And how is this is different from "I promise Chinese miners will create 12 new Bitcoins worth over $12,000 every ten minutes for the next four years...where is the demand for these new coins?  Just because I mine them, people will jump in and buy?"

If Bitcoin can make an INFLATIONARY coin that is CREATED OUT OF THIN AIR become a success, then I can certainly believe ICONOMI can make a DEFLATIONARY coin BACKED BY ACTUAL FEES AND PROFITS GENERATED BY THE ICONOMI TRADING PLATFORM, INDEXES AND ICO INVESTMENTS become a success, too.  

Instead of "dividends" that choke off American investment, they are now going to replicate "mining" without having a PoW blockchain.  Only in this case, the level of "mining"/burning is REGULATED AND BACKED BY ACTUAL FEES AND REVENUES, not just generated in an open loop with no feedback as Bitcoin does it.  A currency that is backed by actual progress in its use space is superior to the "mine and pray the buyers show up" system pioneered by Bitcoin.

Because every time when you sold your ICN, you come here and start blaming this project and trying to buy for cheap. This is so childish.
When you hold your ICN all is fine whit project. Come on boy, pls.

Dear Team Iconomi,

I'm extremely happy that you've decided to take up some of my advices in the past. I have a small request -- I'd really like to get in touch with the core team if possible, because I believe I can make a lot more contributions and help the Iconomi ecosystem grow exponentially.  I've signed up for a Slack account, but I didn't see the core team there.  I'd really love to have a private conversation with Jani or Daniel if possible.  I have some really crazy but awesome ideas I'd like to share with you in private.  

The truth is I'm one of the biggest ICO holders of ICN (top 10 - proof available).  I am also a director of an US-based asset management company.  I believe you're on the right path, and I've got so much to contribute.  This is my space. I've decided to stick with Iconomi long-term, and I'd really love to share my knowledge and thinking with you.  I'm thinking that I might have a way to help you break into the US market.

Just point me in the right direction if you're reading this, and I'd really like to have a word with you.

PS: Please ignore all the naysayers on this thread.  They are amateurs, and they don't know what they're talking about.   And Big THANK YOU for the great news today! Cheers!

The question is why would I hold my ICN now as I am not going to get any dividend?

Question for the **** people here:

What is the incentive for anyone to buy securities of public-traded companies if they're not expecting to ever receive any dividend or share of profits made by the companies?

This is a 5-grade question by the way. 

I'll let Investopedia answer your question. Since you won't listen to us **** people...

http://www.investopedia.com/articles/02/041702.asp

There are a number of ways in which a company can return wealth to its shareholders. Although stock price appreciation and dividends are the two most common ways of doing this, there are other useful, and often overlooked, ways for companies to share their wealth with investors. In this article, we will look at one of those overlooked methods: share buybacks. We'll go through the mechanics of a share buyback and what it means for investors.

The Meaning of Buybacks
A stock buyback, also known as a "share repurchase", is a company's buying back its shares from the marketplace. You can think of a buyback as a company investing in itself, or using its cash to buy its own shares. The idea is simple: because a company can't act as its own shareholder, repurchased shares are absorbed by the company, and the number of outstanding shares on the market is reduced. When this happens, the relative ownership stake of each investor increases because there are fewer shares, or claims, on the earnings of the company.

The amount of money used to buy back ICN is the exact amount money used to pay out as dividends.
If you have the feeling that this will be peanuts, then I´m wondering why you´ve initially invested into the project at all?!

Starting April 1st Iconomi will be putting up buy walls at the current bid price. So Getty up.

You are missing the point. It's their MO that is the main issue here and this will bite the team back. Don't worry, I still have enough eggs in this basket for my liking. Ignoring PM's shows the real attitude too.