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I normally see some crypto projects which promise Investors certain amount of dividend depending on how much coin/token they own.

The word "Investors" is normally used for people who own shares of a particular project/company, but in cryptocurrency this "shares" normally refers to coins/tokens, which makes me wonder if bounty/airdrop hunters are also considered "Investors" since they hold certain quantity of these coins/token

I do not think that the investors or the ico team thinks that way but definitely as they invest their time and work to market the ico we can safely say that they are vital part of a successful project not only that they also become community and keep supporting the project even after ico.

Far from it, on a scale of 1 to 10 as investors, I will give them a two. The Bounty/airdrop hunters make up the group of people who dump their tokens at ridiculous low prices the moment a coin/token hits an exchange. Majority of them, have zero idea of the roadmap of the coin and hardly read the whitepaper.

So are you basically suggesting that investors in the eyes of the ICO team are people that make monetary contributions​?

I agree with you, hunters invest their time, work, knowledge and also money to maintain their computer. but often the admins of the project consider hunters simply a herd and not equal investors.

It is true that I agree, investors are someone who holds the coins they buy for their future investments at prices that are very different from the bounty hunters, they are someone who tries to promote the ICO project to become famous in the future and get paid in his business for free , and they always throw away the coins they have after releasing to the market at a low price, how many people follow the campaign and they sell simultaneously, automatically those who invest are actually hampered by what happened, I don't like ICO because it is a dump, I hope everyone is smarter in utilizing what they get, because if it's good, it will be very profitable in the future.

While it's true that majority of bounty hunters dump their tokens almost instantly, i will love to defend with the following points
1. These bounty hunters served ICO for months without any form of monetary reward, they probably pay for brandwidth and other necessity with their personal money, so they might be broke by the time such ICO coin/token hit exchanges and will want to make "quick money"
2. Some projects lack value/proper planning and bounty hunters don't care. They will rather dump and move on than to hold on to gems which gradually turns to stone ;)

While i reason greatly to your point... I don't really think all ICO are a dump. Although dumping might happen but with proper planning, the project might recover. Moreover i don't know of a better effective way that crypto projects can raise fund other than ICO.

No . often people in their stupidity and greed, on the contrary, kill the price of the coin that they were given as a reward.

Lol! this got me laughing, am guessing that you don't participate in bounties right?

Bounty hunters investing time to promote those projects.But still they can´t be investors,they are supporters at least

It is those that bought the coin or token that are referred to as investors. If you check at the token distribution chart, you will notice that the tokens giving to bounty hunters are part of the marketing. So hunters are not investors although they hold the tokens which is the same as those bought by the investors.

No, these are different things. Bounty hunters are people who earn crypto currency, performing certain tasks, and investors are people who buy crypto currency, investing in it real money

I think i will choose to call them marketers :)


Thanks for the detailed analysis, so bounty Hunters are just marketers :)

Noted! am sure a project can't​ exist without it investors but can it exist without bounty Hunters (marketers) :)

I don't think they are recognized as investors by anyone. But for regulatory purposes they are required to pass KYC sometimes in order to receive the tokens by the ICOs that want to be more strict with the rules.

If we see it from that perspective bounty hunters that keep their coins are in fact investors, which is why in those projects that ask for you to confirm your identity, not only the investors need to go through this process but bounty hunters as well, and it makes sense because they are getting a part of the coin and of the possible dividends, if any, the difference is that investors put money into the project while bounty hunters put their effort and time.

While it's true that some projects requires bounty Hunters to complete kyc, some don't (only investors are allowed). I guess some ICOs don't consider bounty Hunters as "Investors" regardless of the amount of the and effort they invested.

Nice to see someone else that sees it this way...
I just keep wondering how some ICOs will differentiate "Investors" and bounty hunters when it comes to time to issue dividend

I think it's not considered as really investors but you can say they are called partial investors because they spend their time to reaserch gain good knowledge about bounty, hard working team etc.

I agree with this explanation, the bounty hunters can indeed be called investors because of their time and effort in advancing a project that is why bounty hunters can be called investors

Of course yes. In ordinary business, there is also the practice of paying for an advertising campaign with project shares. Blockchain projects in this respect are no different from real business.

Investors put and required money to have the shares.

While bounty hunters, did those tasks to get shares and rewards. I prefer calling bounty hunters to call as share holders / stake holders rather than investors.

in my opinion an "investor" is someone who understands what he is doing. just having shares of something doesn't make someone an "investor" really, maybe you can call them "someone who has a stake in the company/token...". in any case the bounty hunters are mostly newbies with a lot of time to waste and with little understanding of the market otherwise they would have spent their time elsewhere and more constructively and with more profit. and they are all looking for a way to hype then pump the token so that they can dump them as soon as possible.

Do you consider spending your time on something an investment? If so, then bounty hunters are investors. It does not matter how little their contribution to the campaign or project is, it is still time spent.

Of course we invest our time.  As you know, time is the most valuable.  We need to analyze projects and do not waste time on the bad.  Because, some are scammers and investors can suffer from this.

Bounty hunters will be more appropriate if they are referred to as marketing, because if you have to be called an investor I don't think it's appropriate. because we did not invest funds in the project.
we only help spread the news about the plan and purpose of a project, the advantages and benefits that can be obtained by someone if they are willing to become an investor in a project that is marketed

bounty hunter is one of the largest contributions to each ICO's project. Invest our time, work and knowledge that we have.

Bounty hunters can also be investors. Because they get the token they can hold. Their only advantage is they have no money and they work for their investment.

The bounty hunters considered as a supporters to the project and promoting the product not an investors because the bounty hunters capital are time and the effort.

not the investor, the investment in my understanding is that we give up the initial capital and wait for the opportunity to raise prices, so that is investment, and investment is a loss and success. The bounty hunter is not called an investor.

of course, they could be regarded as an investor. yan is different is just the trick only. investors have the capital to support or purchase a product from ICO with money or any coin it. While the bounty hunter and airdrop get this part of the service or work. to the results obtained will be the same with investors but will be returned to the bounty hunter will directly sell coins and become a trader or hold it as an investment.

It depends to the person whose getting the token. We all know that bounty hunters are known to be a dumpers which means that everytime  they received tokens they are selling it under ICO price. Some bounty hunters are also holding their tokens and wait for it to spike before selling it. So basically, for me I can consider bounty hunters as investors for they invest time and effort marketing the campaign.

Bounty hunters invest their time and knowledge in the projects. So in a way, I can say, that bounty hunters are investors.

Bounty hunters will notinvest into ICOs. Especially not today or in near future, when ICOs are not as profitable as before. We need to restart the market. We need to see ICOs as a good investment opportunity for everyone and not only for big investors (because only big investors receive private offers from ICOs).

Actually, we can't just say that's that. Bountyhunters usually sell tokens as soon as they when its get value. But some of us save all bounty coins for investment.

I think most bounty hunters are investors because they don't sell immediately. Unless of course the project is worthy. (I judge by myself)

Wow! Nice to see alot of opinion so far, will take my time to go through them

Investors are the people who invest money with the expectation of financial returns in the future. Owners may not be investors, they can get their assets not through investments, for example through inheritance. Bounty/airdrops hunters are not investors, they get their assets through tasks execution as workers

Some bounty hunters dump their tokens, some not. Some bounty hunters studying the projects, some not.
Some of them also invest into ICO if it is perspective, some others not. Some bounty hunters trading with the
bounty tokens and make huge profit, some not.

Logically, they can be considered as investors because they are recieving tokens for their work on promoting the project itself and the onky difference is that they've invested hardwork and not money or crypto as what investors are doing. And to think of it, bounty hunters are having a bigger role than investors for doing so and as such, they should not be belittle by investors.

You can also be an investor but to the point that you won't put any single money on it that's different.

But if you won't join their bounty, are you still going to join their ICO with the use of your money? I doubt it that you would do.

I don't think so. You deserve to be called investors if you invest your own money into it. Bounty hunters could be called Holder if they're decide to keep their tokens/coins after they get the distribution.

Basically this can be considered as our main work which we exerted a huge effort to support a specific project project ICO. The hardwork and dedication served as an investment of every bounty hunter, that's why they're not considered as nothing but their gratitude always counts.

From my own perspective, it depends on the category in which individual bounty participants places his or her self. If you work in promoting an ICO, in one way or the other you are investing in the project which will attract some rewards at the end of the day. Then when you get the reward you can decide to also hold as investors and atimes hunters might even hold more tokens than the main investor. But most ICO teams don't see bounty hunters as investors.

If they spend the money they have earned for the purchase of cryptocurrencies, yes. I do not have the money to invest but I invest by selling my earned tokens and buying very profitable

At some point they are not since they are not having a part on the token sale if they would only focus on the bounty campaigns (some bounty hunters are also investing to support the project that they are into). There is a minimum cap target during the crowdsale where investors play a huge role to reach it and be considered as a success project.

yes, bounty hunters are not investors, but not all of them are dumpers. there are still many hunters who still have skill and knowledge in crypto, but usually they are not only  hunters but traders or try to be bounty managers to

Exactly what i have done from bounty hunter to investor and now i do trading also to maximize profit ! I can say that this is essential specially if you already get involved with crypto must better to learn deeper about blockchain technology this will enhance your perspectives toward Projects you can easily determine scam from legitimate ico . As of now im investing with Gemstra which i based on their profile backgrounds specially the team ,partnerships advisors , the projects aims to be the future of social selling that provides decent retail marketplace one of them are the Boutique that successfully connects many brands and sellers to participate in their ecosystem on providing the best products they can offer to consumers

It all depends on the angle where you coming from, bounty hunters could be seen as investors simply because they really invested their time and energy. Most at times in crypto investors are those who bought their coin with their own real cash, hunters are not considered since they are giving some of their coin for free.

Well, technically hunters are also an investor in one way or another for they have done their part in making the project a successful one.However,whether an investor or a bounty hunter they are all play an important role to make these cyrpto market a better one

I don't think bounty hunters should be attributed to investors. At least on the part of the project team this is definitely not the case. Bounty hunters did not invest their money in the project and in most cases they do not even know what project they are promoting, because they are involved in hundreds of projects at the same time.

actually you can do both of these action and it depemds on what you really want from the cryprocurrency wolrd

Totally agree with you
and I don't think bounty hunters are investors in any way
most of them are just token collectors

I think yes, because everyone who owns and holds a coin will be called an investor too, because he has an influence on the coin.

Yes, of course, they are also investors because as you said they hold part of the token even if they do not use funds to acquire these coins, or even if it is a gift as long as you have these coins you are an investors and you have the right to sell or hold it as long as you like.

Most people who participate in bounties want only quick and short-term profits and can not be seen as investors, but there are exceptions to this situation

While it is true that bounty hunters are not investors, if the definition of "investors" is the ones who hold a shares for investing their money in one project, I agree with that.  I just want to emphasized here that bounty hunters are prospective investors eventually because some may dump their coins immediatelly but their are some who will invest in a long term too, and so they become "investors".

I think bounty hunters may somehow be called as investors because we had invested our efforts in it by making quality posts to promote the project but when it comes to share holders through tokens,we are not the usual investors who definitely bought for it and invest some money.In the end,we acquire tokens as a reward from our efforts made in bounty campaigns.

the bounty hunter is also an investor. This is, however, the investors without capital. in that sense is the bounty hunter invest from their results work on the bounty or by working to take the time and effort. the results they get from the bounty will be used for the same investment as investors begin to have capital.

This is not exactly correct... Bounty hunters are investors too because they have put in their time and work to help put the project, so they are rewarded for this..

On your second point, bounty hunters are not the only ones who dump their tokens at ridiculous prices. Recently, a lot of project lock the reward for bounty hunters, while the private sales and regular ico investors gets their tokens, even at that, the prices still dumps..

Every individual who holds a number of coins can be called an investor. and some prize hunters save campaign prize coins as their future investment. That is why in projects that ask you to confirm your identity, not only do investors need to go through this process but prize hunters too, and that makes sense because they get a share of coins and dividends that might, if any, the difference is that investors enter money into the project while the prize hunter puts their effort and time.

This can go in a lot of ways... They may not be outrightly investors because they didn't buy the tokens, but they are still investors because they worked for the project. Just like the team and the devs, they all still did invest and hence can be investors..

Talking about the shares, it depends on how the projects wants to the share, there are some projects who pay some dividends for all holders of the tokens, this way, every holder get the share, doesn't matter how they got the token..

So, technically, bounty hunters are also investors.

Bounty hunters are not investors, they are a promoter. They promote the ICO project to make it successful, they work to reach good words to the investors. So, here is different. Though many bounty hunters invest in ICO project nowadays and this number is increasing. Such a good sign it is. And I think a true and legit bounty hunter knows very well about which ICO will be a success or not!

Yes i agree on that, i believe that bounty hunters is also a investors because they are also a coin holders. Maybe they also used eth and bitcoin for purchasing coin. I believe that some hunters on different bounty can also join ico or maybe buying and holding coins. Because there is no restriction on it.

yes, bounty hunters are indeed investors in projects they are in. they invest lots of time and effort and they also have the highest possibility to invest in a project since they begin to research their respective bounties.

I think there is no distinction between the investors who invested money to buy the tokens/coins and the bounty hunters who got the same tokens/coins when they invested their time and resources to help promote the said project. And since we understand that time can be equal to money so they are the same thing I guess. The big difference is that many bounty hunters has the higher tendency to let go of the tokens they are holding once they are already available in the exchanges and which is just find because the allotted percentage of the whole token supply to bounty hunting or promotion is actually just very minimal.

I think bounty hunters are also considered as investors for they also invest their time promoting the ico and campaign. Although in a different way, bounty hunters and investors have the same goal and that is to make the ico a success. Yes bounty hunters did not spend their money on the ico like the investors but they are also helping and without them the will not be successful.

Of course not, bounty hunters are just part of the ICO success just because they are participating on the marketing campaign, nothing more than that. But investors? Of course not, they are not investing their money, only their time. There is a big difference

 This is a good question.  I think for me the answer would be yes.  Anyone that owns the coins would be considered an investor regardless of how they acquired the coins.  Unless you inherit the coins you are spending something to get them, in this case time.

For a start, bounty hunters are people who perform specific tasks, such as writing an article, in order to earn tokens. These tokens do not give dividends, unless it is a security token.

Back to the question, I wouldn't consider them investors, since:

1) They got their token for free.
2) The amount of tokens they have is usually immaterial.

Hunters are considered an investors if they will hold and will not dump their earned tokens. Bounties were get paid because of their hardwork as hardwork is not free so by earning the tokens they should also consider holding the tokens to be good as investors too.

I think it will be different even though the bounty hunters are both holding their assets. investors give their money to buy the desired assets. But Bounty Hunter promotes tokens to be bought by investors. actually Bounty Hunter is part of the team that participated in the success of the project. cannot be considered as an investor.

I thought the people buying during pre-sell in ICO are investor since  they are using their money for investment of that particular project , while bounties are just holding the reward tokens ,not unless they were buying also during ICO , although bounties are exerting time and effort .

Strictly speaking, bounty hunters are not investors. In terms of ICO projects in the world of cryptocurrency, bounty hunters are like freelancers doing job for the projects. And as such, they do not normally receive dividends and similar perks even if they are holding a certain amount of tokens in their wallets. However, there are also projects that give equal privilege or benefits to all token or coin owners. That includes the bounty hunters of course. However, in a different sense, bounty hunters are investing time, effort, and skills to help a project gain success.

no, bounty hunter is only helping an ico promotion to attract investors. bounty hunter does not enter money into the sale of the ico token. instead they get toke at the end of ico. between investors and bounty hunters is an important element in the continuity of ico, but more importantly investors.

I think investors are far different from bounty hunters, however bounty hunters can be told as investors if they have with them their reward coins and tokens, simply they also managr to hold and sell their coins and tokens in a profittable way.

I would not say that they are investors. this is most likely to be called employees of the crypto industry but not by investors

of course it's different, you should know because it's simple. investor is a person who invests his money for what he invests with the aim of making a profit in the future. Bounty hunters are people who follow the campaign with the payment of tokens from ico. this is a simple difference.

I think who called investors are people who spent money buy coins / tokens during ico or on the market (after ico). And for bounty hunter/airdrop participants who have coin/token is token/coin holder not investor. This just my opinion.

In my opinion bounty hunters are different from investors they are providing their skills and services in exchange for tokens and later exchange into bitcoin then fiat this is how hunters are but investors put their hard earned money into ico projects thats why I cant consider hunters as investors its was like in a company were hunters are the workers and investors are the shareholders.

It depends on how successful is being a bounty hunters, i am a bounty hunters also but i can invest also on cryptos so i am also an investors, but some bounty hunters remains as a bounty hunters and not an investors.

It can be said like that, bounty hunter will be paid using the coins, owning the coin means they are investor but unfortunately most of the bounty hunters will sell the coin after they saw the coin listed in exchanges, so some consider bounty hunters as investor some consider them as the workers that accept salary

I think that the bounty hunter is not an investor in the strict sense. Because they don't spend money on tokens.
But on the other hand, they spend time on it. Their work is more like a practitioner than an investor.

From a technical aspect probably, as they are the owners of a certain amount of currency. But not from the aspect of loyalty or longevity as most of them are in it just for the short term and not for the "right" reasons aka actually believing in the project.

I think that if bounty hunters have received their free tokens for participating in the promotion of a particular ICO project, they can not be considered an investor in this project, since they did not invest their funds in it. In my notion of investing, it means investing in a project, not just being a holder of shares or a crypto currency. Although bounty hunters may be investors at the same time, if they also buy tokens of this ICO project.

Probably not. Bounty hunter are people that administer their expertise in exchange for tokens, later on exchange into cryptocurrency then fiat. While investors put their hard earned money into ico projects. These two are so much different from each other.

The bounty hunters have invested their knowledge, time and effort in participating in reward campaigns. Sometimes, they may also be at risk. Therefore, bounty hunters are also considered investors.

I do not see bounty hunter as investors. Hunters with the wild face and mind looking for correct bounties will never invest into any ico but will help to publicize so that they get some tokens they are due to.

I am a bounty hunter  and I think that I'm an investor. Why? I work for bounty campaigns to get the payment or rewards on tokens or coins. I spend my time to complete my job. But, the important thing is that I will invest my coin reward from bounty as trading or investment. So, I think that I can be also as an investor.

For me YES! Even bounty hunters don't spend money on a project, they are still spending their time and effort for the welfare of the project. It is like your doing a job but the difference is you won't get paid via fiat, instead you will receive tokens. The sad part is, bounty hunters are taken for granted by these investors. We're not doing this for free. We are working hard to receive these tokens.

no not at all. bounty hunters are supporting the projects by advertising. however they dont spend any money for the project, they dont invest money for the project. but they spend their time so they get reward as tokens.

 Bounty hunters can recognize good projects with bigger accuracy, but I do not think that they will often melt investors. Why to them to invest if they receive tokens as payment for the work.

I am thinking the same because bounty hunters can become investors if they pay money to try to receive coins.

Investor means they invest their money to one project that is the meaning for me. Maybe they invest their time and their work to bounty and airdrop to convince the investors to invest to one project. But they some biunty hunter who also a really investors and spend their money to buy tokens.

Of course, any holder of tokens or coins can participate in the dividends of the company. Sometimes it is unhelpful to keep coins to the end, as usually the price falls by the time more than the dividend itself. It is better to deal with trading thereby increasing your capital and there already how lucky it will be given or not. The flow of coins is what the gold mountains promise, but they themselves do not represent themselves as nitches.

Bounty hunters can not be considered investors because they only engage in bounty hunting and seek profits for themselves. And they are willing to dumping it all when it's listed at the exchange, I find them more like saboteurs than investors.

Of course, bounty hunter are investors. Only instead of money they invest their time and effort. Also many of bounty hunters not only participate in bounty but also invest money in icos.

Bounty hunter = Investor

No way. Bountry hunter are just some poor children trying to earn some bucks online sitting on a cybercafé with the whole family.
They're welcomed and not really the audience projects want

Hi there,

Bounty hunting is not different than investing. You are investing your time, which is the most valuable asset of anyone exist. I participate in bounties so I am an investor of my time, therefore, I invest in bounties whom I think would have a successful future and the team is capable to deliver their promises. Bounty hunters shall perform due diligence before investing.

Kind regards,

I think that it is not the best option to choose if you have a family and need to support it. better have the job you can rely on and trade as the additional source of income which you will have to be on the safe side

Yes they are, if you are holding any of the coins of a project that makes you an investor in it. You do not have to put in money into a project for you to be considered an investor. You just have to put in your time and effort when it comes to bounty and that is a good an investment as putting money into it, so year bounty hunters are investors too.

Investors want for the project to succeed. They even can wait for several year of development and to keep tokens from selling, if it is needed. Bounty campaign participants just sell every single token, which damages the speed of toker rate growth.

I think that both investors and bounty campaigh participants are completely equal. Investors spend time to make money and invest them into certain ICO, while bounty hunters invest time itself. However, investors seem to be a little more motivated to me.

It's not a question even. Bounty hunters are not investors. They are indeed kind of employees who are hired for promoting the project. Without bounty hunters, ICOs will not be able to reach potential custormers.

Exactly what I have wanted to posit, investment is in diverse forms, should not necessarily have to be with fund. But a Bountyhunter can decide to buy more of a token he believes in during ICO, but I think this would be more after launch

I think bounty hunters can be considered as investors because if not money they are investing their time to promote the project and this requires time and effort. It's difficult to actually find a good project to promote because many a time it turns out to be a scam especially ICO's and ERC20 tokens.

Now once the tokens or coins are received by the bounty hunter, he can decide what needs to be done with those. Either to sell or hold.

Nevertheless, bounties are a good source of income for many.

Bounty hunters are promoters of a project that maybe an investor as well if they see to it that the project is good in track and when they see the future of the project they endorsing.

I would not consider participants of Bounty investors. They are assistants rather on development of the project as are engaged in advertizing and receive for it payment in tokens.

Basically, investors are people who buy tokens on the ICO, bounty players in my opinion investors can not be considered, since they do not invest their personal funds, and spend only their time and usually sell their tokens as soon as they go to the stock exchange. Investors are more serious about the sale of coins, they need a profit from the invested funds.

strange question. I think that if you have coins or tokens that you simply, the owner of the coins or tokens and have nothing to do with investing. If you invest money in projects and invest your coins then you can call yourself an investor

Bounty hunters who are paid with ICO tokens are not investors. Because the tokens that they received are rewards from doing tasks to promote the ICO. Investors are the ones who buy tokens to support the project. While bounty hunters after receiving the rewards usually dump their rewards.

Technically, yes. But i would say, it depends.

If the bounty hunter holds the rewarded coins then i would say yes. He invested his resources (albeit, time) into the project and will get a reward for it. But then again, it depends on the bounty. Does the bounty pain in tokens or in some other fungible reward? What the reward is and what happens to it would give you a better idea.

Yes of course as we invested our time and effort to gain coins/tokens from an ICO or bounty program. We also own shares by participating the bounty program so the only difference is that some uses other crypto as capital or fiat to invest while bounty hunters invest their time and effort. Both can be a scam victims so nothing can be that far from each other when in terms of risks but with bounty hunters risks are pretty low as we can afford to lose our time and effort if something goes wrong with the project we are in.

From behavior, altitude of investors towards bounty hunters they are not considered as investors, i think they should be considered as investors.

I think yes, because some projects are very promising, and there is the reason to hold bounty tokens after crowdsale, because they can make 10x in a few month and it will be great

Bountyhunter is more of an assistant in the promotion of the project.  I think he is not an investor.  But at the same time, nothing prevents him from investing in this project either.  So here is the question with two answers.

Well, i do get your point just that your assertion is a bit skeptical. Ideally, projects do specify when they're talking about those who'll receive the dividends (whether investors or non investors). Anyways at most times it's referring to any token holder. If they don't do that their tonens won't have any value and they wouldn't be able to get any competitive volume and prices at various exchanges. And pertaining to that, whether you're an aidropee, bounty hunter, investor or purchased at an exchange, you'll be good to go.

whether with manahan assets from reward bounty is said to be as an investor? I think these two things is something very different. similarities in holding assets can not be said if the bounty hunter is the investor. the bounty is working on the team, but investors finance the work of the team and the bounty. should this kind of concept could we know there are three equations of the two.

Personally I being a participant of Bounty of the companies practically did not invest in those projects in which I participated. I am a holder of tokens, but I do not consider myself the investor. I invested the time, but not money.

Yes of course bounty hunters are considered investors because many of them keep coins for a long time in their wallet and do not sell them.

Yes, because they invest their time to the project was known and untwisted as much as possible, as most of the bountists themselves still invest money and buy and sell cryptocurrencies, and recommend others, so Yes-this is a very large asset of the cryptocurrency market, as I know people who can invest and sell 10 thousand dollars,and all this with