What's up? Ever heard about SMT - Smart Media Token? I bet so.
if not, here is a quick explanation:
O SMT is a Steemit Inc. project, announced on Semptember 28, 2017, wich have the objective to create an ecossystem similar to the Ethereum (ERC-20 Tokens), allowing various apps to be built upon the Steem blockchain.
And so It is APPICS. One of the First projectts with the objective to create an Steem blockchain app.
Got interested? Take a look on the video below wich explains the concept:
It works just like Steemit, but since they won't need to build a new blockchain to implement the app, i believe that the project have a great focus on usability, something that i see as a big drawback here on Steemit.
What i have seen is that for a Social Media to expand its user base, the user interface and easy of use is a very important feature.
Whitepaper highlights
Here is some points that called my attention on the Whitepaper do Appics:
User Experience first. The APPICS-team is unlike most cryptocurrency projects, being well-established in both worlds, mainstream, as well as crypto. The founders of APPICS happen to be the founders of a global digital marketing agency, and have been trading, programming and mining cryptocurrencies since 2011. Finally, they bring their expertise, strategies, tools and global partners to the crypto-space. The APPICS-team knows what it takes to bridge the gap for the average person, to enter the crypto-world without prior knowledge and benefit effortlessly.
Online Business. With APPICS, the road to online success has never been easier. Brands and verified users have the opportunity to create an integrated shop - inside their social profile. By only enabling the “shop function” once the verification status level has been reached, the built-in strategy automatically puts users on the track of building a brand and reputation before starting a business. Once that milestone is reached, they can simply position their business right on the feed and other users can trade their earned coins for items.
Charity Foundations. With APPICS, foundations have a new incentive to offer transparency by posting on the APPICS application and sharing insights through images and videos and thus allowing users to re-build trust in their organization while directly receiving donations in form of APPICS tokens. Through APPICS the world is likely to become more charitable.
There is a lot of other interesting points, and it is worth reading the Whitepaper
Dates
The first round of the ICO will beggin March 28, 2018.
Unfortunately, on the APPICS i wasn't able to find any information about wich coin will be used on the ICO, but since is an app built on top of the Steem blockchain, it is possible that we might join the ICO with STEEM and SBD.
I sent an email asking for more intoformations, and as soon as i get an answer, i will update this post.
The expected token distribution will happen on Q3 of 2018, with the launch of the Alpha.
Update: I got an email from the APPICS team that will be possible to participate on the ICO using BTC, ETH, LTC, BCH, SBD and STEEM.
Bountys - How to acquire some APPICS tokens now.
At the begining o this year, APPICS has launched its bounty programs, where you can help on spreading the word about the app of all social networks, be it Twitter, Facebook, Steemir, and others.
It is a great way to get some tokens on this new platform.
To join the Bounty program, you only have to sign up here: https://ico.appics.com/login?referral=5yDSeA6a
What do i think?
This is the first SMT based project that looks consistent. I will definetly participate of the ICO, specially if it is possible to use STEEM or SBD.
Nowdays, i see Steemit as the Bitcoin of Social Network based on a blockchain. It was a pioneer, but some alternatives are already appearing.
Like i said before, one of the major problems with Steemit is its usability, because the interface is a bit limited, and based on what i observed so far, Steemit Inc. focus seems to be the development of the SMTs. So it is very worthy to keep an eye on these projects.
C ya soon!