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COMMUNITYSURVEYANSWERING
FIRSTEDITION
Abigthankyoufortakingthetimetoanswerourfirstsurvey!
TaaSwasgladandhumbledtogetyourinputs.Itwasanamazingopportunityforustogather
feedbacks,ideasandcommentsabouthowourmembersareseeingtheprojectsofar.
Withagoalofalwaysbecomingbetter;ourteammeticulouslyanalyzedthesurveyandwillusethe
amazingfeedbacksprovidedinittoimprovethefeaturesoftheproject.Whilewecantguaranteethat
eachsingleoneoftheideaswrittenwilltakeplace;itisagreatwayforustofeelthewaterand
understandthecurrentcommunitysstateofmind.
Therefore,DimitriChuprynaandSamuelDionnewill;inthispaper;addressthesummarized
questionsintheformofaQnA(Question&Answer)interview.
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SURVEY:Viewtheresults/responsesofthecommunity.
CRYPTOGRAPHICAUDIT
Samuel(Q):ThefirstsubjectthatweaddressedinthesurveywasaboutourCrypto-
graphicAudit.Sincethefeatureisstillinactivedevelopment,weasked
thecommunitytoprovideideasforitsfuture.
Afterreadingtheresultsandthesuggestions;howdoyouthinkthatour
CAshouldbeimprovedwhilerespectingthegoalsofthecompanyand
howistheplatformcurrentlyprogressing?
Dimitri(A):CryptographicAuditisatechnologythatallowsanymembersofthepublic
tovalidatetradinghistoriesandportfoliobalancesofTaaSfund.Develop-
mentteamhasachievedseveralcriticalmilestonestomaintainahigh
leveloftransparencyintheproject.
Whathasbeendone:
-CAtracksandrecordstradingactivityandbalancesonPoloniex,
Bittrex,LiquiandLivecoinexchangesviaread-onlyAPIkeys.
-ColdstorageETHandERC20walletsshowcurrentbalances.
-ColdstorageBTCwalletsshowcurrentbalances.
Whatsnext:
-Onboardingofseveralotherexchanges.
-Onboardingofseveralothernon-anonymousblockchaintokenstoallowrecording
ofcoldwalletbalances.
-DisplayofexchangesbalancesheetsinBalancetab,alongwithtokensalready
storedcold.
-DisplayofindividualtokensvalueinBitcoinandUSDequivalents.
-DisplayofcumulativeportfoliovalueinBitcoinandUSDequivalents.
-RecordingoftransactionhistoryontoanEthereumblockchainviaa
smartcontract.
-Adesignatedsmartcontractexplorer.
-Andmore...
WearethrilledtoseethatCAisalreadygainingtractionintheblockchain
industry.ArecentcommitmentofDigitalDevelopersFundtouseourtechn-
ologyisabeginningofawideruseradoptionwiththegoaltosethigher
transparencystandards.
KEPLER
Samuel(Q):KepleristhefirstBloomberg-liketerminalbutforcryptocurre-
ncies,isanamazinganduniquefeatureforourfund.
Isthereanynotablefactsaboutthecurrentstateoftheprojectyou
wouldliketodiscuss?
Dimitri(A):KeplersteamisrapidlyexpandingtoaccelerateR&D.Theprojectis
currentlyatthestageofarchitecture,withsomeofitsfunctionalities
activelyusedbyTaaStradersandanalyststounderstandthecurrent
stateofthemarket(mostfeaturesareataconcept-oralpha-stage).
BetaversionoftheproductisscheduledtobeavailableforICOpartic-
ipantsbytheendof2017.Moreinformationaboutthestateofdevelo-
pmentwillbeprovidedonthego.
OFFICIALWEBSITE
Samuel(Q):Withtheteambeingactivelybusy,theofficialwebsiteisstillinanICO
phaseandintheprogresstoberevamped.
Couldyoutellushowyouareseeingthenewwebsitethatwillreplace
thecurrentone?
Dimitri(A):Ititcorrecttonoticethatourwebsitehasnotchangedsincetheendof
theICO,butwearefixingitrightnowwithoneofthebestdesignstudios
hereinKyiv.
Wehavegoneovermorethan50differentICOsinthepast6weekstopick
someoftheabsolutewinnersthatareexpectedtoyieldhigher-than-the-
marketROIinthesecondquarter.
Goingbacktothewebsite,itwillincludefeaturesthatcommunityrequested.
Amongotherthings,itwillincludeportfolioperformance,acommunity
Portalwithnewsandupdates,auser-friendlyCA
Deploymentisexpectedbeforetheendoffirstquarter.
COMMUNITYMEETUPS
Samuel(Q):Lookingattheresultsofthesurvey;thisideaclearlyscoredhighinthe
mindofthecommunity.
SinceTaaSislookingtoincreasetheappartenancefeelingwithinthe
ranksofitsmembers;whatisyourpersonalviewregardingsuchevents?
Dimitri(A):Buildingacommunityisjustasimportantasbuildingatokenizedfund.
Wearehumbledbythesupportwehavereceivedfromsomeofourearly
contributors,andwillpushforwardtoexceedtheirexpectations.
ItisworthmentioningthatTaaScommunityisinthetop-10largest
Ethereumcommunities,andthatwearegoingtodeployseveralprojectsto
strengthentheexistingrelationshipthatispresentaswellasprovidebetter
understandingofourconcepttothenewandpotentialaudience.
Volunteersandcontributorsarealwayswelcometocontribute!
GENERALIMPROVAL
Samuel(Q):Likeanyprojectsonitsroadtobecomingbetter;problemsandflaws
canoccur.
Whatwouldyouliketotellthecommunityregardingthefutureof
TaaSandthecurrentstateofthings?
Dimitri(A):Q22017registeredanexplosionofblockchain-basedstartups,and
TaaSledanearlywaveofICOs.
Weareconfidentaboutthecreativeandintellectualcapabilitiesofour
teamtobuildthefirstofitskindtokenizedclosed-endfund.
ThesuccessoftheQ1portfolioanditsperformanceisanevidencethatthe
teamisontherightpath.Weareopentoanyconstructivecriticismand
commentsaboutTaaSandKepler.
Asayoungstartupinayoungindustry,weareveryagile!
Letschangetheworldtogether.