ICOs and Tokenized Fundraising Methods

The financial realm was hit in 2017 by two major phenomena caused by cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The first one was a bubble that Bitcoin and other digital currencies such as Ether and Ripple witnessed from June to December, the latter actually gaining a 450-fold increase in value in less than eight months. High volatility triggered terrible consequences on cryptocurrencies' credibility of being strong financial instruments and real digital assets. This led most financial analysts, banks, and hedge funds to consider them as sole speculative and significantly risky investments supported by intangible value and unreasonable behaviors from the crowd. Stuck into a vicious circle, the mass media started to headline cryptocurrencies and blockchain, amplifying the phenomenon and dazzling investors with high returns on this new financial...