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ICO's accepting ETH only are more transparent as we can see the smart contract code behind it.

but ICO's accepting BTC and maybe more types of coins, gives more flexibility to investors to choose their favourite coins.

What do you prefer?  ???

Since most ICO projects are based on the Ethereum platform, investors should have the ETH crypto currency to buy and use tokens. ICO selects the ETH crypto currency, because by its peculiarities it easily generates tokens using a smart contract.

Not just ETH received for ICO. It all depends on the projects that do the ICO. But Usually I often see for ico altcoin received is bitcoin and ethereum. Two eyes of this coin is often accepted in ico because we certainly already know ethereum and bitcoin is one of the icon of cryptocurrency.

I think more options are better for the overall market but usually eth is accepted because project tokens are created on ethereum network using smart contracts and based on erc 20 model, so they accept eth as they automatically send the tokens who send or invest in their ico.

There is always a reason why to choose a specific coin to purchase tokens during ICOs. ICOs where tokens are developped in the top of Ethereum will always choose Ether to set the price however some others can choose btc or any other great token (Litecoin,Dash,...). Additionally to Ether less volatile than btc, buyers can make the purchase by only using one etherum address to send funds and receive token in the same address (this can easly set in the code contract unlike using btc which require more parameter functions). Back to volatility, some ICOs choose receiving funds from Fiat operators that it fixes prices during the ICO and even after.

ETH is always the great option for ICOs that are running in the top of Ethereum but not the only one. ETH is widely known by ICOs use but it can be only for ICOs.

More options of payements can be found in ICOs that are setting their own blockchain that won't need to write a code contract to buy and receive their tokens.

I voted for using more coins for ICOs but it's still far from being fully set as a general rule as we see the majority of ICOs use Ethereum for the developement of their smart-contracts. This set can be changed with new projects that aim to overpass this limitation by developpement of smart-contracts in different ways out of Ethereum Mainnet (see more with EOS)

So if you were to start an ICO, would you prefer to accept as many types of coins as possible?

see current development of ETH more in trust by most ICO than other coin ..
current market conditions are more favorable to have ETH coin than other coins

But would accepting ETH plus other coins an advantage? or would you prefer just ETH, so you could see the smart contracts as well?

The smart contracts of ethereum are it necessary by almost ICO's now.
We know that ethereum is always the great choices for the ICO.

I prefer an ICO which can accept both and I think most are doing it...accepting even other cryptocurrencies so to spread the opportunity to accept as many participants as possible. Having Eth as the mode of payment will not guarantee for anything as far as the project is concerned but can be a big convenience for anyone who got their funds in Eth. Though Eth is capturing the most market in the ICO platform there are now many other good alternatives which should be explored by any team behind any project. We should actually express gratitude for Ethereum in coming up with smart contracts which paved the way for the current ICO marketplace and I even feel that Bitcoin should be having its own smart contracts too.

in my opinion, with a choice between ETH and BTC. more allow other people or investors in follow ICO because both provide convenience in transaction.

I like ETH because most ICO coins are based on the Ethereum platform.

Not every ETH accepting ICOs have smart contract. There are few ICOs that provide a smart contract that mostly in the case of not reaching the softcap, returns the funds to its investors. And some other smart contract controls the withdraw of fund by the project in periodical way. That to say, smart contract do increase the creditability of the project but doesn't insure it.
Multiple coin ICOs are easier for most but is totally depended on the ethics of the team.

most ICO projects are indeed based on the ethereum platform so investors should have crypto ETH currency to buy and use tokens. ETH basically easily generates tokens using smart contracts. although ETH is the most dominant market in the ICO platform, but the selection of coins depends on the project undertaken by ICO. back again, there is always a reason why choosing a particular coin to buy tokens during ICO. because both ETH and BTC have their respective advantages and disadvantages. slim depending on how your policy to decide will choose ETH or BTC.

ETH is not only for icos, you can try to use it to play on the existing dapps platform, remember there are hundreds companies are joining in EEA right now and the latest news about there are some countries will try to build their system through ethereum platform. there is a lot of icos accepted various payment. i think that you need to read more about that. it seems like you are missing a lot of news about that.

I think it is better to use ETH based on ERC20.
The existence of intelligent contract makes the whole process of participation more transparent.

It depends on the user on which coin will he/she uses to invest to. As for me, it is more convenient to use ethereum when I make a purchase in the ico since using ethereum is much more easier thank using bitcoin. And in terms of transaction speed, ethereum is way more faster for the funds to confirm. But there are other instances that you use neo to make a purchase, especially when an ICO only hosted an neo blockchain ico. So you use neo to invest to the ico.

I only have ETH so I do not care what other coins the ICO takes in which I participate. It does not make any sense what coins the project accepts for the subsequent realization of its idea.

Purely from convenience, it is better when you can invest with different coins and even Fiat funds. Just a conversion.

This is the correct opinion. I think Ethereum is the best choice for ICO. And this also makes its value independent of BTC.

In my opinion, it is much more convenient when there are several methods of payment, and not just some ETH.

it has nothing to do with your preference! it is all about the design of the system.

unfortunately because of the false advertisement that Ethereum had in the past years people don't even know what it is!!!
Ethereum is a platform which is designed to be used for smart contracts. one of the usage of smart contracts is in ICOs. this platform has a token called ETH which is used to make these smart contracts/ICOs, if you use another coin instead of that token you are not using that platform properly!

it would be like putting something else in your car instead of gas. it may still run but that would be wrong!

The fact that bitcoin and eth are the two strongest currency so far so if I were the founder of course I'll choose the one that can grow drastically and in return I can have a good profit. Besides I can see more successful ICOs that's based on ethereum platform and can do beyond things.

I can see the benefits of using ETH only but tbh, the more options for people to invest is better. Alot of people hold lesser Altcoins these days and anything that makes investing in an ICO easier will make it easier to reach the hard cap.

At present, many people only use ETH as a speculative tool, then only as the way of ICO.
This is not true, however, because ETH has many USES.

 will why eth always choose in ico it because thier many issue in investing ico uaing bitcoin for some reason low transaction speed. the fund will not immediately arrive and if you use eth thw fund that you invest will immediately arrive on the ico and the ico will easly send you the token because of your last transaction

Platform of choice is the main reason for using ETH to raise funds.

now there are so many use eth for ICO because eth network with smart contact is very convenient,it can set every parameter for ICO,you can refund when ICO reach hardcaps,i think with ETH network it is very great for ICO

If I have to choose, I prefer ICOs that use XLM or waves as smart contracts. Because I see both have tremendous potential if more projects use them. But, because ETH already exists before and already used by many projects so maybe many projects also follow to use ETH.

I would prefer both eth and btc for ico's investment . People are more aware about these coins and also these are stable coins compare to others .

eth is mostly used for ICO that uses eth platform with smart contract. but it is also possible that many ICOs accept investors using bitcoin to support the project. so both eth and btc can be used to invest in any ICO project

 I am trying to aggregate as many coins and tokens that I can only handle, because when the prices will go up I would have the more profit the more coins I hold...

I don't think it would be fair to accept only ethereum for the ico's as it would create artificial demand for eth.Maybe it is good for whales who hold.large amount of eths.

Specifically, most ICOs currently use smart contracts owned by etherum. With its excellent technology then etherum becomes the choice for many developers an ico. That's fair because etherum has many advantages as well as speed. As we know that etherum has a very large marketcap. In conclusion then if it is for an ico project then I would choose etherum as the main coin and etherum is the best after bitcoin to date.

yeah, almost all ICO converting to ETH because ICO uses ETH network but indeed if listing on the market exchange can be converting to another coin as long as their can supporting.

Eth is not only suitable for ico, but also for transfer and preservation. Eth also has high computational support and relatively high cost valuation.

There are new ICO's coming which are doing their sales on NEO, QTUM etc. However, ethereum will always have the first movers advantage and hence I do not think that any other smart contract platform will see the kind of increase in value as much as ethereum. Other coin to keep an eye imo is tezos.

all of the above. Because I am concern about know to make profit, so i am dependent on how real is the project than being concern about the payment system.

Venture out from different kinds of projects and you will see their investment methods, most of the ICO that I've encountered so far have the option to invest via fiat it all matters is the direction to deposit, not just ETH and BTC but some famous coins from the top 10 are accepted that would also depend on the ICO itself but that is not the choice alone.

I believe that this is a marketing move in that they accept all the coins, many investors simply do not keep in bitcoin and not in the etherium and in other top coins and these new projects lure investors that they are taking a good kind!

Depending on the project, it is indicated in which currency they will collect money. As can be seen from most projects, the most demanded is ETH. Projects are created and tokens are released only on the ethereum platform.

I think the ICO puts more pressure on Ethereum, because those without ETH will buy it to participate in the ICO, and when it is time to sell they will trade Token through Ethereum (generally exchanging earn x5 x10 so that, ..)

All I know is that not only is the ETH for ICO and Bitcoin also one of the most accepted currencies in ICO. But it all depends on the projects that do the ICO. Some receive cryptocurrency like waves, ripples, and others. The more common regular ones are Ethereum and bitcoin.

i do not really know what's real purposse from ETH founder when they created ETH but indeed rather than other altcoin probably ETH is good altcoin for ICO purppose and currently plenty of ICO based on ETH technology available and admitted or not ICO projects has been sucessfully to made ETH more popular even some of people more prefer to invest at ETH than bitcoin because they're tempting to get more profit to became an ICO investors

The main goal for ETH was fuel for smartcontracts. That's why it should be fuel. But BTC is currency. By smartcontract on the ETH platform I can see any transactions linked with my Tx. But for BTC it's not the same. My choice is definitive

Actually I like both because ETH and BTC are two tools that I think are so many advantages that ICO accepts both.

I found some ICO has accept EOS, and the second round of China's monthly rankings on the cryptocurrency projects and blockchain projects has been announced. China ranks EOS first. I will be buy more EOS

Most projects regarding ICOs are now based on the ethereum lockchain. The fact that they serve as a platform where other coins are accepted makes it a very great option for ICO projects. It's really a nice idea as a blockchain from Ethereum.

Private blockchain project may accept both bitcoin and ethereum to buy the token sale. If you go with the erc20 tokens means you will be able to make the contribution in the ethereum on with the contract address given there bro.
Please check your preffered payment option and invest on it mate.

ETH for me is not only the source of investing in ICOs but also as investment itself. Ethereum is a great project in the world, so it is a great investment itself!

It is always good to have more options but it is a lot of work for the development team to calculate everything if they are planning to accept more coins, but i think they need to come up with the acceptance of more coins with a good solution, like accepting the coins in terms of dollar evaluation, so that they can distribute the ICO tokens according to that.

I think ETH does not have to be with ICO because there are altcoins and lots of good stuff to join ETH and so I see from some people who say if ICO has accepted  BTC to join and so I am shocked and there will be more altcoin the good one

I definitely agree that the majority of the group, which pleases me and makes me feel that I am not alone and not just ignorant lol. Well I agree that many people should be open to accepting more forms of payment. I mean come on we are speaking about crypto and trying to promote it forward so why not agree upon what you are willing to do with that other party and take different types of crypto's.

personally I think, if seeing from the development of ETH coins is currently more trusted ,
by most ICO than any other coin. current market conditions are more profitable and promising.

I think using ETH is good for ICO, BTC speed is too slow and cost is quite high.
But some other coins should also be used to increase user diversity.
So I voted for the More Coins the better option.

both ETH and BTC both have advantages and disadvantages of both ETH and BTC both have their respective advantages and disadvantages. but BTC remains number 1 in the crypto world and is an icon for the digital currency. but now most ICO projects are based on ETH, so investors should have ETH crypto currency to buy and use respectively. but BTC remains number 1 in the crypto world and is an icon for the digital currency. but now most ICO projects are based on ETH, so investors should have ETH crypto currency to buy and use tokens. in essence all depends on the need and depends on the ICO invested.

I prefer for more coins that would be accepted on conducting ICO's. Why? Because, whatever might the use cases of such alt or btc, it's always good for making payments, the more payment option that a conducting ICO's have, the more the versatility it could get when accepting payments.

I prefer to use Ethereum when I am investing in a project. Basically, all projects accept such coins as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin.

Yes, most of them yes. About ICO investment I'm thinking about investing into Kelvin project https://medium.com/@kelvinchain/the-post-quantum-era-of-blockchain-todays-solutions-for-the-world-of-tomorrow-16bdd970f49a What's your thoughts?

thats why OP is asking for what do we prefer either ethereum or other coins,this is the problem is the poster only posting just to gain post counts,they dont even bother to read the OP instead they were just commenting depend on the title.

I prefer ethereum only as we can easily look at the projects development since they have no other option but this coin.though this is really hard to implement becauseof free will to create projects

Often those ICOs that accept ETH send tokens immediately to the purse from which payment was made and it is quite convenient. But those ICOs that accept many different cryptocurrencies do not send tokens immediately to the wallet after payment, because they create a cabinet on their site, through which the purchase is made, after which the tokens are transferred to your wallet, it is not difficult but less convenient, than in the first variant, but I believe that this option is able to increase the number of investors and the volume of investments.

I am holding little etherium. It will be much valuable in my opinion. Last year we saw what should happen because of this i am holding little bit

Ethernet has many applications. For example, if you play games, you need to use Ethernet to pay for each step. You also need to send your own web address or address to pay for it. Of course, you are most likely to use ico Ethernet.

I believe that using Ethereum is the most convenient and practical way to purchase tokens during the ICO. Now it is not difficult to purchase Ethereum for any cryptocurrency you have, so there is no need to make a large list of coins for which you can purchase tokens during the ICO. Moreover, it is able to maintain a constant demand for ETH and keep its price at a high level.

I think ETH is the most important

Are there any less known coins that should be considered?