This post is the first in a series of official monthly updates to the Simple Token, OST, community about all facets of the OST project. Future posts in this series will typically be published in the first couple days of each month. We will, of course, continue to release other breaking $OST news as it happens.

Please note: All dates provided are directional and subject to change based on business requirements and macroeconomic conditions. While we intend to provide the community with detailed and highly transparent updates, information on some projects may be withheld due to confidentiality agreements or competitive market dynamics.

Product Development

OST KYC is the first crypto-powered complete KYC/AML & Whitelisting management platform for ICO’s. Process thousands of applicants smoothly and securely. Developed for the OST ICO. Will be made available for any company to use. Volume-based billing, only in $OST.

Release date— late January 2018

OST KIT alpha is the first public version of our complete blockchain toolkit for businesses. In OST KIT alpha any company will be able to design an OST-powered token economy and simulate transactions on testnet. OST KIT alpha is being built for both business persons and developers, with robust API’s available for developer use.

Release date — February 2018

OST KIT alpha will include early versions of the following features:

Token Management Dashboard

Token Economy Planner

Staking OST on Ethereum & minting Branded Tokens on OpenST sidechains

Setup transaction types: Peer-to-peer, Company-to-customers, Customers-to-Company

OST Price Oracle: Enabling transaction values to be set in fiat value, BT to auto-adjust

OST Pricer: Enabling companies to collect commissions/revenue for certain transactions

User setup

Airdrop Branded Tokens tokens to selected users

Key Management alpha

Gas reserves and transaction fees on OpenST side blockchains

Simulator

Analytics

Developer console

Developer API’s

OST VIEW is our home grown block explorer which will include insights into ETH transactions on the public block and on OpenST sidechains. Release date — February 2018

OST CAMPAIGNS is the first crypto-powered complete enterprise grade email marketing solution. Currently processing millions of monthly transactions under a different brand name. Will be made available as a standalone product and integrated into OST KIT over time. Volume-based billing, only in $OST. Release date — February 2018

OST WALLET is our consumer-facing wallet for transacting within and across OST-powered Branded Token economies. Release date — Q2 2018.

OpenST Protocol 1.0 extends current and future OpenST 0.9.x release versions to include session key management, proof of stake validators, and specifications for open validation and OpenST block rewards. Release date — Q2 2018