/biz/ - Business & Finance

*** A Platform for Consumer Adoption with SmartBridge ***

New ATH (~10.9K SAT BTC with ~351 BTC 24H-VOL) - Time for a new ARK General!

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---- News since last ARK General ----
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>Proof of stake
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lots delegates were created and you can vote for them to "stake" ARK-Coins:

>How to setup a node:
https://blog.ark.io/how-to-setup-a-node-for-ark-and-a-basic-cheat-sheet-4f82910719da
>How to secure your node:
https://blog.ark.io/how-to-secure-your-ark-node-541254028616
>How to register a delegat:
https://blog.ark.io/how-do-i-register-as-an-ark-delegate-133ed2bf218
>How to vote for a delegate (or unvote)
https://blog.ark.io/how-to-vote-or-un-vote-an-ark-delegate-and-how-does-it-all-work-819c5439da68
>Profit-Calculator for voting:
http://pool.arkno.de/calculator.php

>Roadmap:
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The roadmap got updated.
The Dev-Team prioritized the development of smartbridges over ARK-Card-Network.
>New Roadmap:
https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.postimg.org%2Fruc1geqof%2FArk_Roadmap.jpg&t=575&c=QBi1-XKPycZMHQ

>Websites:
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New community-website "Arknode", for any info about ARK.
This website is Packed FULL of resources for you to learn about DPoS system:
https://www.arknode.net/

coingecko.com added ARK:
https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/ark

>Javark released
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Javark is the first JavaScript Dpos Blockchain with native support for Javal development:
https://blog.ark.io/ark-first-javascript-dpos-blockchain-with-native-support-for-java-development-192e2ae7ad47

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Are you investors pleased with the progress so far?
Your thoughts on a potential adding to Poloniex?
New ATH – Pump or Hype?
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(Happy Easter-Weekend to you guys!)

-> First /ARK/-General so we won't have five different ARK-Threads in the catalog anymore...

*** A Platform for Consumer Adoption with SmartBridge ***

-----LINKS-----

>Official ARK website:
https://ark.io/

>Official ARK blog:
https://blog.ark.io/

>Join ARK Slack
https://ark.io/join-ark-slack/

>ARK SubReddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArkEcosystem/

>Twitter:
https://twitter.com/ArkEcosystem

>"Board the ARK"-Video:
https://vimeo.com/189410308

>Coin Interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnES7nR-MEY

>ARK Bitcointalk Announcement Thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1649695.0

> ARK Wallets:
https://github.com/ArkEcosystem/ark-desktop/releases

> Exchanges:
https://bittrex.com/Market/Index?MarketName=BTC-ARK
https://www.cryptopia.co.nz/Exchange/?market=ARK_BTC

>Coinmarktcap
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/ark/

>Cryptocompare
https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/ark/overview

-----What you need to know-----

ARK is not just a cryptocurrency - it is also an eco-system meant for cryptocurrency mass adoption.
Ark provides a user friendly platforn to promote mass adoption of blockchain technology.

>THAT'S SMART
The ARK Smartbridge entry can be used to communicate almost any kind of data, for example create an "Etherum smart contract" via parameters as noted in the SmartBridge field.

>THE 5 PHASES:

>Q1 2017 => Atlas
(Mainnet launch)

>Q2 2017 => Apollo
(ARK Card Network)

>Q4 2017 => Aphrodite
(Bridged blockchain support)

>Q2 2018 => Argos
(Partnership, Integrations and Ecosystem Development)