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Thank you for the explanation! Definitely will look into this more.

Thanks OPEN, i learned something new today about Off-Chain and On-Chain. This will help me architect my application better !

Developers who wish to develop applications (games or others) utilizing the blockchain should rely on a mix of on-chain and off-chain application architecture with respect to their application stack, especially until the Ethereum network has resovled its scaling issues.

 Off-Chain - Utilizing a traditional database or application layer for an application's heavy lifting. There is nothing wrong with utilizing a database for what it's meant to do, and helps to keep only components of an application that can truly benefit from being decentralized on-chain.

On-Chain - Relying on what blockchains are good at now, on-chain components of an application could very well just focus on payments, ownership of digital assets, game assets bought with cryptocurrency, and authorization/verification that you indeed bought x item to interact with smart contracts that are part of application.

Game settings, design algorithms (i.e the GeneScience or KittyAccessControl code in CryptoKitties), admin aspects, pricing models, should be done off-chain if utilizing something like OPEN.

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I totally agree. Not everything needs to be decentralized. Taking the best of both worlds is the right approach.

I totally agree, blockchain should not take over a whole application. Rather it should be used for the purpose that it is intended. In my case, I will need blockchain for the payment system of my application. OPEN will help my app accept crypto! Thanks OPEN!

One of our most important architecture ideas is that not every aspect of every app needs to be decentralized. There are still advantages to centralized systems. There are clear benefits when applied correctly to solve a problem and not all situations call for a blockchain solution. In OPEN Platform’s case, the problem we address is the in-app purchasing system: how payments are received and ultimately affect an application’s centralized platform. The application database is complex and protected, necessary for the developer. Attempting to apply a blockchain for the database would not be practical; loss of efficiency and re-work by the developer.

The centralized systems that are replaced by our blockchain solution are all the payment channels needed today: user’s bank, merchant bank, payment provider, etc. Our Scaffold smart contracts allow payment to be direct between User and Developer. The Scaffold also acts as a link between the User and the Application Database. Payment for the specific purchase can be confirmed and affect the Database, completing the transaction.

The advantage for this solution is clear, avoiding the fees imposed by those centralized payment entities, accepting cryptocurrency, and instant access to the transaction funds. Selectively applying blockchain technology can provide great benefits for a system, leaving the centralized and decentralized portions to do what they do best. For a more comprehensive description of the OPEN Platform solution, please have a look at our whitepaper!

Yes and best part is everything is open source so, developers can use them however they like.

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Loving the modularity of the Scaffold. Makes it very easy for developers to incorporate crypto into their applications.

looks interesting! downloading the white paper!

Awesome! Thank you OPEN for making it easy to integrate crypto into our apps. No more monthly waits to receive payments!

One of the unique aspects of our solution for developers to accept cryptocurrency for their in-app purchases is the Scaffold. The Scaffold is a smart contract that bridges the gap between the developer’s database and the user. They can be created through our API and customized to suit the developer who doesn't need to know or learn a blockchain specific programming language like Solidity.

Each Scaffold is created for a specific in-app product or subscription. When payment is sent from the user to the Scaffold, the Scaffold automatically transfers payment to the developer and returns to the User a State that represents the purchase.

For example, a Scaffold can be customized to issue subscriber status for a customer. The Scaffold will ultimately accept cryptocurrency from the user, provide the user with a subscriber state, and immediately send payment to the developer. No more lag time for developers to accept payment!

The OPEN scaffold is very modular and can be implemented with minimal modifications to their application. The OPEN API makes this a seamless and simple operation. Find in depth details and use cases regarding the Scaffold system in our whitepaper!

Right, but also it shows Ethereum network's incompetency to hold the huge amount of transactions simultaneously. They need to work on that.

So this CryptoKitties must be the reason why I have seen a hoard of cats lately...many people must be cat lovers well that can be including me though I also love dogs and some rabbits (they are all running and playing in our backyard). I guess that by using the hybrid architecture we are taking the best features of both the new and the old making something more agile and better performing. Now, am thinking that if OPEN can provide this...we are talking here of a very huge market since the gaming industry is definitely a multi-billion business. This is really making #OPEN as multi-faceted as it should be. What a potential!

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CryptoKitties can definitely benefit from a hybrid architecture. Great to see so many use cases for OPEN!

I totally agree. It is important for games like these to have more control rather than be pure decentralized!

How's your cat doing today? Lately, it seems like everyone in cryptoland has a cat! Seriously, we at OPEN love CryptoKitties as much as anyone else, but we also think it is a perfect example of poor application architecture. Why should a game like this be a pure decentralized app? We believe that by using a hybrid architecture, the important on-chain aspects of the app could coexist with a more traditional in-app database. This would reduce the drag on the Ethereum network and increase scalability. Guess what? This is exactly what OPEN provides! Want more information? Check out our white paper!

Here is the bounty thread link you can join from : https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--2151082

On the site has the social media bounty campaign, how do join? Where can I find links to register social media?