Sia is a decentralized cloud storage platform similar in concept to Dropbox and other centralized storage provider where instead of renting storage space from a centralized entity, clients rent storage space from other peers. The only difference is Sia uses blockchain to facilitate transactions Nodes provide storage to clients using the Sia blockchain as contracts. Before storing the data, the data is encrypted into many pieces and uploaded to different hosts. Siacoin is created by David Vorick and Luke Champine of Nebulous Inc. As the traditional storage platforms are higher in cost, more expensive and data is not well protected. Siacoin promises to offer secured storage transactions with smart contracts which is more affordable and reliable. Moreover, it is completely open source which means many individuals have contributed to Siacoin’s software hence there will be an active community building innovative applications on top if the Sia API. In 2018, Siacoin aims to introduce file sharing and be the go-to cloud storage platform for companies. Their goal is divided into 3 time frames which are short-term, medium-term and long-term development. Short-term development focuses on file sharing between Sia users. This allows Sia users to share files in the platform without having to take it off the cloud while increasing network utilization. Medium-term development’s goal is to enhance partnerships. This means reaching out to large companies like Netflix and Dropbox to hopefully be able to be their storage and distribution framework. Lastly, long-term development aims to expand its horizon to share files with non-Sia users and support mobile wallets.
LATOKEN is a blockchain protocol and platform for creating and trading asset tokens. The LATOKEN protocol transforms access to capital, and enables cryptocurrencies to be widely used in the real economy by making real assets tradable in crypto. It allows cryptoholders to diversify their portfolio by getting access to tokens linked to the price of real assets. LAToken enables asset owners to unlock the value of assets by creating and selling their asset tokens. LAToken is a #1 asset tokenization project by market cap with more than $16 million raised from 9000+ cryptoholders. Platform is already operational: it allows trading tokenized shares of Apple, Tesla, Google and other blue chips, as well as gold, oil and real estate ETFs via crypto. Meanwhile, LAT is about to be listed on 4 major crypto exchanges. LAT Crypto Research team of 4 McKinsey and Deutsche Bank alumni forecasts the project to tokenize and trade assets worth $1.2 tn by 2025, while the value of assets tokenized globally is expected to reach $5 tn. LAT Token Sale allows crypto community to accelerate bridging of real and crypto economies. Join Token Sale now to get your bonus.