Topic: 🌟[ANN]🌟[ICO]🌟 BTRIC - The Decentralization Revolution is Now! (Read 879 times)

April 10, 2018
BTRIC Announces Call for Founders of FinTech Self-Regulatory Organization (FTSRO)

Today Blockchain Technology Research Innovations Corporation (BTRIC) announced that it is seeking founders and tax-deductible contributions from across the crypto asset industry for the formation of “Financial Technology Self-Regulatory Organization” (FTSRO).  BTRIC, a 501(c)(3) organization, has established a fund dedicated to the founding of FTSRO and is now seeking additional contributors as well as persons or businesses to be included as founders.

By forming a non-profit Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO), BTRIC believes that the crypto asset industry can better accommodate regulatory requirements in a streamlined and efficient manner, allowing for maximum innovation and participation in this emerging field.  FTSRO will be focused on developing and implementing best-practices standards to cover areas such as crypto asset classification (i.e. determination if a crypto asset is a currency/commodity, a utility token, a securities token, a collectible or other special purpose token, etc.).

In addition, FTSRO will establish model standards for Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) that participants can utilize to ensure consumers and investors are protected against fraud and market manipulation.

Founders of FTSRO will play a role in the organization from the beginning, demonstrating their commitment to “light-touch” self-regulation that ensures that compliance is not expensive or cumbersome and that innovation continues to define and refine one of the most significant developments in the history of commerce.

BTRIC’s Chair of the Board of Trustees, Terri Lei Beideman, stated, “The founding of FinTech SRO is an important step in bringing regulatory clarity to a field that is often confusing and even, in some ways, contradictory.  By sharing information and resources among members and working with regulators, FTSRO will move this industry, which began as a small movement just under ten years ago, forward with constructive and practicable standards and guidance.  FTSRO provides a vehicle to ensure consumers and investors are protected and that crypto asset businesses and other participants are legally compliant while still accommodating the fast pace of innovation in this quickly growing field.”

Persons and businesses interested in participating as a founder of FTSRO, or those interested in contributing to the FTSRO organization fund, should contact BTRIC at [email protected].  The concept for FTSRO, which is evolving as more people get involved, is described in this blog article.

About BTRIC: Blockchain Technology Research Innovations Corporation is a U.S. based 501(c)(3) non-profit economic development organization that is focused on the emerging technology field.  Within this field, BTRIC operates a business incubator and startup accelerator, a best-practices standards development, educational, and outreach initiative, and a research and development laboratory.  Due to the global nature of emerging technologies, we also operate a related U.K. based charitable organization (BTRIC UK) to enable contributions from donors located in the United Kingdom, European Union, Iceland, Norway, and Lichtenstein.

Contributions to BTRIC and BTRIC UK may be tax-deductible or eligible for other tax relief to the extent allowed by law.  Contact your tax advisor for more information.  U.K. based donors can contact [email protected]to donate in a manner that is eligible for the U.K. Gift Aid program.

Visit our website at https://www.btric.org.  You can also connect with us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BTRICorg, keep updated on our Medium blog at https://medium.com/btric, join our Telegram chat at https://t.me/BTRIC_General and reach out via email at [email protected].

Hi All,

I just wanted to thank those of you that contributed to BTRIC's launch fundraiser.  We did not reach our full 2018 budget objective but we are not going anywhere and will continue to work to build support for our organization and its value to the community.

We are not a traditional ICO/ITO and it has been difficult to explain that "donations" result in later "rewards", but we cannot present ourselves as an investment offering because we are not.  The businesses we launch, however, will be, and we are looking forward to building great businesses and doing other great things that benefit the industry as a whole.

BFD Token distributions will be made today or tomorrow.  We will also be in contact with each donor to determine if they want their name/business/URL featured on our founding donor page.

I hope those of you that are celebrating Easter today enjoy it, and for everyone to have a great day.

Best regards,
Ben

March 21, 2018
BTRIC Announces DISPERSE.NETWORK, Innovations Incubator Project

Today BTRIC is pleased to announce that we've added a new project to our Innovations Incubator business incubation and startup accelerator program.

Disperse.Network is next generation social networking.  Decentralized, ethical, and censorship proof.

Disperse.Network's Pre-ICO crowdfunding campaign has begun.  This project will separate from BTRIC as an independent business and conduct a Regulation A+ Initial Coin Offering later in 2018.  Join the crowdfunding campaign on our website or on GoFundMe.

To learn more about Disperse.Network, see our Bitcoin Forum announcement thread.

You can also read about our pre-bounty Buzz Builder campaign.

More information about Disperse.Network is on it's Innovations Incubator Project page.

Visit BTRIC's website to learn more about our economic development organization: https://www.btric.org

Join our BFD Token fundraiser here: https://www.btric.org/bfd

March 16, 2018
Two Minute YouTube Video that Explains How BTRIC Is Unique

I wanted to let you know that BTRIC has posted an explainer video to YouTube that distills what may sound like a complicated operation into a pretty general overview.

Here's the link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EPEcB061r8

Learn more about BTRIC on our website: https://www.btric.org

Join our BFD Token fundraiser here: https://www.btric.org/bfd

March 13, 2018
Contributions to BTRIC from UK and EU are now eligible for tax relief

As of Monday, March 12, 2018, BTRIC has formed a UK-based related charitable organization, named Blockchain Technology Research Innovations UK.  Contributions from persons or businesses located within the United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, and the European Union will now be directed to this organization and thus eligible for tax relief pursuant to UK law and treaty obligations.  In addition, residents of the United Kingdom will be able to take advantage of the Gift Aid program, which increases the value of your contribution through additional tax relief.  In order to take advantage of the Gift Aid program, contributors must complete a Gift Aid declaration.  This form is available from [email protected] and will be posted on our website.

BTRIC and BTRIC UK are non-profit economic development organizations that are focused on the emerging technology field.  We are launching with three major initiatives, a business incubation and startup accelerator program, an education, advocacy, and standards development initiative, and a research and development initiative.  Contributors to our launch may be eligible for tax deductions to the extent allowed by law.  Contact your tax advisor for more information.

Learn more about BTRIC on our website: https://www.btric.org

Join our BFD Token fundraiser here: https://www.btric.org/bfd

March 11, 2018
BTRIC commits to the Blockchain Defensive Patent License

Statement

As you know, BTRIC is committed to operating as a completely transparent organization. We are committed to helping other organizations increase their transparency by adopting the best practices that we create and maintain to their own organizations. We believe that the intellectual property — patents, source code, concepts, standards, and best-practices guidance — that enable the transformative paradigm-shift now taking place is simply too valuable to be subject to restrictive patents, licenses, or other encumbrances that hinder their use for any purpose. We commit to making the intellectual property we create available to all. Specific to any patents we are ever granted, we commit to this offering pursuant to the Blockchain Defensive Patent License. We encourage all participants in the industry to adopt permissive licensing models to the extent possible. Everyone should benefit from a level playing field. That is part of what we, and so many others, are working to achieve.

Learn more about the Blockchain Defensive Patent License on this website: https://blockchaindpl.org

Learn more about BTRIC on this website: https://www.btric.org

Hello everyone,

Our Executive Director BenOnceAgain just posted a new article to our news and updates site on Medium.

In it, he discusses how BTRIC's business incubator and startup accelerator programs will advance modern, blockchain election systems as well as explore even more disruptive approaches to government structures, such as liquid democracy.

Blockchain Voting and Liquid Democracy — Technology Will Reshape the Very Structure of Government
https://medium.com/btric/blockchain-voting-and-liquid-democracy-technology-will-reshape-the-very-structure-of-government-f754dd37861c

Thanks for reading!

Hi cryptokangaroo,

Thank you very much for your support.  We're focused on building a great organization and are looking forward to working with a wide spectrum of the ecosystem to advance our shared goals.

Best regards,
Ben

Solid project. Open for US investors - that is a unique feature. Low hardcap. Seems interesting.

Wow, really this is a very good project with the latest innovations and confident with this project, I'm very confident this project will be a great success.

One of underrated projects. Extremely well articulated.Great detail and transparency, reachable goal. The founder is experienced. Looks like American citizen can participate, definite yes! see you on the moon guys

Hello Maryann,

Thank you!  We know we're going to do great things.

We are working on some partnerships to announce next week.  Hope you have a great weekend.

Best regards,
Ben

ill watch this,get in touch to this such innovation,think will be in great success

Hello everyone,

I just posted the following article, "Common-sense standards will speed cryptocurrency adoption", on BTRIC's Medium blog.

https://medium.com/btric/common-sense-standards-will-speed-cryptocurrency-adoption-87d54eef3399

Thank you for reading and have a good one!

Best regards,
Ben

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to make sure you were aware of my Telegram link because we had a typo in our original announcement thread.

The link in the announcement thread will take you to a group chat.  If you want to speak to me directly, the URL is https://t.me/BTRICorg

Thanks and have a good day.

Best regards,
Ben

Article posted today by BTRIC Chairwoman, Terri Lei Beideman

"Twitter, YouTube, and Google are 1.0 Tech in Need of Replacements"
https://www.btric.org/2018-02-21/twitter-youtube-google-1-0-tech-need-replacements/

Have a good day!

Hi amishmanish,

First of all, thank you for your support!

Yes, in fact we did extend our fundraiser.  It now ends on March 31.  We're going to do everything we can to bring people's attention to our project and some of the ways it can be a real benefit to the community as a whole.  I am reaching out to some investors as well as a few others that I might be able to get to cover our organization on their blogs and news sites.

We just updated our website to move more towards "operating" than just a fundraising site.  That will continue as we get more momentum.  I had an unexpected project fall in my lap in the middle of January from a past client that lost the only member of their staff that knew how to fully operate the system, so I spent some time documenting how to operate and maintain it and training the replacement person.  I was still engaged with BTRIC but under the circumstances felt it was the right thing to do given that they'd reached out to me with a bit of urgency (it's a system that runs payroll taxes for a pretty large healthcare business, and they had filing deadlines of January 30).

I'm now able to devote full-time effort into spreading the word and getting BTRIC going, hit the ground running.  I believe in BTRIC and the things we're going to accomplish and know that many others see the need for and the benefits of an organization like it.  "Marketing" this type of organization is a little different from a traditional ICO because of it's nature, but I'm going to reach out to everyone I can to spread the word.  Most people are very enthusiastic once they understand what we're about, which is great because I'm really enthusiastic about BTRIC and our potential.

I am going to check out your thread about Bitcoin champs.  There are a lot of ways that the community can support each other with all of the amazing things that are taking place.  It's great to connect with someone that shares this vision.

Best regards,
Ben

Does BTRIC have a project that has been successfully developed? Only allowing potential customers to see examples of success can have greater enthusiasm.

Something like this that opens up investment and collaboration opportunities for everyone was what i imagined when i first stumbled upon the crypto-craze back in July last year. Of course I was naive and unaware of the scams and extents to which people will go to fool others out of their money..Lol, its crazy how convincing and legit they sound.

Coming to this project, looks like i am one day too late for a contribution. Its such a shame that this idea hasn't gotten more traction yet. What are your plans on this Ben? Have you been into talks with investors personally? From the counter on the website, it seems that there is still some way to go.
If there is an extension of the Feb 15th deadline, it'll be good to know.

Also, the project should probably be more widely marketed to the old community in here. Funding for well-intentioned projects may also be one of the reasons that we need bitcoin champs about which i started a discussion here in the Ivory tower.

How about airdrop or bounties?