EOS ICO (2018): Sale History, Figure & Outcome
EOS was a smart-contract platform that conducted a token sale in 2018. The sale occurred over a year-long period and raised USD 4.1 billion.
| Token | EOS (EOS) |
|---|---|
| Sale year | 2018 |
| Category | smart-contract platform |
| Chain | Ethereum (ERC-20 sale) / EOS mainnet |
| Documented figure | $4,100,000,000 |
| Outcome | listed |
| Data tier | 1 — hand-verified |
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What the record shows
The EOS token sale was the largest in history, raising USD 4.1 billion through the sale of 7.12 million ETH. The sale was conducted by block.one in increments over a year. In 2019, block.one settled charges with the U.S. securities watchdog for an unregistered offering, paying a penalty of USD 24 million. The project later launched its mainnet.
Era context: ico mania (2017–2018)
The EOS sale took place during the ICO Mania era (2017–2018), when token sales reached unprecedented heights. This period saw record-breaking fundraising efforts, often followed by market collapses and enforcement actions. EOS's sale exemplified the scale and ambition of projects during this time.
This sale is one of the 234 entries in our ICO Mania (2017–2018) era archive, part of the complete history of crypto presales — a sourced dataset where every figure links to the page that shows it.
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Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-funded_crowdfunding_projects
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initial_coin_offering
- https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/31/a-blockchain-start-up-just-raised-4-billion-without-a-live-product.html
- https://cryptototem.com/eos-eos-ico/
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