As an ARK Board Member, Travis Walker has played a key role in the transformation of ARK from concept to one of the most exciting projects in the crypto space.

GC: Could you briefly describe the project?

TW: ARK is an all-in-one blockchain solution aimed at bridging blockchains together, but also making an easy to use environment for developers and consumers alike.

GC: What sets it apart from competitors in the space?

TW: I have a saying… There are no competitors to ARK, only future partners. And I truly believe this because ARK can connect to any blockchain and communicate between the two. Our SmartBridge tech paired with our special Encoded Listener nodes can interoperate by sending and recieving data, functions, and even tokens. We are also implementing push button deployable blockchains. With a push button blockchain it’s as simple as filling in a form, adjusting your preferred settings, and deploying a blockchain with your own custom parameters, and every push button blockchain is instantly connected to the ARK ecosystem and can utilize all of arks features along with other chains in the ecosystem. This is how we prevent blockchain bloat. Rather than your token being on the ARK mainchain, you get your own chain that is connected in parallel to ARK.

GC: Could you tell us about your team and their experience?

TW: That’s a very hard one to answer, we have mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, computer engineers, full stack devs, IT consultants, financial professionals, doctors, designers, and the list goes on. Our team is huge and our backgrounds are so broad that it would take an entire interview just to explain haha. But if you go to ARK.io and look at some of the team bios you will get a feeling of what i mean. It would be fun to sit down and explain how we all met and became friends before ARK was started some time.

GC: Have you faced any significant challenges so far?

TW: Every start-up has challenges, we just keep plugging away and don’t let challenges become obstacles. But our team has backgrounds in just about everything and handles challenges quite well. One step at a time. It’s actually pretty cool how well we work together.

GC: What do the next 6 months look like for the project?

TW: Work, haha. We are focused on business entity, ARKVM, IPFS, Smartbridge, core upgrades and the list goes on with lots of projects. We aren’t big on releasing dates or exact time-frames on anything we work on but, we have an interactive roadmap on our website that everyone can see. Even though sometimes we still like to surprise the community with releases.

GC: Are you active participants in your community and where is the best place to get involved?

TW: Oh yes, extremely active. We are open to our community and available pretty much 24/7. We are always on and talking with the community, encouraging community members and developers alike. I have to say that by far we have one of the best communities I have ever seen in this space. The best place to interact with us is on our slack chat, stop in and say hi ;) https://ark.io/join-ark-slack

Find ARK at: https://ark.io/

Find Travis at: https://twitter.com/dontminedotcom

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