Is ICO regulation good or bad?

[marks1976]

Regulation is okay to protect investors.

As long as the government will not try to make intervention on there just like what already did by china with the exchange site and investors. It will be good to see the ico must try to register its project in there,

[gilangIDR]

Some time ago the decision about ICO indeed could affect the market confidence in digital currency, especially a very rampant project. But now the market is back to normal, I think there is no significant impact on the ICO. Currently ICO is developing well, many projects are growing and also some investment shows a very outstanding graphics.

[kutongcoin]

I believe it's a good thing and a necessary chapter in the development of the crypto market as a whole.Everyone knows for the crypto market are only a matter of time.

[ArdiPrabowo]

More and more countries are planning to regulate ICOs. China, Canada, Russia,... I think this in an development nobody can stop. Do you think it is good or bad that ICOs will be more regulated in the near future? What positive and negative influences will it probably have?

I think there will be more investors like professional managed funds or even retirement funds which will invest into ICOs. The prices for ICOs will then become even more expensive and make it more difficult to make profits for small investors.

i think before say about ico regulate
is good much country regulated bitcoin, china and canada is not yet reagulate bitcoin, so before ico regulate, the first must bitcoin regulate

i think is very good if ico regulate, because investor can guaranted project not scam

[nazzzzz]

We all feel that the word Regulation is strange and incompatible when it comes to crypto activities simply because it's against the liberty and decentralization of power we fight for.

But lets get real, the decentralized nature of an ICO doesn't mean all of a sudden we are anarchists and when million and millions of dollars are transfered from investors to "teams" promising this and that we gota have some degree of regulation to protect investors from fraud. I'm ok with this kinda of regulation to protect people  but if the regulation means the government will start to control and tax crypto and every ICO around I'm against it.

[QlooQl]

Without a doubt ICO regulation is good. Why it isn't already under the same restrictions as any company is why it is being banned in so many countries. In order to raise funds, especially millions of dollars, you should have to register as a company and go through the formal process of soliciting investors. There is a reason why companies cant just put up a sign on the internet asking for money in return for "tokens" -physical or cyrpto.

[Crypto Tanya]

Did any of the ICO owners, teams thought about self-regulating? I know it sounds funny, but it makes a lot of sense.

[aanbudi]

Whether or not ICO depends on the work of the team and the products they make. And for regulation, this is very good in my opinion. In order for each country to filter out ICO Projects that are less considered less attractive and can be detrimental to investors.

[leea-1334]

I think even though the majority of us think of complete decentralization as a dream come true, 99% of us are not prepared for it, what more to say of the 99% of those who do not know about cryptocurrencies? Until we can equip everyone with the same awareness and basic knowledge, that is, education, we will see a lot of people exploit the majority with scams and deceit.

So for this protection, I believe regulation is good. But eventually, it must become democratic.

[DanWalker]

Now I suppose that regulation is only way for spreading crypto around the world. Really big money will come to this market only when it's safe enough for big investors.

[valisa]

regulation of ico I think is good because it can increase trust investors because many ICO that contains fraud and my friend also been deceived, with the regulation may be ico will more and more demand.

[Golegard]

More and more countries are planning to regulate ICOs. China, Canada, Russia,... I think this in an development nobody can stop. Do you think it is good or bad that ICOs will be more regulated in the near future? What positive and negative influences will it probably have?

I think there will be more investors like professional managed funds or even retirement funds which will invest into ICOs. The prices for ICOs will then become even more expensive and make it more difficult to make profits for small investors.

I always look for the negative side of regulating the ICO and other crypto. The funds and crypto will control and no one can avail the coins, tokens, altcoins and bitcoins. It is not a good side for me, they won't let us to earn money without a commission or paying for them. There's no positive side on regulating our boards.

[jyotianand01]

In my opinion, it is good for ICO market as bad elements automatically removed after regulated market. Some ICOs collect money and run away without delivering their promises and regulations bound them to follow the guidelines otherwise they cannot enter the market.

[zerocoolman]

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[SupremeGoose]

It's good. Way too much scam in this industry at the moment.

[NoiseBoy]

In my fantasy land, ICO regulation would be an optional-but-generally-good choice. So if I want to run an unregulated ICO for reasons of political idealism, I should be free to do that; however, if you don't want to invest in any ICO that hasn't been signed off on by a major regulatory agency, that's just being smart with your money.

In other words, given the decentralized, international nature of public blockchains, trying to pigeonhole an ICO into any one jurisdiction or regulatory framework is illogical. At the same time, by voluntarily complying with regulations and getting officialdom's stamp of approval constitutes a valuable endorsement that most ICOs (and most investors) should want to seek.

[Abarov]

Many people - many opinions. I personally am against regulation. Time of the coin exit after ICO, you can safely delay for 3 - 12 months. This is bad in our time.

[jonruhoax]

More and more countries are planning to regulate ICOs. China, Canada, Russia,... I think this in an development nobody can stop. Do you think it is good or bad that ICOs will be more regulated in the near future? What positive and negative influences will it probably have?

I think there will be more investors like professional managed funds or even retirement funds which will invest into ICOs. The prices for ICOs will then become even more expensive and make it more difficult to make profits for small investors.

maybe if the country set ico it is a good thing. avoiding the scam that developers do. especially if in all countries legalize bitcoin. I guess bitcoin will rise 100%

[rfeiner]

It's good. Way too much scam in this industry at the moment.

I agree. Clear and simple regulation would cut down on the number of people who are just chasing money and have no real project. It would also help reduce the amount of overt scamming. This would let the real projects shine through, which is important component of making sure crypto/blockchain tech makes an impact in the world.

[stackholio]

I would love to see a global/industry standard/framework for ICO regulation. A simple guideline for participants to safely and legally contribute to an ICO is definitely needed. Bancor seems to be on the right path in regards to this. The reality of the matter is that companies need to conform to the legal rules set in place by the country of residence if they wish to succeed. Perhaps a foundation would be the best way forward as they would have the capacity to lobby on the industry's behalf in countries that ban or severely regulate ICOs.