# kaal:claim:4900878-020

**Claim.** The 2017 ICO wave democratized access to investment and spurred blockchain innovation, but the absence of regulatory oversight produced numerous fraudulent projects, which exposed the need for robust economic models and regulatory frameworks inside token ecosystems.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- the 2017 ICO market before regulatory frameworks matured

**Source quote.**

> However, the lack of regulatory oversight also led to numerous fraudulent projects

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Quantum Economy and Tokenomics* (2024), 5.1 History and Evolution, page 39

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Quantum Economy and Tokenomics (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4900878

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `75bf96d3b751b4ad0a6ca4a32591cf026094f113e3a372aa6c61790941b391f7` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202024%20-%20Quantum%20Economy%20and%20Tokenomics.pdf

**Failure mode.** unregulated-ico-fraud  (family: fraud-and-misconduct)

**Topics.** securities-law, tokenomics

**Keywords.** initial-coin-offerings, fraud, regulation, tokenomics-history

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