Is ICO regulation good or bad?

[EvgenOrel]

Personally, I am convinced that now the correct regulation of the ICO market is becoming a really very useful and important initiative for the market. Thanks to such changes, it will be possible to restore confidence among investors, increasing the total number of investments. But for this result, you need to wait at least several years.

[dataispower]

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 it is more necessary to have an advisory board to review ICOs, there must be laws for ICO to reduce fraud. And there is a good board for ICO projects but they lack resources.

[magicrypto]

For one type of people its good, for another - not so much. For professional/institutional/accredited investors regulations is good because it makes their investments more safer and transparent, but for small investors there are a lot of papers and permissions need to do etc.

[SinLinJim]

For one type of people its good, for another - not so much. For professional/institutional/accredited investors regulations is good because it makes their investments more safer and transparent, but for small investors there are a lot of papers and permissions need to do etc.

The current position of the ICO forces investors to look for other methods of investing in new projects, it is impossible to leave without regulation, otherwise the ICO will simply cease to attract funds in a couple of years

[Godday]

If Crypto is regulated by the government, of course, there will be good and bad effects. I think the government's entry into Crypto will make ICO opportunities grow. And trust for investors will also grow. In addition, security will be very guarded and fraudsters will be punished.

I think that the entry of the government in the crypto world does not necessarily make ICO grow. because of the growth of ICO we can't know it. but if it is for approval in the crypto world, of course there will be, if the government has plunged and it is possible that the market will be fine, and its security will be maintained.

[maculeth]

positive, ico will have a legal basis and will be protected by the state as a legal asset, with that the scammers will not dare to do further to cheat.

negative, it might be a tax problem, and sometimes it is considered inappropriate by some participants.

[fortunecrypto]

Honestly, it is a necessary evil, people cannot go on like this investing in something that has no guaranty of returns, Cryptocurrency investment should not fall into an HYIP type of investment where investors will take the risk of hit or miss.

If there is a regulation let's see how it is going to be implemented and how they are going to remain decentralized.

[emmybd]

I believe if ICOs are strictly regulated then it would be good for both investors and bounty hunters, as it would keep scammers away and there wouldn't be any scam ICOs.

[NightMar_1St]

baned ico is bad
but if ico regulation  is good because can reduce scamer, only collect money and then run

I agree with you. Many ico received the money, they will flee. banning ico in many countries is not good.

[NightMar_1St]

Honestly, it is a necessary evil, people cannot go on like this investing in something that has no guaranty of returns, Cryptocurrency investment should not fall into an HYIP type of investment where investors will take the risk of hit or miss.

If there is a regulation let's see how it is going to be implemented and how they are going to remain decentralized.

If there is a legal system for ico, it is necessary to reduce island projects, making investors more secure.

[kiemnhieutien]

It's absolutely good. All things need to be put in regulation. You know, without regulation, people will live like animals.
ICO regulation will help us to avoid scam projects. ICOs must have more responsibility for their investors.

[reality18]

Due to the reported issues on scam ICOs, ICOs in general has lost the trust of most investors. This has made several projects switch to STOs and IEOs. Regulating ICOs will help in checking and eliminating all the scam ICOs because regulation will require true identity of the team behind a project with frequent follow-ups. This will restore the trust back to investors.

[Jose Mourinho]

I believe if ICOs are strictly regulated then it would be good for both investors and bounty hunters, as it would keep scammers away and there wouldn't be any scam ICOs.

Yes right, with strict regulation, investors do not doubt to place their money, ICO that is too free is used by many people to make scam projects so investors don't want to put money in crypto.

[plr]

I think regulation is the one thing that can save ICO, I mean if they are honest and are transparent and if they have the expertise, I think getting a compliant and trust seal will not be hard for them to accept and can get them, investors, to trust their ICO, if this continues this year could be the one of ICO.

[Mianae]

Ico regayion is to the interest of investors to help curb the rate of scam and irre2prohects that's popping up every day. If ICOs are regulated scam will reduce investors will be more safe.

[jcarlo]

I think regulation is the one thing that can save ICO, I mean if they are honest and are transparent and if they have the expertise, I think getting a compliant and trust seal will not be hard for them to accept and can get them, investors, to trust their ICO, if this continues this year could be the one of ICO.

Agree, ICO regulation is good for investment climate. Its give more confident for investor after too many scam ICOs in 2018. If government regulating ICOs, i am believe many new investor will investing their money and market will more attractive

[khiholangkang]

Scam ICOs must be think twice to scam people anymore if government regulating ICOs. With regulation, law applied in this industry and i think its give market more confident and became new trusted investment

only a few ICOs are regulated, but out there are far more projects that are not regulated, so scammers will stay there whenever they are, they will never think twice

[Cat Coin]

Attempts to regulate are already taking place in some countries. But it is very difficult. After all, to abandon the total control of a group of people can not. So now there is resistance everywhere. New not stop, will come up with a new framework. Let's see.

[campusnet]

only a few ICOs are regulated, but out there are far more projects that are not regulated, so scammers will stay there whenever they are, they will never think twice

indeed all countries must implement regulations for every company that conducts ICO in their country. it will be one of the ICO projects that we can consider. if I see Korea I think some countries must follow it.

[SundayLottery]

I think any government regulations are not good.

(it is good only in the means of legal converting of cryptocurrencies to fiat when needed)

Community regulations / self-regulations by blockchain community are much better.

Again, it is difficult to create a perfect system somewhere where human factor is involved... any regulations will most probably come to over-regulating or prohibitive levels...