ICO 2026: How the Format That Gave Retail Early Access Essentially Stopped | Dana Love, PhD

The ICO is dead. In 2025, 85% of token launches resulted in investor losses, with a median loss of 71%. In 2026, just six have been completed so far, according to CryptoRank.

This video explains why, who killed it, and who is still paying the price.

Topics covered:
— Why the structures that replaced ICOs (IDOs, IEOs, airdrops) protect insiders, not retail
— How VC deal concentration reached record highs while early-stage crypto funding collapsed
— What the death of the ICO means for the crypto startups that needed it to exist
— The data that shows this was not an accident

📖 The Token Trap: https://www.amazon.com/Token-Trap-Venture-Capitals-Betrayal-ebook/dp/B0GR92FRWB
🌐 TheTokenTrap.com
🌐 DanaLove.com

Chapters
00:00 How 2026 marks the end of the ICO
01:50 This isn't about markets or regulations; it's about greed
03:51 Who killed the ICO?
15:33 Is burned sometimes better than sidelined always?
16:40 The hidden costs of the ICO demise
22:22 Quick thoughts

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