2018 has been a very productive year for us at OPUS, we launched the first version of our groundbreaking platform on the Ethereum test network and have since been working on gathering as much data as we can in order to adjust the product for the Ethereum main network release. It is our pleasure to confirm that the vast majority of functions and features outlined in our whitepaper have already been implemented, and the various fixes are a matter of ironing out details. We currently have a web and mobile platform that has the potential for great growth and further development. At the moment, we have:

82,801 track plays

123 artists

372 tracks

121 albums

While these statistics show that there is demand for a decentralized music streaming platform, we did expect a bigger response from the music community. Adoption is a difficulty faced by many pioneers in their respective fields, and that is precisely what we are experiencing here. We are well aware that the process of adaption and popularization is a very long one, especially in the current market conditions, but we view this as an additional motivator to keep working and pushing forward.

Our community has been immensely helpful by providing us with invaluable feedback and we have been working tirelessly to implement these fixes. This has allowed us to revise our previous roadmap and provide new milestones for the coming months.

This year’s summer will be a very busy time at OPUS, with many of our major goals on track to be finished over this period. Below are some of the key dates which we will be striving to keep to in the foreseeable future:

June 2019: Android app redesign — we previously announced a redesign of our platform. This should take another few weeks to complete and should be rolled out in May.

June 2019: Payment processing on the Ethereum test network — another vital feature of the platform, we will be testing this to ensure that it works seamlessly when we launch on the main network.

July 2019: iOS app redesign — similarly, the previously announced redesign of our iOS app will be ready in June this year.

July 2019: Admin panel development — when this is completed in July, it will allow for better management of the content on the OPUS platform. The work on this panel will include:

increasing the efficiency of managing the platform, temporary blocking of users in violation of our terms; removing tracks, artists, albums, and playlists.

providing e-mail confirmation to users and artists affected by these administrative changes.

adding statistics regarding number of plays which will be divided into four categories: tracks, artists, albums, playlists.

August 2019: Web platform redesign — the final redesign, which will be for our web app, will be completed around one month after the iOS app.

August 2019: AI development — while we will be working hard to constantly improve the AI features on the platform, the first major changes will be rolled out in July.

October 2019: Open API — the API, a key component of our entire project, is on track to be completed in October. By creating an open API, we aim to provide developers with the possibility of using the OPUS protocol to build their very own solutions and perfecting our own design.

New roadmap in the works

Once this period will end and our goals are achieved, we will be looking at releasing another roadmap for the next few months. In the meantime, we strongly encourage our community to continue with its amazing support and to keep reporting anything you find on our Freshdesk.