Is it normal for ICO prices to drop once they're listed on the exchange?

[JohnnyScience]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

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[JohnnyScience]

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[jjdub7]

Yes, this happens very often, due those two reason:

1. Bounty hunters are dropping their tokens instantly after they get it without looking at price

2. ICO have mid-to-low success and people don't want to buy token until they see some project development.

[SONG GEET]

ICO set their token price as they wish because there is no rule or guide on that. Many ICO tokens can get dumped when listed because of different reasons like if there was pre-ICO before offering 50%+ discount, lots of tokens distributed to bounty participants, There is not much development after ICO etc.

SO yes it is possible but there are also few tokens whose price shoot by more than 2x just after one day of listing

[AshCoins]

From my experience the ones that tanked after the ICO are generally the overly hyped ones with huge bounty campaigns and/or bonus structures like Monetha and Kickcoin.   The under the radar projects with verifiable businesses and teams generally go up after the ICO as people start to learn about them after they hit the market.

[farproc]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

Yes, many whales are involved on presale, they have discounts ranging from 10 to 100 %! when listing on a exchange, they record a profit due to discounts received on presale! so the price goes down

[texasman86]

I've seen soooo many ICOs dump after launched on exchange. Have even seen ICOs on exchange with a lower price than an ICO in progress - I remember buying Centra at a 20% discount on etherdelta while the ICO sale was going on.  That was fun haha

[JanEmil]

Founders, Developers, Advisory team and bonus hunters drop the coins to get $$$. Then they buy ethereum and take another ICO round.

[404Revolution]

I've seen soooo many ICOs dump after launched on exchange. Have even seen ICOs on exchange with a lower price than an ICO in progress - I remember buying Centra at a 20% discount on etherdelta while the ICO sale was going on.  That was fun haha

But have you ever seen an ico increase in value when its ico tokens are released?

Watching electroneum when ico funds release in a few hours. Its a great project, I think it will recover fine from its dip.

[asayoyaasa]

normal thing, some of em want to make fast profit, so they just sell their token at whatever price at market. Presale, discount price, bounty hunter, airdrops user, this can make that thing happend

[CryptoMao]

Bounty hunters, block investors, early investors who got a better price than the ICO price looking to book some profit. It's fairly normal with stocks as well if there's no lock-in period.

[shiningstar]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

This happen a lot because the ico offer bonus that lowered the token price and there are bounty hunters that get their token for free so the price doesn't matter for them. Another reason is the ico oversold and because of that it's hard to generate demand after being listed at the exchange because most people already buy from ico.

[vltnqefi]

In general, buy the price after leaving the hands are normal ups and downs.
However, it is not possible to exclude the malicious manipulation of altcoin by some bookmakers. The phenomenon is almost everywhere in the blockchain world. Therefore, you need a good judgment, after all, no regret.

[saint_casanova]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

Yes, some ICO doesn't hold up the hype if the ICO take too much time so investor tries to cut the loss.

[lolchina]

Yes it is since a lot of early investors are there only because of the profit and not because they bellive in it and they are ussualy the first ones that dump it as soon coin hits a market.Then they took that profit and invest in other ico and start the same thing over again.Most of the icos bring fast and sure profit over few months of investment period and some of them give huge profits like stratis did

[RoommateAgreement]

yes it is very common and it is a logical thing to happen too.
when something is listed on an exchange that means people are capable of selling it now. and they will surely sell and at the same time, there are less people willing to buy it either because they know the dump is going to happen or see it happening and wait for a lower price. whatever their reason, the result is the same. there is more sells than there are buys so the price drops at first.

later after this dumping phase was over, if the project is decent it will rise and go higher than the initial value. if it is not, then it will have a small recovery and then drop some more.

[MV7]

Yes, it's quite normal because bounty hunters and early buyers who get a large discount, are likely to take the profits and run. Decentraland (mana) is doing quite well now, but when it was first listed on bittrex, it dumped quite a bit. Also depends on marketing after the ICO

[helin9108]

Yes it is normal that price of any coin dumps after listing on exchanges because bounty stake holders and the big investor who got good coins  with huge bonus will sell their coins for fast cash and book their profit. and if the project have really good future , its might be possible the coin can rise after and I have seen the first coine, GVT coin which rose more that 8x after ICO.

[jorneyflair]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

It's obviously a common occurrence. ICOs are always a gamble and there is no guarantee whatsoever that the price of what you buy is going to go up in the future, and for tokens to go down because of speculation is definitely possible.

Initial founders cashing out could be one reason, definitely. Especially for a crappy ICO project.

But otherwise it's just supply/demand. If people don't see the project going anywhere they are more likely to dump their tokens for a loss, for the readily accessible cash.

[tevez_86]

it's very normal for prices to drop. you'll find that most bounty holders will drop which in turn drops the price but you tend to find people that have been following the projects then buy in at low prices and look at holding longer term until the prices stabilise.

[nik9990]

The all bounty hunters sell coin after they listing on exchange, but have some examples were coin was up, for example Cindicator

[Gonzo1977]

Usually they do but then again they recuperate after a few weeks

[otundebis]

When you 'normal' that could mean so many things. When ICO hit the exchange , the price can be affected in many ways than one! The bounty hunter may drop their share and some investor might also want to take profit especially if there is any gain to be taken. But many ICO i have seen this year move 10 times immediately they are on exchange e.g powr,eos etc.

[bitgolden]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

Really. These days, many icos allocate a reasonable amount to the bounty hunters and then when they throw the coin in the market all those who have won for free their tokens fall without everything without thinking twice and this ends up pulling the price of the down allied currency we also have disbelief of the currency investors recently launched in the exchanges many people are left behind before investing any amount and choose to wait until it stabilizes in a standard price to later buy.

[Duzenn]

In fact, it's quite normal. There are many speculators in the ICO market today. Many people think about selling the ICO after the exchange, so the price will fall.

[Lipe490]

ICO should really low the amount paid as bounty to the members. Actually I am seeing people investing on ECR20 tokens just for pumping asap when hit the exchanges. Binance is one of them, because they are listing every damn token there and once it is listed, the pump happens but  you will not want to see what comes after.

[Jafri101]

Yes, this happens very often, due those two reason:

1. Bounty hunters are dropping their tokens instantly after they get it without looking at price

2. ICO have mid-to-low success and people don't want to buy token until they see some project development.

I agree with you that many bounty hunters wait eagerly for the coin to be listed on an exchange to sell their free earned tokens and get bitcoin/ethereum/cash in exchange. So the dev plays it quite well dumping the coin initially and after 2,3weeks it mentain to follow the roadmap.

[tothetop]

The all bounty hunters sell coin after they listing on exchange, but have some examples were coin was up, for example Cindicator

Of course, not ALL the bounty hunters sell their rewards, but it is normal situationn when prise drops for some tima right after the ICO, and if the project itself is good, I think it`s good time to buy the coins cheaper than ICO price

[darkr]

Always after completion of ICO and the release of the tokens to the exchange, their price falls sharply due to the fact that many bounty hunters sell them for quick profits. Investors then need to wait a long time when the tokens will make a profit.   

[JohnnyScience]

it's very normal for prices to drop. you'll find that most bounty holders will drop which in turn drops the price but you tend to find people that have been following the projects then buy in at low prices and look at holding longer term until the prices stabilise.

Always after completion of ICO and the release of the tokens to the exchange, their price falls sharply due to the fact that many bounty hunters sell them for quick profits. Investors then need to wait a long time when the tokens will make a profit.   

These are EXACTLY the opportunities I am looking for.  There are a handful of VR/AR related coin ICO's happening right now and I will be waiting and ready to buy them all when they drop on the exchange and hold for long term.

Thanks for the clarification guys.

Also, I need to get in on this bounty program, sounds awesome lol.  Is there a lot of "work" behind getting these free tokens?  Every ICO will have free bounty tokens?  What is usually required to acquire these freebies?

[niisarearning]

Yes it’s true because of some factors it’s really depends on project even much successful projects on 2017 the coins price was very less once it hit to exchanges .Reason I observed
1) There will be short term investors who will take profit once hit to market.
2) presale investors who will be selling bonus coins initially
3) bounty hunter selling their coins or token to get wages for their work .
If you really believe in any project atleast wait for 6 months then see the magic.

[BaeNaNa]

It's not normal ofcourse but it become a common situation nowdays. The project collect too much money or they are oversold that make it hard to create a demand on the exchange after launch. It's a different situation to stocks because at crypto most people only want to go short and they don't want to hold for a long time so the supply always bigger.

[ir.hn]

The more concentrated coins are in a few hands, the higher the risk of dumps lowering price.  If each person only owns 1% or less of the total amount of coins, the risk of a dump are very low.

[RodneyKings]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

I haven't tried participating in ICO's yet but I am a bit exposed since a friend recently participated on Electroneum's ICO which got a problem on their security after the ICO so all has been locked down and they weren't able to access their tokens. After the issues were solve and the website was launched again a lot of investors withdrawn their token that caused the price to go down. Can't really blame the investors as their trust for the company was tainted.

Anyway, yes. It is really normal for ICO's to drop price because some investors prefers to profit in an instant rather than hold so most often they dump these tokens when it's available to trade in exchangers.

[illiki23]

Yeah but if you believe in the project that is a great thing and a great time to buy.  Oyster dropped after the ICO followed by an 800% rebound before stabilizing.  Just invest and hold the coins.

[JohnnyScience]

Yeah but if you believe in the project that is a great thing and a great time to buy.  Oyster dropped after the ICO followed by an 800% rebound before stabilizing.  Just invest and hold the coins.

Yes I completely agree and this is my plan.  Someone mentioned a 6 month window after the ICO when prices will be low - I will be buying certain coins as heavy as I can for the next 6 months.

We're just getting started ladies & gentlemen!

[marriams]

It is normal if the economy of the project is not designed properly. If the founders/company tokens are not locked with controlled dilution. And if the project is not serious and not meeting the announced deadlines.

[RodneyKings]

Yeah but if you believe in the project that is a great thing and a great time to buy.  Oyster dropped after the ICO followed by an 800% rebound before stabilizing.  Just invest and hold the coins.

I agree. If you really believe that an ICO will make it big in the crypto world before buying it then you have the reason to hold it till the end. Hope all ICO's are able to bounce back after they are released in the market.

[Irvinn]

Most new tokens, as soon as they hit the stock exchanges, immediately fall sharply in value. Here the same mechanism works as the bitcoyne rate increase, only to the contrary. The bitcoat rate is growing because the demand for it is sharply increasing. Here, the majority of the holders of new tokens, knowing the trend of lowering their value due to the sharply increasing supply, are trying than to quickly drop their tokens, while they have not yet fallen too far in value. A sharp drop of such a significant number of tokens immediately leads to a decrease in their value. It takes approximately 6 to 8 months, even up to a year, before these tokens begin to gain value if the project turned out to be successful. If the project is unsuccessful, not thought out and not prepared, the tokens will never increase in price.

[illiki23]

Yeah but if you believe in the project that is a great thing and a great time to buy.  Oyster dropped after the ICO followed by an 800% rebound before stabilizing.  Just invest and hold the coins.

I agree. If you really believe that an ICO will make it big in the crypto world before buying it then you have the reason to hold it till the end. Hope all ICO's are able to bounce back after they are released in the market.

Bounty hunters and people looking for a quick buck often dump right away also, this should be expected. 

[btcdamnit]

Yes
this is really common, because

Bounty hunters sell their tokens for any rate


People start fearing if after being listed the price don't get a pump so they sell to buy at lower rate


Price at decentralized exchange with low volume can fluctuate heavily...so it can be once 50% below ICO and at the next moment 20% above ICO

[1kings]

it's very normal for prices to drop. you'll find that most bounty holders will drop which in turn drops the price but you tend to find people that have been following the projects then buy in at low prices and look at holding longer term until the prices stabilise.

Always after completion of ICO and the release of the tokens to the exchange, their price falls sharply due to the fact that many bounty hunters sell them for quick profits. Investors then need to wait a long time when the tokens will make a profit.   

These are EXACTLY the opportunities I am looking for.  There are a handful of VR/AR related coin ICO's happening right now and I will be waiting and ready to buy them all when they drop on the exchange and hold for long term.

Thanks for the clarification guys.

Also, I need to get in on this bounty program, sounds awesome lol.  Is there a lot of "work" behind getting these free tokens?  Every ICO will have free bounty tokens?  What is usually required to acquire these freebies?

Some bounty campaigns are a piece of cake. Some just require you to follow them on their social media pages and help boost their following.
Some would require posts on blogs, referrals or translation for targeted languages.
I've seen bounties for meme designs, logo creation, bug identification, etc.

The rewards vary too.

[lionheart89]

i think the impact of ICO price decline is due to the recipient of a gift from bounties selling it immediately does not hold for a long time.

[sazon84]

At the beginning of 2017 and earlier coins after the exchange gave rise. Now the trend has changed. But if Altcoin promising in the long term, it will still grow and give their profits to investors

[Maren]

Bounty percentage is low even with the best paid projects. 2% of total supply dumped would not make a significant price dip. The reason why some ICO prices tank after getting listed on exchanges are insitutional early investors and founders. Early whales with big bonus percentage also contribute to the fall, like people who only bought to flip.

Another reason for dips is marketing vacuum. People get whipped up by the marketing campaign during the ICO, which stops after the money is in the coffers, new supply of people that want the token dwindles and prices tank, then one big announcement and they fly. No announcements and they die.

[max6575]

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[terbetet]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

Based on my experienced, ICO prices really get into dump when listed. According to my friends who are already into cryptocurrencies since then, ICO prices are normally dump into price for many reason and those are we don't really know. That was just based on our observation whenever the cryptocurrencies we are into are already listed and compared to the original price seems to be low.

[cryptoatomic]

Because the bounty hunters and investors are dumping the coin as soon as they are listed in the exchange so the price drops.

[SyrioForElle]

Standard economic theory predicts that when a monopoly ends, prices fall.

During an ICO there is a monopoly on the coin. Only the team that is running the ICO has the supply of the coin - and they can sell it at any price that they desire. They have a monopoly. And monopolists typically charge an elevated price.

As soon as it is listed on an exchange the creator of the coin no  longer has a monopoly. It is now a free market. Anyone can buy and sell. And when monopolies end prices fall. So yes this is exactly what economic theory would predict as "normal".

[niteroy]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

In most cases, the price of the token, after the ICO on cryptoexchanges falls, and this depends on many factors. For example, one of the factors of the token price fall is the sale of it by those who did not buy, but earned it as a result of the promotion of the ICO project: managers, advisors and others. If you bought a token on the ICO and saw that the price of the token falls after you go to cryptoexchange, do not panic, you'll have to wait until the project team, in which you invested your funds, begins to implement its plans according to the ICO roadmap. By keeping tokens in your hands without selling them, you keep the price of the token. This may take some time, but when the project starts to become more popular, its tokens will also go up, and the appearance of new cryptoexchanges will raise the price of the token! If you want to learn how to invest correctly in ICO, read one of my posts:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2895054.msg31031323#msg31031323

[kevpantof]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

In most cases, the price of the token, after the ICO on cryptoexchanges falls, and this depends on many factors. For example, one of the factors of the token price fall is the sale of it by those who did not buy, but earned it as a result of the promotion of the ICO project: managers, advisors and others. If you bought a token on the ICO and saw that the price of the token falls after you go to cryptoexchange, do not panic, you'll have to wait until the project team, in which you invested your funds, begins to implement its plans according to the ICO roadmap. By keeping tokens in your hands without selling them, you keep the price of the token. This may take some time, but when the project starts to become more popular, its tokens will also go up, and the appearance of new cryptoexchanges will raise the price of the token! If you want to learn how to invest correctly in ICO, read one of my posts:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2895054.msg31031323#msg31031323

Agreed, this is actually a very common phenomenon which we keep on experiencing most of the time as the price of the ICOs drop down at time when they are listed on the exchange and it is not an astonishing thing too. It happens because of the reason that most of the people start selling them or stop buying them which actually results in the drop of the price of the ICOs. The price goes up as well at time when the demand increases.

[jennyluwariz]

The price may increase based on the Hype they create during the ICO, as per my knowledge the price raises based on the day to day trade volumes. if the token price is high in the ICO stage say suppose 1 $, the investors maynot be ready in investing at the time of ICO, rather they try to invest as soon as the token list into an exchange. Most of the investors, who want to buy more number tokens at a lower price thinks that the people who have Free earned tokens will sell at a lower price than ICO sale, If there are less price sell orders the price of the token will be fallen down as soon as they list .

[404edson]

Dropping the ICO prices once they're listed in any exchange are normally happened for some reasons. Most bounty hunters are selling their tokens once they received it. And the project are aware for the next step of their journey, so they were stabilizing and maintain the financial and supports of there products to develop or upgrade it, so many investors will appreciate it and try to invest for the next round.

[emmmmm]

I think this is normal, because when this token ilst  on exchange, there are a lot of people selling tokens in the short term, so the imbalance between supply and demand will lead to a decrease in the short-term price of this token.

[okissabam]

Yes it is normal because most of the time when some investors get their shares once ICO ends, they sell their coins right away and pulling the price down with it. But once it has been stable for like a month or so, it slowly rises up because of the demand on the market. And they say, the bounty hunters who also gets their shares sell most of their coin too so I could just imagine the drop of price if all of them sells their coin at almost the same time.

[favelle75]

When it firstly listed on exchange bounty hunters dump them all.
thats why the price drops. but sometimes it won't happen. They are now giving bounty tokens almost 60 days after ico. So after now we will not see the same scenario again.

[JohnMacZeppelin]

To my great regret, today such statistics, indeed a lot of projects that just lose in price after the ICO, for me it is also very strange, I think that it's a matter of bonuses that developers offer investors, because all this talk about bounty hunters is not true

[cryptotsunami]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

It is a normal trend on ICO because other investors get it with 10%-40% on pre-sale. Whales took that opportunity and sell their coin to get immediate profit and they will buy back again once the token is on the bottom. So better buy an ICO token after the hype is gone.

[Vatimins]

     Well in my experience, I think that the reason as to why such things happens to ICOs after listing is because of the small investors in the pre-ICOs or the secret pre-ICOs on some coins which then sell their possessions when it gets to exchanges since they already see big profits and then just buy again when the prices dumps. Another reason can be the bounty hunters that sell their rewards after seeing the said tokens/coins getting listed. But that doesn't really happen to all ICOs when they get listed because some rises even more when they get to exchanges. the outcomes may really vary depending on the type of token or coin. Which is why you must learn to pick the right ones to invest in before you let go of your hard earned investing funds.

[vanstellar23]

Bounty percentage is low even with the best paid projects. 2% of total supply dumped would not make a significant price dip. The reason why some ICO prices tank after getting listed on exchanges are insitutional early investors and founders. Early whales with big bonus percentage also contribute to the fall, like people who only bought to flip.

Another reason for dips is marketing vacuum. People get whipped up by the marketing campaign during the ICO, which stops after the money is in the coffers, new supply of people that want the token dwindles and prices tank, then one big announcement and they fly. No announcements and they die.

👆The only comment that made sense.

[CryptoAlphaStar]

Usually it is, beacause there is nothing interesting ahead. Just months, if not years of hard work from the dev team. So hodlers hodl and price doesn't do much before the team delivers some progress and news.

[tterrorpipa]

I think the founders of that ICO is not the case. As I see it, its the fault of some bounty hunters on that ICO. Thats the disadvantage, because they get lots of tokens and when it hits on the exchange, those bounty hunters only aims for a quick buck and they didnt consider the price of that token. So as an investor its a big loss. For me that I have experienced that, I am not participating in ICO. I only buy that coin when it hits on the market because I know many foolish hunters only aims for a quick buck and not the functionality of that coin.

[bjmpoker001]

it is a normal thing if token price drop after listed on exchange.
first, investor usually bought them with bonus. and the investors sell it later with no bonus but lower price from ICO.
and if the ICO company have not launch the products of their development, the price won't rise.

[sharkpc2000]

That's perfectly normal. The fact is that many ICO no one believes. Only want to earn, so buy and then sell

[Crytptomeniac]

It is normal for the prices to drop after being listed on exchanges because it actually takes a bit of time for the coins to gain traction and start being traded which is where the value of the coin starts from. So what you should do is hold on to your coins because your coins being listed on exchanges means that the coin is going somewhere and prices will get better.

[Coltpython]

No its not normal at all. I remember when ETN had their ICO. There was a lot of buzz around it at the time. Many people bought into it and when it finally listed on an exchange the price went up above its initial ICO price despite speculations from some quarters that it would dump. The coin still did close to x10 (if not more than) before it started dipping as a result of the red market we've been experiencing since December.

[rayk]

It may be normal or not, if there is no demand for the token and if bounty hunters dump the token it could drop below ico price and also it may drop due to crashing market.

[vicvicto17]

It's like you destroying na ourcome of the company and it's useless for bounty hunters to dump all of it. If you have a quality project then hold is very required. Im not selling anything in my wallet I just sell it when bull run comes.

[jbautistangina]

Yes it is normally what will happen if most of the investors and hunters dumped that token,which is why we need to hold our tokens until these people are done dumping huge amount of supply.I am giving 6months period from each tokens that i have received from bounties and ICOs so that i could maximize the potential profits from these campaigns.

[merkuriya]

From my experience the ones that tanked after the ICO are generally the overly hyped ones with huge bounty campaigns and/or bonus structures like Monetha and Kickcoin.   The under the radar projects with verifiable businesses and teams generally go up after the ICO as people start to learn about them after they hit the market.

This is the most practical advice for you OP and I completely agree to this. I also think that genuine projects will benefit from listing and grow because of promotion from current investors.

[btccrusher]

Yes, its normal to dump the price when coin get listed for the first time. After a few weeks, they should improve their position. There are some points to remember, in every project, you'll see some panic sellers. Some get's free coins from Airdrops, some get from bounties. Most of them sell coins when they get time the first time, this makes the new listed coin price down.

[Swenna]

It is normal for the price of a coin to drop, especially if it is just recently listed. People who had received their coins tend to dump it during the first day, since they fear for a bigger loss in case the price drop. This belief is mainly because of the competition in the market and rhe fact that a new coin hasn't really fully established itself in the market that is why it is difficult to gain a continuous increase in coin price.

[Crasengover]

The most common situation when a coin is traded below ICO price right after the listing is because huge bonuses for private or presale investors. I knew several projects which offered up to 100% bonus for early investors. So they get their profit even selling far below ICO price. That's why I usually check if a project gave any bonuses on presale.

[zero4five]

The reason for the decrease in the price of the coin bought at ICO is that after the coin is released to exchanges, early investors and bounty hunters (and other ones which received tokens as payment for preparing and promoting ICO) are actively selling it. Many investors bought coins with large discounts (50% or more) and even selling below the price of the ICO, can get a good profit.

[berezov_petro]

I think the main reason for the fall in coin prices after entering the stock market is Bounty hunters. After receiving coins for their work, they want to sell their coins very quickly and make a profit. Therefore, when they sell a large number of coins, the price goes down immediately.

[dimonarka]

Hello, an interesting question, the fall in the rate of the token after the ICO is a normal phenomenon since many tokens are sold by the bounty program participants thereby lowering the token's rate down, it is necessary to wait until the course stabilizes, and then trade the tokens

[GrandBcn]

Have you ever seen anything normal in a crypto world? In my opinion, everything is not normal, changes rapidly, develops very fast, falls and rises. It's like an increased synthesis.

The price of ICO really falls after listing on the stock exchange. However, if in a team people who have a brain and they really value their project, they give out coins gradually. First of all, small buyers receive it. Then a month later - the average buyers, then later - bounty participants. Even after 3 months unlock the tokens of large investors and only a year later - coins that belong to the developers. With such a chain, the price does not collapse catastrophically. It fluctuates and in general even shows growth, sometimes large.

And, if all coins are thrown out at once, and the project itself is not very promising and reliable. That fast trade will simply bury it in its very inception.

[Jeepney_koh]

So it seems a lot of ICO's are running with $1 per coin during the ICO - but then dropping well below that price once they're listed on an exchange.

Is this a normal thing for an ICO at least initially while they're working on getting their project fully operational?

Are they setting the $1-$2 a coin so they can make sure they're fully funded to get the project started and on it's way vs trying to sell shares for pennies or dimes?

But why wouldn't the price of an ICO hold at what that price was?  Just because initial founders are dumping their coins to get some cash out and forcing the hand/price to go down based on supply & demand?

It is very normal and this happens everytime. If you observe, many ICOs have really low price once they are listed because many bounty hunters have suddenly and immediately sell their coins once they receive it.

[costgranda]

Recently the majority of ICO projects after listing on the exchange become cheaper in comparison with ICO price. I consider that it is connected with falling of all cryptocurrency market. Now there aren't enough projects which after listing give profit to investors at once. Therefore now it is necessary to approach the choice of ICO attentively more than ever earlier not to lose the money!

[radokan]

It is very normal and this happens everytime. If you observe, many ICOs have really low price once they are listed because many bounty hunters have suddenly and immediately sell their coins once they receive it.

Bounty hunters are small part and hardly they can cause price to go down.
Early investors(pre ico) are receiving bonus and probably that is the reason why price drops down.

[entempo]

this is normal for projects with weak background. Bounty hunters dump the tokens because they didn't pay anything, plus pre-ico token owners payed only part of the price, so first investors on exchange cannot do anything with this

[Vladv26]

If all the market is in a bad period and every coin is going down then it is normal because it doesn't matter if it is a new or old coin or how popular it is because every coin goes down when bitcoin starts to go down. If the market is green and prices are moving slowly upwards then it's not normal at all for the price to go down and this means something goes wrong.

[jackolinyoko]

Yes it is normal,as you can see most of the investors are dumping the supply,added by some bounty hunters that causes a lot of problems to the token's value.That is why i am going to dump these coins after these people dumped their tokens so that i could maximize the profits ,you should be having some grace period when you are going to take profits with the ICO tokens.

[Ingoats]

Well I think it is just uncertainties due to the market volatility of the cryptocurrencies. It do usually happen that the ico price is bigger than the price of a token upon being released in the market which yields to partial loss of profit of the ico investors. But after a couple of months, the price of the ico tokens are increasing so holding ico tokens still is advisable.

[ene1980]

this is normal for projects with weak background. Bounty hunters dump the tokens because they didn't pay anything, plus pre-ico token owners payed only part of the price, so first investors on exchange cannot do anything with this

Majority of the tokens are not great projects too and they will eventually die off, if the project is solid the price will increase in the future, even if the bounty hunters sell off the coins and we usually see the price going down when it enters the exchange, but there is a sell off from the team too, it all depends upon how good the team behind the project .

[asriloni]

Yes it is normal,as you can see most of the investors are dumping the supply,added by some bounty hunters that causes a lot of problems to the token's value.That is why i am going to dump these coins after these people dumped their tokens so that i could maximize the profits ,you should be having some grace period when you are going to take profits with the ICO tokens.

It should take the more time to go, I was holding some coins and I haven't sold them all because there were so many thing need to be considered just like so many bounty hunters were still in awaiting list to dump their coin. I just take more time until the price will be recovered again.

[chocopapaya]

It totally depends on the market.

The last three months, it has been normal for coins to drop to very low prices.
That is because the overall market has been very sluggish and icos have not been raising that much money.
They then release on smaller exchanges (big exchanges cost a lot of money to be listed on) where there is no volume so the price just drops.

However, in a bull market situation, newly listed coins can get pretty insane, especially the very day they are listed.
Take Appcoins for example.
They did their ico right in the middle of last nov./dec. bull run and sold out pretty fast.
They were then able to be listed on binance and the price was skyrocketing to $2 to $3 per coin (ICO price was around .15 cents I believe).

So for now, I would be hesitant to jump in on icos.

The market is showing signs of growth, so if you find an incredibly solid project that will end their ico around end of may or early june, than that could be good timing.