Coin: LareCoin
Website: https://www.larecoin.co/
Token Sale: Feb 2, 2018
Market: Education & Childcare
Whitepaper: https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/8001fe_b2c4c8f10fa64f9f8398d3cb96a198f3.pdf

I strongly recommend checking into LareCoin.  They're a project aimed at fostering Education and helping to bring the future of scholarships to the world of blockchain.
They have also sold more than $150k USD in the past 48 hours.

The team consists of 1 founder, 4 advisors, and 29 blockchain developers and was recently featured in Business Digit:
https://businessdigit.com/next-generation-blockchain-technology-processing-scholarships-student-allowances/

Meet LareCoin
LareCoin connects education programs via LareNet to provide one frictionless experience to issue financial aid, scholarships and student allowances globally via SAC's. LareNet is also a platform used by Merchants to accept student payments, Employers to provide benefits to student employees and for students to process their SAC benefits as digital currency.

Today’s Financial Aid, Student Loan Debts and Scholarship Systems Don't Cut It
In a world where three billion people are connected online, cars drive themselves and appliances can communicate, the education systems for scholarships and student allowances are still stuck in the disco era. "The Ripple for Education" Why? The scholarship program and student allowance infrastructure was designed before the Internet era with few updates.

Better Than Any Blockchain
Built on the most advanced blockchain technology that is scalable, secure and interoperates different networks. Provides optional access to the world’s fastest and most scalable digital asset for scholarships and student allowances, LARE.

Investing in the Future of Education
It's every families dream to ensure their families have the financial resources to carve their own path to an education.

Check out theforgenetwork.com

Bitcoins name will keep it on on the throne but I encourage you to begin researching altcoins.  There is some incredible technology starting to popup!

First ICO investment!  Super excited about the smart home voice assistant stuff you guys were talking about in your room and I love that you are actually engaged with and making changes based on your community and investors.  Goodluck!

For ICOs look into ForgeNet (shop.theforgenetwork.com), a community driven coin driving into the smart home and voice assistant market or Ascereum (ascereum.com) who is looking to localize currency for the people.

So its more like a streamlined celebrity rare card collection game?

Which staking version is this project based on?

I just got into my first ICO too!  Its called ForgeNet and they're a super community focused (the devs hang out in the chats often) and going after smart home and gaming while building an entire eco system platform.   Check them out the presale is live and the discount is still on.  shop.theforgenetwork.com