Origin Protocol has an ambitious vision — to develop open protocols for marketplaces and the sharing economy on the decentralized web. We want to give developers, entrepreneurs, and marketplace participants the freedom to self-organize and transact with each other without powerful corporate middle men extracting value from every interaction. We want to allow people to do business without the friction of a gatekeeper.

To achieve this, we are building a JavaScript library (Origin.js)that will be able to talk to our smart contract library. Programming on an immutable blockchain where executing code has a built-in economic cost presents new and unique challenges. Our tools will create a level of abstraction between developers and the Ethereum blockchain. Our goal is to allow developers and businesses to easily deploy decentralized marketplace DApps.

More and more projects have committed to building on our protocols. We are pleased to announce that Storiqa, a global ecommerce platform on the blockchain, is the latest addition to that list. Storiqa aims to give greater reach to small businesses by aggregating vendors and listings on their platform. Cryptocurrency payments will allow for these small businesses to become instantly global — lifting financial borders. Storiqa will also offer a plethora of services, including a CRM and customer support modules, helping small vendors compete with large centralized corporations.

The Origin team has had Storiqa on our radar for quite a while. They recently completed a very successful token sale and have an impressive international team. Our team reached out to them earlier this year and met with them in person at a conference in San Francisco. Recently we were contacted by an advisor to Storiqa and it was clear Storiqa and Origin’s interests were aligned. A partnership was quickly formed whereby Storiqa will be building on Origin’s marketplace protocols. We are looking forward to helping Storiqa achieve their goals of empowering small businesses and vendors.

Stay tuned for more news from Origin Protocol!

Learn more about Origin:

Buy Origin Tokens (OGN): binance.com

Buy and sell on mobile: originprotocol.com/mobile

And on the web: shoporigin.com

Learn more on our website: originprotocol.com

Learn more about Storiqa:

If you are looking to build a decentralized marketplace or a traditional business that wants to migrate to the blockchain, get in touch here. We are hiring developers, please see our GitHub and contact us if you have Solidity experience or a desire to learn!