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Table of Contents:
Part 1: Introducing ArcBlock
Part 2: Essential Information about ArcBlock
Part 3: Valuing a Company
Part 4: TL;DR

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Part 1: Introducing ICO: What is ArcBlock
This project hits a major market: dapps.

Bitcoin started the blockchain revolution years ago; since then, the blockchain technology has come a long way. The more formidable opponent of Bitcoin, and as argued by many to be the long-term champion of the blockchain industry, is Ethereum.

Ethereum is essentially part of the blockchain 2.0; it goes beyond being just a decentralized asset holding and currency. Ethereum is powerful because it established the hallmark of blockchain value: allowing other projects to build upon its offering. Ethereum created a completely new era of technological innovation by leading to the advent of decentralized apps (also known as dapps).

But Ethereum, too, may have passed its time as the leading technology available in the blockchain sector. It has many value offerings and is widely accepted, but technology is ever-advancing and so it was only a matter of time that a new launch would have one-upped Ethereum.

Enter: ArcBlock

ArcBlock is a project that is going to improve the viability of the blockchain market and its offerings. Ethereum is extremely valuable to dapps, but ArcBlock intends to improve the platform on which dapps are made; thereby improving the functionality and quality of dapps—this results in better developments from blockchain startups.
ArcBlock uses cloud technology to make its functionality faster; it passes on this benefit to the dapps that build upon it.

ArcBlock utilizes new, innovative enhancements to existing blockchain features:

• Open Chain Access allows an enhanced, superior technology for connectivity
• The platform is optimized for developers: they can transition existing technologies that are part of ArcBlock; this will optimize vertical growth among categorized launches and enhanced partnerships between cross-category projects

A massive benefit of open chain access is that technologies can now function on multiple blockchains. This eases the entry into this platform and encourages internal growth.
The system is also offering Blocklets and this can easily streamline the offering of common features among new dapps. It will improve the dapp development process while making it swift and more convenient to launch projects.

ArcBlock has the features to make it desirable to build dapps on it, and it also has system capability to encourage more users to utilize dapps built on its service as it is bridging the performance gap between dapps and products that are not built on the blockchain.

ArcBlock has also developed its own Marketplace to reinforce community interaction and offer developers the opportunity to interact in a chain of positive feedback which will allow ArcBlock to better serve the community.

Arcblock is fulfilling a valuable need that is always in demand: improvement. The blockchain industry is ever-hungry for swift enhancements in the technology market. The future of the blockchain is dependent on its adoption by companies and for companies to adopt it, the blockchain needs to be a formidable technology while having as few negatives as possible. That requires an ever-lasting pursuit of improvement and ArcBlock is the genuine next step in the blockchain world.

By being based off the cloud, ArcBlock is the better, faster, and stronger enhancer of the existing blockchain environment and is optimized for user experience. It’s likely not only going to be able to penetrate the existing blockchain pie, but is going to increase the size of the pie by making blockchain technology more desirable.

Part 2: Essential Information
Website: https://www.arcblock.io/
Whitepaper: https://www.arcblock.io/file/whitepaper/WhitePaperEnV2_en-US.pdf?v=2
ANN Thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2699379.msg27589213#msg27589213
Telegram: https://t.me/ArcBlock
TOKEN SALE: From FEB. 4
Ticker: ABT
Token type: ERC20
KYC: YES
ICO Token Price: 1 ABT = 0.59 USD
Can’t Participate: USA, China, South Korea, Canada, New Zealand
Accepts: ETH; CMT

Part 3: What is ArcBlock Worth?
A company can be valued in many ways; 3 common ways are:

• Assets: You can value a business by calculating the net value of its assets

• Revenue: You can value a business at a multiple of its revenue; the multiple should be derived from its competitors or other industry players.

• Cash Flow: You can value a business by discounting its expected future cash flows. You can do this by dividing what you think a business may earn, on average, in a given year and then dividing it by a risk-free rate of return.

I advise using established corporate bond returns (~3%) as an almost-risk free measure of return rather than T-Bills.

I won’t give an exact figure to ArcBlock as the answer to that can be highly speculative and a lot of positive or negative bias can seep in. ArcBlock is trying to provide something new in the blockchain atmosphere.

Finding estimates of what ArcBlock will generate through a view of its remote competitors might provide a heavy spread between potential valuations. But here’s a look at what some of the existing companies in this sector are valued at:

ArcBlock is part of the Blockchain 3.0 era. The first movers to bring to the market blockchain 2.0 offerings with genuine focus and value-addition are valued in the billions.
ArcBlock is now part of a new wave that and can easily capitalize on its position to become a highly valuable platform. ArcBlock has the technological prowess to be a highly valuable operation.

Note
As is the case with investments in any security or asset, you should invest in ICOs and tokens only an amount you are willing to lose. Investments in the crypto market are high-risk, high-reward moves and investor due diligence is imperative.

Watch Out
If you intend to invest in the project’s ICO, be sure to utilize the official project website. As disappointing as it may be, scammers are rampant in the crypto market and many try to scam investors through deceptive measures by identity theft of project leaders and phishing measures.

You should only contact official company social media profiles for your informational needs and queries, and you should invest in the ICO directly through the company website.

Part 4: TL;DR
ArcBlock is a blockchain 3.0 platform that is going to utilize the cloud to allow developers to create dapps with better user experience capabilities; it also utilizes Open Chain Access and Blocklets to streamline to process of adopting this technology and to improve internal developer/project relations built upon its platform.

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