Approximately $ 6 billion was collected via ICOs in 2017. Nearly 37% of this amount was made by only 20 ICOs. Names like Filecoin, Tezos or Bancor created a lot of buzz, but what happened to their tokens afterwards? Can investors get higher returns by buying tokens a few months after the initial offers?

The top five ICOs among the top twenty by the amount raised show that the return on investment can reach 870% in three to four months. Please note that projects whose tokens are not negotiable or traded for less than two months have not been included in the review. The data was collected and processed as part of a search performed by a certification body.

1. Tezos: $ 232 million raised; tokens in trade for three months

ICO Token Price: 1 XTZ = $ 0.47

XTZ Token Max Price = $ 11.21

XTZ Token Price Min = $ 1.76

XTZ Token price as of 07/01/2018 = 5,82 $

Returns since the ICO (USD): + 1,138%

Progress: Tezos may have been one of the most promising ICOs of 2017, as its technology was intended to simplify the launch of new projects and compete with Ethereum. Although the project roadmap does not contain precise deadlines, and its founder Arthur Breitman released the latest technology update on Dec. 22, it appears that the platform will not be launched soon.

two lawsuits and accused of violating US federal and state laws. Her chips were qualified as securities and, by not registering them as such, the company violated the Security Act. The project was also accused of fraud as tokens were distributed under the pretext of charitable contributions. Some investors requested repayments, but their claims were rejected, which was explained by the fact that this was not presupposed by the original agreement. Despite these problems, the price of Tezos chips has never been lower than the price of the OIC and has posted a return of 12.4 times in US dollars since the signing of the ICO.

2. Bancor: $ 153 million raised; tokens in trade for six months

ICO Token Price: 1 BNT = $ 3.92

Token price BNT max = $ 8.17

Token BNT min = $ 1.52

Price token BNT 07/01/2018 = $ 8.17

Returns since the ICO (USD): + 108%

Bancor aims to introduce a way to issue smart tokens and convert them for no consideration. The project has made progress since Launch Festival 2017 when its application was only in test mode. Now it can convert 14 cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum and Token BTN, but the option of issuing tokens is not yet available. The Bancor token has the lowest returns for ICAs among the journals.

3. Status: $ 100 million raised; tokens in trade for 6 months

ICO Token Price: 1 SNT = $ 0.037

SNT Token Max Price = $ 0.65

SNT Token Min Price = $ 0.02

Symbolic price SNT to date = $ 0.66

Returns since ICO (USD): + 1.521%

Progress: combines a mobile messenger and a browser to connect smartphone users to the Ethereum ecosystem. The founders said the beta was scheduled for the second quarter of 2017 and that it would provide end-users with features such as encrypted messaging, P2P swap, Ether wallet, and so on.

The publication seems to be delayed, although that does not mean that there is no progress. Weekly public reports posted by the status team leaders, it seems that sooner or later the project would be over. However, this can not guarantee success with users.

Moreover, the price of the SNT token does not grow exponentially, and no product uses its utility chip to date. At the same time, there is no reason for a significant drop because the project is following its roadmap. Overall, the SNT token has multiplied its price by 16.2 since the ICO

4. Kin: 98 million raised; tokens in trade for three months

ICO Token Price: 1 KIN = $ 0.0001

KIN token price max = $ 0.001434

KIN token price min = $ 0.000037

KIN Token price as of 07/01/2018 = 0.001123 $

Returns since ICO (USD): + 1.023%

Progress: Kin ICO was rated as low risk and his level of hype seems high. The Kin ecosystem seems to be another promising approach to the so-called "conversational trade", which is still only a concept for almost all messengers except WeChat.

For the OIC market, Kin could be one of the most viable. projects because it has a tangible product and 300 million active users a month. It remains to be seen how the average Kik user will liquidate his Kin. In addition, there is no news regarding Kin's integration with Kik that was scheduled for the last quarter of 2017.

Kin's project to relocate Ethereum does not Nor does it seem simple since he has been confronted with investor complaints. Despite the benefits of Kik versus the very similar status platform, Kin tokens are showing a return and a half, or about +1,023% since ICO

5. TenX: $ 80 million raised; tokens in trade for six months

ICO Token Price: 1 COUNTRY = $ 0.64

PAI token price max = $ 5,33

PAYE price token min = $ 0.56

PAY symbolic price at 07/01/2018 = $ 4.16

Returns from the ICO (USD): + 550% ]

Progress: TenX claimed to simplify the use of cryptocurrencies in everyday life. The project has already launched its application. Its Android version has been downloaded over 50,000 times since the month of August despite its beta mode. The application is still in development and its expansion is planned for the beginning of 2018. After an exponential growth, the price of the PAY token went from 5.33 to less than 1.5 dollar, but overall, it added 550 percent value since the ICO. ]

The PAY token was also included in the William Mougayar high growth cryptoasset index, which includes a strategic selection of undervalued crypto assets.

Key to success and reasons for failure

In The most successful projects of ICO in 2017 were those who promised to make Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies more usable: exchanges, deposits, payments, tokens, awards, etc. But that does not mean that the focus of the project guarantees ICO and post-ICO

In general, it is much more important for projects to have a viable documentation and business objectives, follow the product roadmap and regularly inform investors about progress made.

For the moment, the two major problems of the post-OIC market could be overestimation and transparency. For investors and funds, it is crucial to have a relevant project evaluation before and after ICO. Unfortunately, this is not always obvious to the founders – some of them leave the media or note the radars after the initial successful bid and make the projects vulnerable to information attacks.

Another reason is that the founders might overestimate their project. deadlines to create more buzz before ICO. Thus, the implementation is delayed and investors are forced to sell tokens

These reasons, as well as other circumstances, could bring down the symbolic price. Whatever the case may be, $ 6 billion was invested in chips last year, so the post-ICO score will be significant in 2018.

Brian Kean, CBDO at ICOrating agency, political scientist and communication expert.