Newbie here, but would like to know the opinion of other experienced users/anyone with an opinion (everyone) here 
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With the recent bans, and news of crypto tightening regulations, some coins (mostly those which are modeled as a security) are beginning to move more into an accredited investor/institutional investor-only ICO.
Do you guys see it as ICOs/blockchain defeating its own purpose by being open only to individuals with the big bucks, a needed measure, or there is way for us to agree on a middle ground?
You have a point, but you should check also that these are ICOs, i think it is the same model with IPOs ,like this is what IPO/ICO 's offer, it's for you if you will invest or not, i think there are some ICOs that allows a low rate for investment.. With the recent bans, and news of crypto tightening regulations, some coins (mostly those which are modeled as a security) are beginning to move more into an accredited investor/institutional investor-only ICO.
Do you guys see it as ICOs/blockchain defeating its own purpose by being open only to individuals with the big bucks, a needed measure, or there is way for us to agree on a middle ground?
I'd say IPOs are solely for fundraising purposes, for startups looking to exit, or SMEs needing a huge some of money. In this sense an ICO is only similar to the IPO, definitely not the same.
In an IPO, all the big boys get first share of the pie, followed by a select lucky few of retail investors, and once it's on the market, anyone can have their share. Do you see ICOs going into this direction?