As our tokens are to be minted following the main sale, we will only be listed on exchanges post-ICO. We have held discussions with exchanges, but a lot of what happens with exchanges depends on how well our main sale is.

Photochain and Copytrack announce key copyright partnership




Photochain announces a strategic key partnership with Copytrack and their Global Copyright Register. As part of this cooperation, Photochain will be the first external use case for Copytrack’s online image rights handling service.

For more information please see: https://medium.com/photochain/photochain-and-copytrack-announce-key-copyright-partnership-2fd05a4923fa

The use of blockchain is what takes such an idea to the next level.
Blockchain allows you to:

1 - protection photographers copyright's much easier as all uploaded photographs are hashed and stored in the blockchain. A photos movement through the blockchain is easily detectable and ownership is fully traceable
2 - use of a token allows payouts to photographers to be done in seconds. This is comparable to days, weeks and months of other projects.
3 - blockchain cuts out all the unnecessary bureaucratic and slow processes that end up as costs to the photographer. We only charge a 5% fee, meaning photographers receive 95% of their revenue. The 5% fee is mostly reinvested into the platform for the moderation, maintenance and upkeep. The rest of the funds are used to pay for essential services.

There are many things that make us different from other projects that are entering the photography space:
1 - we have designed our whole product to be centred around the photographer and their works. in every aspect of the photography trading process we have leveraged technology to streamline the process in favour of the photography
2 - we have focussed on digital copyright protection. Many other projects have not done this and offer no extensive way for photographers to guarantee copyright protection. This was one of our main pillars from the start and today, as you can see across our channels, we have announced a very strategic partnership with Copytrack, a company that has existed in the copyright market for several years now in order to amplify our copyright protection
3 - our team consists of professionals with a wide background in many different areas. these expertise all come together and cover all skills that are needed in order to run a success ICO and business.
4 - in addition to number 3, our advisors include some very experienced individuals, covering all aspects of the project's needs both pre-ICO and post-ICO. On this front, later this week we will announce our latest advisor, a very well known name in the blockchain space who sees our potential too.
5 - we are advised by Swisscom Blockchain. They are a very well known, very professional Blockchain advisory service. They picked us to for them to work with us, not the other way around. They see the potential in what we plan to offer that they don't see in other projects.
6 - we won 3rd place at the Blockchain Leadership Summit. Our product offering (by showing our Demo) is miles ahead of what anybody else has and the judges (who were very experienced blockchain individuals) agreed completely.
7 - ask the photographers. We have received the backing of the photographers over other projects as we put their needs first. More than a hundred photographers have registered their interest in taking part in our alpha and we have plenty more in the pipeline. We expect this number to grow exponentially as we finalise our product.
8 - since we've announced we've seen our competitors pivot in order to copy our offering. i won't name names, but there are a few out there for sure.
9 - our development team consists of some of the best developers available in smart contract solutions. you can check them out yourselves via our website.
10 - our focus. competitors often focus on too many things. our offering is simple - we are creating a platform for trading photography, whilst giving the power and the protection to the photographers.

Thank you very much!

Yes, thank you. And we want to make the whole process simpler compared to the existing photostocks, so that any photographer (hobby, amateur or professional) can make a good revenue from selling their works.

Kinda legit??  Hehe, we are totally legit... 
But thank you for your other kind words.

Oh excellent, thank you. Yes we want to build a platform not just for professional photographers, but also for anyone who may want to sell photography. We don't restrict users like some of the photostock industry does.

Sorry about the link, but thank you! And appreciate your hard work for the whitepaper translation!!

We raised 650 ETH for the presale - this was an oversubscription to our presale hardcap.

❗️Who's excited by our upcoming ICO❗️

These guys are:
ICObench rated us 4.8 http://bit.ly/2u3T6SL
TrackICO rated us 4.8: http://bit.ly/2GJF6A4
ICOLink rated us 4.71: http://bit.ly/2pqMjOj
 

Please email us at in@photochain.io if you are interested in taking part as a photography contributor. Our live alpha will be released in 3-6 Months following the main sale. At which point you will be able to sign up in the DApp directly.

Hi Yehor, thats a very broad question, but I can answer with some bulletpoints:

1. Because the photostock industry is overdue for change. The industry is controlled by only a few very big players, which makes things harder for photographers to make a decent living from their work
2. We want to give the power back to photographers. As blockchain simplifies and removes the need for many intermediary processes, the emphasis becomes totally on the photographer and their work. Our full scale service has rebuilt each aspect of the photostock process, using technology to create a seamless experience. At the end of the day, photographers receive much more protection and reward for each of their works.
3. Because we have a great team. Photochain was created from the view of amateur photographers who couldn't understand why photostocks are so difficult. All team members are experienced in their own field, but recognize the potential of Photochain to truly make a difference in its industry. We all have the same ethos, that we want to give power back to the photographers and work around the clock for this to be a success.
4. Our potential has been recognized by highly respected individuals in the blockchain industry. Recently we've won 3rd place at the ICO Pitch Competition at the Blockchain Leadership Summit and we've also been highly recognized in the mainstream media for our potential. See more of our news and articles on our webpage.
5. Because we have a great community and userbase. Already, we have hundreds of photographers interested in taking part in our alpha. Once we have a fully developed platform, we know that the interest will only grow. And rapidly we expect.

Hi all! We are officially announcing the start of our main sale from 6th April to 18th May!

ICO Rules

Start date: 06.04.2018 at 8:00 am CET
End date: 18.05.2018 at 12:00 am CET

Currency accepted: ETH, BTC
Base exchange rate is 1 PHT =  0.00017 ETH (corresponding value in BTC)

Time based discounts for the PHT tokens price during the Main Sale Event:
Day 1 to 10:     -30% discount => 1 PHT = ETH 0.000119
Day 11 to 21:    -20% discount => 1 PHT = ETH 0.000136
Day 22 to 32:    -10% discount => 1 PHT = ETH 0.000153
Day 33 to 43:    -5% discount => 1 PHT = ETH 0.000162

Minimum transaction: (0.1 ETH and corresponding value in BTC)
Minimum transaction: (1000 ETH and corresponding value in BTC)

PHT Token overall ICO Hard Cap: 170,000,000 PHT
Only sold and allocated tokens are minted

Please see whitepaper for full details: https://goo.gl/nB1QWK

Excellent, Спасибо большое speaknow!

Yes Yuvadeep this is correct. But for copyright protection, we also help photographers by using what is known as a pHash upon uploading a photograph. For each uploaded photo, it is linked to the identity of the photographer (encrypted and anonymous) on the blockchain - on what is known as the Digital Copyright Chain. Therefore any uploads / transactions not by the original author are flagged immediately.

Hey there, in what way would you like to see it as being more "clean and informative"?

Fantastic!!! Mnogo ti hvala!!

Fantastic!!! Mnogo ti hvala!!

We will announce our main sale at the end of the week, it will not start this week. Yes, we have completed a presale before - we reached our hardcap for the presale.

For the soft cap, as we have received investment already towards the main sale, we see no need for a soft cap as it makes no sense at this point.