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Get involved with our organization

Now through March 31 is the only time that BTRIC will be offering BFD Tokens (BTRIC Founding Donor).  Only 500,000 BFD will ever be minted, and all of them go to those that participate in this crowdfunding campaign as Founders.  

By participating, you become a BFD Token holder and receive these unique benefits exclusively for our Founding Donors:

• You can choose to be featured on our website (name/logo/URL) as a Founding Donor (https://www.btric.org/about/founding-donors/).  This is a great way for people or organizations to demonstrate their commitment to leading the emerging technology industry through the founding of new organizations devoted to supporting the rapidly evolving field.
• You will receive a free grant of "BTRIC Coin" (https://www.btric.org/innovations/btric-coin/) (code name) when it is launched later this year.
• You will be given rewards from each project that completes the BTRIC Innovations Incubator (https://www.btric.org/innovations/) program.  We're getting started with three projects and we intend to build our organization until we're launching at least one new business each month.  As a BFD Token holder, you will be rewarded from all of these projects.

What is BTRIC and what does it do?


BTRIC is short for Blockchain Technology Research Innovations Corporation.  We're a 501(c)(3) economic development organization.  Our mission is to build promising emerging technology projects into great startup businesses, through business incubation and acceleration, and to advocate, educate, and research about the benefits that emerging technology is bringing to humanity.

As a non-profit, we do not have investors—we have donors.  However, like other non-profit economic development organizations, our donors are uniquely positioned to become investors in the businesses that launch from our Innovations Incubator program.  Of course, the rules about investing are complicated and in a state of flux, but as each project launches as an independent business, they will reward their donors in some form (legally compliant based on their business model and the jurisdiction in which they choose to form their business).  This provides tangible benefits to our donors.

In addition, as a non-profit, we are uniquely positioned to provide our BTRIC Institute (https://www.btric.org/institute/) and BTRIC Labs (https://www.btric.org/labs/) programs that benefit the entire emerging technology ecosystem.  BTRIC has been awarded the GuideStar Platinum Transparency Seal (https://www.guidestar.org/profile/82-2643142), the highest recognition that GuideStar offers, demonstrating our commitment to operational and financial transparency.

Contributions to BTRIC – monetary, asset, and in-kind – may be tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Consult with a qualified tax advisor for more information.

[Learn more about BTRIC: WEBSITE (https://www.btric.org/)  ▬  FAQ (https://www.btric.org/about/#faq)]




BTRIC’s Innovations Incubator program is a project incubator and startup accelerator for emerging technology businesses.  We identify projects with great potential and transform them into businesses which we help launch.  By promoting best practices, focusing on delivery of the project, and handling administration so projects can focus on ideas, we create better businesses, one at a time.

Donations from people, businesses, organizations, and grants financially support projects while they’re in the program.  When they launch, they are divested from BTRIC into independent business entities.  All projects in the program commit to providing contributors with rewards once they’ve launched as businesses.

The first three projects in our Innovations Incubator program are code named as follows:

• Bitcoin for Good: This project is creating a platform enabling donations to be made to any recognized charity.  With an "Amazon Smile"-like experience and integrations for major shopping cart platforms and that will be marketed to major online retailers, donations to the charities will be paid in Bitcoin.  This increases the adoption of crypto assets as well as provides financial support to charitable organizations.  This business will launch in the second or third quarter of 2018.    [Learn more about Bitcoin for Good...] (https://www.btric.org/innovations/bitcoin-for-good/)
• Cryptocurrency Federal Credit Union: This project is exploring the possibility of creating a U.S.-based Federal Credit Union that specializes in accounts for cryptocurrency users and businesses.  The first step is to conduct a statistically-valid survey of the proposed national scope of membership (crypto users and businesses).  If the survey is successful, then the work to prepare an application for a Federal Credit Union charter will be undertaken. If chartered, this credit union will help cryptocurrency users and businesses as they face ever-increasing challenges with the legacy banking and financial services industry.    [Learn more about Cryptocurrency Federal Credit Union...] (https://www.btric.org/innovations/cryptocurrency-federal-credit-union/)
• Sea to Table: Utilizing a special purpose blockchain and IoT technology, this project will create a tracability system that will trace seafood, which is highly subject to fraud and misrepresentations, from the point of capture, farming, or import through to the point of sale.  In the United States, Federal regulations will mandate the use of seafood tracibility systems to reduce IUU (Illegal, Unreported, and Unmonitored) fishing and seafood fraud.  This business will launch in early 2019 with a product ready for fishermen, seafood importers, and fisheries management bodies.    [Learn more about Sea to Table...] (https://www.btric.org/innovations/sea-to-table/)

We will be developing an application and review process to admit new projects into our Innovations Incubator (https://www.btric.org/innovations/) program during the second and third quarters of 2018.  If you're interested today, go ahead and fill out our contact form (https://www.btric.org/contact/) and we'll be in touch.

[Learn more about BTRIC Innovations Incubator: ON OUR WEBSITE (https://www.btric.org/innovations/)  ▬  FAQ (https://www.btric.org/innovations/#faq)]




BTRIC Institute is our advocacy, education, and policy development initiative.  Working across the emerging technology industry, it is important for common ground in the areas of standards, policies, and regulatory flexibility be developed and maintained.  There exist volumes of great concepts that don’t get as wide of an audience as they deserve.  At the same time, there is a need to develop and promote best-practices for organizations in the industry, as well as develop and implement educational programs that help the ecosystem as a whole.

• Women and Diversity: It is important to promote greater diversity, including participation by women, both in emerging technology projects as well as end users.
• Effective Advocacy: Working with other organizations, we focus on developing and advocating common-sense, light-touch regulatory frameworks that enhance—not stifle—innovation.
• Reference Repository: We host a reference library of materials, both current and historical, to ensure that the records of the rapidly evolving emerging technology industry are quickly and easily accessible.
• Open Frameworks: We collaborate across the emerging technology industry to develop open frameworks for best-practices security, KYC/AML/CFT policies, crypto asset evaluation criteria, and others.
• Educational Outreach: We develop educational materials that are freely available to all.  We use them to conduct educational outreach to ensure that the public, policymakers, and business leaders understand our industry and the ways that it is reshaping society.
• Best-practices Standards: We work with legal advisors and other experts to develop open standards that can be used by the community for business formation and management, governance, project management, and other standards.

BTRIC Institute, through teamwork and collaboration with other organizations, plays a role in meeting this important need.

[Learn more about BTRIC Institute: ON OUR WEBSITE (https://www.btric.org/institute/)  ▬  FAQ (https://www.btric.org/institute/#faq)]




BTRIC Labs focuses on conducting technology research and development that is not specific to any given project in our Innovations Incubator program.  The work done by BTRIC Labs could have applications in multiple projects or in the emerging technology industry as a whole.  By conducting “blue sky” research, we work to advance the leading edge of emerging technology.

Through BTRIC Labs our employees are also encouraged to contribute to open source projects of their choosing.  We believe it is vitally important to contribute to the projects that underpin much of the emerging technology ecosystem.

BTRIC Labs also provides offers to provide, on a cost recovery basis, support to carefully selected emerging technology projects that have a need for infrastructure or systems that are operated independently of their project.

[Learn more about BTRIC Labs: ON OUR WEBSITE (https://www.btric.org/labs/)  ▬  FAQ (https://www.btric.org/labs/#faq)]




Our Launch Fundraising Campaign is open now through March 31, 2018.  This is your only chance to obtain BFD Tokens directly from BTRIC and be a BTRIC Founding Donor.

BTRIC’s mission is to work with great projects and transform them into awesome businesses through our Innovations Incubator (https://www.btric.org/innovations/) program.  Once they’re ready, we launch them as separate entities, ready for investment and primed for growth.

We also focus on industry-wide advocacy, educational, (https://www.btric.org/institute/) and research (https://www.btric.org/labs/) efforts to promote best-practices and smart approaches to changing the world through decentralization and other emerging technologies.

BTRIC Founding Donors (https://www.btric.org/about/founding-donors/) receive BFD Tokens, which are Ethereum ERC20 tokens.  Holders of BFD Tokens will be rewarded by every project that completes our Innovations Incubator program.  Now, strictly speaking, you shouldn’t consider BFD Tokens to be an investment (as that has specific legal meaning), but when projects are launched as businesses they will provide rewards to all those that then hold BFD Tokens.  Each business launch will specify the rewards that are given for that business (which is subject to applicable legal and regulatory requirements).  These could include:

• Credits for use of their product or service;
• Free “not-for-resale” products;
• “Airdrop” coins or tokens;
• Buyback of coins or tokens; and/or
• Equity in the newly-created business.

BFD Token holders will also receive a grant of “BTRIC Coin” (https://www.btric.org/innovations/btric-coin/) cryptocurrency or token when it is issued.

BTRIC Founding Donors can choose to be permanently recognized on our website and in our materials as a Founding Donor.  (This is optional, we won’t list your name/business name, website, logo, and URL unless you give us permission!)


BTRIC Founding Donor Token details

• Token name: BTRIC Founding Donor Token
• Token symbol: BFD
• Token type: ERC20 smart contract deployed on the Ethereum blockchain.  The BFD token supports eight [8] decimal places.
• Fundraising dates: January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018
• Tokens generated: 500,000
• Token details URL: BFD Token on Etherscan.io. (https://etherscan.io/token/0x117a4db782f29598d9627a57be5ed331f6aa446c)
• Contract address URL: BFD Token smart contract on Etherscan.io. (https://etherscan.io/address/0x117a4db782f29598d9627a57be5ed331f6aa446c)
• Token vault address URL: BFD Token vault address on Etherscan.io. (https://etherscan.io/address/0xd4ff4eb15308ea72914d243a7b141a5ef1df40dd)
• Token verified: Yes, on Etherscan.io.
• Token repository URL: https://github.com/btric/bfd-token (https://github.com/btric/bfd-token)

• Fundraising goal: $500,000.00 USD
• If goal is reached early? Fundraiser will end early.
• If goal is not reached? Remaining BFD will be distributed pro-rata.
• Token distribution: Token distribution within 10 business days of the end of the fundraising campaign.

So, do you have what it takes to be a BFD?

Visit our website to learn more and join the campaign as a Founding Donor: FUNDRAISING PAGE (https://www.btric.org/bfd/)  ▬  TOKEN SPECIFICATIONS (https://www.btric.org/bfd/#token-specifications)  ▬  FAQ (https://www.btric.org/bfd/#faq)


For more information

We welcome your ideas, questions, feedback, and suggestions.  Please feel free to reach out through any of the channels below, or just contact us (https://www.btric.org/contact/) through our website.

• Office: BTRIC, 1000 Bennett Boulevard, Suite 8, Lakewood, NJ 08701-5944 USA
• Telephone: +1 732-719-6839 and +1 877-55BTRIC
• BTRIC Website (https://www.btric.org/)
• White paper (https://go.btric.org/fostering-the-decentralization-revolution)
• Executive Director: benjamin.beideman@btric.org
• General Inquiries: info@btric.org
• Team Recruitment: team@btric.org
• Partner Relations: partners@btrc.org
• Media Inquiries: media@btric.org
• BTRIC Forum (https://forum.btric.org/)
• Twitter (https://twitter.com/BTRICorg)
• Medium (Blog, News, and Updates) (https://medium.com/btric)
• GitHub (https://www.github.com/btric)
• Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/BTRIC/)
• Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/btric)
• Telegram Channel (https://t.me/BTRIC_General)

Thank you for your support of Blockchain Technology Research Innovations Corporation!  Together we will capture this unique moment in world history to bring real and lasting change through the Decentralization Revolution!

Do you work in the field or provide a service? Please get in touch (https://www.btric.org/contact/), we're hiring!

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This is quite ambitious. The goal to upend violent and brutal power structures is a noble one, but also risks dissolving nation-states and modern countries as we know them. It will happen eventually and blockchain technology is just one piece of that equation. I will watch this project.

Only 500,000 tokens, why so few?

Thank you!  It's not all going to happen at once, but you're right, it will happen eventually.  The end of nations is not our objective, but we do want them to be more fair, more open, more honest, and promote businesses and projects that can (and are) fundamentally change society.

BTRIC's mission is to focus on specific projects as an incubator and then, when they're ready, to launch them as separate businesses.  At the same time, as a non-profit, we can focus on advocacy and other initiatives that really can advance the ecosystem as a whole.

Have a great day!
Ben

it seems that this project will be one of the most successful projects in the future, because after I read it, I started to like the concept, and it could be if there is an ICO, maybe this would be a successful ICO

The main reason we are focused on a fundraising target of $500,000 is because that's what we budget we'll need (and a prudent reserve) to get us through calendar year 2018 and focus on our mission.  We do not want to try to raise more than we need.  We accept donations at any time, of course, but we are limiting our BTRIC Founding Donor fundraising campaign to 500,000 tokens.  Only those donors that participate in this campaign will be able to be recognized as BFD's (on our website if they choose as a Founding Donor).  Check out our white paper for more details on that.

One of the challenges where we we're focusing on making a difference is in increasing the quality of projects that emerge as investment offerings.  We've all seen too many ICO/ITOs that either cut/pasted their white paper or ran off with the money.  The projects that we incubate will be put together like top-shelf businesses during our incubation program.

Thank you! We are really focused on doing great things and will have some other partnerships and announcements to make in the coming days.  All of our projects that complete the incubation phase, we're going to give them all the support they need to be outstanding ICO/ITO offers (or whatever other method they choose to raise capital).  Some quality is needed in the ecosystem and we're going to use existing best-practices, contribute to improving them, and work hard to share this with all of the community.  We want everyone to benefit from the paradigm shift we're just at the very, very beginning of.

We're putting together a great team of professionals that really want to make a difference in the field.  2018 is going to be a great year for BTRIC, cryptocurrency, and the whole emerging technology community.

Best regards,
Ben

added to my watchlist! :)

Hi everyone! Just added BTRIC ICO to my website https://concourseq.io/Q/Btric. ConcourseQ is a collaborative due diligence community that researches and reviews ICOs. Anyone with an account can submit information to your page, so we are reaching out to this community to get you all involved in the discussion. Thanks! PS: If you have any questions about filling in the info, feel free to ask us in our discord group: https://discord.gg/j8RBAwB

this project is very confident with the concept, this is great for further development, with ambition big enough, of course must finish mission well, I think will not disappoint, good luck

Thanks pangu, I appreciate that.  Looking at the CoinMetro white paper very briefly, I completely agree with the need for cryptocurrency to become much easier to use from an end-user perspective.  If crypto is going to replace much of banking, it needs to be at least as easy to use as a payment card.  In my view, that's the bar that must be met or exceeded in order for the paradigm-shift to really take hold.

I recognize that's a huge challenge and that it's really the trillion dollar opportunity, but eventually crypto must work as quickly and reliably as a card swipe.

I wish your project the best and will be reviewing the white paper more fully later today.

Best regards,
Ben

Hello SeveralQ, thanks for adding our organization to your website.  Considering your site is for due diligence, would it be appropriate for us to add material to the page?  Or should it come from other members in the community?

In any event, if you need any information about our organization, please feel ffree to reach out on here or by email to me directly at benjamin.beideman@btric.org.

Please have a great day!

Best regards,
Ben

Thank you very much. Yes we have spent a lot of time focusing on the best way to deliver real value to our donors and others in the emerging technology community.  Being able to focus on aspects that aren't often considered and implemented as well as they need to be has given us a great perspective on how to do this.  One example is the need for projects to have a close examination of how their project is governed. It needs to be sufficient but not overbearing -- more fluid and dynamic approaches that remain focused on the goal and mission can be the key that separates a successful project that delivers from one that is "a great idea", but had stumbling blocks.

Best regards,
Ben

After the fundraising, which exchange platform will be prepared?That is the most important thing for investors.

Hi, wafdawg,

Thanks for your interest in our organization.

For the BTRIC Founding Donor Token (BFD), We have EtherDelta in process.  We are also working on other exchanges and want to seek feedback from our donors as to their preferences.  Some of the exchanges we are talking with require that we not discuss them by name (and also sign an NDA) until the listing is active or they reserve the right to ban the token.  Do you have particular exchanges that you believe are essential?  We want to be responsive to our donors.

As far as "BTRIC Coin" (working name)... this is a cryptocurrency or token that will be issued in 2018 Q2.  All holders of BFD Token as of a snapshot date/time (to be publicized in advance) will be granted an amount of BTRIC Coin for each BFD they possess at the time of the snapshot.  We do not yet know if BTRIC Coin will be a cryptocurrency with its own blockchain or will be a token, and if so, what platform it will be deployed on.  We are going to consult with advisors concerning the stability and resilience of the Ethereum platform as we do have some concerns about both.  Also, if we do deploy our own blockchain, again, we are going to do so under advisement of experts.  We do not want our organization to make a poor decision and cause harm to our reputation, so that's something that will be carefully considered as we move towards the launch of the coin.

If you have any more questions, please let me know.  Have a great day.

Best regards,
Ben

This looks like a good project. went through this thread and I have to admit it is well detailed and describes very well the fundraising and distribution process

This is an astonishing total supply, with that limited amount of total supply, i think that would be a good exchange rate.
In which market do this market is available to be trade?

Hi Mlester,

Thank you for your interest in our organization!

Currently our BFD Token IDO fundraising campaign is in progress, so the full supply of BFD Tokens are stored in a secure paper wallet in our custody.  After the sale concludes (which may be sooner than February 15 at the current rate of contributions), we will distribute all of the BFD to those that contributed.  Our white paper says within 10 days from the close of the IDO, but it will very likely be done on or before February 19, which is the Monday after the IDO ends.

We are working with EtherDelta to ensure that our donors are able to exchange BFD tokens after they are distributed.  We are open to suggestions from our donors on other exchanges to ensure that donors are able to exchange their tokens easily.  Some of this cannot be announced in advance due to NDAs that they require.  But on our side, at BTRIC, we will do whatever we can to ensure that the token is listed on global exchanges as well as regional exchanges if there is sufficient donor interest in that region.

Now, an important factor to keep in mind is that all that hold BFD Tokens will be given a grant of "BTRIC Coin" (working name), which will be either a different token or a cryptocurrency, when it launches in the second quarter of 2018.  This is different from BFD (BTRIC Founding Donor) Tokens, and we are not sure yet which platform it will be issued on (if a token), or which codebase it will be forked from (if a cryptocurrency).  We are going to consult with crypto engineers on the mechanics of the BTRIC Coin, we want to make the right design decisions for a secure and resilient token or currency.

However, to repeat, all BFD Token holders will be given a grant of the BTRIC Coin when that launches.  This will not be an exchange, you'll be able to keep your BFD Token.  We want to reward our Founding Donors for supporting our organization in its initial launch phase.  Besides the BFD Token, founding donors can also have their name/business name, logo, and website forever listed on our website and recognized in our materials as founding donors.  We are in this for the long-term, and want our Founding Donors to be recognized as the leaders of the industry in bringing about this organization.

We also welcome participation from our donors and the community at large in our projects and even in our governance.  Our mission for BTRIC is to create an organization that:

- helps promising projects become investment-ready businesses (BTRIC Project Incubator Program);
- advances causes that are for the common good of the emerging technology industry (such as advocating against regulations that would harm the industry, educational outreach, and promoting more women and diversity in projects and as users of crypto and other emerging technologies);
- researches solutions to problems faced across the field (BTRIC Labs).

As a non-profit charity, we are formed for the good of the entire ecosystem.  Our projects graduate from the incubator program and become separate businesses.  We see it as a way to take a project from a "great idea, let's make it happen" phase to the "investment-grade, ready to launch" phase.  Like a traditional business incubator, but focused on emerging technologies like cryptocurrency, distributed ledger, and IoT.  These are the technologies that are going to reshape society, we want to do our part to make that happen!

If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask.

Best regards,
Ben

Thank you very much dorismak!

We are poised to accomplish great things.  This is a unique opportunity in world history to make a difference in ways that will outlive all of us.  Bitcoin has proven that the control that banks have had over our lives, our businesses, even our governments, will and IS slipping away.

More people see that their lives have been managed by "gatekeepers" and the Internet makes those structures ripe for dismantling.  Even better, people are ready for it as well.  They see the truth, the traditional gatekeepers are no longer needed and for most, no longer wanted.

Technology, economics, and societal attitudes have come together at this moment in history.  We either seize it or we don't, and I'm of the mind that we need to make the absolute most of this chance to bring society to the next level.  Both in developed countries and also in the developing world which has been held back, in many ways, by forces of a corrupted form of capitalism.  We support true, free-market capitalism and want to do our part in bringing down the corrupted form and promoting fair, honest, transparent free-market economies.  Bitcoin proves it can be done.  Now we do it everywhere, with the many applications that distributed ledgers can be applied towards.

I'd be happy to answer any questions you have about our organization.  Feel free to reach out.

Best regards,
Ben

Hi All,

BTRIC is pleased to announce that we've been awarded the GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency.  You can read our announcement about it on our news and updates blog at:

Blockchain Technology Research Innovations Corporation earned GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency
https://medium.com/btric/blockchain-technology-research-innovations-corporation-earned-guidestar-platinum-seal-of-b2ab26549b7 (https://medium.com/btric/blockchain-technology-research-innovations-corporation-earned-guidestar-platinum-seal-of-b2ab26549b7)

Thank you all for your support of our BFD Token fundraising campaign!  It is only through the support of Founding Donors that we'll be able to accomplish our mission and bring great ideas to the marketplace.

Best regards,
Ben

The most detailed ANN I have ever seen, you must have a clear strategy to contribute to the crypto market. Waiting for your internet 3.0 and your ICO.

overall  I agree with this idea,make a better world. but with non profit project,is that possible? i mean that we need make a little profit to make a project continuity.
but beside that i really agree with this project. good luck

Thank you MrSpasybo!

We put a lot of thought in how to deliver value to our token holders over the long-term.  Having spent much of my professional career managing non-profit organizations, I knew the hybrid-model of incubating projects inside the non-profit and then divesting them as separate business entities will be a clear advantage to our token holders, especially with benefits for each project to launch.  We have three projects described in the white paper and hope to be able to announce a few more during this launch fundraiser.

Thanks again for your feedback!

Best regards,
Ben

Thank you gloomyz!

Yes this is the part that is easy to misunderstand.  There is ongoing rewards for those that hold BFD Tokens.

Our structure of a 501(c)(3) charity that creates businesses was carefully thought through in consideration of applicable laws and regulations.

The businesses that BTRIC creates will NOT be non-profits, they will be completely separate businesses.  The non-profit is the business incubator.  Basically, the incubator exists in order to create better ICO/ITO offerings.  I think we've all seen a good amount of half-baked ICO/ITOs.  That's one of the main things we are trying to improve.  When projects complete the incubation process, they'll be top-shelf ICO/ITO offerings, fully investment-grade and ready for rapid growth.

The reason to be a BTRIC Founding Donor and contribute to the BFD Token fundraising campaign is because BFD Token holders will be rewarded in some way by each project that emerges from the incubation program.  Oh, and the tax deduction doesn't hurt either.

Hope this explains how it works a little clearer.

Best regards,
Ben

Hi All,

The following article has just been posted to our news and updates blog:

Why You Should Support BTRIC as a Founding Donor or by Joining our Team
https://medium.com/btric/why-you-should-support-btric-as-a-founding-donor-or-by-joining-our-team-6e0f206ba7e4 (https://medium.com/btric/why-you-should-support-btric-as-a-founding-donor-or-by-joining-our-team-6e0f206ba7e4)

Enjoy!

Best regards,
Ben

Hi All,

The following article, written by BTRIC's Chairwoman, Terri Lei Beideman, has just been posted to our news and updates blog:

Women, Baby Boomers, and Diversity in Cryptocurrency and Emerging Technologies
https://medium.com/btric/women-baby-boomers-and-diversity-in-cryptocurrency-and-emerging-technologies-1e4b75b81237 (https://medium.com/btric/women-baby-boomers-and-diversity-in-cryptocurrency-and-emerging-technologies-1e4b75b81237)

Thanks again for your support!

Best regards,
Ben

Hi All,

Please note that there are some reported issues with the integrity and/or business practices of the new operators of EtherDelta.

It now appears that ForkDelta, newly-created, apparently in part, because of these issues, is a better initial choice to allow BFD holders to trade the token.  We are interested in any feedback from the community about this.

BTRIC will monitor the situation and will provide updates in advance of any listings.

If you have any questions about this or anything else, please reach out.

Best regards,
Ben

Hi All,

We've posted a new blog article on our Medium site tonight.

Pineapples and Ecstasy: Charitable Giving in the Bitcoin Era
https://medium.com/btric/pineapples-and-ecstasy-charitable-giving-in-the-bitcoin-era-45683de6df61 (https://medium.com/btric/pineapples-and-ecstasy-charitable-giving-in-the-bitcoin-era-45683de6df61)

Thanks for your support!

Best regards,
Ben

How about airdrop or bounties?

Something like this that opens up investment and collaboration opportunities for everyone was what i imagined when i first stumbled upon the crypto-craze back in July last year. Of course I was naive and unaware of the scams and extents to which people will go to fool others out of their money..Lol, its crazy how convincing and legit they sound.

Coming to this project, looks like i am one day too late for a contribution. Its such a shame that this idea hasn't gotten more traction yet. What are your plans on this Ben? Have you been into talks with investors personally? From the counter on the website, it seems that there is still some way to go.
If there is an extension of the Feb 15th deadline, it'll be good to know.

Also, the project should probably be more widely marketed to the old community in here. Funding for well-intentioned projects may also be one of the reasons that we need bitcoin champs about which i started a discussion here in the Ivory tower (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2957024.0).

Does BTRIC have a project that has been successfully developed? Only allowing potential customers to see examples of success can have greater enthusiasm.

Hi amishmanish,

First of all, thank you for your support!

Yes, in fact we did extend our fundraiser.  It now ends on March 31.  We're going to do everything we can to bring people's attention to our project and some of the ways it can be a real benefit to the community as a whole.  I am reaching out to some investors as well as a few others that I might be able to get to cover our organization on their blogs and news sites.

We just updated our website to move more towards "operating" than just a fundraising site.  That will continue as we get more momentum.  I had an unexpected project fall in my lap in the middle of January from a past client that lost the only member of their staff that knew how to fully operate the system, so I spent some time documenting how to operate and maintain it and training the replacement person.  I was still engaged with BTRIC but under the circumstances felt it was the right thing to do given that they'd reached out to me with a bit of urgency (it's a system that runs payroll taxes for a pretty large healthcare business, and they had filing deadlines of January 30).

I'm now able to devote full-time effort into spreading the word and getting BTRIC going, hit the ground running.  I believe in BTRIC and the things we're going to accomplish and know that many others see the need for and the benefits of an organization like it.  "Marketing" this type of organization is a little different from a traditional ICO because of it's nature, but I'm going to reach out to everyone I can to spread the word.  Most people are very enthusiastic once they understand what we're about, which is great because I'm really enthusiastic about BTRIC and our potential.

I am going to check out your thread about Bitcoin champs.  There are a lot of ways that the community can support each other with all of the amazing things that are taking place.  It's great to connect with someone that shares this vision.

Best regards,
Ben

Article posted today by BTRIC Chairwoman, Terri Lei Beideman

"Twitter, YouTube, and Google are 1.0 Tech in Need of Replacements"
https://www.btric.org/2018-02-21/twitter-youtube-google-1-0-tech-need-replacements/ (https://www.btric.org/2018-02-21/twitter-youtube-google-1-0-tech-need-replacements/)

Have a good day!

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to make sure you were aware of my Telegram link because we had a typo in our original announcement thread.

The link in the announcement thread will take you to a group chat.  If you want to speak to me directly, the URL is https://t.me/BTRICorg (https://t.me/BTRICorg)

Thanks and have a good day.

Best regards,
Ben

Hello everyone,

I just posted the following article, "Common-sense standards will speed cryptocurrency adoption", on BTRIC's Medium blog.

https://medium.com/btric/common-sense-standards-will-speed-cryptocurrency-adoption-87d54eef3399 (https://medium.com/btric/common-sense-standards-will-speed-cryptocurrency-adoption-87d54eef3399)

Thank you for reading and have a good one!

Best regards,
Ben

ill watch this,get in touch to this such innovation,think will be in great success

Hello Maryann,

Thank you!  We know we're going to do great things.

We are working on some partnerships to announce next week.  Hope you have a great weekend.

Best regards,
Ben

One of underrated projects. Extremely well articulated.Great detail and transparency, reachable goal. The founder is experienced. Looks like American citizen can participate, definite yes! see you on the moon guys

Wow, really this is a very good project with the latest innovations and confident with this project, I'm very confident this project will be a great success.

Solid project. Open for US investors - that is a unique feature. Low hardcap. Seems interesting.

Hi cryptokangaroo,

Thank you very much for your support.  We're focused on building a great organization and are looking forward to working with a wide spectrum of the ecosystem to advance our shared goals.

Best regards,
Ben

Hello everyone,

Our Executive Director BenOnceAgain (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1109403) just posted a new article to our news and updates site on Medium.

In it, he discusses how BTRIC's business incubator and startup accelerator (https://www.btric.org/innovations/) programs will advance modern, blockchain election systems as well as explore even more disruptive approaches to government structures, such as liquid democracy.

Blockchain Voting and Liquid Democracy — Technology Will Reshape the Very Structure of Government
https://medium.com/btric/blockchain-voting-and-liquid-democracy-technology-will-reshape-the-very-structure-of-government-f754dd37861c (https://medium.com/btric/blockchain-voting-and-liquid-democracy-technology-will-reshape-the-very-structure-of-government-f754dd37861c)

Thanks for reading!

Hi All,

I just wanted to thank those of you that contributed to BTRIC's launch fundraiser.  We did not reach our full 2018 budget objective but we are not going anywhere and will continue to work to build support for our organization and its value to the community.

We are not a traditional ICO/ITO and it has been difficult to explain that "donations" result in later "rewards", but we cannot present ourselves as an investment offering because we are not.  The businesses we launch, however, will be, and we are looking forward to building great businesses and doing other great things that benefit the industry as a whole.

BFD Token distributions will be made today or tomorrow.  We will also be in contact with each donor to determine if they want their name/business/URL featured on our founding donor page.

I hope those of you that are celebrating Easter today enjoy it, and for everyone to have a great day.

Best regards,
Ben

April 10, 2018
BTRIC Announces Call for Founders of FinTech Self-Regulatory Organization (FTSRO)

Today Blockchain Technology Research Innovations Corporation (BTRIC) announced that it is seeking founders and tax-deductible contributions from across the crypto asset industry for the formation of “Financial Technology Self-Regulatory Organization” (FTSRO).  BTRIC, a 501(c)(3) organization, has established a fund dedicated to the founding of FTSRO and is now seeking additional contributors as well as persons or businesses to be included as founders.

By forming a non-profit Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO), BTRIC believes that the crypto asset industry can better accommodate regulatory requirements in a streamlined and efficient manner, allowing for maximum innovation and participation in this emerging field.  FTSRO will be focused on developing and implementing best-practices standards to cover areas such as crypto asset classification (i.e. determination if a crypto asset is a currency/commodity, a utility token, a securities token, a collectible or other special purpose token, etc.).

In addition, FTSRO will establish model standards for Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) that participants can utilize to ensure consumers and investors are protected against fraud and market manipulation.

Founders of FTSRO will play a role in the organization from the beginning, demonstrating their commitment to “light-touch” self-regulation that ensures that compliance is not expensive or cumbersome and that innovation continues to define and refine one of the most significant developments in the history of commerce.

BTRIC’s Chair of the Board of Trustees, Terri Lei Beideman, stated, “The founding of FinTech SRO is an important step in bringing regulatory clarity to a field that is often confusing and even, in some ways, contradictory.  By sharing information and resources among members and working with regulators, FTSRO will move this industry, which began as a small movement just under ten years ago, forward with constructive and practicable standards and guidance.  FTSRO provides a vehicle to ensure consumers and investors are protected and that crypto asset businesses and other participants are legally compliant while still accommodating the fast pace of innovation in this quickly growing field.”

Persons and businesses interested in participating as a founder of FTSRO, or those interested in contributing to the FTSRO organization fund, should contact BTRIC at ftsro@btric.org.  The concept for FTSRO, which is evolving as more people get involved, is described in this blog article (https://medium.com/btric/could-reasonable-crypto-asset-regulation-actually-benefit-the-ecosystem-638c27622d3f).

About BTRIC: Blockchain Technology Research Innovations Corporation (https://www.btric.org/) is a U.S. based 501(c)(3) non-profit economic development organization that is focused on the emerging technology field.  Within this field, BTRIC operates a business incubator and startup accelerator (https://www.btric.org/innovations/), a best-practices standards development, educational, and outreach initiative (https://www.btric.org/institute/), and a research and development laboratory (https://www.btric.org/labs/).  Due to the global nature of emerging technologies, we also operate a related U.K. based charitable organization (BTRIC UK) to enable contributions from donors located in the United Kingdom, European Union, Iceland, Norway, and Lichtenstein.

Contributions to BTRIC and BTRIC UK may be tax-deductible or eligible for other tax relief to the extent allowed by law.  Contact your tax advisor for more information.  U.K. based donors can contact donations@btric.orgto donate in a manner that is eligible for the U.K. Gift Aid program.

Visit our website at https://www.btric.org (https://www.btric.org).  You can also connect with us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BTRICorg (https://twitter.com/BTRICorg), keep updated on our Medium blog at https://medium.com/btric (https://medium.com/btric), join our Telegram chat at https://t.me/BTRIC_General (https://t.me/BTRIC_General) and reach out via email at hello@btric.org.