Cardstack ICO: Addressing The Problems With Today’s Apps And Solving Them With An Actual Plan [Part 3]
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In the first and second part of this series, we talked about Cardstack, its main proposition, team members, strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Today, we are unveiling the actual solution that the ICO puts to the table.
The best way to describe what Cardstack (CARD) is is as an open source framework and consensus protocol that organizes, mixes and matches the features from different apps (and DApps) without worrying the users about any potential (or new) interfaces, subscriptions, management of different tokens and more.
Below, we are talking about this in more detail.
The Problems With Today’s Apps, Cloud Services And DApps
Nowadays, nearly all of the apps, cloud services and dApps function in a silo-organized system where the data is kept and segregated from other parts within the architecture.
For example, apps occur as standalone in every market (Apps Store) and there are a lot of overlapping features that don’t operate together to form the workflow. Since users don’t like to pay for most of these apps, they are full of advertisements which creates another issue.
When it comes to cloud based software, the users are confronted with many choices. They can choose between subscription plans and pick the most cost-efficient option so that they get the most features. DApps, on the other hand, have to manage the supply of utility tokens for each of the DApps.
Breaking Down The Silos In A New Open & Digital World — Benefits For Users
Cardstack (CARD) is a project that aims at breaking down the silos in favor of an open digital world. The framework is designed so that users can mix and match multiple decentralized apps and cloud apps — all while using a single token to pay for all the services they need.
The CARD token is the one in question — and one that can be purchased with fiat currencies (on the Cardstack platform) rather than cryptocurrencies. As soon as a user enters the platform, he or she can design new workflows from different layers of the Internet.
Lastly, users can keep the data sovereign or send it anywhere using the Cardstack card-based platform — where everyone can get started with fiat currency (no cryptocurrencies needed).
Benefits For Developers
Cardstack helps developers mainly by letting them use the comprehensive SDK and therefore build powerful, beautiful and extensible apps. Plus, they can access a deep library of powerful drop-in functionalities and can benefit from the improved app experience by the off-chain aggregation of the platform.
Ultimately, developers can get paid better, get reimbursed for their material loses and enjoy the 100% open-source architecture.
In the fourth part of the Carstack ICO series, we will talk about the token metrics and what is needed for Cardstack to achieve its goals.
