"Hard Cap and Soft Cap"

[dumbtool45]

I think it was invented by someone at the very beginning and everyone grabbed, in fact you can master any amount of money

[puremage111]

What is the difference of hard cap to soft cap? Did we base on this if we are going to invest in altcoins? Share your comments.

As mentioned above by many people

Soft = Minimum
Hard = Maximum

For your question, Did we base on this if we are going to invest in altcoins?

I would say yes, basically you can actually make your own forecast model or estimate that if their project can actually survive and perform with the collected funds.
Normally, i would prefer ICO that has low Cap regardless Soft/hard. The reason why is because, i don't think an empty idea actually worth that much because if you eventually fail to deilver, your marketcap would drop on constantly

[Monodont]

I think I like projects that reached a little over the soft cap better than those that hit the hard cap. A soft cap project can have a large potential, while a hard cap project is likely overhyped.

[mako25]

It was helpful.
If it does not reach the soft cap, it may or may not be refunded.
There is also a project to pay back.

[Road445]

Generally speaking, a hot ICO project will reach the hard hat, so the amount of the hard hat is very valuable.
If the hard hat is too high, then participating in the ICO project may not have a good return, so you need to think carefully.

[Dany44]

Hard and soft caps can tell a project's intensions, a good project exactly knows how, when and why..

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[Monodont]

Nobody really explained or discussed the hard cap.

A project has a maximum number of coins or tokens. The developers can't create more coins, although they can split the total amount of coins into portions. A portion for public sale, another for salaries and expenses, a portion for marketing, etc.

Let's say a project has 100 coins. 50 coins are reserved for the public sale. Each coin is $1. The hard cap is 50 coins = $50.

But why would you limit your project to a fixed amount of money? You could also develop a scheme where each sold coin increases the price of the next coin, up to a just shy of infinite hard cap.

Coin #1 = $1
Coin #2 = $2
Coin #3 = $4
Coin #4 = $8
Coin #10 = $512
Coin #15 = $32,768
Coin #20 = $524,288
Coin #30 = $536,870,912
Coin #40 = $549,755,813,888
Coin #50 = $562,949,953,421,312

[easynote]

It was helpful.
If it does not reach the soft cap, it may or may not be refunded.
There is also a project to pay back.

Investors should be more aware of this. That is why investors should invest in coins that look like they are close to obtaining their softcap.

[cryptotitan]

Hardcap would be the maximum funds that these developers need to raise,softcap would be the minium capital they need to pursue the project.If the softcap hasnt been achieve there will be less chance that the project would still go on to the next level,most of your investements would be return by these ICOs.

[lukmankhan25]

I think softcap is a light target that determines whether the project continues or not, while hardcap is the main target of a project for which the project can be successful in the future

[sourish]

They are both fundraising goals, one an upper limit and the other, lower. Whether unable to reach the lower or surpass the upper, funds are returned.

[kambaralikhan]

Softcap is the minimum target of the project that must be achieved. Hard cap is the maximum target of the ICO. If softcap not achieved fully, project can't be carry forward any further and funds are returned back to investors... If hard cap fully achieved. project is called successful.

[lotfiuser]

 soft cap is the minimum needed for the project to and  hard cap is the max accepted amount for the project .

[jacafbiz]

SOft cap is the minimum amount of money the team need to proceed with the project, while Hard cap is the maximum amount of fund the team need to actualise all their plans for the project.

[Sumarokovalena]

this is the goal they want to achieve. the soft cover is the minimum amount, the hard cover is the maximum amount. but if the project will not be able to keep to a minimum (soft cap), the project will not pass on.

[Lumada]

I think softcap is a light target that determines whether the project continues or not, while hardcap is the main target of a project for which the project can be successful in the future

the project can proceed even the project gets only its soft cap, though it will be much effective to finish the project smoothly if the hard cap reached since it is maximum amount wherein all possible funds will be allocated . In soft cap it can considered successful but maybe hard to continuously do progress on its project.

[udayantha11]

A soft cap is the minimum needed for the project to proceed and a hard cap is the amount that they will accept no more than. For instance a soft cap could be 10 million and a hard cap 30 million meaning if the project does not attain 10 million it will not proceed and also if it reaches 30 million no more can be contributed.

yes you clearly said that one. soft cap is he minimum requirement and hard cap means maximum can collected, as per example bobs repair ico , soft cap is 8000 eth , thats already reached. and 30000 is the hard cap. so it will be on April 4. that the maximum.

[StephenieDuong]

Hard cap and softcap is maxiumum/minumun fund that an ico will get in that ico.
If ico reach softcap, means ico success and people will get tokens soon. But if ico dont reach softcap, ico maybe cancelled.
If ico reach hardcap, no more fund can be received by that ico. But if ico dont reach hardcap and softcap is reached, then nothing happen.

[Crypto_Day_day]

it's like a min and max. the lowest price to declare a successful ICO and the maximum amount they would raise.

i think it's best to invest on the nature of the project. the amounts raised are also important but as we see these days there are some crazy project that raise a ton of money.

[crisnel26]

What is the difference of hard cap to soft cap? Did we base on this if we are going to invest in altcoins? Share your comments.

The difference in hard cap and in soft cap is that the soft cap is the minimum amount of fund to be raised before considering the ICO to be a success while hardcap is the total amount the team targets for them to fully function and cover the plans they have included in the white paper.