Very interesting read.
Jamzzz share the article lol while I get the gist of it it would be interesting to read more and see if the plan is as I expect it to be I didn’t see a link in your post above to the article please do share as theirs been a few I read so far but more info is always better
I found this on ContractNet, it mentions the how it is a hybrid platform, it is a hybrid platform in terms of it merges blockchain innovation with IoT devices, secured by smart contracts.
https://www.coinspeaker.com/2018/03/02/contractnet-wants-worlds-first-global-exchange-iot-data/
In terms of blockchain it will be a POW algo but they may switch to POS, I'm not sure if they will run a hybrid POW/POS blockchain but that would be pretty sick.
Running hybrid indeed will put a lot of pressure on the platform but what do u mean when you said it's going to be pretty sick?