But how would they do this? It is still possible to pay for an ICO to bribe a community with the right amount of money.

I think those who wish to upvote/downvote are the people who choose to do so in hopes to monetize their contribution to the community in the future once they have made it to a certain threshold. What's good about it is that people are actually incentivized to stay honest and not cheat or else they get their ranks (or reputation) down to zero.


I think they are aware that ICO investors is not a big market, but they do spend huge amounts on ICOs. What's more is that I don't think ICObench or any other "competitor" offers the same convenience and transparency.