What Blockport Means to Me

How I come to know about Blockport

I first heard about Blockport from a discord community I am in. One of the members there introduced Blockport to us and even wrote a well-detailed research article. I found myself researching more about Blockport, reading the whitepaper and checking out telegram channel for the next few hours. After understanding Blockport’s mission and solution, I was convinced (still am 😉) that this is the right project and I proceeded to participate in its ICO, which sold out in a very short amount of time.

Fun fact: Blockport stands for ‘Blockchain Portal’

So, what is Blockport?

To understand why I’m such a big fan of Blockport, let me share with you what Blockport is.

Blockport is a hybrid-decentralized social cryptocurrency exchange. It is solving many real issues, here are some issues that everyone faces (that’s right, novice and experienced users alike) :

Overwhelming number of exchanges

Countless identity verification

Lost of funds due to exchanges being hacked

Lack of knowledge in the cryptocurrency space & market

Blockport’s 3 main core functionalities include :

Fiat Gateway (Buying and selling cryptocurrencies with fiat)

Exchange (Exchange or trade one coin for another)

Social Trading (Learn and copy from other expert traders) [Read my previous article here]

The hybrid-decentralized model brings the best of both worlds (centralization and decentralization) together. This means that speed will not be an issue and users have full control of their own private keys, essentially them having full control of their funds.

Blockport aims to be a one-stop shop exchange that allows users to purchase cryptocurrencies with FIAT, trade on its exchange, copy trades(social trading) and also share strategies and knowledge through its knowledge sharing system. It targets both novice and experienced users.

Blockport is not just any exchange, it’s an exchange of exchanges. This means many external exchanges are connected to the Blockport exchange. This is made possible through a partnership with a well-known and respected project, Ark.

Another important feature is that YOU own the private keys to YOUR funds. Enough of being afraid of exchanges getting hacked (recently many exchanges fell victim to hacks)!

There are millions of people(potential investors) out there that are interested to get into crypto but simply find it too difficult to. As a result, they give up or cannot be bothered to do the hard work.

Blockport’s knowledge sharing system will educate users about cryptocurrencies. The fees are also reasonable and competitive, potentially being lower than others (e.g Coinbase).

Do you understand why I’m such a big fan of Blockport now?

Fast-forward

I’m proud to say that I’ve been an active and contributing community member of the Blockport community since the day I joined it. Till this day, I still contribute actively in the Blockport telegram channels and sub-reddit. I find joy in contributing to the project that I love and being a part of it. It’s fascinating how quickly time has passed. I witnessed every single announcement and blog updates that allow me to gain new insights and perspectives of business in IT. Recently, the Blockport Platform went live! Create an account now if you haven’t already.

To me, Blockport is more than just an investment. It’s more than just a project. It’s the community! I read and chat in the telegram channels, surf the sub-reddit and check out its twitter and instagram, every day. It has a place in my heart. Through this community, I made friends with people from different parts of the world and learnt about the different cultures. I also learnt more about application development process and cycle thanks to Blockport. I have never been so excited in a project!

Fun fact: Development began way before pre-ico / ico

How many projects out there started working on their ideas before raising funds?

What Blockport did tells us something: They believe in their idea.

They could’ve raised funds before starting or even forming the team!

Listening to the Community

Aside from the mission of Blockport, what makes me love Blockport is that the team members listen to the community. They make us feel included and a part of this amazing project. Our feedback and critics are taken in and considered seriously.

For example, we wanted to know more about the development status and progress and they granted our wish. The team started sending out weekly newsletters and even hosted AMAs on the sub-reddit (see AMA Session#1 | Session#2 | Session#3)

Another example is the recent update. Users submitted feedback regarding navigation to home not being available. In that update, it was added back.

I personally experienced a bug that doesn’t allow me to select the input field properly to select the country during the verification process on iPhone X. I submitted a feedback and the very same issue was quickly resolved in the same update.

Kudos to the development team!

To me, Blockport is a portal to the world of cryptocurrency. For everyone.

Blockport’s logo resembles a portal

Many projects these days build what they want, not what the users want. Their products are not centered around the users.

Blockport puts its users first. This means giving them the best user-experience. It’s built for literally anyone.

“To make Blockport accessible to everyone though, there are more things to consider than just browser support. It should be possible to use the platform regardless of whether you have a visual impairment or struggle to use a computer mouse. We aim to have a user interface that is fully WCAG compliant, ensuring it works with screen readers, such as MacOS VoiceOver, as well as with keyboard-only controls.” — Kyran Burraston(Lead Front-end Developer)

Accessible products don’t just empower individuals with disabilities; they contribute to a more inclusive society for everyone. Accessibility isn’t a “nice to have”, it’s an imperative.

With the recent FUDs regarding the depreciation of the Blockport Token, I would like to reach out to and tell everyone to calm down. Remember that you invested in Blockport knowing the potential it has, and most importantly what the team has delivered. We have a functioning platform.

With so many projects out there with NO working products, Blockport certainly is an under-valued project.

Read more about Blockport’s Token Utility here.

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In the spirit of writing What Blockport Means to Me, I would like to share with you my latest creations :

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