Edgeless, the world’s first 0% house edge online casino built on top of Ethereum using provable randomness and smart contracts, has provided a giant, comprehensive list of answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. The timing is well received by the community, coming just 2 days before the start of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO) where the project aims to raise around 400,000 ETH (around $5 million). You can read the post here.
There have been some questions and skepticism among the crypto community on how exactly Edegeless will make money if it is a 0% house edge and whether its claims of provable randomness are accurate. With the latest FAQ answered, the Edgeless team hopes to put all such speculation to rest, and instead focus on project development and fundraising through the ICO by providing a valuable service to the community.
The post also clarified some legal questions around the ICO and the reasons behind why certain structures were chosen over a more traditional ‘dividend’ that has been adopted by previous projects like ICONOMI. One of the reasons for not paying ‘dividends’ is that not doing so makes it easier from a legal perspective. Another reason is that it is easier to get the Edgeless (EDG) token listed on exchanges if there are no dividends. This seems to be one of the criteria for Poloniex, which continues to be the largest crypto-exchange for altcoins generally, including new ICO tokens. On the legal side, the team again clarified that no US investors are allowed in the ICO, and that the project will block US-based IP addresses (although acknowledging that it is possible to use VPNs by American persons – but the project can prove it had sufficient safeguards in place, if questioned by US authorities).
The post comes at a critical time for Edgeless project, with the ICO beginning in just 2 days. Edgeless also has a power-hour where the price of EDG tokens will be lower – 1 ETH during the first hour will get investors 1200 EDG. The first week bonus is 1100 EDG for 1 ETH. The project aims to sell all of 440,000,000 EDG tokens during the ICO to investors. Depending on what price they’re able to get (i.e. different bonus tiers), Edgeless will end up with 370,000 to 440,000 ETH at the end of the ICO if successful. A total of 500,000,000 EDG will exist in total.
Edgeless ICO will hope that the recent investor enthusiasm for projects like Dfinity and Melon will carry over to Edgeless as well. The more recent ICOs showed there is still a lot of investor appetite for Ethereum-based ICOs that appeal to the community. Gambling seems like an industry that can be made significantly better using the tools available in Ethereum.
Check out the Edgeless official site and ICO details here.
Disclaimer: US citizens are not legally allowed to participate in Edgeless Project crowdsale
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