TOP 10 ICO 2018 Q3
For ICOs these changes have meant investors are willing to take less risk in the current market, leading to smaller investments and more apprehension across the ICO market. Ultimately this has meant longer main sales and often smaller or diminished returns at exchange.
But all is not lost! Many ICOs have performed exceptionally well in 2018, great examples being Zilliqa, Ontology, ArcBlock, Nucleus Vision and Bluezelle to name but a few. 1,000%+ gains are still achievable as long investments are made wisely. With this in mind we’ve sifted between the good, the bad and the down right awful, watching what projects are gaining popularity across social feeds, what projects have a high engagement with their audience and which projects have great tech, superb whitepapers or demonstrate the potential to revolutionise. The outcome of this is a shortlist of 10 ICOs on the horizon that have really impressed us.
Please use our selections as a spring board to go out and do your own research on each project, this is by no means financial advice. If you’re considering any investment especially at ICO stage, always get involved with the communities, read the whitepaper and scrutinise every aspect of the project. If unsure about anything, head over to Telegram to ask the teams directly the questions you cannot find answers for elsewhere.
Investing in ICOs is high risk, time critical but can yield high reward. If the correct due diligence is used it is possible to invest in very lucrative projects at the earliest possibility.
Without further ado, let’s move on to our shortlist:
Blockcloud
Blockcloud is another project looking at shaking up the IoT (Internet of Things). Their target is to become a scalable solution for the growing IoT industry, introducing an incentivised system that rewards participants, service providers and miners.
Blockcloud will be using a Service-Centric Networking solution (SCN), a web 3.0 idea that is built around uses service names, instead of using addresses. Combined with their blockchain protocol it will bring network providers to devices in a secure and trusted way. Billions of devices will no longer suffer from connectivity issues, interacting autonomously without slowdown. Crucially, as the demand in the industry grows and more devices become interconnected, the network will be able to scale effectively.
Whilst their vision and tech is not quite as expansive as Skynet, their team is strong, incredibly technically capable and have extensive experience within the IoT industry. With 80% of the team coming from established parent IoT company Oudmon as well an extensive list of partners and previous links with Chinese power house companies such as Huwai and Alibaba, we are very confident in their ability to deliver.
Another major reason to keep an eye on this this project is due to the strong market sentiment and community awareness surrounding the project. For an ICO in its very infancy, it has received a lot of positive recognition across the web and there is large amount of ‘buzz’ circulating across communities comparable to the likes of Neon Exchange or Quarkchain at whitelist stage.
Website: https://www.block-cloud.io
Whitepaper: https://www.block-cloud.io/whitepaper.shtml
Telegram: https://metabase.network/
Ubex
The next project on the list is Ubex, an AI platform built to improve the relevance and conversion rate of advertising across a multitude of online platforms. Their claim is that the current system, primarily directing this toward Google Ads, does not effectively target its users and provides content ineffectively. — Ubex strives to change this.
Through the use of blockchain and Artificial intelligence the Ubex Ad exchange targets to remove irrelevant content and only send users demographic specific advertisements that are relevant to each customer. They present this in the right format, placed in specific positions to encourage maximum engagement.
Ubex claims that combing blockchain technology with their AI system they are able to collect a better quality sample of data on users browsing habits, leading to more individual catered ads, which they then propose to display in the ideal format possible. This then leads to more engagement from users and an improved return on ad spend for businesses.
The UBEX platform will be built upon Ethereum, utilising smart contracts to allow spend to be linked to specific actions rather than the traditional PPC (Pay per click) method. By using a smart contract, a predefined contractual agreement is created between the advertiser and the host. Fees can then be attributed to specific actions and therefore provide a more preciseand customisable method to measure conversion.
The paid advertising industry is currently estimated at $83 billion and set to grow to a staggering $129+ Billion by 2021. With this in mind there is no doubt that the market potential is huge. However, established giants of the likes of Facebook and Google currently have a firm grip on the industry that will be very hard to shake. Alongside this they will also need to outpace existing cryptocurrencies of the likes of Adex, Papyus, Exchain and Adshares to succeed.
At the point of writing Ubex has achieved 85% of its 28,800 ETH hard cap looking like its set to sell out very shortly. The team is experienced, a beta version is already in place and there is a large amount of positivity surrounding the project. If Ubex can prove its value in this very competitive marketplace we’d expect it to do very well.
Website: https://www.ubex.com
Whitepaper: https://www.ubex.com/wp/Ubex-Whitepaper-en.pdf?3736
Telegram: https://t.me/UbexAI
Menlo One
Menlo One is the world’s most powerful framework for building decentralized applications with the speed of a traditional web app. Our decentralized database and Proof-of-Reputation incentive system is the infrastructure that enables the Web 3.0 generation of marketplaces, social media platforms, and future apps to be as fast and performant as their centralized predecessors.
Built on the Ethereum network, Menlo One’s technology offers communication, social, and automation capabilities that were previously unavailable. Together, these improvements address the critical limitations around user experience, security, and compliance that presently stymie widespread adoption.
Our framework is being used to develop the only token sale marketplace with security, messaging & governance for making the Token Economy mainstream.
We’re backed by expert blockchain technologists, partners & adviso
ICO Site
BRAVO
BRAVO started in 2014 and set out to revolutionise the tipping and anonymous payment industry with their seamless mobile payment application. In 2017, BRAVO was featured on ABC’s SharkTank and got a deal with Mark Cuban & Lori Greiner. Since then, they have gained a significant amount of traction with tens of thousands of users and millions of dollars worth in transactions.
BRAVOs plan to achieve global impact and grow outside of the United States is in the process of being realised, and even more so with the implementation of Blockchain and tokenization technologies to allow anonymous, secure and seamless transactions around the world; with minimal fees. BRAVO has a solution developed: Proven traction with Fiat version available since 2015 in the USA market. In 2019 BRAVO will release an update to pay with our cryptocurrency (BVO Token) allowing for instant, secure and anonymous payments worldwide BRAVO built and runs on it’s own blockchain platform.
BRAVO is one of very few ICOs in the world that actually has:
An existing business solution developed. In contrast, less than 9% of the ICO’s come from established businesses and almost half do not have a product developed before their ICO campaign began
ICO site: https://bvo.trybravo.com/?utm_source=icomarks
Whitepaper: https://bvo.trybravo.com/BRAVO_Whitepaper_V1.pdf
Telegram: https://t.me/BRAVOPay
NEX ICO
Neon Exchange (NEX) is a decentralized platform on the NEO blockchain that applies a publicly verifiable offchain matching engine to handle trading volume and support complex orders (such as limit orders) that are not possible on existing DEXs. NEX will be the first exchange to utilize NEO, NEO Gas and its own NEX token as base pairs to trade NEP-5 tokens.
Designed to harness the combined benefits of both on/offchain solutions, NEX will receive orders from an offline wallet, match bids offchain and fulfil orders onchain. In addition to the exchange platform, NEX also introduces a payment service and funds management layer that enables third party smart contracts on NEO to send and receive assets.
Yet another feature of NEX will be the new, user-friendly smart wallet Chrome extension to store currencies off of the exchange while simultaneously allowing for instant trading. Co-founder Fabio Canesin described the wallet extension as a “MetaMask + NEON Wallet” application allowing users to access exchanges while safely maintaining custody of tokens.
Underlying the Neon Exchange is the NEX token. 50 million tokens will be issued that give holders a share of the profits generated by the payment service and exchange features of NEX. In this way, token holders who stake NEX benefit directly from the success of the exchange services: as more fees are generated, holders will receive larger rewards.
ICO site: https://neonexchange.org
Whitepaper: https://neonexchange.org/pdfs/whitepaper_v2.pdf
Telegram: https://t.me/neonexchange
ORCA
ORCA is the first Open Banking platform designed for crypto users. It functions as a customizable, easy to use gateway into the crypto-economy for both advanced and amateur crypto enthusiasts. ORCA makes use of the emerging field of Open Banking to innovative integration of fiat bank accounts with cryptocurrency wallets. Through the Dashboard users will be able to link multiple bank accounts from different providers into one place. Agile design solutions make it possible to customize the Dashboard to fully meet personal needs and desires, while smart ORCA analysis algorithms provide personalized help and suggestions to optimize management of personal finances. What’s more, ORCA users will be able to access and use the best crypto-related services currently available on the market. All through a single platform, just like in the Apple App Store or Google Play. ORCA App Center provides a wide range of trusted third-party crypto applications to fulfill all individual needs. Crypto payment cards, trading bots, lending services, insurance and many more additions with the constantly expanding App Center. All transactions within the ecosystem are fueled by ORCA tokens. The combination of ORCA tokens, internal token swap solutions and service integration APIs removes the need for any other crypto assets. With ORCA tokens nothing else is required to access the best of the crypto-economy.
ICO site: https://orcaalliance.eu/en/
Whitepaper: https://orcaalliance.eu/docs/ORCA_WP_07.pdf
Telegram: https://t.me/ORCAalliance
Incremint.io
Incremint can be used for any transaction (token sale, crowdfunding campaign, purchase of goods) where the parties want to make sure the pre-agreed terms are satisfied before the digital funds change hands. Incremint facilitates successful digital transactions for clients by: — Establishing trust among the parties (startup team and token holders, buyer and supplier, etc.). — Encouraging parties to fulfill their promises (what was agreed to happen before the assets change hands). — Adding credibility and visibility to projects selling tokens or seeking funding. — Providing a decentralized dispute resolution mechanism. — Ensuring that all decisions are recorded on public blockchain.
The Incremint mission is to support the growth and development of the initial coin offering (ICO) market by better aligning the interests of issuers and token buyers, mitigating risks, and incentivizing openness and transparency. Incremint believes in the potential of ICOs to fund innovation and view effective self-regulation mechanisms as critical to the long-term health of the ICO market and blockchain community.
Using Incremint, ICO Issuers will direct a predetermined portion of the raised funds to be escrowed pending milestones. Upon completion of the ICO, token buyers will vote to authorize a release of the escrowed funds as Issuers complete their milestones. By using Incremint, Issuers show their commitment to good corporate governance practices and their confidence in the business plan that they are marketing. Token buyers mitigate the risks associated with investing in ICOs, resulting in an increase in demand for Issuers.
The founders are highly experienced legal and financial experts with extensive track records in complex commercial transactions. We combine practical experience in escrow and financing arrangements with the technical expertise of strategic partners.
ICO site: https://incremint.io
Whitepaper: https://incremint.io/pdf/Incremint.pdf
Telegram: https://t.me/incremint_en
Keplertek
We are building an international ecosystem for the driven of development and production of AI & robotics. It consists of own and partners R&D laboratories, technoparks, factories and an Online platform that will bring together developers, investors, and customers from around the world.
We live in era that is increasingly being influenced by technological advancements. Their roles and importance in our daily lives have become increasingly more meaningful and in many cases, inseparable. And so has the increased influences of those corporations controlling the largest market share. This influences has limited the overall community participation in the development of technological solution, relegating them to the role of mere customer, while the profit and the wealth is divided among the corporations only.
The main goal of Kepler’s management, besides the production of valuable Robotics and AI solutions, is the creation of a decentralized wealth distribution system through the technological breakthrough that will shape the future of humanity, robotics. Imagine if the creators of the internet had decided to share its wealth creation mechanism with the world instead of leaving it in the hands of corporate organizations who are only concentrated on accumulating personal wealth. Imagine if the internet had been like the blockchain, decentralized and distributed, users would have been benefiting from their own data.
Foreseeing such an eventuality based on current trends, the management team behind Kepler is creating a fair market economy that will distribute profit evenly to users. Kepler is based on the highest level of transparency, accountability, and corporate responsibility. Management team will regularly provide (at the very least) detailed biannual reports about the company’s status and projects.
Kepler solves one of the main challenges of plaguing humanity — technological revolution. Backed by a technical sound team comprising of leading scientific minds, Kepler will produce ultramodern technologies, facilitate easy access to them, and create a platform for the development of scientific and technical breakthroughs for the future.
We understand that it is one thing to come up with a revolutionary idea and another to implement it. This is why we have involved the expertise of leading managers, informational technologists, robotics luminaries, accounting mavericks, legal authorities and blockchain specialists.
ICO site: https://keplertek.io
Whitepaper: https://keplertek.io/WP/WP-EN.pdf
Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/HR5jUxKGkD4XY3y1v6Pmow
AKoin
AKoin is a new cryptocurrency from visionary changemaker Akon and is the foundation of the AKoin Ecosystem — a unique global project that offers an abundance of digital and in-real-life platforms and experiences that create opportunity and inclusion for youth entrepreneurs by allowing consumers to buy, hold, and spend cryptocurrency right from their smartphone through a suite of blockchain-powered apps.
The AKoin Ecosystem unlocks the potential of the world’s largest emerging economy through the creation of a stable currency and innovative, revenue-generating opportunities that stimulate and support youth entrepreneurship, economic stability, and growth across Africa and the world.
Created by Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist, producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Akon, who successfully founded and grew Akon Lighting Africa to provide scaled solar power solutions throughout 18 countries to date in Africa, the AKoin Ecosystem’s exclusive suite of sustainability and growth-building crypto-based apps offer immediate and ongoing new revenue generating opportunities to stimulate micro-exchanges and financial stability.
And while the opportunities to buy, hold, and spend Akoin to power youth entrepreneurs on the digital platform and from anywhere in the world are vast, consumers will also be able to engage with AKoin in an entirely new way when they visit the real-life Wakanda of Akon Crypto City.
Already in development, Akon Crypto City is the first of its kind, 100% crypto-based city with AKoin at the center of transactional life. This futuristic city, built on 2,000 acres of land gifted to Akon from the President of Senegal, is within 5 minutes of the new international airport, close to the coast and a short drive from Dakar, the capital city of Senegal (Akon’s homeland). Akon Crypto City blends leading Smart City planning designs with a blank canvas for cryptonizing our daily human and business exchanges, with the goal of inventing a radical new way of existence.
ICO site: https://www.akoin.co
Telegram: https://t.me/akoinchannel
BitSong
BitSong is a project dedicated to musicians and listeners and will generate profit for the artist and the users who listens to their songs while creating a money saving opportunity for advertisers.
On the BitSong platform you will be able to produce songs in which an advertiser can attach advertisements and users can access from any device. For each advertisement listened, the artist and the listener will get up to 90% of the profits invested by the advertiser
The user will be paid for the “User Attention”, the producer will receive earnings in real time, the advertiser will be able to optimize the campaign after viewing the reports.
ICO site: https://bitsong.io
Whitepaper: https://bitsong.io/docs/whitepaper_en.pdf
Telegram: https://t.me/bitsong_ico
