Last Friday, our CEO, Dan Novaes ran our second Telegram AMA.

As always, the community asked some great questions. There were a lot of questions around our upcoming Android app release, and of course our upcoming token distribution process that’s starting tomorrow, Friday, June 29.

If you missed the AMA, or just need a refresher, we’ve included some highlights below.

Question 1, from Ramachandra on Telegram

I am Android user. I wish I can use the app.

The Android waitlist will be coming out in the upcoming of days. We have a closed beta program that is currently testing the app. Once that is concluded we will release the public beta. In the meantime we will have waitlist that will be announced.

Question 2 from Coin Market Deals on Telegram

Are we still on track to launch the protocol at the end of the month?

The protocol is undergoing testing, we will then be submitting to the to the (Apple) App Store and it will need to be approved by Apple. We have made tremendous progress on it an will be sending it to a closed beta of users to begin testing by the end of the month.

Question 3 from Gazua Kim on Telegram

Are we still on track for the token release for the end of June? And will the token be locked or unlock after distribution?

Yes, as of now we are on track to do token distribution by the end of the month. The tokens will be locked until all private sale backers go through our portal redemption system. At the appropriate time / appropriate market conditions will we unlock the tokens.

Question 4 from Abhay on Telegram

When will you start marketing Current to the crypto community? As I haven’t seen much about marketing just yet…but I am happy to see you all making great progress in other areas.

Will will begin our marketing efforts in July. We have been heads down working on the tech and the platform marketing in the meantime.

Question 5 from Coin Market Deals on Telegram

How are the partnership talks coming along? Any new announcements coming soon?

Some amazing opportunities. We are working hard on this front. Nothing we can make public just yet, but I have listed some of the areas of focus above. (Film/TV, Audiobooks and Podcasts in 2018)

Question 6 from Sharjeel Shahid on Telegram

Dan…sale was closed on the 7th of February and the ETH price is now half of the price it was in February. Market has shown ups and downs several times in the last 5 months…What more are you expecting from us?

Everything we do is in the best interest of Current and our backers. Too many in this space are short-term thinkers. That is not how we operate. We are here to build something into a multi-billion dollar opportunity that changes the media landscape. That takes planning and a keen strategy. Most of all, it takes patience. Look at every other company in recent months who did their token distribution without thinking of the future. They are either in the dumps with their project or facing intense regulatory scrutiny. The vast majority of our private sale backers understand this. We do not cut corners and will not jeopardize the vast majority of backers and the ecosystem to appease a small few who are not thinking of the bigger picture. Everything we do, just like our token sale, is very planned out and methodical. This space changes weekly and we must change with it and plan accordingly to be the best.

Question 7 from Abhay on Telegram

Will Current app have the feature of continue to listen music even if we close the app? Like if we close YouTube it completely stops.

YouTube is meant for videos and watching. You can not listen to music in the background using youtube. YouTube doesn't allow for it in their API or their own service. You can however listen to background using the over 100,000 radio stations in Current 100% for free. You can also use any of our 3rd party integrations with Apple Music, Spotify, our 8 Tracks. Also, Please check the radio feature in the product if you are not a subscribers of Apple Music or Spotify. That will allow unlimited background playing, and you can also access offline if you use the record feature of the product for free.

…and for my personal favorite. 😂😂😂

Question 8 from Cannon on Telegram

Can you touch your elbow with your tongue…and, is Current still trending in the App Stores? Thanks for your hard work on the project!

Very Tough…Josh took a photo, maybe he will post it here, I gave it a go. Yes, we were trending again last week. Every few hours the trending charts change. We reached trending multiple times in the past couple of weeks though. 🙂

…and just to prove we know how to have a little fun in the office, Josh did end up taking that photo…and posting it…😂😂😂

Ladies and Gentlemen, he was close! — Josh Moyer, Communications Manager @ Current

That’s a wrap folks! Thank you for all of the great questions. Next week is going to be a big week! Look out for Weekly Update #6 sometime on Thursday. We’ll have a few additional announcements next week and will let everyone know that the TGE process has begun. Cheers!

Until next time ✌️

The Current Team