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CCO: The Paradigm Shift Beyond ICOs and VCs

On-chain fundraising has swung between chaos and control—from ICO anarchy to VC oligopoly. Synbo’s CCO (Community Consensus Offering) introduces a third path: a transparent, game-theoretic marketplace for belief and accountability.

The Old Models

  • ICO (2017): Free entry, rampant fraud, zero protection.

  • VC/IEO (2020-23): Institutional gatekeepers, opaque deals, retail exit liquidity.

  • pump.fun (2024): Radical accessibility, zero filtering—pure speculation.

CCO’s Core Innovation

It reframes fundraising as a contest of conviction.

  • Compared with ICOs: introduces accountable Captains and traceable staking.

  • Compared with VCs: replaces closed-door decisions with open, competitive consensus.

  • Compared with pump.fun: embeds reputation and slashing for quality control.

The New Equilibrium

  • Power redistributes from institutions to communities.

  • Risk is repriced—those with better information shoulder more responsibility.

  • Value capture shifts to true contributors: builders, investors, Captains.

Endgame:

CCO signals a structural evolution—from capital dominance to capital democracy.

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