Most important events of this week dedicated to ICOs: news, expert reviews, new projects in our Calendar and, of course, the Rating!
Key news
Despite the growing mistrust towards ICOs, last week of September was rich in news regarding the launches of new projects, the amount of funds collected during token sales and researches. Here they are:
Juventus to launch Fan Token:
Juventus Football Club announced that it had entered into a strategic partnership with the Socios.com platform to launch the "Official Juventus Fan Token" for its worldwide fan base. Juventus fans will have the opportunity to purchase tokens via fan token offering (FTO) in early 2019. The "Juventus Official Fan Token" will be available only through the Socios.com.
Diar research: 70% of tokens fell in price after ICO:
According to the analytical company Diar about 70% of tokens are much cheaper than at the stage of primary exchange placement. In total, ICO projects lost $6 billion this year. In addition experts note that a third of the tokens that were issued in 2017-2018 are not traded on crypto exchanges.
Chinese residents learned to bypass ICO ban:
As reported by Chinese news agency Xinhua the official ICO ban in China is being bypassed with the help of fictitious firms. As the agency said crypto exchanges had preserved the opportunity to work with citizens of the country through "one-day" companies. Citizens can find such information in Telegram channels.
The publication notes that after the ban the crypto companies of the country moved their business abroad, most chose Malta. At the same time sites of new registered companies widely use Chinese language, which indicates the buypass of the state ban.
Tiberius Group launches token backed by metals:
Swiss company Tiberius Technology Ventures AG launches a new token called Tiberius Coin, which will be supported by seven metals. According to the official website the company is ready to make the market in the asset so that its value will be close to the cost of a basket of copper, aluminum, nickel, cobalt, tin, gold and platinum. The token sale is set for October 1.
Review of the week
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Top in the Rating
ihodl.com has developed a unique rating system to judge ICO projects, which takes into account all aspects starting with the official website, upto the token platform itself. Here are the best and worst ICO projects according to the rating.
Top-5 Best ICOs
★★★★ 4,26 - Tutellus
★★★★ 4,36 - Ubex
★★★★ 4,06 - DATAEUM
★★★★ 4,06 - genEOS
★★★ 3,36 - 4ARTechnologies
Top-5 Worst ICOs
★ 1,34 - FiveStarMiningNetwork
★ 1,61 - Ardent United
★ 1,64 - Neogame
★ 1,68 - IViN
★ 1,74 - CustomCoin
Click here for the full list of ongoing ICOs and Rating.