ICO and its risk, research properly

[boyptc]

It has become a den of scammers during 2018 and that's why the fall of it has been known and there are only a few investors left that are interested in it. If there are still investors interested in it, probably they're really newbies and thinking that it's still the same as before but in reality, it's not.

i remember that golden period of ICO days. i even invested in several ICO projects before but ended up screwed. to think that i did my job of researching the platform itself, even investing with published team members with their profile links posted, as i thought they will not screw people. but unfortunately, they never developed their platform and their site just disappeared without any notification to their investors. you can never tell what these people are thinking. but most of them just wanted to pocket the money.
this is why researching properly will not assure you that you will not get rekt. but it will trim down your chance of being screwed.

Many of the projects were like that.

Because of the crowd success that many projects did, some of the developers have also rode the enjoyed the run by making seems to be a good project.

But in the end, they didn't finished the project.

[Reosta_]

I agree. It is absolutely important to do a strong research about an ICO before participating in it. We've seen so many scam projects so far in the end. Noone would like to come across them.

[sulendra12]

What did they scam? Hunters? Or investors and traders?

Hunters because they are not paid as expected, this project is said to be a scam by the manager who manages the bounty.

It's true that it is unfortunate for hunters they can't get paid.
But, isn't that a reason why they are "hunters"? They have to hunt the legit projects to actually get the money, so if you think that hunters are the one that the most unfortunate amongst those choice, then you are wrong.

Investors/traders are the one whose get scammed. They were willing to invest on unknown projects just to fund them and hope for the best, but they got scammed. What a shame.

[acener]

Well ICO era is already over but it is helpful you just need to change the title a bit "Investment and it's risk, research properly".
It isn't just ICO or any other initial offering type of investment but all the investment have a risk so research properly to know how it works and how you could earn properly on your investment.

[MoneyJ]

In every move that person made there is always risk. However the gravity or how hard it affect by it is the thing we should consider. In Crypto or particularly ICOs, DYOR is very important and with due diligence.  Some projects are legit while majorities are for a quick buck scheme . But dig what technology or protocol the project is having and weigh in whether it is useful or not in real world application.

[Rengga Jati]

It may be classic ways to research good ICO, in fact, many scammers can also make their scam projects as very smart and interesting as [ossible, very trusted, but in the end, they are scammers. And we can see how many scams using the ICO.

And I agree with many members here. Today is not the era of ICO. IEO itself is also likely not very popular again.
It is better to join in certain launchpad done by bit and trusted exchanges with reputable launchpad systems and experiences. Or the IEO that is done in the middle to top reputable exchanges. they will be more promising and trustworthy to wait and of course, we must also be analyzing about the project itself.

[goinmerry]

In Crypto or particularly ICOs, DYOR is very important and with due diligence.  Some projects are legit while majorities are for a quick buck scheme . But dig what technology or protocol the project is having and weigh in whether it is useful or not in real world application.

Actually, even with a proper DYOR, it's still not an assurance. Even a good project with a good case and tool isn't getting the attention of some investors.

For me, newbies should stay away from any ICO's if they don't understand the risks. I'd rather pick from the current coins that are already listed on exchanges compare to gambling my fortune into ICO that has no market value until it got listed to exchange.

Joining ICOs is for advanced people only that know its gambling and chances of not getting back their invested money is possible.

[southerngentuk]

I don't think there are many projects that want to pursue this form, now there are too many ways to attract capital with new projects IEO, IDO, ITO all bring better results. But in general, for new projects that still retain this form, there are not many good projects, and it is not easy to access large projects because of competition.

[cryptoaddictchie]

But, isn't that a reason why they are "hunters"? They have to hunt the legit projects to actually get the money, so if you think that hunters are the one that the most unfortunate amongst those choice, then you are wrong.

I agree. Traders and risk takers are the one at prone to scam since they are investing real money and chances of failure due to price down or rug is a possibility but in the case of hunters, the only thing that loses is their time and effort for promotions. Yes its also important but if we compared that to the loss of money, isnt it much painful right?

[FairUser]

There are now too many tools that we can take advantage of to know if the project is good or not.
For ICOs at the moment it's not very attractive, we are in 2021 and there are many ways to approach like IDO, since when this market becomes active, I don't see many successful ICOs.

[int03h]

Previously ICOs were startups and they didn't have an actual product. Investment is like a risky bet.
Currently, projects to raise ICO have been prepared, usually, they have raised capital from SeriesA, Seed grow... and have their own products. Such projects ICO will be easier than brand new projects.
Investors have been dodgier than they were in 2017-2018. That proves that the perception of the cryptocurrency market has changed in a positive direction.

[maxreish]

When it was famous before, ICO seems smooth and most of the investors have been well focused on this ICO projects. Not until those scams spread and just use this kind of initial offering to just fund raised money.

I am not saying all of those ICO were not legit, there are still few who actually made it into successful listing. Just do some research about the project's sincere objective and those teams behind it.

[apityeh71]

Trend of ICO is changing to IDO (Initial Dex Offering) and IEO ( Initial Exchange Offering) now, ICO is popular only in 2016 and 2017, then in 2018 many ICO failed and turn in to scam. But currently findraising model of IDO and IEO is trending now because promising very high profit. I think IDO and IEO is more safe than ICO because the tokens is more guarantee to trade on the exchange.

[Sled]

Trend of ICO is changing to IDO (Initial Dex Offering) and IEO ( Initial Exchange Offering) now, ICO is popular only in 2016 and 2017, then in 2018 many ICO failed and turn in to scam. But currently findraising model of IDO and IEO is trending now because promising very high profit. I think IDO and IEO is more safe than ICO because the tokens is more guarantee to trade on the exchange.

You're right, ICO has done already and I can remember many people got crazy joining ICO before and very unfortunate that they mostly turn scam and many got to lose their money.

But have we ever think IEO and IDO are different from ICO, they are still the same, many of these projects are worthless and scams. Making participation with them is a huge risk and certainly, it needs research but couldn't assure everything that will be fine.

[lienfaye]

This advice is good but not timely, well ICO is quite popular but this happened few years ago. Currently the popularity is not the same as before due to many scam ICO resulting to lost of interest of many investors. I remember 2017 is the year wherein ICO is really popular and many projects are legit thus investing is really profitable. But it didnt last long, more projects turning scam or unable to reach their target funds resulting to failure.

Anyway, even on other opportunities becoming popular, its a must that we do a research to know what we're getting into. Its better to fill our minds with knowledge to be aware of what to expect.

[ILuckyGuyI]

3. If it has the support of a reputable user on the forum: At least the user know that they will be legit before supporting them because of reputation.

This is one of the biggest factors for me to decide when I want to join a campaign or an ICO. If that project has the support of a well-known user on the forum, then I start trusting the project much more than before.

[Jackl87]

ICO is acronym for Initial Coin Offer, it is also like the public companies call Initial Public Offer (IPO). Just as it is to raise capital for the company for its operations, it is for crypto the same thing alike. The difference however is that you can see the public company, visit them or make enquiry about them from regulatory bodies and most times the government won't allow them to scam the people. It is more secured compared to ICO.

ICO is quite riskier to invest on because it is less regulated and that is why it easily scam you off your money. This is the reason you need to be careful and research more.

Even if you do your work and research the project of an ICO, the team Members and all that other stuff there is still a chance that you lose your funds. I for example investend in the ICO of DimCoin back in 2017 like a lot of others too i think they raised like 14M $ or something because the project and the Team looked solid. Then only a few weeks after the ICO the CEO resigned and since then everything went downwards and that coin is dead which makes it a 100% loss for most of the investors.

[junkerr]

3. If it has the support of a reputable user on the forum: At least the user know that they will be legit before supporting them because of reputation.

This is one of the biggest factors for me to decide when I want to join a campaign or an ICO. If that project has the support of a well-known user on the forum, then I start trusting the project much more than before.

it's true, most projects supported by famous people in forums with good popularity can be considered. even that is what is often used as a measure for many members like us.
support from famous people as well as support from partners will greatly affect the ICO project. they provide greater confidence.

[Inspiron14]

3. If it has the support of a reputable user on the forum: At least the user know that they will be legit before supporting them because of reputation.

This is one of the biggest factors for me to decide when I want to join a campaign or an ICO. If that project has the support of a well-known user on the forum, then I start trusting the project much more than before.

it's true, most projects supported by famous people in forums with good popularity can be considered. even that is what is often used as a measure for many members like us.
support from famous people as well as support from partners will greatly affect the ICO project. they provide greater confidence.

but many ICOs have provided comfort for investors and suddenly became a scam after a few months,
there are many projects like that here, we don't know what the future of the project will be,
ICO investment is also very risky in my opinion, there is no guarantee you can win profit, be wise and don't be too rash

[devil2man]

any fundraising, investment is risky for any investors even if proposed (investments) by teams or trusted people something along the way can always go wrong, that the minimum investment required is not reached or the project fails or any coin does not meet the interest of the market, perhaps it is better to invest in the ieo that in some way are guaranteed by the exchanges