Hello fellow crypto fans & Liskers!

These are my notes on why I believe Lisk will continue past unicorn status and into the top 5 cryptocurrencies.

What Lisk is in 5 words: next gen blockchain app platform

Think dapp-store ecosystem vs. a single blockchain; a couple of clicks to deploy a blockchain. The overall potential and strategy is mind-blowing-comprehensive, and they have the team, talent, and funding to make it happen.

Upcoming Catalysts

Forging reward reduction (5 ->4, reduced inflation ) around November 18th, 2017 (countdown)

(5 ->4, ) around November 18th, 2017 (countdown) Lisk Berlin: Blockchain Meetup #6 November 22, 2017 7PM Berlin (also livestreamed at youtube.com/liskhq)

Rebranding and SDK alpha release (possibly Q4, more details announced at the above meeting)

1. WHAT: Core Tech, Problem Being Solved, Use-cases

platform — entire ecosystem to build crytocurrencies/dapps (decentralized apps) of the future, not just a single coin/blockchain. Full ICO Suite for tokens, decentralized exchange, app catalog, and interoperability between blockchains in the network

— entire ecosystem to build crytocurrencies/dapps (decentralized apps) of the future, not just a single coin/blockchain. Full ICO Suite for tokens, decentralized exchange, app catalog, and interoperability between blockchains in the network mass adoption — through JavaScript , the most popular programming language, and future loved TypeScript support; don’t need to learn new/rare language like Solidity of Ethereum

— through , the most popular programming language, and future loved support; don’t need to learn new/rare language like Solidity of Ethereum ease blockchain/dapp development — SDK (software development kit) to help developers quickly build decentralized apps

— (software development kit) to help developers quickly build decentralized apps sidechains — one main blockchain for LSK and all other blockchains run on side blockchains

— one main blockchain for LSK and all other blockchains run on side blockchains ICO/tokens — focus on utility, users can issue their own tokens for their app/marketplace and incentivize/monetize in 2018, many roles/purposes/features

— focus on utility, users can issue their own tokens for their app/marketplace and incentivize/monetize in 2018, many roles/purposes/features performance — fast 10 second transaction times with no bottlenecks from other sidechains/ICOs, uses Schnoor signature based scheme

— fast 10 second transaction times with no bottlenecks from other sidechains/ICOs, uses Schnoor signature based scheme secure — isolated from bugs/crashes/hacks on sidechains

— isolated from bugs/crashes/hacks on sidechains eco-friendly — DPOS (delegated proof-of-stake) consensus algorithm involves 101 or so elected delegates forging to secure the network and verify transactions instead of huge expensive and “wasteful” mining operations (not POW like Bitcoin/Ethereum); delegates/voters stake/lock their LSK coins and it is in their best interest to maintain and improve the system

— (delegated proof-of-stake) consensus algorithm involves 101 or so elected delegates forging to secure the network and verify transactions instead of huge expensive and “wasteful” mining operations (not POW like Bitcoin/Ethereum); delegates/voters stake/lock their LSK coins and it is in their best interest to maintain and improve the system LSK rewards — many of the 101 top delegates share a percentage of the LSK they forge, so LSK holders can earn LSK just by staking their coins and voting (more about this below)

— many of the 101 top delegates share a percentage of the LSK they forge, so LSK holders can earn LSK just by staking their coins and voting (more about this below) low & decreasing inflation — forging rewards 5 LSK (~15.7M per year) down 1 LSK each year until 1 LSK per block (~3.2M per year). 15.77%->10.8% after first year and continues down

— forging rewards 5 LSK (~15.7M per year) down 1 LSK each year until 1 LSK per block (~3.2M per year). 15.77%->10.8% after first year and continues down light client — fast Nano Wallet does not need to download the entire blockchain nor run a full node

— fast does not need to download the entire blockchain nor run a full node “lisk”-from “obelisk”, unique short name is great for easy searching and SEO

2. WHO: Founders, Team, History, Funding, Market

World class contractors/agencies, delegates, ambassadors, community

3. HOW: Projects, SDK, Rebranding, Expansion

Projects — one of the most actively developed projects on Github

Core — decentralized network, algorithms/rules. 1.0 soon, SDK will leverage this heavily, live network online since May 24, 2016 and stable, 350+ nodes, 68+ releases

— decentralized network, algorithms/rules. 1.0 soon, SDK will leverage this heavily, online since May 24, 2016 and stable, 350+ nodes, 68+ releases Lisk Nano — light wallet, core functionalities, will move away from desktop to be web-based, manage ICO tokens, simple and accessible. Might have desktop for power users/features

— light wallet, core functionalities, will move away from desktop to be web-based, manage ICO tokens, simple and accessible. Might have desktop for power users/features Lisk-JS — library to sign transactions locally

— library to sign transactions locally Lisky —command line to interface with the Lisk blockchain

—command line to interface with the Lisk blockchain Explorer — blockchain explorer

SDK — alpha release soon, modular, 2018 will see heavy development and focus on flexibility, scalability, accessibility, security. currently in private repository but will be more open

Flexibility — customizable DB, blocksize, transaction types, consensus algorithm

— customizable DB, blocksize, transaction types, consensus algorithm Scalablity —scalable network with mainnet, testnet, devnet, api, P2P

—scalable network with mainnet, testnet, devnet, api, P2P Accessibility — docs, best practices, templates, examples, guides

— docs, best practices, templates, examples, guides Security — bridge main and side chains, tests, scripts, CLI, integrations

Rebranding — logo, website, wallet, explorer; focus on accessibility, simplicity, support, UX

Phase 1 Strategic reposition — Rlevance, done

— Rlevance, done Phase 2 UX strategy & creative rebranding — Taikonauten, iterative and possibly launching Q4 2017.

Expansion strategy, thoughtful leader

Academy and video strategy — training/educational videos, zero to hero, animations, illustrations, regularly publish videos, 2 and perhaps 1 more video production companies on board, behind the scenes, transparency, roadmap

and video strategy — training/educational videos, zero to hero, animations, illustrations, regularly publish videos, 2 and perhaps 1 more video production companies on board, behind the scenes, transparency, roadmap Incubator/Accelerator program — provide office space, guidance to setup business/foundation, designs, lawyers and legal

— provide office space, guidance to setup business/foundation, designs, lawyers and legal Bounty program — huge 4M LSK, for supporting community members, promising projects, ICOs

— huge 4M LSK, for supporting community members, promising projects, ICOs Satellite offices — possibly in New York, Asia, Europe, etc.

— possibly in New York, Asia, Europe, etc. Asia Tour 2017 — successful, China, South Korea, Japan, and India, growing interest, projects, conferences, events, meetups, exchanges, investors, delegates, interviews

— successful, China, South Korea, Japan, and India, growing interest, projects, conferences, events, meetups, exchanges, investors, delegates, interviews Upgrading from HTTP to WebSocket for performance

for performance Improvement to delegate/DPoS system

4. How to Get Started and Get LSK Rewards (this is not financial advice, be careful of scam wallets etc.)

Get some crypto like Bitcoin (CoinBase, …)

like Bitcoin (CoinBase, …) Transfer to an exchange with Lisk (Bittrex, …) and exchange for LSK

with Lisk (Bittrex, …) and exchange for Install Lisk Nano wallet and transfer LSK from exchange to your wallet

wallet and LSK from exchange to your wallet Research and vote for up to 101 delegates where they have a good balance of (good start is GDT):

— 1. investing into the Lisk ecosystem with projects and donations

— 2. giving 25% or higher LSK rewards for voters

— 3. being transparent/trustworthy

5. Wait, there’s more… Secrets, Speculation, Rumors

unannounced stealth projects, exchanges, partnerships, …

Google interest has been mentioned

6. Top resources:

As a developer (C#, JAVA, JavaScript/TypeScript…), I was very drawn to Lisk’s focus on JavaScript, and I think most other developers will be also. (Check out NinjaCodeGen if you are interested in Angular, React, Vue, or code generation; lots of improvements planned!)

Thanks for reading! Please leave comments and feedback so I can improve the post!

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