ICO are hot and especially HOT since 2017
Bitcoin fork, Ethereum, NEO make tons of new cryptocurrency available to market.
But I wonder that the cryptocurrency value is decide by the market, aka exchange like bittrex, bitfinex
Some crypto's whitepaper do set the initial price in whitepaper but mostly doesn't
So the initial price is decide by who? By the crypto founder, exchange or "secret man behind"?
Another question is let say the price have a ratio during ICO, 1 BTC = 100 CRYPTO, so the price per CRYPTO = 0.01BTC, so when they enter exchange, the price will start as 0.01BTC?
But what if the CRYPTO doesnt start with an ICO, how the price going to set to launch?
Any expert or experienced crypto enthusiasts can explain here?
CryptoRookie
Edited: Can have example for crypto without ICO? Thanks
The price a coin is pegged during the listing on exchanges is determined by the ICO project founder or team. The reason you see the prices sometimes drop too low immediately after launch is due to the huge bonus given to the private investors which they usually dump at low prices to quickly make their profit and move on to another new ICO.