ICO legalities in 2020?

[uray]

Why is OP complaining about this? USA is the only country capable of standing against this ICO criminals, we should be happy about that because no other country can stand against these crypto crimes, many ICO projects scammers are still at large but USA is doing a good job

This should be appreciated as majority of the ICO that came out in the past few years are scams and majority never fulfilled the project and ran away with the money without refunding and that is not the way things should work and it is a perfect decision by the US authorities to ban all these shit shows so that the investors from US will be saved and never fall for these scams.

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[Bonenx14]

The one way to revive ICO from it's death bed is if it become legalized, it will take time for investors to start jumping right in again but in time things will become better, for now ICO investment is a bad idea and it need to be avoided at all cost

ICO are not encouraged to invest at this time and it is best to stay away early because the risk when choosing to invest will be very high. Currently, many good projects are available in this market so instead of investing in ICO, you should take the time to learn about those projects. By all means, do not trust others when participating in ICO because for me, ICO are rubbish and have no great value in investment.

What you say is true with the fact that is happening now, many are luring the ICO with great results, but what happens is only in vain, I think there are still many other things that we can optimize while waiting for the ICO to become something promising.

[sheamus10]

The one way to revive ICO from it's death bed is if it become legalized, it will take time for investors to start jumping right in again but in time things will become better, for now ICO investment is a bad idea and it need to be avoided at all cost

I disagree because there are still many good ICOs for investment and failure of ICO projects is a natural thing. because people will choose a quality ICO project and surely there will be competition. so let's think positively so that this year's ICO project is good .

[ATSgrowth]

I agree, that many ICOs would have a problem with SEC institution in the future because most of them could be clasified as securities, that would mean sanctions that can endanger the entire project and that is why investors are still afraid of investing into ICOs.

[TWW]

I agree, that many ICOs would have a problem with SEC institution in the future because most of them could be clasified as securities, that would mean sanctions that can endanger the entire project and that is why investors are still afraid of investing into ICOs.

but with regulations that tighten the existence of ICOs, it can also select good and bad projects. and investors should not have to worry about projects that have passed existing regulations. there are advantages as well as disadvantages, it all depends on how we see this year's regulations will apply or not.

[TastyChillySauce00]

Usually most of the projects doesn't have the balls to gather money from the big boys, even if you are based in europe or somewhere else as long as you are getting the fund from US they will definitely come after you and projects doesn't want that.

I think ICOs ruined altcoins so anything to make them less prevalent is good. Seriously prior to their popularity, you used to be able to find a newly made shitcoin, mine it with your semi-decent computer, and dump it the second it makes it on an exchange for little to no risk. Then ICOs became popular and soon every new shitcoin was an ICO because it's even easier for the creator to make money that way.

Exactly, in the past day there are tons of quality airdrops but very soon replaced with we know as ICO because it's an instant money grab ( for project that have garbage quality)

[sheamus10]

I agree, that many ICOs would have a problem with SEC institution in the future because most of them could be clasified as securities, that would mean sanctions that can endanger the entire project and that is why investors are still afraid of investing into ICOs.

yes that's true but the team that will make the ICO project should have completed the permit or other proposals, so you don't need hesitate to join one of these projects.

[release]

Why is OP complaining about this? USA is the only country capable of standing against this ICO criminals, we should be happy about that because no other country can stand against these crypto crimes, many ICO projects scammers are still at large but USA is doing a good job

How am I complaining? I am simply asking questions because as an investor I would like to know everything. Until now it is all a jumble and I havent got a complete understanding of the legalities.

I have a better understanding from some great posts here but still wanted to know the process of registering (to be approved) with the SEC? is it a long drawn out process? Is it expensive? Depending of these factors it will prove to me that an ICO registered with the SEC IS 100% legit. If it costs $30000 and takes 3 months, all directors must provide ID etc then it is SAFE. If you just have to fill in paperwork to the SEC with no cost with a 1 week turn around than it doesnt provide me much more security as an investor.

[kotajikikox]

Even though ICO's have lost the appeal lately.

I was just wandering about the legalities. The SEC website confuses me. In the eyes of the SEC are true utility tokens still classed as securities in the USA? Is this why many companies avoid the USA when it comes to ICO's?

If a company from outside the USA releases a token, do they have to comply with SEC regulations to enable usa investors?

I am not from the usa but live here now. Is it a resident or a citizen issue?

dont bother about ICO now because this will gone soon as all of them are scammers and we can only count in Fingers the legit ,and actually ICO is one of the reason why people are getting away of crypto world because of their sh*ts and victimizing.
if i were to choose?i prefer voting for how will the community response if this ICO will continue or totally banned promoting here in our forum ,there are many ways to profit here and we can take out this scammers.

[breathlessz]

Even though ICO's have lost the appeal lately.

I was just wandering about the legalities. The SEC website confuses me. In the eyes of the SEC are true utility tokens still classed as securities in the USA? Is this why many companies avoid the USA when it comes to ICO's?

If a company from outside the USA releases a token, do they have to comply with SEC regulations to enable usa investors?

I am not from the usa but live here now. Is it a resident or a citizen issue?

dont bother about ICO now because this will gone soon as all of them are scammers and we can only count in Fingers the legit ,and actually ICO is one of the reason why people are getting away of crypto world because of their sh*ts and victimizing.
if i were to choose?i prefer voting for how will the community response if this ICO will continue or totally banned promoting here in our forum ,there are many ways to profit here and we can take out this scammers.

the heyday of ico seems to have ended, and I don't think it would be useful to discuss it too deeply, even if it was replaced with ieo, which could be said to be safer, for now it is less desirable, so many projects have failed. for now I think it's better to invest in the top coins, so our funds are safe

[Dhoe]

the heyday of ico seems to have ended, and I don't think it would be useful to discuss it too deeply, even if it was replaced with ieo, which could be said to be safer, for now it is less desirable, so many projects have failed. for now I think it's better to invest in the top coins, so our funds are safe

Agree, if now we want to invest in the Crypto world we better invest in the top coins like ETH, EOS or BNB. The ICO world is dead now, many people no longer believe in ICO projects, and although now it is trending with the IEO project but I see it does not make investors interested to invest.

[pikkie]

the heyday of ico seems to have ended, and I don't think it would be useful to discuss it too deeply, even if it was replaced with ieo, which could be said to be safer, for now it is less desirable, so many projects have failed. for now I think it's better to invest in the top coins, so our funds are safe

Agree, if now we want to invest in the Crypto world we better invest in the top coins like ETH, EOS or BNB. The ICO world is dead now, many people no longer believe in ICO projects, and although now it is trending with the IEO project but I see it does not make investors interested to invest.

ICO has not been too interested anymore because they think many investors are scam projects that ultimately make investors no longer interested, they are more interested when there is an IEO which he thinks is a little safer because it can go directly to the exchange and can get guarantees from the exchange really trusted.

[chip1994]

Even though ICO's have lost the appeal lately.

I was just wandering about the legalities. The SEC website confuses me. In the eyes of the SEC are true utility tokens still classed as securities in the USA? Is this why many companies avoid the USA when it comes to ICO's?

If a company from outside the USA releases a token, do they have to comply with SEC regulations to enable usa investors?

I am not from the usa but live here now. Is it a resident or a citizen issue?

The reason that all ICO projects are avoided for US citizens is because of the SEC. because most of the ICO projects from 2018 up to now are just scam projects. they never want Americans involved in their capital raising activities because they know they may end up paying a heavy price. And as you can see, ICO projects with such policies are often scams. It is now hard for us to trust ICO projects anymore, because now they have many ways to cheat investors. they will promise more because it's just a word. after the Investors sent money to them, then they did everything else and ignored the investors' whine. anyway, I advise you not to invest in ICOs anymore, keep your money safe.

[TheUltraElite]

Agree, if now we want to invest in the Crypto world we better invest in the top coins like ETH, EOS or BNB.

Wrong. The best investment for long term is bitcoin and for short term is any shitcoin that you like, specially the ones you mentioned with the high probability of BNB being a ponzi as in borderline ponzi and EOS being a complete shitcoin with no real usage that is commendable to bitcoin or even close to it.

The ICO world is dead now, many people no longer believe in ICO projects, and although now it is trending with the IEO project but I see it does not make investors interested to invest.

LOL, IEO is just a rebranding of ICO. Since these people who are wannabe venture capitalists are looking for new method to lose their money the people running the ICOs (read, scams disguised as coin offerings) renamed ICO>IEO to make people forget the bead effects and bad name of IEO. It actually fooled a lot of the investors who are too dumb to use their brains.

[Gheka]

the heyday of ico seems to have ended, and I don't think it would be useful to discuss it too deeply, even if it was replaced with ieo, which could be said to be safer, for now it is less desirable, so many projects have failed. for now I think it's better to invest in the top coins, so our funds are safe

Agree, if now we want to invest in the Crypto world we better invest in the top coins like ETH, EOS or BNB. The ICO world is dead now, many people no longer believe in ICO projects, and although now it is trending with the IEO project but I see it does not make investors interested to invest.

Yes, ever since the bad news about ICO spilled outside the market and the ICO update came out, the ICO has been unable to maintain its foothold in the minds of investors, IEO is temporarily replacing this position to regain trust from investors but as you said, this excitement dropped very quickly when the IEO developed defects that couldn't be fixed, even if everything is more legal in 2020, it will still not be able to improve this issue. Perhaps we need a newer update on investment and in the meantime, top altcoins can be included in the investment plan.

[rdewilde]

Even though ICO's have lost the appeal lately.

I was just wandering about the legalities. The SEC website confuses me. In the eyes of the SEC are true utility tokens still classed as securities in the USA? Is this why many companies avoid the USA when it comes to ICO's?

If a company from outside the USA releases a token, do they have to comply with SEC regulations to enable usa investors?

I am not from the usa but live here now. Is it a resident or a citizen issue?

I see it as they are trying to safeguard their citizens from scam ICOs. We all know what happened during the ICO era, the scam was too much and although SEC rules and regulations are strict they try as much as they can to ensure safety first. Owing to sec regulations most people from the US prefers going to other countries to host a crypto project, but in all reality I can say SEC really helped to reduce the number of fraudulent projects from taking place. Since ICOs are dead and gone no need to bother about them again.

[dragon695]

the heyday of ico seems to have ended, and I don't think it would be useful to discuss it too deeply, even if it was replaced with ieo, which could be said to be safer, for now it is less desirable, so many projects have failed. for now I think it's better to invest in the top coins, so our funds are safe

Agree, if now we want to invest in the Crypto world we better invest in the top coins like ETH, EOS or BNB. The ICO world is dead now, many people no longer believe in ICO projects, and although now it is trending with the IEO project but I see it does not make investors interested to invest.

ICO has not been too interested anymore because they think many investors are scam projects that ultimately make investors no longer interested, they are more interested when there is an IEO which he thinks is a little safer because it can go directly to the exchange and can get guarantees from the exchange really trusted.

I agree with you. IEO is now becoming more popular in this market and investors are often interested in having an IEO project appear at big exchanges. I think this type of investment is becoming a new investment trend in 2020 and you absolutely can make a big profit if you are lucky. However, it is not always possible to make a profit as some projects can put you at great risk.

[bluebit25]

the heyday of ico seems to have ended, and I don't think it would be useful to discuss it too deeply, even if it was replaced with ieo, which could be said to be safer, for now it is less desirable, so many projects have failed. for now I think it's better to invest in the top coins, so our funds are safe

Agree, if now we want to invest in the Crypto world we better invest in the top coins like ETH, EOS or BNB. The ICO world is dead now, many people no longer believe in ICO projects, and although now it is trending with the IEO project but I see it does not make investors interested to invest.

ICO has not been too interested anymore because they think many investors are scam projects that ultimately make investors no longer interested, they are more interested when there is an IEO which he thinks is a little safer because it can go directly to the exchange and can get guarantees from the exchange really trusted.

I agree with you. IEO is now becoming more popular in this market and investors are often interested in having an IEO project appear at big exchanges. I think this type of investment is becoming a new investment trend in 2020 and you absolutely can make a big profit if you are lucky. However, it is not always possible to make a profit as some projects can put you at great risk.

IEO has become a trend in 2019. There have been a lot of successful projects when IEO at large exchanges, but there are also many IEO projects fail because they implement IEO on small exchanges and scam. Ideally, we should participate in the IEO of large exchanges to limit risks

[omone1]

Most ICO and IEO I had invested in always exclude USA and Canada from participating in their project for fear of SEC prosecution and eventually destroying their project. They have a law protecting their citizens against unregulated ICO, so having them as investors can spell doom when reported.

[shoreno]

usa or not , i think its always a good idea to comply with sec regulations , that is to add more appeal on your business  .

 although im aware that other ico dont allow other investors or only legal to some country  . i think these ico's are not yet regulated by sec   .  ico legalities on 2020 could be more stricter than before due to the drop rate of the ico's   .  this makes investors trust the project but to some investors , dont like for a project that is regulated  . they still want the anonymous one tho .