question Are ICO domains dead? Is STO the new replacement?

Security Token Offerings are a way of moving capital and money market securities onto the blockchain, with the advantages of streamlined custodianship, compliance etc.

The Ethereum protocol uses the ERC-20 protocol which allows for peer-to-peer trading, then you have something like securize's DS-Protocol, which covers lifecycle management of the tokens.

Basically, instead of spending a lot of money for IPO on the primary market, you can construct an STO, which allows business to fund projects, sell off equity stakes, issue debt etc at a fraction of the price eventually (EDIT)

All of which will be done on Blockchain

Do you have a link to STO?I still can't tell the difference between them.

Avtar629 said:

I've got some ICO domains. are ico's dead? if so. are ICO domains also dead? ICO Domains. Renew or dump. Time to clean house. Thanks.

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Yeah go security tokens, stablecoins, smart contracts, utility tokens, blockchain protocols, scalability, oracles, nodes, private and public blockchains, checkout what chainlink are doing (app to software communication on blockchain, real cool stuff) and

HappyW said:

Do you have a link to STO?I still can't tell the difference between them.

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The SEC applied the Howey Test and labelled Security Tokens a security as you have to invest to participate, receive I think financial benefit (either % of returns from investment in a project, equity stake in the company, voting rights etc.)

Google SEC, Howey Test, Security Token, then google SEC ICO's

Every country has their own method of evaluation. Australia has now considered them a security, thus KYC/AML, custodianship, exchange registration now because its a security etc. Progress is coming from everywhere

ok. going back to the main question lol sorry guys.

ARE ICO's Dead in the water? I mean I've checked out ico watch lists all over the net and found that many don't even have lists of ICO's now. That said. is there anymore value in the term ICO other than from some brandable perspective like "ICO" whatever? not "Intial Coin Offering"?

Probably oversaturation in the market. Yeah, ICO's are plagued by fraud but there's always a group of investors keen on solid projects and getting in early.

Riz from Empire Domains has ICONews.com, which I think is an absolute gem.

I think anything under prestine is not going to sell...much like most of Crypto/Blockchain niche domains.

DomainGuy86 said:

Probably oversaturation in the market. Yeah, ICO's are plagued by fraud but there's always a group of investors keen on solid projects and getting in early.

Riz from Empire Domains has ICONews.com, which I think is an absolute gem.

I think anything under prestine is not going to sell...much like most of Crypto/Blockchain niche domains.

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I agree. seems like all the money now is going to IEO and STO's and a couple of other abbreviations. There was another three letter one I forget.

from my readings. They seem to be fixing the whole ICO thing and looks like there is a comeback in the works as far as ICO's but everyone loves a "shiny new" whatever these days and on to the next big thing.

Will the popularity of ICO's come back? I guess the real question is did it ever "leave"? or am I just bad and Googling "ICO's"?

STO will be the future for sure. WIll disrupt the trillion dollar IPO market. As through STO anyone can raise capital . The business doest have to go to venture capitalist for funding. Also STO are regulated unlike ICOs . I believe ICOs are dead.