By the end of Q2 in 2018, blockchain will still be soaring in popularity despite the recent plunge of Bitcoin and other mainstream cryptocurrency. There are increasing numbers of new blockchain projects launching, varying from gaming to artificial intelligence.

There are five projects worth mentioning. They are ATN, TTC Protocol, Hero Node, The Abyss and VideoCoin.

ATN, a global artificial intelligence project, has not set a ICO goal, while The Abyss, a gaming project, and TTC Protocol achieved 85% and 90% of their ICO goals, respectively. HeroNode and VideoCoin are the only two projects to get 100% to their ICO goal. Three of them are not rated, whereas HeroNode and TTC Protocol are rated as Medium Interest.

Among those projects that started a month ago, HER is worth highlighting. HER token was issued by Hero Node, a next generation decentralized Blockchain fog computing platform. At press time, the HER token price is $0.0226232 (+0.24%), equal to 0.0000428901 ETH or 0.00000333 BTC. Its 24-hur volume is $55,177 with a market cap of $9,153,646.

IcoDrops reported that HeroNode has generated $21,765,720 of its goal $21,800,000 (100%) during the ICO.

What is Hero Node? A new approach to DApp development…

Hero Node is a cross-blockchain, cross-platform development solution for DApp. It is based on the hero protocol and its vision is to integrate different public blockchains, somewhat akin to the Alibaba Cloud in the blockchain industry.

Hero Node introduces a new generation of decentralized computing based on what we call “fog computing,” and the HER token paves the way for developers to build on top of this platform. By building a cross-chain and cross-platform solution, Hero Node empowers developers to build DApps without needing to be experts in smart contracts.

Guoping Liu, the CEO and founder of Hero Node, summarized this opportunity and gaping hole in the market, saying, “The blockchain company who solves the tricky task of DApp development will dominate this next decade.”

How does this actually work on HeroNode? Developers can build a DApp based on Qtum, Ethereum IPFS or other DApps linked to public chains and they can be run on iOS, Android and HTML5. Developers can use this interoperability to build DApps without needing to delve deep into the highly-specialized architecture of blockchain development.

A Technical Guide to HeroNode

Hero Node’s development framework and underlying blockchain technology allows developers to pack applications into hash addresses and ensure the immutability of transactions. There are a few core elements at play:

• Public chain service: The Hero protocol integrates various public chains (ETH, QTUM, EOS) into a consistent API interface, allowing developers on Hero Node to develop their new business DApps without any understanding of these underlying blockchains.