Three weeks ago, NXT announced Ardor, a child chain platform built for anyone. This Blockchain-as-a-service platform will allow users to create their own sidechain’s, while still being able to communicate with the main NXT blockchain.
This will allow regular users to benefit from lower storage requirements while still being able to interact with other sidechains and the main NXT 2.0 blockchain, bringing along features like asset-to-asset exchange (a long requested featured in the NXT platform and cross chain asset trading.
Major exchanges Poloniex, BTC38, and Bittrex have also agreed to participate snapshot and distribution process being the Ardor creation, allowing users who don’t have an NXT wallet to still benefit from this campaign, and opening the doors for simple fiat currency investments and allowing users to safely trade NXT without the fear of missing out on Ardor. Other exchanges may also follow suit by setting up the Ardor snapshotting system for their customers.
The Ardor platform will not be available at the end of the distribution process in October, but tokens can be exchanged freely until its release during the third quarter of 2017.
http://www.newsbtc.com/2016/07/08/major-nxt-exchanges-agree-distribute-ardor-tokens/