always

A timely reminder as well
In a difficult and bearish market one must make researches and be careful and vigilant too

Always remember knowledge is power

I think natural selection is jjust the best way to define been careful
we need to make right decisions which wil ensure all fake and bad icos perish without any investors.

So we need to urge all to always make research about everything.

Yes highly required to do your own research. We are talking about earnings or losses. Dont just depend your decision in media,friend, websites, and here in forum choices. Everything you need to try for youself. Make an experience even failed or win. Thats how everyone make professional. Asking always and getting someone thought cant make you knowledgable.

I second this statement. If you do now do your own research, study the project, try to contact partners and confirm the legitimacy of the business, talk to the team, then you are merely basing on other people's opinion and that puts you on jeopardy.

Yes it really needs DYOR or Do your own research. To find out if you are doing right. Many newbies now invest in bitcoins and in other altcoins that prices fall sharply. And of course the blame is the crypto because of its sudden collapse.

I do not firmly agree with contacting the team , because most times the identity of the team is undisclosed and you are not able to interact one on one with the team too.
An expansive research is better, where you look at every details without leaving any stone unturned.

Yeah. Doing your own research is the best way to avoid getting scam or afraid that you got rekt of your investment in an ICO or project. There so many people put their money in cryptocurrency without doing their own research and when bear market come, the prices fall drastically. Then they complain in every TG of the project they have invested.

And also Do Your Own Research prevent another big crash like the end of bubble in 2017.
People should know why they are buying specific coin and how long they want to hodl it.
So, learn more, earn more in the future ;).

We need to understand that research work goes lengths
Ranging from research on airdrops bounties and certain projects
Which would comprehensively increase the worth of your portfolio and others too

People always fall into scam project without doing a research. Having the time to find good Ico's or project to join by doing your own research is very important to do. Always have the guts to search anyway this is your money to invest.

Yes, you are absolutely right. Most of the newcomer doesn't research anything, they believe every news they heard. It is very bad for them and for the crypto market too. Only those people have spread the FUD news over the internet. They heard and believe and follows that news. If Every people start doing their own research before making any complaint or decision then Crypto market will go smoothly.

I have a lot of friends who don't know about BTC and alts, but they invested money. PEople are going crazy about how they can earn free and fast money.

lol, you need to advise them not to invest and hope on luck for more profit.
some day when the luck runs out, they will blame you

we need to be determined and invest on the right projects.

Of course, Before getting into anything money related, one has to do adequate research to know what they're getting into. Crypto isn't left out of that. Before getting involved with the space, one has to perform some much needed research before venturing into it. What wallet to use, the best exchanges, what cryptocurrency to invest in.... Etc. All these things would need to be properly researched.

This is the most important thing to do. First thing you need to even do before investing in the market. At least get some basic information right first. Many people fail at this and lose their money or even fall as easy prey for scammers because they lack proper and adequate knowledge. You can never over know with this trade. Always carry out your own research.

well said. I see too many posts people asking about what coin to buy without putting much research into it. If you research first, you will know which coin is best for yourself. I suppose sometimes you can get burn even after investing in researched coin, but that's better than investing based on someone else choice.

As an investor, one should not be too lazy to find out which project will do well, it is not a must that one should invest in all projects, but be sure the few ones you are investing on are properly researched by yourself and not by the third parties.

Yesss! As an individual and to all investors out there, we should do our own research on everything about cryptomarket, campaigns, new coins and other related stuffs in crypto,  so that we avoid losses and scams. We need to be intelligent enough before giving our trust to other, we need to be more conscious in everything and take an effort by reading and making research. 

In my opinion, doing own research or due diligence is inevitable part of investment process. Moreover, it is very often when general success of investments is crucially depends from that, may be a bit boring, step.

That's right. The negative news is a normal thing in this market. Its purpose is just manipulating the market. But it seems that people are becoming lazy lately. So they don't research, confirm the news themselves. And the whales take advantage of this to sabotage the market

Being in the world of cryptocurrency requires each and everyone of us to be smart, not only with how we trade and how we spend or hodl our coins, but also to the details of every coins and tokens we have. It is a must for us to read a lot and research a lot, and not just depend on what others say. Remember: "Fake news travels six times faster than the truth"

There is another one. Do your own analysis. Don't just depend on what your friends say, even if you trust them, it's not like they can predict the market so learn to do your own job and verify every information you come across.

Doing your have explore is the best mode to garner deed inmate or frightened that you got rekt of your asset in an ICO or project.

If you are not a peofessional investor then you simply cant know which project is legit and which project is a scam. It is nice to do research to know more about the project, but when you do research at most case you do not find out that it is a scam :).

Yeah for sure, the best way to go about crypto space is by doing your own research, it is not good to depend on other people's opinion and research, learn how to do your own research and make your own decision based on your research.

It would be absolutely illogical for an investor to invest in any ICO based on media informations and other people's theories... Doing your own research goes a long way in helping you analyze the potentials, value and future of a particular ICO you wanna invest in.. Cryptocurrency is too risky and you can't afford to invest based on what your friends tell you.. If you wanna invest in a particular project, I suggest you read their whitepaper, study the roadmap, get to know the team and developers, all this doesn't always help differentiate scam projects from legit once but it surely do narrow the odds..

I agree with you, majority of people in crypto space don't do their research, they also depend on people's opinion and suggestion for their decision, I believe that if more people will take their time and do their own research, many people won't get involve in scam ico's

Investment in bitcoin or ico without proper research is like someone walking into a lions den blindly, one should consider better understanding of what he's doing before engagement.

First of all i really like "DYOR" this is firs time I have read it here. Whatever we invest we must be clever. I never trust anything if somebody admits that it a real profit. First questions i have; Does this guys any referral link for my investment? Do they invested a lot that they need to find many people to rise the prize? Is that project is a scam that they need to get rid of the coins? At the end while we are eager to invest anything we need to be skeptical.

Yes you are right
Certain people who complain now have invested blindly and now in the den
The market is indeed very bearish
But the patient will prevail

It is advisable that you need to do more further research on the specific project or ico that you want to participate. Don't be fooled by any news that makes the other users got FOMO. Better make your own research first.

Compliance with the update whether good news or bad news on digital currency is the best thing to do when have invested in a coins plus the complete research of coins in the market makes you get a better profit ahead.

For me doing research is important, so I can answer some questions that are in my mind, like which coins should I invest? how does this investment work? can i believe this news? can I believe what others say?

This is very practical and real, you must not depend on all the things you read and hear in net you must do your own research so you can have the most out of the things you spend your time with.

The need to do your research can't be over stated in the space there are lot's of scams due to the fact that's there's no regularity
So gathering the right information about any proposed investment venture is pivotal
Read Read and Read again compadre

Doing research is the best
You don’t get confused and don’t have doubts when making decisions too
Get your  head straight and be positive  as well

This is extremely important for once survival and level of success is dependent on this in this trade. The amount of information that you carry might go a long way in determining how much you will make from the industry, unless of course you are one hell of a lucky person. For you to be able to know so well and succeed in the market, you have to willingly and consciously carry out your own research about the market.

Yes research work is very good move for survival
It helps to survive the bearish people
It helps to keep the best token
It helps to sell at the right time
It helps to buy at the right dumped time

and it give you confidence against fud or fomo

This is really important guys. I see a lot of people who just keep asking questions, even with the most basic things. It's not like it is a wrong thing to do, but it is always wise and expected to an extent that you are knowledgeable about what you are involved in. Not every time you seek to get other people's ideas, sometimes, go on and do your own researches, and share your thoughts on what you found.

That is correct, with every investment decision, you should always always do your own research and not trust these people who are hyping or are into pump groups and what not. Doing your own research will take time but will minimize the risk of you losing in the long run.

This is very important, not just in the cryptocurrency industry, but almost everything that you involve yourself with in life. It is always best and safe to carry out your own researches and know for yourself what is going on, rather than depending on what others have researched on, and the assumptions that they have made for themselves.

I’m not sure what dyor means as I’m new here
But how can I do my own research ??

All I know is this forum and few social media sites
How can I take proper Nd full advantage of the social media for my research ??

Please do educate

It is very easy my dear
All you have to do is decide what project you want to research on

Then you go to their website, check through their whitepaper and learn about their product
Go to their social media and learn from members

Then you check out couple of blogs on the forum and on the net
Jot yours point until you figure a conclusion

If you read the comments under the news threads in the forum you will see better how are ignorant and fooled people. I don't think this type of people will have the potential to investigate any news source.

Most people here listen too much to people's words. They are busy asking which coins are potential to be purchased. In fact, everyone can do their own research before buying coins to avoid large losses. Everyone can advise with their analysis, but not necessarily they are right.

Yes, I agree with you. Really a lot of people ask what to buy coins to them now and it pretty much pisses me off, because people are too lazy to make their own analysis, or at least see the topics in which it has been discussed hundreds of times.

I agreed with OP. There are too many projects in crypto, investing without doing research is extremely risky. I would like to add one point on top of DYOR, an initial investment plan is important as well.

Yes you are right
An intensive plan that works and suits your personality is important
Because what works for mr A may not work for mr c
Prospective trader has to discover their potentials too

It must be like that, but the fact is that I am also very difficult to research that.
Sometimes in cryptocurrency it requires patience because everything that has been examined with us is not the same as the results.

If ico investment first checks the partner from ico, if the partner is really from a trusted source then I join. Because partners show confidence in ico and have the opportunity for ico to succeed.

You are spot on, when you make researches you get first hand information and deduce reasons to make a decision
Similarly, it helps you to invest tightly too but it never determines if you make profits or losses

Yes of course, doing our own research will minimize the trap of being scammed. Reading also the feedbacks of others with regards to ICOs, tokens will also help us to give us an idea whether to still buy and join any bounties.

You are right
There are lamentations here and there from several different people shouting of been scammed or bought fake ico
Or participated in fake bounties

Truth remains that when they dyor there would be less of such burdens

I agree and I also did advise that to those who follow my page. It's very important to avoid getting ripped with your hard earned money.

We're affecting by what we hear and read. These are not enough to enter into an investment, of course we should do our own research and believe in the project we are investing in.

Even though i'm not an investors, but i keep on doing my research on some new project that offering an ICO.
That way i could highly able to avoid some fraud project or scam project.

I fully agree with you. most people in this space are nothing more than sheep, they follow other peoples charts, they follow advice and get reked, people need to be safe with their hard earned money, take the time to read whitepapers and then invest if it feels right

Always always do your own research, this warning cannot be sounded loud enough, your own research is better than that of other people, because what might look good to others might not look good to you and your instincts is always the best thing for you to follow too. Once you start doing your own research then you are reducing your chances of being scammed and taken advantage of

Yeah! you are right but as you know that people like to take shortcuts and are not willing to do heir own research which is why they fall for scams so easily and lose their funds

yes, you are right, and we must understand the risks in ICO project investment because this new ICO project is not necessarily that they can compete in the market, but this will be worse if the token is not in an exchanger

That's absolutely true. In other words, we should have an awareness of the researching's importance itself. Because no matter how often other people are saying this thing, it will be useless if ourselves do not have an awareness about that. So, let's be more careful in choosing any project that we will join in by doing our own research.

This is very important. It pains me that so many people fail to see the importance in this, ans so;e;y just rely on what others think about the market. A lot of us fail to carry out our own researches, and this is one of the major reasons why we are stagnant in the market. Yes some of these already made researches might help you, but not all the time. You will need to still do your own research.

I agree with you. There are allot of people are telling that cryptocurrecy is fraud. They tell it without any knoledge about cryptocurrency. So before saying negative against cryptocurrency research first.

This abbreviation should be the main strategy for investors interested in the cryptocurrency markets. Do your own research so you can make your own decision.

Its very crucial to make research about projects before investing in it because of the fact that there are lot of scam coins around. Some people only base their research on ICO rating websites without knowing that those ICO websites get paid for good rating.

This is very true. I expect everyone to always carry out their own research before deciding to invest in cryptocurrency so as to avoid bad experiences. Always try to get as much information about the project before committing a single penny.

Even into year 2019, there has been scam ico or bounties, and crypto currency has proven to us that there is no shortcut when it comes to investing, being smart is needed. so we must persist and do a thorough research always and be should wary of where we get our information from.

In a bear market, trust only your instinct perfectly.

If you are a beginner, it is not always advisable to make a decision based on the conclusions made with your own analysis, because you do not have much experience, and therefore the probability of an oversight increases many times over. Use also the experience of others, find research analysts and argue with your findings.

I really agree with what you say, one of which is the forum that we love. In this forum we can exchange experiences and discuss the best things we can do in making decisions and analyzing crypto currency trading.

At the same time, it is necessary to understand that when adopting someone else's experience you must be sure that you do not adopt other people's mistakes as well, therefore people whom you will consider to be authorities should have an impeccable reputation.

Trading and investing in ICO is two different things. One can long term hold ICO coins and token and not be too worried about day to day price. By still people can get into scamy ICO and lose money so it is correct that they should do their research before investing, in both instances of trading or holding.

I agree to those who new in cryptos and want to invest in ICO's or cryptos you should do your own research because many scams nowadays.

Totally agree! many people are jumping immediately into trading without doing any research and only base their trade in guts and hearsay. Please make your own intensive research before joining in any ICOs too so that youll avoid getting scam and great losses.

While making investment in any financial market instrument proper research is required to be made to ajudge the authenticity/genuiness of the instrument in which investment is going to made,to follow other people blindly may provide you profit sometime, but for longer stay and better decision making DYOR is must. 

Most of the experienced traders and investors are using that researching strategy tofind the right for their trading. Researching is really a valuable tool these days because of the proliferation of scam coins and ICOs. The beginners should learn first the basics of cryptocurrency and trading including the need to to do a research first before making a trade.

In the case of even learning, there may be unforeseen circumstances. Sometimes it all says that there is a future, and then everything goes into decline, all the planned development is headlong. Feel that you invest your money and what other people think in cryptocurrency.

do your own research by taking information from various sources and consider yourself, buying tokens just by relying on one piece of information without your own research first is a fatal mistake that can lead to loss.and the funny thing is that many people made these mistakes, and in the end were disappointed in crypto for the mistakes they made

Yes, thats correct, this is the problem with most of the users nowadays, everyone is calling a crypto a scam project or anythiung, because they dont do the research before investing or participating in it, i hope that we realized that investing is too risky if we dont have enough knowledge and skills to do so, so DYOR is an important thing before investing or buying some coins or tokens, this is an important step in order to earn some little profits in it. Dont fall into a scam projects, be aware.

Cryptocurrency is a modern technology that offers a great innovation in our society so we must educate ourself to learn how we can properly use this technology because in the end were the ones who benefit from it.

Yes, it is indeed true. If you do research before making an investment in the crypt of then you will find out true information about the coins and due to this thing, you will not get into the scams.

I think it should be "these are what to look out for when doing your own research" because people still try and do some research but still get into scam hands with most reviews out there, scammers are wise enough to do all you chooses to be best for your research but only luck brings you to the real project.

Sometimes, improper decision may lead to your funds to get lost. Make sure to have your own research first before attempting to make and investment on a specific coin. Because when you buy it, it is irreversible.