It is a common thing to see most ICOs stating in their whitepaper that the monies of investors will be refunded to them in case the ICO is not able to reach its softcap. Sadly bounty hunters work for like eight weeks or even more and their efforts go waste. Do you agree they should also be compensated?
As long as ICOs activities remain unregulated by states, bounty hunters will not be paid compensation for their work if the ICO project fails and does not collect even the minimum amount for its activities. Things may change if such regulation is implemented. As a general rule, the provision of any services should be paid for and this is not a problem for bounty hunters if the ICO team fails.