Here is the part of that email:
After a rough start, where our servers were hit so hard we couldnt change the web page, we finally got it going and took in $12 million in less than an hour. We are honored to have received purchases of Pillar tokens from over 7,000 people around the world. The average purchase is for 11 ether, making our token sale one of the largest grass-roots crowdfundings, ever!
Our Secret Weapon
Most token sales are open for 4 weeks. Ours is open for 60 hours. Why? Because we expected to run a wholesale campaign, where big buyers take most of our offering in minutes, like other recent big ICOs. Instead, its been the opposite - eager new and small retail investors piling into our project because they believe so much in our mission and want to support us. One guy even bought tokens for his young daughter to have when she grows up! In that context, it would be far better for us to run a 4-week campaign. But we dont have 4 weeks, we have something better:
You.
We are asking our token holders to do everything they can over the next two days to at least double their own purchase by reaching out to people they know and telling them to buy pillars, because the more money we have the less risk for the project and the better for the ecosystem later. This is our only chance to raise money. Well never have another opportunity like we do right now.
Please, blog, call, talk, make videos, do whatever you can to get more people to buy Pillar tokens. If everyone reading this can get 30 more ether in sales, we will have enough to be a formidable, worldwide, open-source project. Were counting on you to double our take in the next 24 hours.
We Changed Our Collective Mind
Well, David changed his mind - about blocking Americans from the web site. Americans can now see the regular site, read the terms of service, and purchase tokens on the Purchase page. Go try it!
Yeah they'll never have another opportunity because ICO regulations will happen. And allowing Americans in is an open invitation to the SEC!
Nail in the coffin for this project. Hope you didn't lose too much money!