Sort:  

There are many possible reasons - (and here I am totally speculating)

  • There is something dodgy in this and they don't want o get prosecuted by the US.

  • They are not in it to make a quick buck. So they want the rest of the world to get involved first, before allowing the big money in the US to suck up all the tokens

  • someone in the US has really annoyed them, so they are doing this out of spite

  • this is a very clever marketing strategy. If people in the US are not allowed to by into EOS, what do you think they will do about it? They will find another way to buy in, and be happy to pay a higher price to do so.

The cynic in me says it is the last option. How do you make your ICO stand out from all the rest in this crazy market? Ban the biggest buyers from the table and watch the coverage of what you are doing skyrocket.

Job done.