We all know the ICO market is kinda dead right now. Not many good projects are out there. And if there is indeed a good project there is the fear it won't go well considering how the 2018 was for the ICO's. The last ICO I invested was 11 months ago and I don't even to get started on how it went and all the problems there are even now. But regardless that, I've seen the hype shift from ICO to STO. Seems that S in STO is really giving security to the investors.
STO in the other hand is not another utility token (most of them have no utility at all), but actually gives you shares on the company and you have some return on your investment just in e few months. Obviously not the whole investment but you can see smth entering your wallet.
My question is: Will 2019 be the year of STO?
I don't know if 2019 already will be the year of STO, but I believe STO will be the next big wave of the crypto market.
STO give you a dividend on the profit of the company you are investing and you will have securities rights like in the traditional financial markets. I think it's better than just investing in a utility token, where, by the way, most of the time there's no utility, like you said. I'm looking forward to this new type of investment.