Pierre looked over the top of his beer glass at me, “It’s The Man who controls everything now,” he said grimly. “It’s all bankers in suits. Remember the good old days of a few years ago when ICOs were exciting? They could be about anything, like crowdfunding, where enthusiasts got together to make something new happen.” I took Pierre’s point, but surely the men in suits weren’t really running everything. I mean yes, of course there’s a lot of fintech out there, but… “If I can show you a few ICOs that interest you, will you pay for the beers?” I asked. Pierre shrugged his shoulders, “Maybe.”
Now I must stress that what follows comes from a random trawl, but I think it proves that the ‘The Man’ isn’t in control of everything. And remember, none of these picks are advice to invest!
How about generating profit for struggling musicians? BitSong will allow artists to produce songs that an advertiser can attach ads to, and users can access from any device. BitSong generates money for the artist and the users, while saving money for advertisers.
From pop music to agriculture, and the SuperFruits project, established to grow ‘superfoods’ in developing countries. That’s nuts, berries, and so on. The goal is to simplify the supply chain, including growing, distribution, transport, wholesale storage and retailing, to final delivery to the consumer.
The Colorz project brings the paint samples of manufacturers worldwide to the home, allowing users to choose a wide selection of ‘typical’ room types and ‘paint’ them in real time on their device. When happy with the color scheme, the website automatically orders the paint – in the correct quantity of course – direct from the manufacturers.
And let’s not forget Pigzbe. OK, it is a financial project, and so might not get past Pierre’s radar, but it’s quite cute, and the website is in shades of lilac and pink, to help offer children age 6 and upwards the ability to hold their own digital ‘piggy-wallet’. These smart kids will presumably be our crypto entrepreneurs of the near future, and Pigzbe is their play school.
Alternatively, how would you like to get paid to paaarty! This is the goal of TuurnT: to create a close-knit community of hosts and partygoers, who can instantly find nearby parties in real time, or make money by throwing a party! Will TuurnT come and clear up after? The ICO doesn’t mention this.
Pierre is a globally-conscious sort of guy, so I thought my last offering might appeal to him: the Agrolot Project with a decentralized B2B platform for agricultural crop trading. OK, it’s finance, but it’s agriculture, so it’s green and good!
I laid aside my phone and consulted the notebook I’d been scribbling in, giving my doubtful friend a review of my 5 minutes of rapid research. He nodded at some of them, and even looked quite enthusiastic at the concept of being paid to party. We ordered another beer, but as yet it’s not clear who will be paying because Pierre is now busily doing his own research.
I hope he doesn’t discover that of my list, one of the ICOs is entirely fake.
Now I must stress that what follows comes from a random trawl, but I think it proves that the ‘The Man’ isn’t in control of everything. And remember, none of these picks are advice to invest!
ICOs to get excited about
How about generating profit for struggling musicians? BitSong will allow artists to produce songs that an advertiser can attach ads to, and users can access from any device. BitSong generates money for the artist and the users, while saving money for advertisers.
From pop music to agriculture, and the SuperFruits project, established to grow ‘superfoods’ in developing countries. That’s nuts, berries, and so on. The goal is to simplify the supply chain, including growing, distribution, transport, wholesale storage and retailing, to final delivery to the consumer.
The Colorz project brings the paint samples of manufacturers worldwide to the home, allowing users to choose a wide selection of ‘typical’ room types and ‘paint’ them in real time on their device. When happy with the color scheme, the website automatically orders the paint – in the correct quantity of course – direct from the manufacturers.
And let’s not forget Pigzbe. OK, it is a financial project, and so might not get past Pierre’s radar, but it’s quite cute, and the website is in shades of lilac and pink, to help offer children age 6 and upwards the ability to hold their own digital ‘piggy-wallet’. These smart kids will presumably be our crypto entrepreneurs of the near future, and Pigzbe is their play school.
Alternatively, how would you like to get paid to paaarty! This is the goal of TuurnT: to create a close-knit community of hosts and partygoers, who can instantly find nearby parties in real time, or make money by throwing a party! Will TuurnT come and clear up after? The ICO doesn’t mention this.
Pierre is a globally-conscious sort of guy, so I thought my last offering might appeal to him: the Agrolot Project with a decentralized B2B platform for agricultural crop trading. OK, it’s finance, but it’s agriculture, so it’s green and good!
So who's paying for the beers?
I laid aside my phone and consulted the notebook I’d been scribbling in, giving my doubtful friend a review of my 5 minutes of rapid research. He nodded at some of them, and even looked quite enthusiastic at the concept of being paid to party. We ordered another beer, but as yet it’s not clear who will be paying because Pierre is now busily doing his own research.
I hope he doesn’t discover that of my list, one of the ICOs is entirely fake.