A community driven list of useful ICO blogs, articles, videos and tools. This is not a catalog of all the content, just a starting point for your explorations. Inspired by awesome-scala. Other amazingly awesome lists can be found in the awesome-awesomeness list.
Initial Coin Offerings, also known as ICOs is the cryptocurrency version of crowdfunding and are a part of the crypto world that is most likely here to stay. It's one of the easiest and most efficient methods for companies and individuals to fund their projects and for regular users to invest in projects they see value in. An Initial Coin Offering is an event that usually extends over a period of one month or more and in which everyone is allowed to purchase newly issued tokens in exchange for established cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) or Ether (ETH).
One of the earliest documented uses of ICOs for a cryptocurrency project was Mastercoin, which was crowdfunded on Bitcointalk forums. Mastercoin is a meta-protocol on top of the Bitcoin blockchain that provides additional features that the base Bitcoin layer doesn’t. The ICO took place during mid-2013. Mastercoin (MSC) raised over 5000 Bitcoin (BTC) at the rate of 100 MSC per BTC sent to an “exodus address” during the ICO phase.
Then, the cryptocurrency project NXT had its own ICO on Bitcointalk forums, raising 21 BTC. NXT created a cryptocurrency coded from scratch (i.e. not a fork of the original Bitcoin code) and implemented the first fully proof-of-stake system. The project was quite successful for the ICO investors, reaching a peak of ‘market capitalization’ of over $100 million, and currently over $10 million. This made it one of the most successful ICOs for investors.
Lastly, Ethereum remains one of the largest ICOs to date, raising over $18 million with a current market capitalization of around $ 1 billion.
- Smith + Crown - ICOS, TOKEN SALES, CROWDSALES
- ICO Daily - Ongoing ICOs
- ICO Rating - Rating Agency for ICO Market
- Coin Schedule - The Best Cryptocurrency ICO Crowdsales and Projects
- Token Sale Calendar - Ethereum Token Sale Listing & ICO Calendar
- ICO Countdown - Gives spotlight to new crypto projects with a focus on crowdfunding methodology
- ICO List - Initial Coin Offering Listing
- ICO Stats - ICO Performance Tracker
- LastCrypto - ICO List, Cryptocurrency Database, Calendar
- ICO Toplist - List, review and rate all ICOs: Past, Active and Upcoming ones.
Blogs & Sites about ICO
- ICO Daily - ICO Daily
- TokenMarket - Trade and research 380 blockchain assets. Organize token sales.
- Smith + Crown - Research and analysis across the breadth of Bitcoin, blockchain technology, digital currency and cryptofinance.
- Reddit ICO - Active & Upcoming ICO/Crowdsales!
- BitcoinTalk ICO - Altcoin and ICO Discussion
- ICOO - Initial Coin Offering OpenLedger
Articles about ICO
- TechCrunch - WTF is an ICO? - WTF is an ICO?
- Nasdaq - What Is an ICO? - What Is an ICO?
- Bloomberg - Digital Coins - Digital Coins Are So Hot, Startups Are Selling Them Like an IPO
- Waves Platform - How to run an ICO
Videos about ICO
- Tezos ICO - What is Tezos ICO in a Nutshell
- EOS ICO - EOS ICO Explained
- IOTA ICO - Top 3 Reasons to Invest in Iota
- Everex ICO - Everex.io ICO Review
- Wagerr ICO - Wagerr ICO. Crypto Market Hits $100 Billion
- Velix.ID ICO - VXD ICO Update
Links to developing your own Token
- Ethereum - Token - Create your own crypto currency with Ethereum
- Ethereum - Token - What is An Ethereum Token: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide
- Waves Platform - Currency - How To Create Your Own Currency! Using The Waves Platform
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