Tron (Обзор)

What is Tron?
Tronix (TRX) is the official currency of Tron, which aims to be a decentralized entertainment content sharing platform eventually leveraging blockchain and peer-to-peer (p2p) network technology. Founded by a non-profit Singapore-based foundation, the Tron Foundation seeks to tackle the global entertainment industry.

Tron’s open, decentralized platform and distributed storage technology will allow creators of digital content to cut out middlemen such as the Apple Store and Google Play Store. Content producers will thus be able to obtain funds directly from consumers. Currently, a lot of user data and traffic is controlled by a few corporations like Google, Facebook, Amazon, & Snapchat. TRON attempts to mitigate this control by placing ownership of the data back into the creator’s hands.

Why Tron?
The Tron 20 Token will hold value and allow individual content owners to make custom tokens on the platform, similar to the cryptocurrency Waves. It should be noted that the TRON 20 Token is not the same as Tronix, which is the medium of exchange on the platform.

With the company seeking long-term investment and pushing away those investors looking to make a quick profit, the TRX token themselves will be able to be locked away to gain TP. Doing so will give users upward mobility in the ecosystem with power moves such as voting rights and higher status. The longer your tokens are locked away, the more TP TRON will reward you.

Roadmap
This is a long-term project with a set of phases beginning with Exodus in 2017 and ultimately leading to Eternity in 2023. Below are the key features of the 6 stages:

1. Exodus: The free platform for peer to peer distribution, storage, and content.
2. Odyssey: Economic incentives put in place to encourage content creation and empowerment
3. Great Voyage & Apollo: Individual ICO capabilities
4. Apollo: Ability for content producers to issue personal tokens (TRON 20 Token)
5. Star Trek: To emulate something similar to Augur with a decentralized forecasting and gaming platform.
6. Eternity: envisions the ability to fundraise and monetize based on the community growth.