ICO vs STO

[hirngespenst]

People stopped investing not only for the scam but also for the bear market. Because in this condition of crypto, making profits is very difficult. So, ICO market has almost stopped, at this moment some STO projects are doing well but not every STO! So, I don't think 2019 will be the STO year. If the bear situation ends then we can hope an STO era in the crypto world, not before.

[Emilyp]

STOs might be the revolution the market needs but getting regulatory approval is a difficult task and it's hampering the progress of many projects.

[testadimerlo]

Guys, please could you explain what's the main difference between Sto and Ico? I mean: 1) can everyone to participate or t's only for accredited investors? Will the tokens be listed on an exchange or not? In a few words: how can I make a profit?

[VanDeinsberg12]

Guys, please could you explain what's the main difference between Sto and Ico? I mean: 1) can everyone to participate or t's only for accredited investors? Will the tokens be listed on an exchange or not? In a few words: how can I make a profit?

There's no a lot of differences and it just like when you were seeing so many icos used IPO rather than used ICO to avoid the compliance but this will not make this STO will be directly compliances with the regulation that created by the regulators.

[Ranly123]

We all know the ICO market is kinda dead right now. Not many good projects are out there. And if there is indeed a good project there is the fear it won't go well considering how the 2018 was for the ICO's. The last ICO I invested was 11 months ago and I don't even to get started on how it went and all the problems there are even now. But regardless that, I've seen the hype shift from ICO to STO. Seems that S in STO is really giving security to the investors.
STO in the other hand is not another utility token (most of them have no utility at all), but actually gives you shares on the company and you have some return on your investment just in e few months. Obviously not the whole investment but you can see smth entering your wallet.

My question is: Will 2019 be the year of STO?

We might be leaving the ICO stage in cryptocurrency and now the emergence of STO reffered to as (Security Token Offering) in which required to comply through liscensing required by the law. In other words STO is an upgrade of ICO that might be the start of another bullrun and the resolve to security on our investments.

[24Kt]

We all know the ICO market is kinda dead right now. Not many good projects are out there. And if there is indeed a good project there is the fear it won't go well considering how the 2018 was for the ICO's. The last ICO I invested was 11 months ago and I don't even to get started on how it went and all the problems there are even now. But regardless that, I've seen the hype shift from ICO to STO. Seems that S in STO is really giving security to the investors.
STO in the other hand is not another utility token (most of them have no utility at all), but actually gives you shares on the company and you have some return on your investment just in e few months. Obviously not the whole investment but you can see smth entering your wallet.

My question is: Will 2019 be the year of STO?

We might be leaving the ICO stage in cryptocurrency and now the emergence of STO reffered to as (Security Token Offering) in which required to comply through liscensing required by the law. In other words STO is an upgrade of ICO that might be the start of another bullrun and the resolve to security on our investments.

Yeah, I do prefer STO this time. They are more credible than these ICO projects. At least, we know that there's an actual company working behind it. Unlike with ICO projects, most of them have fake team and empty promises.

[poktur]

I would not say that he is dead, most likely moving away from the shock after the fall of the market, but I have to agree that STO will soon be more popular than ICO!

[Wexnident]

We all know the ICO market is kinda dead right now. Not many good projects are out there. And if there is indeed a good project there is the fear it won't go well considering how the 2018 was for the ICO's. The last ICO I invested was 11 months ago and I don't even to get started on how it went and all the problems there are even now. But regardless that, I've seen the hype shift from ICO to STO. Seems that S in STO is really giving security to the investors.
STO in the other hand is not another utility token (most of them have no utility at all), but actually gives you shares on the company and you have some return on your investment just in e few months. Obviously not the whole investment but you can see smth entering your wallet.

My question is: Will 2019 be the year of STO?

We might be leaving the ICO stage in cryptocurrency and now the emergence of STO reffered to as (Security Token Offering) in which required to comply through liscensing required by the law. In other words STO is an upgrade of ICO that might be the start of another bullrun and the resolve to security on our investments.

STO will win over ICO that's for sure. Security Token Offering is like the upgraded ICO on which the investors are secured with tangible assets like land and Machineries. Maybe this STO will be the trigger for the bull to run this year as it will be a powerful tool for each company securing everyone's investment for capitalizing company finances.

[killerfrost]

Currently I have seen a lot of STOs being launched, but it doesn't really attract investors like ICO. Perhaps the reason is that it is too new for investors and no STO has been successful recently, it makes many investors fear and dare not invest. We may wait a long time for STO to become popular and gain confidence from investors

[No Pain No blood]

both are good, but now ico is still the main choice. maybe a few more years STO can be the best way to find new project funding. so we just wait ...

I personally chose STO because it was very good except that there are many rules that must be obeyed if you want to join

[cepot9]

ICO and STO are similar, the difference is that STO gives more guarantees for investors' funds, but in my opinion this is the same for now, I ask them to give more updates or updates from this in the future

[Denreal]

So many STOs are yet to give us the real essence of STO. It is until they all start giving back what real security token stands for,  in terms or dividends or profits.
Some are of the opinion that when am STO lunches on exchange, it might not dump, unlike what we experience on ICO and that perhaps a dump is suspected, there will be a buyback. All these and many more are what i want to see happen, in order to believe in STO.

[trader34]

We all know the ICO market is kinda dead right now. Not many good projects are out there. And if there is indeed a good project there is the fear it won't go well considering how the 2018 was for the ICO's. The last ICO I invested was 11 months ago and I don't even to get started on how it went and all the problems there are even now. But regardless that, I've seen the hype shift from ICO to STO. Seems that S in STO is really giving security to the investors.
STO in the other hand is not another utility token (most of them have no utility at all), but actually gives you shares on the company and you have some return on your investment just in e few months. Obviously not the whole investment but you can see smth entering your wallet.

My question is: Will 2019 be the year of STO?

I don't know if 2019 already will be the year of STO, but I believe STO will be the next big wave of the crypto market.

STO give you a dividend on the profit of the company you are investing and you will have securities rights like in the traditional financial markets. I think it's better than just investing in a utility token, where, by the way, most of the time there's no utility, like you said. I'm looking forward to this new type of investment.

[allmight_]

I would not say that he is dead, most likely moving away from the shock after the fall of the market, but I have to agree that STO will soon be more popular than ICO!

Sto gives investors more than "useless tokens" and it is more responsible to its investors. It's not about popularity, it's just that STO is more reliable.

[Kelvinikke]

With the fail in ICOs last year and the number of scams that are circulating it is better to invest into a solid STO which would definitely bring you back some good profit. Also investing into STOs are quite safer in terms of financial risks compared to investing into ICOs.

[Akpuv]

We all know the ICO market is kinda dead right now. Not many good projects are out there. And if there is indeed a good project there is the fear it won't go well considering how the 2018 was for the ICO's. The last ICO I invested was 11 months ago and I don't even to get started on how it went and all the problems there are even now. But regardless that, I've seen the hype shift from ICO to STO. Seems that S in STO is really giving security to the investors.
STO in the other hand is not another utility token (most of them have no utility at all), but actually gives you shares on the company and you have some return on your investment just in e few months. Obviously not the whole investment but you can see smth entering your wallet.

My question is: Will 2019 be the year of STO?

The STO phenomenon is still relatively new in cryptocurrency. In my opinion, nothing is really different in terms of perception of both ICO and STO. The STO will still struggle to get funding for their token sales. There were STOs even in 2018 that couldn't get through with even 20% of their token sales. And have decided to just forge on with the little they got. I am not sure if the STOs either will succeed.

[CoinCollect]

Why not? I believe that this is quite possible. Something old is always replaced by something new. Perhaps hype around a STO now will only intensify. Because it is something new and interesting for investors.

[tmpwhore]

I think that it's suitable to stop investing in different ICOs  or STOs. You can get from such projects only if the market is growing. But now we can see that there is still bear market.

[HichemFetoui]

i think security token offering is just initial token offering with some form of regulation and greater protection for investors STO can also bring more fresh money into the market

[romelitounknown]

The real success of STOs won't happen without the next bull run. While bears are on top STOs won't become the next big thing. I guess the market will not show a good performance this year so I'd not expect STOs to become very popular soon.

I beg to disagree with you on these. I feel that STO would still thrive even in the bear market, that is the good thing in STO. STO depends more on the growth of the company rather than the status of crypto market price.