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I don't see a technical advantage either. But I wouldn't say there's no advantage to users-- an ICO can let the founders (a) raise funds, and (b) give them a f

I don't see a technical advantage either. But I wouldn't say there's no advantage to users-- an ICO can let the founders (a) raise funds, and (b) give them a financial incentive for the project to succeed. So in theory, ICOs can help users win because they can lead to great products that otherwise wouldn't exist. (That said, a lot of teams/projects are total junk.)

tlrobinson 9y ago
That might be true in some cases (Brendan Eich, though?) but making your product more complex for the user just to raise easy money seems like a poor trade-off. On top of that many ICOs seem to have unjustified valuations and reduced oversight from investors vs traditional fundraising.