Iconomi = Centralized
Funds are held by Iconomi middlemen in Slovenia
MelonPort = Decentralized
Tokens that represent shares of the various melonport investment funds can be be held in cold storage
The assets that will be included in the various melonport investment funds will be held in Ethereum smart contracts.
Melonport only works with ERC20 tokens, so you have to trust this centralized company to hold all the BTC and fiat:
https://www.decentralizedcapital.com/#/aboutIf it's not connected to centralized exchanges there will be no liquidity for fund managers.
No dividends and the supply inflates by 25% to 50% per year indefinitely.