ICOs: Why There’s More Than One Way
Initial coin offerings (ICOs) are dramatically increasing in popularity.
According to CoinDesk data, from January to the end of May, 2017, ICOs attracted $327m in capital, a figure that surpasses the amount raised in VC deals for the same period.
This makes sense. As a new alternative to crowdfunding, ICOs provide a way for project creators to acquire money for their operations in exchange for cryptocurrency tokens related to their project.
Investors from around the globe are starting to notice this new capital raising model, and we're also beginning to understand that it involves three major milestones:
·Initial investments in the project in exchange for tokens
·The listing of those tokens on an open market of exchanges
·The sale of those tokens by project creators in the secondary market to maximize returns.
Read more here: http://www.coindesk.com/icos-why-theres-more-than-one-way/
You can get most coins cheaper than the ICO price once they hit the market, there are a few that take off and you wish you could go back and jump in the ICO with everything you had.
ICO's is a risky business. Like all thing cryptos, don't invest what you can't afford to lose. Always do your research before investing.