Voted NO.
Hello, smaragda. I know you've had some thoughtful exchanges on here about the vote and funding. Can you explain why you voted "NO"?
I am inclined to vote "YES," for three reasons.
1. They are only at 32% of their Round 1 fundraising goal, and to push it to 100% for this round will take some work. I just don't think there will be much investor capital lying around after that for Swarm to go after, so Round 2 could involve a lot of work with very little payoff.
2. Building a product with Round 1 funds will do a lot for investor confidence, and even if the product is quite streamlined, it will enable people to begin using the system. This by itself will drive subsequent investment, and make Round 2 fundraising much easier.
3. Bitcoin price looks to be on the upswing, potentially to new all time highs (at least according to a lot of fundamental and technical analysts). The 4500 btc (Round 1 target) may soon be worth quite a bit more than the 2.8 million$ - its current value.
I would like to hear your thoughts on these points, and any others that bear on this vote.
Anyone else, please feel free to comment as well.