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Details of an equity sale by decentralised networking firm MaidSafe were leaked prematurely yesterday causing consternation among some would-be investors who feared a repeat of a previous fundraising effort when they were left out in the cold.

The equity offer is intended to raise £1.75m for 6.5 per cent of MaidSafe. It is being handled by BnkToTheFuture, an online investment platform specialising in fintech, blockchain and cryptocurreny companies.

The official launch date for the campaign is 12th September but a link to the share application page, which is only intended to be accessible to existing certified BnkToTheFuture investors, was posted on Twitter by an enthusiastic investor, who has since apologised for his haste.

The reason for the unease among some of MaidSafe's many supporters goes back to 2014, when The start-up made history by raising $6m in only five hours via a 'crypto-crowdsale'. The sale of 459 million MaidSafeCoins, a cryptocurrency token sold on anticipation of future earnings from MaidSafe's SAFE Network platform, was planned to take place over 30 days, but in the event the tokens were all snapped up by buyers exchanging Mastercoins at an attractive rate before many enthusiasts had a chance to buy them.

Registering as an investor on BnkToTheFuture can take up to five days, and some supporters feared that history was about to repeat itself. However, with a minimum individual investment on BnkToTheFuture set at £1,000, this is very unlikely to happen.