What gives ICN value? What is the utility for it?
The utility is for ICN token HODLers to get filthy rich. ICN gets value when ICONOMI platform makes mad profits and buys out the tokens, how is that so hard to understand?
Most successful startups in the old economy had adapted to the environment and changed their business model, focus and even the core product.
Yep! Gaston Glock's company went from manufacturing curtain rods and knives to making revolutionary state of the art handguns with no prior experience in that field and look at them now!