Here Are 200+ Resources for Crypto Investors and ICO Developers

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Crypto is exploding. The popularity of ICOs, either as a funding vehicle for startups or investment vehicle for cryptocurrency traders, has led to what is the extremely diversified ICO market of today. For anyone trying to do their own research into ICOs, whether for academic or financial reasons, they are bound to have the same initial problem: where to begin?

To help your start down the ICO path in 2018, I’ve prepared a list of 200+ crypto trading and ICO development resources, which are separated into the following categories:

  • ICO Listing Sites
  • ICO Analysis Services and ICO Review Sites
  • Cryptocurrency Market Data and ICO Price Alerts Services
  • ICO and Cryptocurrency Investing News Sites
  • ICO and Crypto Forum Communities
  • ICO and Crypto Subreddits
  • ICO and Crypto Telegram Groups
  • ICO Consulting and Business Services
  • ICO Indexing and Crypto Trading Services
  • Cryptocurrency Portfolio Apps
  • Cryptocurrency Exchanges
  • ICO and Cryptocurrency Podcasts

This list is not meant to be complete and the order is irrelevant. If you know of a useful site or service not included in the list, please let me know: kyle@tokenreport.com

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ICO Resources List

ICO Listing Sites

Name Description
ICO Alert
“The only complete list of ICOs, token sales, and crowdsales. Calendar of active and upcoming Initial Coin Offerings.”
Smith and Crown
“The leading source of original research, reporting and analysis for cryptofinancial markets, bitcoin, blockchain technology, and digital currencies.”
CoinMarketCap
“Cryptocurrency market cap rankings, charts, and more.”
Wiserico
“Complete ICO calendar with current and future token sales all in one place. A unique list with news and timeline of upcoming ICOs and token sales.
CoinSchedule
“List of Cryptocurrency ICOs (Initial Coin Offering) and Token Sales, Milestones, Roadmaps and Events for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Waves, Ripple and other altcoins”
CoinTLDR
“Tired of having to go through all the whitepapers, FAQs etc. to find out important things about some new coin or token? Get short reports here!”
CryptoCompare
“Live streaming prices and market capitalisations of all crypto currencies such as bitcoin and Ethereum. View and analyze over 600 crypto currencies from over 30 exchanges! Streaming price, forum, historical charts, technical analysis, social data market analysis of BTC and ETH prices.”
CyberFund
“Decentralized Investment Platform.”
Token Sale Calendar
“Ethereum Token Sale & ICO Calendar list.”
Etherscan
“The Ethereum BlockChain Explorer, API and Analytics Platform”
TokenData
“Token Data | News, data and analytics for all ICO’s and tokens”
Bitcoin Chaser
“ICO list, information, analysis, and interviews. ICO calendar with the best ico token sales, future icos and current ico crowdsale details.”
ICO Bazaar
“…an information and insight resource for investors in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.”
ICO Countdown
“…gives spotlight to new crypto projects with a focus on crowdfunding methodology, ICO Countdown also conducts due diligence to ascertain viability of these projects.”
ICO List
“Ultimate list of all the existing blockchain ICO(crowd sales/crowdfunding”
ICO Rating
“ICO Rating, ongoing and upcoming Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), token sales, crowdsales, analytics, report, status”
ICO Timeline
“Only the Best ICO Projects”
ICOWatchlist
“Discover the best ICO (initial coin offering) opportunities.”
TokenMarket
“Trade and research tokens and cryptocurrencies. Organize your token sale or ICO.”
UrbanCrypto
“Urban Crypto is the complete source for ICO, Digital Assets & Cryptocurrency. We provide ICO information for ongoing and upcoming Initial Coin Offerings”
CoinGecko
“CoinGecko is a cryptocurrency ranking chart app that ranks digital currencies by developer activity, community, and liquidity. Check out the latest ranking for major coins such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Peercoin, and more.”
Coinstaker
“On our initial coin offering list, you can find upcoming, running and already finished initial coin offerings! “
CryptoCoinCharts
“We present you with a list of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) which are currently in the funding phase. These cryptocurrencies are not in circulation yet but might offer significant discounts when buying into their ICO supply or offer free coins.”
ICO Monitor
“A go to place for investors and journalists to learn whether a given ICO is transparent and can be trusted. The ICO Monitor serves as a transparency benchmark for the community to better evaluate offerings and make informed decisions based on objective metrics.”
TokenLot
“TokenLot is your ICO superstore, making tokens available for purchase at anytime through our ICO Pre-Sale and Post-Sale service. Buy any ICO tokens today!”
CoinMarketCal
“A free collaborative calendar for all upcoming crypto events. Evidence based & Community-driven.”
Top ICO List
“Top ICO List is the ultimate ICO listing website with all the important Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), token sales and cryptocurrency crowdsales in one place.”
ICO Bench
“ICO rating, listing, and calendar with details on top ICOs from various industries. Learn more about ICO funding, whitepaper, dates, teams, and roadmaps.”
Coin List
“Community Driven List of ICOs and Crypto Crowd Sales”
ICO Drops
“ICO Drops contains a complete list of all ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) in three columns: Active ICO, Upcoming ICO, and Ended ICO, with rating and analysis.”
Bl4nkcode ICO List
“The best ICO listing website where you can see all list of latest and upcoming ICO (Initial Coin Offering) for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Waves, etc. This ICO list…”
Onchain.fx
“Cryptoasset rankings & metrics for investors.”
ICO Index
“We are aiming to make Initial Coin Offerings transparent, easy to understand and available for everyone.”
ICO Data
“ICOdata provides the most accurate ICO database and high-quality intelligence, including ratings and research that are contributing to transparent cryptocurrency markets. We enable investors to make informed investment decisions and find ICOs that are flying under the radar.”
Coin Clarity
“Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) Calendar of new and upcoming ICOs Have an ICO to advertise? View Premium Packages Upcoming Ending Calendar View Date not Determined Past Upcoming Ending Calendar View Date not Determined Past”
Concourse Q
“ConcourseQ is a collaborative due diligence community”
CryptoVest
“Cryptovest’s team of experts rates ICOs out of 100 based on several factors. We read dozens of white-papers every day so we can provide you with trusted reviews and opinions to help you make better investment decisions.”
Valorem
“Research the lists of fresh upcoming, active and ended ICOs with ratings and full information about each ICO (Initial Coin Offering). ICOmarks is fast and mobile-friendly website.”

 

ICO Analysis Services and ICO Review Sites

Name Description
ICO Rating
“ICO rating, ICO analytics, best ICO, ICO status.”
TokenMarket
“Trade and research 723 blockchain assets. Organize token sales.”
Picolo Research
“Independent research, ratings and investment analysis of ICO’s”
Hypercoin
“We’re a group of former engineers, founders, economists, and investors passionate about educating the public about the potential of blockchain. Most of our research is freely available through our email newsletter.”
CryptoRated
“Making the token & ICO economy transparent – we provide unbiased ICO reviews through a community-governed objective analysis and rating system.”
TokenTops
“ICO Lists with detailed information about every initial coin offering and tokens crowdsale. Rating of all best ICOs. Review of all existing initial coin offering.”
ICO Bench
“ICOs ratings from top investors and experts”
Brave New Coin
“BNC provides industry news and insights. The coverage spans every aspect of the Digital Currency and Blockchain Ecosystem, including its impact on the greater FinTech and Payments space. Featuring a mix of regular Tech Wraps, Weekly Market Updates, features, interviews and a steady stream of industry thought-leader guest posts.”
Strategic Coin
“Strategic Coin offers education, news, market research, and white paper reviews for the ICO and Crypto Marketplace.”
CoinScore
via Alluminate
“Our signature CoinScore blockchain market intelligence platform allows investors, researchers and fund managers to invest wisely.”
EthNews
“ETHNews.com is the authority in news, prices, analysis and information on Ethereum and its decentralized blockchain platform and cryptocurrency”
Coinlist
“Financial services for the next generation of technology companies”

 

Cryptocurrency Market Data and ICO Price Alerts Services

Name Description
CoinMarketCap
“Cryptocurrency market cap rankings, charts, and more.”
Blockfolio
“Blockfolio offers complete cryptocurrency management, with easy to use tools to keep track of all your cryptocurrency investments. Get detailed price and market information for individual currencies and your entire portfolio all in one place.”
Onchain.fx
“Cryptoasset rankings & metrics for investors.”
Santiment
“Market Datafeeds, Newswires, and Crowd Sentiment Insights for the Blockchain World”
Coinhills
“Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency Markets Price Live – Coinhills provides real-time prices and indexes of digital currencies based on Bitcoin via user friendly access.”
Bitcoinity
“Live embeddable price ticker for Bitcoin markets.”
CryptoWatch
“Live price charts and market data for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and more”
Bitcoin Wisdom
“Live Bitcoin/Litecoin charts with EMA, MACD and other indicators.”
BFX Data
“Charts and Stats for Bitfinex market data and margin funding BTC LTC USD.”
Cryptocompare
“Live cryptocurrency prices, trades, volumes, forums, wallets, mining equipment and reviews”
Trading View
“Popular and new cryptocurrencies on TradingView! Get an overview of cryptocurrency markets, prices and charts.”
WorldCoinIndex
“Cryptocoins ranked by 24hr trading volume, price info, charts, market cap and news.”
Coingecko
“CoinGecko is a cryptocurrency ranking chart app that ranks digital currencies by developer activity, community, and liquidity. Check out the latest ranking for major coins such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, Peercoin, and more.”
Digital Coin Price
“View Coin market cap, cryptocurrency price graph,cryptocompare,cryptocurrency prices,cryptocurrency market,new cryptocurrency,cryptocurrency trading,cryptocurrency news,cryptocurrency market cap”
MyCryptoTools
“Bringing crypto data to your fingertips”
CoinCheckup
“Coincheckup is a cryptocurrency analysis and research platform designed to offer you transparent information on each cryptocurrency and help your investment decisions.”

 

ICO and Cryptocurrency Investing News Sites

Cryptocurrency News Blockchain News EthNews
Cointelegraph CoinSpeaker Forbes
Techcrunch NewsBTC Business Insider
TheBlock Coin Wire Bloomberg
Wired CrowdFundInsider Block Tech
Technology Review – Chain Letter CoinDesk Coinsquare
Week in Ethereum CoinIdol forklog
Entrepreneur Cyberfund Blog Coinspectator
Economic Times India CB Insights Qpoinfaucet
Hacked.com Block Tribune Messari
CNBC CryptoPortfolio CoinTerminal
Medium DappDaily
Financial Times CryptoCreed Blockgeeks
CryptoCoin.news CryptoRyx CoinCentral
BTC Wires CryptoGurus Futurism

 

ICO and Crypto Forum Communities

Name Description
Bitcoin Talk
“General discussion about the Bitcoin ecosystem that doesn’t fit better elsewhere. News, the Bitcoin community, innovations, the general environment, etc. Discussion of specific Bitcoin-related services usually belongs in other sections.”
CoinFund Slack Channel
“We are an open community for blockchain technology research.”
ICO Facebook Group
“Initial Coin Offering is a superior model for new crypto-currency projects which need starting funds for SW development and marketing costs.”
Bitcoin Stack Exchange
“Bitcoin Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for Bitcoin crypto-currency enthusiasts.”
InvestFeed
“Join thousands of blockchain enthusiasts, access real-time coin data, and discover the latest crypto projects — all in one place.”
CoinTerminal
“CoinTerminal instantly aggregates, summarizes and analyzes market chatter for sentiment and streams it in real-time.”
Token Daily
“Join us to discuss and discover crypto news, project launches, and Q&A with experts.”
HODL Network
“An invite-only network of the world’s top cryptocurrency influencers, journalists and fund-managers.”

 

ICO and Crypto Subreddits

/r/ICOcrypto /r/BlockChain
/r/Ethereum
/r/CryptoMarkets /r/Bitcoin
/r/Cryptocurrency /r/Buttcoin
/r/LegalBlock

 

ICO and Crypto Telegram Groups

WhaleClub Traders Whalepool Coin Telegraph
Crypto Bad Crypto Podcast ICO Invest
The Coin Farm Cryptocred
UK Crypto DeCenter  

 

ICO Consulting and Business Services

Name Description
Icofunding
“We want to democratize the participation in the success of early stage startups through blockchain”
Ambisafe
“White label blockchain solutions”
tokeny “‘The Most Trusted ICO Platform’ –  All inclusive Platform for Companies to securely issue and manage blockchain tokens. A complete investment website for Contributors to build a strong portfolio.”
SICOS
“We help you to sail through the rough oceans venture capital”
Argon Group
“The only investment bank focused exclusively on cryptocurrency and token-based capital markets”
Bitcoin Suisse
“Bitcoin Suisse AG is a Swiss-based financial service provider specializing in crypto-assets.”
Cofound
“Cofound.it is a platform that connects you to teams that have trained to become serious blockchain businesses”
CoinLaunch
“CoinLaunch is the best and most complete ICO platform featuring an easy to use compliance, funding, and blockchain crowd sale tools.”
CryptoAsset DG
“We Design Token Launches”
Investable Solutions
“Boutique consulting firms specializing in helping startups (and ICOS) meet funding.”
ICO Marketing
“We help you boost your Initial Coin Offering”
ICOBox
“ICOBox is the first and the biggest new generation Blockchain Growth Promoter and Business Facilitator for companies seeking to sell their products via ICO crowdsales”
CoinTraffic
“Crypto advertising network – Your advertising on more than 500 crypto related websites”
Itiriy
“Multidisciplinary Blockchain and FinTech Consulting”
Token Agency
“Full service marketing and advertising strategy agency for the blockchain startup space.”
Zeppelin
“Security audits: Protect your investors by making sure your code behaves as expected.”
ICO Advisors Group
“The partners of the ICO Advisors Group are excited to bring their respective experiences as regulatory compliance experts, website and blockchain developers and venture capitalists to assist our clients. Further, one of our partners is a FINRA-registered representative of an unaffiliated broker-dealer.”
High Tech Block
“We can help you build next generation blockchain, fintech, and cryptocurrency products”
Iskander.vc
“Token launch consulting services – We help blockchain-startups build an economic model of tokens, create a professional community and go worldwide.”
Token Factory
“Create your own ERC-20 token”
Architect Partners
“We deliver strategic advice and M&A execution to companies in the converging Internet, mobile and digital media sectors.”
11:FS
“Working with you to create and launch new FinTech propositions, and helping brokers, OTC desks and institutions manage cryptoasset controls and review counterparties.”
Chaineum
“ICO Boutique, TGE Agency, ICO Advisor (Ethereum, Waves, Stellar)”
Turing Advisory Group
“A token sale advisory firm facilitating capital raising in fair and efficient markets”
ICO Pathfinder
“Take your successful tech company public via ICO instead of IPO, for higher valuations and better liquidity.”
FundersToken
“FundersToken is an engine for any blockchain development. FundersToken has built a proprietary engine that allows businesses to issue their own Smart Token, Token with Logic.”
Basic Attention Token (BAT)
“…radically improves the efficiency of digital advertising by creating a new token that can be exchanged between publishers, advertisers, and users.”
TokenBooster
“We envision a time where token economies can enable innovation and financial inclusion in every corner of the planet”
Concise Software
“Provides technical consulting & engineering blockchain software, dApps, Smart Contracts.”
BlockApps
“Build Ethereum apps quickly”
Consensys.net
“ConsenSys is a venture production studio building decentralized applications and various developer and end-user tools for blockchain ecosystems, primarily focused on Ethereum.”
Coinstruct
“Coinstruct is an Initial Coin Offering as a Service platform (ICOaaS) where backers and creators can come together and crowdfund projects on blockchain technology”
VerbsStudios
“Content services for blockchain ICOs and token offerings.”
QuikNode

“The fastest and easiest way to run your own Ethereum node.”

Amazix

“Community Management for Crypto Projects.”

 

ICO Indexing and Crypto Trading Services

Name Description
ICOStats
“ICO Performance Tracker”
Ethplorer
“List of Top 50 Ethereum tokens for 90 days”
Blockhaus
“Blockhaus is building the world’s leading blockchain based Financial Investment Banking Platform for tokenised ecosystems.”
Cointree Capital
“Cryptocurrencies Investment Group”
CryptoInsurance
“Insure your crypto investments up to $200,000. A blockchain working with exchanges, coins & regulatory agencies worldwide to insure cryptocurrency investors.”
Giveth
“…an Open-Source Platform for Building Decentralized Altruistic Communities”
Coral
“A fundraiser platform for Ethereum tokens”
Cryptonomos
“Cryptonomos makes it safe and easy to buy a variety of tokens on one platform”
Element Group
“A full-service investment bank for the digital token capital markets”
KickICO
“Blockchain crowdfunding website for ICO, crowdfunding, and crowd investing in cryptocurrency, powered by smart contracts”
HODL Network
“The #1 Crypto Influencer Network – An invite-only network of the world’s top cryptocurrency influencers, journalists and fund-managers.”
TokenFunder
“TokenFunder is a pioneer building a tokenized funding and cryptoasset investment market”
Zilla
“Safely invest in an ICO with 1 click.”
DeadCoins
“A Curated list of cryptocurrencies forgotten by this world.”
SAFT Launch
“SaftLaunch is committed to providing investors a secure and compliant ICO Platform.”
Coinigy
“Trade on 45+ of the most popular exchanges from one secure account on both desktop and mobile.”
Clearify
“Clearify verifies that the ICO team or seller are the owners of the cryptocurrency address you’ve been given.”
Bitcoin IRA
“Bitcoin IRA Inc is an American company that combines various cryptocurrencies with Individual retirement accounts.”
ICO Tracker
“Simple application for bitcoin investors”
PrivateMarket
“The Digital Marketplace for Alternative Investments”
ICO Bounty Hunt
“Hunt ICO Bounty campaigns and get tokens”
Elementus
“Crypto-Market Transparency: Blockchains are not designed with human readability in mind. Enter Elementus.”
CoinCanary
“We’re Building The Definitive Cryptocurrency Research Tool.”
Cryptonaut
“Easily manage your cryptocurrency portfolio”
Token Club
“Your monthly subscription to the hottest ICO tokens.”
Tradery
“Tradery Labs is a decentralized, autonomous hedge-fund that helps investors avoid the emotional turmoil of day trading volatile crypto-assets.”
Trade Alert
“…alerting tool for intraday trading on highly volatile cryptocurrency markets”
CoinPulse
“AltCoin Cryptocurrency trading Chart list ranking”
QWallet
“Tool for ERC-20 token holders, meant to ‘provide better insights into Ethereum wallet addresses”
CoinList
“Get access to vetted blockchain investments. CoinList uses best practices honed from years of startup investing experience on AngelList to screen and select blockchain companies.”

 

Cryptocurrency Portfolio Apps

BlockFolio Drakdoo
Tab Trader Coindex
CoinMarket App Delta

 

Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Bittrex Cryptopia Local Bitcoins
Coinbase Gemini Shapeshift
GDAX HitBTC Bitstamp
Binance Okex CoinMama
Poloniex Etherdelta Bitsquare
Kraken Kucoin  
Bitfinex CEX.io  

 

ICO and Cryptocurrency Podcasts

Name Description
Chat With Traders
“Each week, I interview a talented trader to extract their best insight…”
Crypto 101
“Crypto 101 is an introductory course on cryptography, freely available for programmers of all ages and skill levels.”
Unchained – Forbes
“The blockchain is about to transform every trust-based interaction of our lives, from financial services to identity, from health care to our Internet of Things devices. In this podcast, host Laura Shin talks with industry pioneers across tech, financial services, health care, government and other sectors about how the blockchain and fintech will open up new opportunities for incumbents, startups and everyday people to interact more efficiently, directly and globally.”
Blockchain Insider by 11:FS
“A dedicated weekly podcast catering for all your bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency needs.”
Coin Mastery
“Experience the financial revolution.”
The Bad Crypto Podcast
“The World’s Top Bitcoin Podcast covering Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, ICOs, Altcoins, Fintech and Digital Money. Hosted by Internet pioneer Joel Comm and Marketing Technologist Travis Wright, The Bad Crypto Podcast makes crypto easy to understand for newbies and crypto enthusiasts alike!”
ShitCoinTalk
“Our team of veteran coin traders discuss coins, trading strategies, mining, and the latest scam on the doorstep.”
B21 Block
“Let us be your guide to navigating the Cryptocurrency and Blockchain ecosystem through our online courses, video tutorials, and podcast episodes which are shared with over 30000 learners.”
ICO Alerts Podcast
“ICO Alert Podcasts. ICO Alert is the trusted ICO Discovery Platform. View a comprehensive list of active and upcoming ICOs at https://www.icoalert.com/ ICO Alert maintains the only complete calendar of all active and upcoming Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs), token sales, and crowdsales.”
ICO 41
“ICO 41 provides 41 minutes of Initial Coin Offering analysis of one upcoming ICO, and one ICO established for at least three months. We do the research and analysis for you, and discuss the most important 14 points to consider for any ICO offering.”

 

Please let me know of any resources missing from this list:

@KyleSGibson

kyle@tokenreport.com