TOKEN REISSUANCE AND PRE-PRODUCTION UPDATES
Token Reissuance
It’s been nearly three weeks since we discovered the issues in our StarCredits distribution outlined in this blog post. In the post we discussed why we have to reissue our tokens in order to make sure that everyone who participated in the crowdfund receives their tokens in a fair manner. While most participants did receive their StarCredits and have been actively using them, some had their StarCredits sent to inaccessible addresses.
After looking further into the problem, we have identified many factors as to why these individuals did not have access to their tokens–in many cases this was by no fault of their own.
Following this development, we parted ways with our StarCredits distributor and began the process of hiring a developer that would be able to take on the difficult task of reissuing 4.5 million StarCredits tokens. These last few weeks have had us busy analyzing the StarCredits blockchain to determine the best approach to handling the reissue. Since the blockchain industry is still such a small space, there are only a handful of people who are familiar enough with the technology to handle a reissue. Getting in contact with them and picking the right candidate took some time.
While I can announce that we have hired a developer to handle our resissue, we are still unsure as to when the distribution will take place. Obviously, we want to get the new tokens out as soon as possible–even within the next two weeks–but since we are in uncharted waters, we want to go slowly and make sure that we do this right. The last thing we want is to rush this process and then need to do a third reissue!
The good news is that the reissue probably won’t affect you.
If you are currently in possession of your SRC and can access them, then you don’t need to worry about the reissue. When the time comes, your wallet will be credited with an equal amount of the new token. We will essentially take a snapshot of the blockchain at a given point in time and will issue tokens to all wallets that are currently in possession of SRC. If you cannot access your tokens and you have not contacted us, now is the time to do so!
Regarding the future of SRC… well, we have to rebrand the SRC ticker.
Since the SRC ticker will already be in use and created for our first distribution, we are going to have to change the ticker. The new token’s ticker will be STRC. The old token in your wallet is StarCredit (SRC). The new token will be StarCredits (STRC).
We found that this disruption was truly a blessing in disguise.
The original SRC token had next to zero smart contract functionality. This was because we believed that most smart contract functions could be created through third party applications. However, as we have gotten further into pre-production, we have begun to find ways that smart contracts can be implemented to add extra functionality which specifically relate to the Back to Earth experience.
Therefore, the STRC token will have more functionality and uses than its predecessor! This will be showcased on the first day of the reissue through a small project I have been working on to reward our supporters. Stick around to learn more!
Pre-Production Updates
I’ve been in a lot of meetings the last few weeks, talking with directors, app developers, producers, you name it. We are excited to announce that we have locked in our director, and his work is amazing. We will have a more formal release prepared regarding this in the coming weeks.
So far, a lot of pre-production meetings have centered around our story. When you have a series, an app, an ARG experience, and a comic all in development there is a lot of work that goes into creating the story world and developing the cannon. While most of these meetings are closed door, and I can’t discuss what directions the story is headed, I can say that I get more and more excited about it everyday.
One of the many things that has come up in our discussions with our partners at No Mime’s Media is how we can get blockchain technology to play an integral role in our story. We want to do it in a way that not only shines a light on the possibilities of blockchain, but does so in a way that is educational and exciting. This process takes time but has proven to be very rewarding, and I can’t wait to show off some of the wonderful ideas we are beginning to create.
So far we have slated production of the first episode of Back to Earth on August 7-11, 2017. And we are planning to have a portion of the ARG ready by October. All this in preparation for a larger launch in 2018!
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