Stratis platform aims to be an all round solution for BaaS (Blockchain-as-a-Service). They offer simple and affordable end-to-end solutions for blockchain development. The chain provides opportunity for testing and writing blockchain applications in C# on the .Net framework.

The project just recently announced the release of their ICO platform for businesses in an official press release. The platform offers the opportunity to conduct Initial Coin Offerings and to release a token on the Stratis chain. Those who seek to run a crowdfunding can accept USD, BTC, STRAT and 50+ additional cryptocurrencies via Changelly, a service that lets you swap your currencies to the platform’s natives.

Onfido, an identity verification service, will offer the KYC authentication deeds for the platform via an integration.

The ICO service is provided free of charge according to the blog, which is a huge plus compared to some similar solutions. The platform can be deployed to MS’s Azure platform and is highly customizable meaning that businesses will have no problem to deploy their own branding and crowdfunding management settings.

The next step in the evolution of the platform will be the deploying of their own written-from-scratch smart contracts release, which was announced and featured at the Blockchain Expo London not long ago. The whole presentation can be watched back via a Youtube upload.

An Alpha version of the feature will follow on the 16th of May according to the project’s official twitter account. The Smart Contract feature will be unique in the sense that .NET developers will be able to use them out of the box. Most competitors require the adoption of new development environments, while professionals using the Stratis platform will be able to write, debug and test contracts in C# inside Visual Studio.