ICO Alternatives?

[buytheeffinD]

Now that ICOs are so tainted with suspicion and scams what alternatives are out there for investors?

Do you think ICOs are still as innovative and as profitable as they were a couple of years ago?

Keeping the current market in mind is it worth taking risks investing via ICOs?

The alternative is to run a non ICO coin preferably one that does airdrops like how DeepOnion and Bitcore have done in the past 6 months.

No, not even close. They may still be innovating ideas but the execution is abysmal and hardly any project that ICOs deserves the funding.

Perhaps right now there is because we are on the cusp of a bull run, but realistically no they are an overall drain on what is happening in the cryptoworld.

[idioma1]

It is still worth to invest in ICO

[JollyGood]

I think that soon everything will change and there will not be so many fraudulent ISO, the regulators paid attention to it and I am sure that they will try to do without a risky way of investment. At least, that the project team after collecting money the next day did not buy themselves lambo and the island, and work on the project. Simply, no one can look into the future and understand whether the project will be in demand in the market or not, even if its team is working on 24/7.

Any future regulation would make investing in ICOs more secure for investors but for now what alternatives would make you feel more confident if investing?

[JollyGood]

Now that ICOs are so tainted with suspicion and scams what alternatives are out there for investors?

Do you think ICOs are still as innovative and as profitable as they were a couple of years ago?

Keeping the current market in mind is it worth taking risks investing via ICOs?

Saw this while browsing through forums, so I guess thats a good reason to stay away from every ICO if you are looking to invest a good amount. I was myself searching for various kinds of projects to invest since I have some BTC savings held from my current mining project - I thought I would just invest it somewhere so I can exchange it back to BTC once it reaches a good price. I have noticed that there is very little information about the coin/token (technically) on the description or even on their "whitepaper". Most of these ICO's just add up buzzwords in their description so that people will get the idea that it is something big.

Popular words include AI, BIG DATA etc..

Judging by this suspicious nature of most 'ICO's i refrained from investing my BTC, and decided just to HODL.

Great screenshot. In the current market case HODL is probably the best option

[CrypticGambit]

I have recentely read an article about new ERA of ICOs. I think this idea came from vitalik, he said that investors should have control over the funds via smart contract. Those funds will be realeased through voting as soon as the team deliver their milestones, if they don't the money is returned back to investors! I think this is a great idea!

[JollyGood]

The alternative is IPO, but in this case you will have to comply with all laws, obtain the necessary licenses, pay taxes, etc.

Correct, IPOs are out of the question because of the various legal obligations involved making everything too difficult to attain.

[subG]

Purchasing during the ICO is not mandatory.  You can just wait until it is listed on an exchange and buy then.  If you're lucky, you might even end up paying less than if you bought during the ICO.  Many times, the bounty hunters will dump the tokens at almost any value and you can buy them at a bargain.

[JollyGood]

Definetly,at this moment i have  acertain doubts mostly come out ICO now,and thats your statement is true that mostly come out ICO project  now is tainted with suspicion and scam,because i'm one  experience and victimize of some hoax ICO,they said that its rocketting but in the end  its turn to lossing,but anyway i believe that more ICO is still innovative and profitable,so until now i still finding and joining some development project thats for me is suitable.

How do you filter the bad ICOs from the good? What do you look for when investing? Is it something specific or gut feeling?

[Neymar10]

Now that ICOs are so tainted with suspicion and scams what alternatives are out there for investors?

Do you think ICOs are still as innovative and as profitable as they were a couple of years ago?

Keeping the current market in mind is it worth taking risks investing via ICOs?

The only alternative ICO this - IPO, there is no fraud, but there are also risks and many legal nuances.
I think I need to invest in ICO, but  this have to do it very carefully and necessarily studying projects.

[baconlike]

If you buy potential ICOs when they are traded the price will be much lower than the ICO time. That is what worries everyone the most for today's ICO projects. Currently ICO scam is a lot, requires us to have an in-depth knowledge to analyze the project.

[JollyGood]

It is still worth to invest in ICO

It seems right now, the answer is "no"

[bundo]

Lack of confidence in ico because too many Ico scam and the most important role for investors should be more selective if they want to invest in ico..

If the concept really brings change and certainly worth making a place to invest maybe ico is still a trend..

In this case the market can not be predicted as accurately as possible if the bitcoin price is stable, then the altcoin price will always be green..

[patz22]

I believe that ico is still profitable depending on the project that you are investing. Yes, there's high risk in doing so but in my case I only invest small amount as we always say "invest what you can afford to lose". 
You may check this thread to at least lessen the risk in investing to ICO : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2248251.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2745317.0

Regarding with the alternatives and current state of market which we can see slow movement in GREEN(good thing), quick trade to some altcoins check at least the top 50 coins in cmc or invest and hold to a cheap altcoin for at least a year (of course, do a research to ensure that you are picking a good one).

[andriarto]

Now that ICOs are so tainted with suspicion and scams what alternatives are out there for investors?

Do you think ICOs are still as innovative and as profitable as they were a couple of years ago?

Keeping the current market in mind is it worth taking risks investing via ICOs?

The only alternative ICO this - IPO, there is no fraud, but there are also risks and many legal nuances.
I think I need to invest in ICO, but  this have to do it very carefully and necessarily studying projects.

i am also still optimistic with ico, but indeed we must selectif in choosing ico to invest. as it is difficult to predict a prospective ico, but i am sure with experience and evaluation will get good results

[Stargazer]

Initial coin offerings are one of the most profitable investments at this moment, people should invest in there if they want to make huge returns in a long term.

But, only those who have a big project and a good product are the only ones who are going to succeed in a long term.

[quanahri]

You have to choose good projects with high prestige such as a project associated with Arsenal team ----> CashBet. You can find out more about my signature

[JollyGood]

Lack of confidence in ico because too many Ico scam and the most important role for investors should be more selective if they want to invest in ico..

If the concept really brings change and certainly worth making a place to invest maybe ico is still a trend..

In this case the market can not be predicted as accurately as possible if the bitcoin price is stable, then the altcoin price will always be green..

So if there is a lack of confidence in ICOs what would you suggest is the bet to invest in crypto projects rather than buying coins?

[wowkapo]

Yes, I still continue to invest in ICO . I participated in about 20-25 projects, only one of them turned out to be unprofitable . And not one of them wasn't fraudulent . I'm lucky

[Wipro]

Now that ICOs are so tainted with suspicion and scams what alternatives are out there for investors?

Do you think ICOs are still as innovative and as profitable as they were a couple of years ago?

Keeping the current market in mind is it worth taking risks investing via ICOs?

If you feel investing on ICO will not work better idea means you need to go with joining on bounty campaigns mate. There you need to share promotion works for them and finally you can get the tokens for working with them.
I hope you can make atleast half of the value when comparing with the token sale time value.
Check the white paper and then go with investing on any ICO projects mate.

[1020kingz]

Now that ICOs are so tainted with suspicion and scams what alternatives are out there for investors?

Do you think ICOs are still as innovative and as profitable as they were a couple of years ago?

Keeping the current market in mind is it worth taking risks investing via ICOs?

If you are afraid to invest in an ICO, investors have one more option to choose, trading. There are lot of altcoins that worth investing your money than spending it in an ICo that not surely will success. Examples of these coins that worth investing are Verge, Ethereum, Litecoin. Investing in these alts will make you gain sure profit when time pass.