That’s why I love this forum. Everyone is so helpful...and forgiving of “newbies”...even when that newbie questions their existence! 

I love this forum. Thanks for setting the record straight, JP! I’m sorry for doubting your existence, but it was definitely a compliment. 15 articles a day is crazy!

Also- sorry, my original post was not very detailed...for some reason I thought everyone would know who I was talking about...and I meant to post this under the “media” or “press” subsection.  Anyway, JP Buntnix is a journalist. He posts about 8 articles a day on the Merkle...which is a source I know nothing about, if anyone cares to fill me in.

I don’t have anything against JP Buntix! I was just curious, because he is very prolific for a human. I wondered if anyone had doubts about the integrity of his journalism for that reason. Anyway, thank you so much for replying!

Am I the only person that thinks JP Buntinx is bot and not a real person? I searched and didn’t see any commentary on this forum. I’m pretty sure JP Buntinx is not a real  journalist. Thoughts?

So it seems that ICO's are controversial and will inevitably be scrutinized by governments and the media. Does anyone have thoughts on how this will impact crypocurrency in general? It seems to me that the ultimate goal for cyrpocurrency is to get more mainstream, and more accessible- which was happening until the news out of China. If the international conversation turns to ICOs and regulations, do you think this will stall progress overall?

Thank you all! This is great insight. Much better than the info I get from the news.

Thanks for the reply! Your explanation makes more sense than the articles I read on the subject.

I have not posted here before, so maybe no one will reply, but I'm still trying to wrap my mind around why China's decision to ban ICO's had such a huge impact on the value of cryptocurrency in general. Seems unrelated in a sense...I am a huge believer in what bitcoin can offer...are ICO's undermining that effort?

Could someone explain to me how ICO's are different from crowdfunding? Why would it be regulated differently?