Is ICO regulation good or bad?

[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...

[asriloni]

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

The regulation depends on the country, when that ico placed on the country which already released regulation to that ico and that will be regulated automatically but there was a lot of unregulated countries for icos. Regulation is good as long as it's not disrupt the crypto ecosystem.

[AwoCorporation]

The regulation depends on the country, when that ico placed on the country which already released regulation to that ico and that will be regulated automatically but there was a lot of unregulated countries for icos. Regulation is good as long as it's not disrupt the crypto ecosystem.

projects that have passed regulations made by their government are arguably good projects, not necessarily followed, but at least feasible to see their development. if it is suitable, we can join the project, but there is added value from the project that passed the regulation from the country.

[Quintrix]

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.

We should try regulating ICO because it's dying, we need something that could save it, and regulation is the nearest possible thing that can do that, people do not want regulation in ICO but until now, there is no fix on how can we overcome failures from getting scammed and failing to reach softcap

[shoreno]

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We should try regulating ICO because it's dying, we need something that could save it, and regulation is the nearest possible thing that can do that, people do not want regulation in ICO but until now, there is no fix on how can we overcome failures from getting scammed and failing to reach softcap

ico is not dying because if it is then why do i still see alot of ico's scattering around this forum and also on other websites on the web  ? ico's most of them are now also regulated because they are now implementing a kyc but some says that kyc is risky because scammers are still there lurking around  . however kyc is beneficial to the project because kyc helps prevent abusers whether its from an airdrop/bounty or for the investors of an ico .

[adterna]

Of course, the regulation in cryptocurrency is very good for improving the quality of the crypto market, but always there are negative impacts that will be faced, all of which is the process in a system, there will be good and bad,

[Coin-Desk]

I would say that ICO regulation is very good. Because most of the ICOs are not in control now. Because of which ICO is cheating This resulted in investors being hit. Investors are encouraged to invest in ICO. So I think all ICOs should be brought under control. Because ICOs will not be able to scam if they are under control. This will protect the quality of ICOs. Now nobody wants to invest in ICO due to scam. So ICO must be very good at controlling.

Thank you

[No One]

Regulations are always good in cryptocurrency. Regulations do not mean that they will kill cryptocurrency. Rather they will make crypto market more stable and even stronger. Now many people are afraid of losing their investment due to volatility of crypto market. They are hesitant to invest even after knowing that cryptocurrency is a good investment platform like stock market. So to dispel their hesitation and create the market where institutional investment will pour in, regulations should be in place. 

[Ailmand]

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.

If it isnregulated it won't be decentralized anymore. What we must do as an investor is to be responsible and review an ICO and it's legitimacy for us to avoid getting scammed and supporting scam projects.

Imagine, even a scam ICO takes their time and effort to conduct an ICO, web-design, fake white-paper, advertisement, bounty, announcements and etc. If no people are doing what they must, this scam developers will not even get a penny and would've wasted their time and effort. The possibility of them making another scam ICO with different names and scheme would be less likely to occur if they get no support from lazy investors.

[Rimueng tuha]

Seeing the many phenomena of ICO fraud that continue to flourish in the market, I prefer the ICO to be regulated only by the official. But I expect this arrangement internationally. Settings not only by certain countries. I hope that there is one special agency that handles ICO including giving permission and giving status whether trusted or not. With those who regulate this, I am sure there will be no more ICO fraud. All ICOs will be trusted and be more responsible in carrying out their projects.

[ATSgrowth]

My question is if IEOs are more regulated than classic ICOs? I think that yes because crypto exchanges are regulated, so they have to do only things that are not against the law.

[needtor22]

I think this year there are also many good developments for the ICO project. and there are also ICOs that are scams, so there are also many people who lose their money, so I think you should be good at choosing a good ICO so you don't lose anything.

[trauchot]

It has long been necessary to regulate ICO because more and more companies are creating their projects to raise money and after they disappear forever with all the money, so we need to do something about it as soon as possible so that as many people as possible will believe in the cryptocurrency.

[Kasabus]

It has long been necessary to regulate ICO because more and more companies are creating their projects to raise money and after they disappear forever with all the money, so we need to do something about it as soon as possible so that as many people as possible will believe in the cryptocurrency.

It is the reality here, the first stage of ICO was really good, lots of good project were created and until now still existing.
In the run, it got popular and it was taken advantage by the scammers, lots of investors loss their money and they got disappointed in crypto, they are potential investors in the market, we need them back and the only way is when crypto will be fully regulated.

[veraro]

It would be strange if government in any country do won't going to regulatory the ICO. It's unnatural for state system let collect such big money without control of government. That regulation should be provide to protect investors also. Because now to many scammers collect money and disappear without any punishment. It should be changed.

[daporivera]

Regulation of ICO is very necessary as investors need to to be protected from getting scammed . They have been numerous cases of scam projects which scammers make away with huge amount of money and never get punished.  In a way it gives a sign to other scammers that they too can launch a scam project and also make way with huge amount of money without been punished or caught. Scamming is inevitable but atleast desperate measures should be put in place to reduce the rate.

[Yahiris]

If the ICO sphere is regulated, it will be a plus, of course, because ICO will revive and attract new investors and create more new projects

[Jocuserious]

That is very bad think for short time ICO regulation because the crypto market position is very bad and the number of investors is low. So it seems to be a very difficult thing to develop success ICO in a short time. So, Now I think that the planned ICO are better days at the long time.

[ShowOff]

That is very bad think for short time ICO regulation because the crypto market position is very bad and the number of investors is low. So it seems to be a very difficult thing to develop success ICO in a short time. So, Now I think that the planned ICO are better days at the long time.

Or maybe developers need to really prepare their project first and not only depends on investors. At past there are not much ICO like now and their developer still can develop their project well.

[blockchainwriters]

Icos is the next level of innovation happening every country respective governments should encourage ventures with crypto friendly guidelines. Korea , Singapore and Japan and Estonia and Canada released their version of guidelines