CARRY PROTOCOL
GOAL : to enable a platform that connects offline merchants with consumers using blockchain technology to power the next generation of apps for offline block and mortal retail industry
SERVICES
Carry protocol will enable a suite of services ranging from crypto-enabled payments,smart contrats,wallets,ad vertising etc
-- Crypto-enabled payment terminals for offline businesses
--- Branded tokens for offline brands and shops for loyalty points and coupons
---A wallet API for payments that enables consumers that gives consumers control over their data with the option to monetize it in an anonymous way
--- A targeted advertising system based on the opt in transaction data blockchain
KEY COMPONENTS
Carry Wallet : Consumers can use it where scan stores QR codes,make payments ,share their data with advertisers for benefits in the form of CRE and BT tokens.
Carry Device APIs : it will be a solution for retail stores to access the carry protocol transaction history, manage ads and create their branded tokens and loyalty rewards.
Carry Protocol Blockchain : it will provide storage for transaction data.it will be accessable via the customr carry a wallet
ENTERPRISE CARRY ALLIANCE
To drive awareness and adoption of the carry protocol and the benefits that comes with it,Carry protocol is launching the Enterprise Carry Alliance ECA,
This alliance will provide consulting services around the implementation of the carry protocol,technical support,training and education,early access to private API and SDK etc
the following consist of ECA
1.Device providers : These will be companies or startups that will enable the setup and maintenance of interactive devices and training in stores
2. Wallet service provider :These will be companies or startups that will offer cryptowallet services or high usage apps in loyalty/coupon space
3.Advertising service provider : Companies and startups that will enable advertising services for merchant and third party enterprises by accessing the Carry protocol transaction database
4.Settlement service provider : companies or startups that will enable liquidity accessible to cryptocurrency payments in stores
TOKEN UTILITY
--- Merchant can stake the tokens for the creation of branded tokens and the use of smart contracts which determine how many transactions per day a merchant can perform
--- it will be used to reward network participants who opt-in for advertising
--- it will be the sole means of payment in the ecosystem
Development Roadmap
2018 second half : Smart contract and Protocol API
2019 first half : Reference wallet, Reference Point of sale
2019 second half : production wallet, production point of sale
2020 first half : Ad management system
PARENT COMPANY
With 7 years of customer service, Spoka has processed $2 billion in transactions for over 15 million customers and 10,000 partner stores and currently have over 60% of the market in South Korea
TEAM
Grant Sohn : co-founder of Spoqa with a degree in Economics from stanford and 10+ years of experience
Richard Choi Johns Hopkins Engineering, Cornell Masters, SK Chemical, original founder of Spoqa with 7+ years of relevant experience.
Swen Mun Lead Developer CTO of Spoqa, full-stack programmer, experience in database protection and encryption.
Eddie Chang Project Manager CEO of Decentier, Seoul National Univ. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, KB Investement(VC), Uberple(Co-founder), Kim&Chang, 5+ years Start-up & VC experience and 2+ years Patent Attorney experience.
ADVISORS
Simon Kim : CEO and partner at Hashed
He has led Hashed to invest in some notable blockchain startups like ICON, sentinel protocol etc
Lily Liu :Co-founder of Earn.com,which was acquired by coinbase,earn.com is a service that enables business reach people for a fee in crypto and also connects individuals and businesses to professionals for a fee,it is like a crypto paying LinkedIn
David Park : David park worked as a product manager where he led the product team to build Facebook’s Mobile App install Ads,the world’s largest user acquisition channel for mobile apps with annual revenue in the billions of dollars
INVESTORS
KENETIC CAPITAL : with investment in Qtum, 0x, Airswap, Bluezelle, Polkadot,Quantstamp and a host of others,Kinetic mission is to support blockchain growth via investments,advisory,technical development and most of all community
DRAPER DRAGON
Focuses on investing in US-China cross border startups,DraperDragon has participated in early investment of companies like Vechain, Aelf, Ledger, Telegram etc
LEDGER CAPITAL
Ledger capital is a full-service digital asset investment firm focused on the blockchain enablement of the real economy
SIGNUM CAPITAL
Based in signaporewith portfolio in Eximchain, Sentinel protocol,aelf, Libra credit, Qash, Fantom, Tomochain and others,they provide blockchain based consulting and participation in token generation events
XSQ VENTURES
With portfolio in Wabi, POA network, Bluezelle, Sentinel protocol,Fantom aDAOstack and others,XSQ provide investments to blockchain startups, provide education and awareness about the blockchain industry in areas like trading,ICOs and mining
https://www.xsq.io
HASHED :
already invested in some high profile projects like KyberNetwork, OmiseGO, EOS and ICON,Hashed goal is to further blockchain development and adoption by impact investing
ICO DETAILS
Project name : Carry Protocol
Token symbol : CRE
Hard cap : 48,000 ETH
Total tokens = 10 billion
Total token for sale = 4 billion{ICO tokens = 1 billion + Private investors = 3 billion tokens}
1 ETH = 74,750 CRE Presale with 3 months lock up and 15% bonus
1 ETH = 65,000 CRE main sale no lock up
Countries excluded : China , USA,
Learn more
Website : www.carryprotocol.io
Telegram : https://t.me/carryprotocol
Twitter :https://twitter.com/carryprotocol
Medium : https://medium.com/@carryprotocol
DISCLAIMER : THIS IS A SPONSORED REVIEW,NOTHING HERE SHOULD CONSTITUTE A FINANCIAL ADVICE,INVESTING IS RISKY,DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH