Many people think ICOs, IEOs, and IDOs are simple, but this is what really matters:
The Mastercoin sale, launched in July 2013, is generally considered the earliest ICO.
Although IEOs and platform launches add an extra layer of screening, that doesn’t mean a token won’t fall below its issuance price after listing.
Many people who privately contact you to sell “private sale allocations” are scammers. Legitimate sales are announced through public channels.
$ETH ’s early development funding came from a public crowdfunding campaign in 2014. Currently 2271.4.