The Cogwise ICO raised a substantial sum for an AI-powered blockchain toolkit, promising a smart contract generator, real-time trading assistant and a conversational AI core. It is also one of the more concerning case studies in this catalogue: presale reporting confirms the sale crossed $6 million, yet no independently verifiable exchange listing has been located as of this review, despite a stated IEO listing price and timeline. This page documents exactly what is confirmed and what remains unresolved.
The presale launched 28 September 2023 and ran through seven pricing stages, from $0.02 in stage one to $0.05 in stage seven, with a stated exchange listing price of $0.065. Independent press coverage confirms the sale passed $500,000 within its first weeks, crossed $1 million around six weeks in, then $1.5 million and, per the project's own community channel, surpassed $6 million by later stages. Out of a 1 billion COGW total supply, 40% (400 million tokens) was allocated to the presale.
Cogwise marketed a CogwiseAI Core conversational assistant, a no-code smart contract generator, a contract auditor, real-time technical analysis tools and an SDK/API for developers. Token allocation split the remaining 60% of supply across development (15%), DEX/CEX liquidity (12%), team (10%), staking (9%), marketing (7%), rewards and airdrops (4%), and company reserves (3%). The project also described a 35% burn on ecosystem fees and profits, with the remaining 65% reinvested.
Cogwise reports a smart contract audit by Coinsult for its Ethereum contract at 0x0b38F0a4B12b6331203139a4FE8EC91F28Fd9cF4, with the audit report published on GitHub via Coinsult. The team describes itself as doxxed and public-facing, though verified individual identities were not independently confirmed for this review.
This is the most important finding of this review: as of the time of research, major aggregators including CoinCarp explicitly state Cogwise "has yet to be listed on any cryptocurrency exchange (CEX or DEX)" and that no price data exists. Separately, a token also using the COGW symbol appears on BscScan with an entirely different, implausibly large supply (100 trillion) and just 10 holders, which does not match the audited Ethereum contract and should not be confused with it. Given a raise reportedly exceeding $6 million and a presale that closed around February 2024, the absence of any confirmed listing more than two years later is a serious, unresolved discrepancy. Investors who participated in this ICO should treat the current status as unverified rather than assume the project delivered on its listing roadmap.
No reliable current price exists for the audited Ethereum COGW contract on major trackers such as CoinCarp, and no CoinMarketCap or CoinGecko listing was located during this review. Any COGW price quote found elsewhere should be checked carefully against the official contract address 0x0b38F0a4B12b6331203139a4FE8EC91F28Fd9cF4 to rule out confusion with the unrelated BSC token sharing the same ticker.
The official site cogwise.io and presale portal remain referenced in historical marketing, but this review found no recent, independently verifiable evidence of active development or exchange-listing progress. For comparison against another AI-branded presale from the same period with a similarly unresolved listing status, see the Pi4ur ICO, or browse currently active sales on the Aetherius Infinite Chain presale review.
This project carries significant unresolved risk: a multi-million-dollar raise with no confirmed exchange listing years later is a major red flag regardless of audit status; a separate, unrelated token sharing the COGW ticker on BscScan creates real risk of buying the wrong asset; and presale-era claims about staking, farming and burn mechanics cannot currently be verified against live, functioning infrastructure. Before considering any involvement with this token, demand current proof of a live, tradable market on a named exchange, verify the exact contract address independently, and treat all fundraising figures as historical claims pending confirmation of what happened to the raised funds.
For related research, see Alemio token sale and Bixplorer ICO details.
IEO (Initial Exchange Offering): a token sale conducted directly through a cryptocurrency exchange's platform. Ticker collision: when two unrelated tokens share the same trading symbol, creating confusion for buyers. Unlisted token: a token that has been sold in a presale but has not become tradable on any exchange.
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