Our team have all been active in the crypto industry for ~4 years, and in the case of Joe, a little more. DNotes itself is about 3.5 years old, launched in Feb 2014. In that time we have taken a vastly different approach to most other cryptocurrency projects. As a part of planning our strategic road map, we have looked into the work those around us are doing. There is a lot of talent in the cryptocurrency industry, bu many here will be aware that 95% of the projects that are launching won't ever release a viable product (like nearly any ICO). Part of keeping up with the happenings in the cryptospace has been researching what other people are doing, and this has led to us believing that building relationships with other trustworthy and competent groups in the industry will also be great for DNotes, and there is even potential that we may work with other groups that we build these relationships with in the future.
Syscoin have a long-term approach similar to DNotes - their product fills a key function, they don't create false hype, they have a company and verifiable faces behind their product, a loyal following, and competent development team. This made them great for the first coin analysis article. I will be writing more of these coin appraisals over the next few weeks while I continue to work on the DNotes 2.0 whitepaper, and I'm more than willing to give fair appraisal to worthwhile and trustworthy projects that others in this forum recommend. I don't hold any other crypto than DNotes, which basically means I have no conflict of interest anywhere I look. So feel free to send me by private message your suggestions (with reasons why)!
Good article, great series! As with DNotes, I have held Syscoin almost since the first coins appeared in the blockchain. As you say, they are very professional and honest. They don't promise things they can't deliver and the value of their projects raises almost daily. It would be interesting if DNotes and Syscoin explored ways to work together since they do compliment each other. That would be a cool relationship, a real "win/win"