Dear Steemit,
I wanted to give you a heads up that in late June, early August (exact date will be revealed 2 weeks prior to ICO) the cryptocurrency ARDOR (abbreviated ARDR), will be hosting their ICO.
For those who don't know, and that's probably a lot of you, due to ARDOR having a disappointing marketing model, and their initial funding was bad. However, the technology is undeniably awesome. ARDOR is a "blockchain as a sevice" technology. The currency is built using the same technology that is powering the already existing cryptocurrency "NXT".
Some of the reasons why you should keep an eye on ARDOR:
Proof of Stake is the future
Undeniably, cryptocurrencies such as BitCoin and (currently) Ethereum, will run into a problem when the reward of mining becomes negligable. This will discourage people from using computational work to get the currency, and will leave the network vulnerable to the 51% attack. Not sustainable. Proof of Stake on the other hand, is what many think is the problem to this.
ICO Soon
You get to be one of the early-adopters. A few dollars put into the currency now could yield you a manifold return, if people realize how impressive the technology is.
The technology itself
Ardor utilizes blockchain technology in some impressive ways. I'm not gonna go into detail here, because there is a way better way for you to find that out, which is joining the live testnet: https://www.ardorplatform.org/#Wallet
I just thought I'd share this news with my fellow steemit users.
If ICO's are not your thing, that's totally cool - but do keep an eye on this impressive technology!
Link to article announcing ICO: https://www.jelurida.com/ico
Link to ARDOR website: https://www.ardorplatform.org