Initial Coin Offering — a token sale where a project raises capital by selling tokens to early buyers. ICOs peaked in 2017–2018 and largely disappeared after the SEC’s 2018 Munchee enforcement. They have been replaced by IDOs, IEOs, fair launches, and airdrops, though the underlying mechanic — sell tokens to fund development — persists.
ICO
Initial Coin Offering — a token sale where a project raises capital by selling tokens to early buyers. ICOs peaked in 2017–2018 and largely disappeared after the SEC's 2018 Munchee enforcement. They have been replaced by IDOs, IEOs, fair launches, and airdrops, though the underlying mechanic — sell tokens to fund development — persists.
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