We believe WAVES has tremendous potential and they are developing their platform in the right way.  As long as Russia/Regulations do not impede their progress, they should have plenty of room for growth in the crypto/blockchain arena.

Yet still the same security issue with mobile login, right?  Wherein there is no password or PIN protection on the mobile version.

Definitely with a technological innovation that positively improves/disrupts current models/practices in the real world. I think a fair question when looking into an ICO would be "How will the projects new technology make an impact on the current market/industry?".  If this can be answered where the project will make a significant improvement on people's lives, then it could have very good potential.

The ICO itself is simply a way for a project to obtain funds.  ICO's are predicted to take off in 2018 (2017 was already huge).  ICO's are a form of venture capital so just like any other investment they can work very well or not at all.  Also, just like any other investment, I would suggest you do your research, but more importantly take a strategy of diversification because the big winners are usually the ones that did not look appealing at first and many times the ICO that looks fantastic has put all of its resources into image with very little substance. 

A key point is to understand the market price of the token/coin will react to how the company implements/executes its plan and the real world viability of the project (i.e. will the project have a significant real world impact - is there a need or use case for the project).

How come there is no security for the WAVES Wallet (Android)

It asks for PIN and Password, etc. however if you log out, you can log in again without using the PIN/Password.  This seems like a very obvious security flaw.

Is there an update or fix coming soon?

There is no PIN or any type of security on the wallet.  When you logout, you can login without any type of PIN or Password.

How can WAVES overlook something so basic?  If anyone has your phone, they can access your wallet.

Anyone else find this to be a major flaw?  Is there something I am missing?

Interesting trends in Bitcoin -

    Roger Ver ("Bitcoin Jesus")/founder Bitcoin.com said Bitcoin will lose value and be taken over by Bitcoin Cash because the original interest in Bitcoin Core was "cheap and fast transactions" and that is gone now.  Bitcoin Cash does what the original Bitocoin Core did before the blockchain got saturated.  (this makes sense but he is also clearly marketing for Bitcoin Cash because he runs an exchange).
    Social Capital's Chamath Palihapitiya says Bitcoin Will Reach $1 Million Per Coin... but they are early investors who hold a lot of coins (good for their pocket to pump the coin price).
    Cameron Winklevoss, thought to be one of the largest holders of bitcoin, thinks the cryptocurrency’s blazing gains this year are just the start. He predicts it will rise as much as 20-fold as investors come to view it as an upgrade to gold (but again, a large holder of the coin, good for him to pump the price).
    Then Saxo Bank - Bitcoin will peak above $60,000 in 2018 before crashing to its fundamental “production cost” of $1,000 the following year... (fundamentals)
    Then on a side note - Bitcoin's secretive creator could become the world's first trillionaire.  If Nakamoto is a single person, they're currently the 52nd richest person in the world when measured against Forbes' list of billionaires. And judging by the way Bitcoin's price has exploded, they might soon sit on top of that list, potentially as the world's first trillionaire.


So what is the value of Bitcoin in 2018?  These are just a few of the many, many opinions out there but I think that $60K prediction from Saxo Bank seems to be on par right now.

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Great thread! When we started our project at the start of 2017 we had a lot of people tell us that ICO's are not for real estate.  I think your list proves otherwise  At that time REIDAO was really the only site mentioning tokenization (apart from a white paper from MIT) and now there are a bunch.  I think you should add them to your list.  REIDAO - https://reidao.io/ (they have a new project https://crowdvilla.io/)

I understand where you are coming from and it is very typical with ICO's now but I think it is being done for marketing only.  I actually think this is a problem with ICO's as many teams are now bloated with members who do not actually contribute anything other than putting their name on the ICO website and once the funds are raised they are on to the next ICO.

Just my opinion but if you have a 30 person team you should be well past the ICO phase of raising development capital; at that point you should be raising expansion or operating capital (if needed).  Most startups grow from a team of 5, from Business Insider study - "general rule of thumb for the optimal headcounts at each stage of a developing business — five employees for startups in the building product stage, 10 for companies in the building usage stage, and 25 for the building the business stage".  If you look at the some of the most successful companies; Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Airbnb, etc. you will find they all started very small (usually 1 person with an idea).  Ethereum was one guys idea but even the core Ethereum team was Vitalik Buterin, Mihai Alisie, Anthony Di Iorio, and Charles Hoskinson.  Even Bitcoin could be one guy (or gal!) but I'll let you know when I find them    

Good stuff but I think one point that is overlooked here is MONEY.  Proper marketing will need a budget unless you have a big team willing to do this for free.  Twitter, FB, etc. are free but someone needs to take the time to manage everything and it usually comes with a hefty price.  Most of the ICO listing sites cost money as well.  Some advertise they are "free" but just wait until you get to the due diligence part which ends up with a fee request and Bitcoin address 

One other hard learned lesson was Forums.  Seems simple enough but then you learn "Newbies" cannot post images and it takes quite a bit of time to build up your user profile.  The other option is hiring someone (or purchasing an account) which comes back to that stingy word - MONEY.

On the other hand, if you do have the funding, creating the ICO can become VERY EASY - simply pay TokenMarket or ICOBOX, etc. for an all-in-one solution... ICOBOX will only run you 50 Bitcoin 

How many of these projects actually invest their ICO funds into real estate?  Seems like most of them are "platforms" yet they are raising millions of dollars.  If the money was invested in physical assets this would be reasonable (even relatively small) however developing a top end platform should only cost a fraction of what they are taking.  What are they really doing with the money?

Thanks.  Your feedback is greatly appreciated 

We are currently in a temporary lull - we are going to announce some changes soon, primarily a change to Ethereum coin working with a well established team and we are currently raising seed capital to finance the developer costs.  We want to THANK ALL OF YOU for sticking with us during this downtime.

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Not sure the "mania" is over, September was the biggest month yet and we still don't know OCT numbers - we do know Bitcoin hasn't slowed.

Here is some proof ICO's are not slowing down.  $2B in 2 months with September being the biggest month to date!



https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/initial-coin-offerings-rake-in-another-billion-in-under-2-months

BenchCoin From The White Papers on Medium: Clip 4 - Digital Enterprises



https://medium.com/benchcoin-project/benchcoin-a-digital-enterprise-1d59a3227a5c

BenchCoin Digital Student Property Enterprise
  - Smart Buildings with IoT Technology
  - Open Management Business Model
  - Digitisation of Real Estate
  - Peer-to-Peer Marketplace
   

I think this is one of the most true statements about the entire ICO process.  1 minute videos and selfies are considered "due diligence" while business plans are considered "too long to read".  Culture of Social Media