ICO Review — 5 reasons why Nousplatform should be the future of investment funds and investors
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1. A booming market with several problems

According to a study published by the Boston Consulting Group, global AUMs placed with traditional managers rose 7% in 2016 to $69.1 trillion.

With the explosion of the crypto-economy in 2017, a wide range of possibilities has opened up for new types of investments and investors. The acquisition of crypto-currencies and tokens during ICOs has become an important alternative to traditional investments. In addition, these ICOs are more accessible than the traditional investment system because they have low commissions, do not require minimum (or very low) amounts to participate, and do not impose paperwork or significant bureaucracy. In summary, in the current market, almost everyone can buy tokens from a startup performing an ICO.

As a result, funds were created to manage cryptographic assets and cryptocurrency portfolios. And as the crypto economy becomes more and more regulated, more and more institutional investors will benefit from new opportunities in this niche market.

Except that investors face many obstacles when trying to choose a project to make an investment:

A lack of transparency regarding real-time fund performance data. Although there are regulations, there is no guarantee that the reported information is unchanged and not handled by the fund manager.

regarding real-time fund performance data. Although there are regulations, there is no guarantee that the reported information is unchanged and not handled by the fund manager. No unified formats for comparing performance statistics of investment funds.

for comparing performance statistics of investment funds. High fees on transactions made . In order to be able to buy fiduciary money from centralized banking institutions, investors have to pay high commissions.

. In order to be able to buy fiduciary money from centralized banking institutions, investors have to pay high commissions. A lack of security: there is no guarantee that the intermediary broker will not abuse your assets.

there is no guarantee that the intermediary broker will not abuse your assets. The minimum investment amount can be very high for small investors and the exit costs are often completely de-correlated from the market.

for small investors and the exit costs are often completely de-correlated from the market. Liquidity problems: investment funds have a grace period before investors’ funds can be invested, making assets unavailable during this period

investment funds have a grace period before investors’ funds can be invested, making assets unavailable during this period Hard-to-reach sector: “language barriers”, complex relationships and industry-specific jargon can hold investors back

In addition, existing cryptocurrency investment funds lack transparency and are not often audited (once a quarter at best, usually once a year). In such a volatile market, it makes investors’ lives complicated and prevents them from making effective investments. On the one hand, investors need more effective tools to transparently analyze the performance of funds or startups in real time. On the other hand, investment funds need tools to manage their funds but also a place or offer their “services” to attract new investors.

This is where Nousplatform comes into play with its decentralized platform based on the use of smart contracts that will bring investors and investment funds together in one place.