I watched the first video interview and still have no idea what this is... or why it is needed...
Very shortly & simply: Komodo is part of a broader project called SuperNET.
- Komodo uses Zcash because SuperNET needs anonymity technology, and Zcash is the best tech. Komodo can be thought as SuperNET's infrastructure coin.
- We developed dPoW so we 1) get better security for Komodo, 2) third party blockchains can use Komodo as an additional security layer, 3) SuperNET can achieve its own vision about independent assetchains.
Komodo = Zcash fork + dPoW + it will leverage from other SuperNET technologies
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About GUIs, open source code, decentralization, Zcash competition
About KMD supply, mining, trusted setupAbout assetchains, PAX, SuperNET ecosystemHere's an interview conducted by a Spanish news website with our community managerWhat is Komodo?
Komodo can be thought as an infrastructure coin that other blockchains and services utilize. Its biggest features are Zcash anonymity and a new delayed Proof of Work (dPoW) consensus method. Thus Komodo will use the best privacy technology (Zcash zero knowledge proofs) while enjoying Bitcoin level security.
What solution does Komodo bring to the cryptocurrencies and blockchain world?
In our bigger roadmap we needed a way to secure weak blockchains, and because of this we developed the dPoW consensus method. With the dPoW any blockchain can notarize its hashes to Komodo blockchain, which in turn notarizes its hashes to Bitcoin blockchain. It can be thought as a two-factor authentication method for blockchains or as an additional security layer.
Any blockchain platform can use Komodo for additional security, and by doing so they will also make Bitcoin more purposeful by “recycling” its hashing power. Thus Komodo will really help the entire cryptocurrency ecosystem.
What are you expecting to achieve with this ICO?
The dPoW implementation requires high capacity Notary Nodes, which will create group signed bitcoin transactions. Those transactions cost money, and part of the ICO funds will be used to make sure those Notary Nodes get properly funded. Eventually the system will become self sustaining, as other blockchain will pay tx fees to Komodo.
With the funding we will make sure our long term vision for crypto is achieved with a bigger team and an accelerating development.
Why people should invest in your ICO?
One of the hottest word in crypto is Zcash and its zero knowledge proofs, which allow extreme anonymity for its users. As the first Zcash fork we will give the same anonymity features to our users. Zcash didn’t offer a traditional ICO for its coin, so Komodo is the best opportunity to jump on this train.
Which are the plans of Komodo for growing in the future?
Komodo plays a key part in the other technologies our team is developing, and is guaranteed to get leverage from them. The other projects we are developing are parallel syncing multicoin wallet, decentralized exchange with atomic swaps, assets with independent blockchains, and so forth.
We will make it as easy as possible for other projects to start using dPoW in order to give additional security for them. Every chain using dPoW will create demand for KMD, and we expect the trend for individual blockchains to only increase in the future. A private blockchain will need security, and for that they will come to us.