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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Altcoin Discussion => Topic started by: Johannesblock on September 16, 2018, 01:41:54 AM



Title: What are STOs?
Post by: Johannesblock on September 16, 2018, 01:41:54 AM
 Hi, are STOs safe as the hype on STOs is saying?
 Does anybody know? I know only 2 STO projects and I am a bit confused.


Title: Re: What are STOs?
Post by: pawel7777 on September 16, 2018, 07:49:10 AM
Hi, are STOs safe as the hype on STOs is saying?
 Does anybody know? I know only 2 STO projects and I am a bit confused.

I must've missed the hype, as it's the first time I hear that term and had to look it up.

In theory, STO should be much safer than ICO, as business must complete the traditional registration process of an IPO, but:

- "safer" in this context doesn't mean profitable. It's the kind of safety that protects you from outright theft, not from investment loss
- you could still have fraudulent projects pretending to be STO, while they're not