I know this thread is old but the same rules hold true now. Don't invest more than you can afford to lose, DYOR and only invest in ICOs with an experienced and solid team behind them, quality ICO advisors (e.g. Don Chang who is currently an advisor for both the EdenChain and LINKCHAIN ICOs),and make sure that the ICO is actually solving a real problem for which blockchain will actually really help.

Does this include those still in ICO? LINKCHAINX is to me the most innovative new project of the moment. We all know that most ICOs now do nothing different and mainly follow the heard of tried and tested projects - i mean how many of those marketing and influencer marketing ICOs came out this year? Can't even count on my fingers.

LINKCHAIN is taking a very real problem that tons of freelancer workers face and solving it through blockchain tech. Isn't this what all blockchain projects should be doing? Solving real problems? That's why I like Linkchain.

Quick overview: The problem they are solving is the way that freelancers do business with people/businesses wanting to contract their work (e.g. graphic designer). If you freelance you would know the problems: If you use the big platforms like Upwork, Fiverr and Freelancer, you are charged 20% of total cost. That's a lot, and really eats into profits big time. The other big problem is the way that these platforms limit communication between seller and buyer in fear that you will take the business off the site.

What's the alternative? You can try LinkedIn right to avoid the huge fees? Millions of active professional people - both workers/freelancers and businesses looking for someone to higher. THE PROBLEM IS THIS: There is no effective way at present to efficiently connect person A (let's say the freelance graphic designer) with person B (let's say the business owner in Houston wanting to make flyers). They can both search by "graphic designer" or "graphic design job", but they will be limited to 1st and 2nd connections and also potentially be faced with thousands if not millions of results, most of which will not be suitable.

The other BIG problem with using LinkedIn is a lack of safety and security; it forces both parties to trust the other entirely. The result is often non-payment, non-delivery of promised work, leading to a waste of both time and money.

LINKCHAIN will step in here to fill this gap (a multi-billion dollar gap in the market). Users (both buyers and sellers) will log into the LINKCHAIN app using their LinkedIn sign-in details and then be auto-matched with suitable people saving potentially hours of time. And because it's runs on the blockchain, smart contracts will ensure that payments are not released until certain conditions are met/ or until work is delivered. Importantly, all users will also be vetted and assigned a rating that other members will be able to see and judge whether they want to do business. The icing on the cake here is the 5% MAX fees that users will face.

Taking all of the above into account, I can't really see how LINKCHAIN will not take a large market share from it's competitors - Fiverr, Upwork and Freelancer.

LINKCHAIN's Pre-sale starts on October 11th, and their Main-sale ICO begins on 11th November.

One last thing: they are also holding a competition this week giving away 2 ETH. I'm not sure about the details yet, but keep an eye on their Telegram: https://t.me/linkchain

Over and out!

Alibaba offers something similar from my own point of view, or is there something I'm not understanding?