It's uncertain who or why the DDOS was present. Par for the course in crypto, I suppose. All good now though!

For a benefits discount card like Triple A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Automobile_Association

There isn't much competition. By there own demographics report, they don't even target the under 35 demographic. Cryptocurrency is comprised of mostly males 19-44, with the largest demo being the 25-34 range. By marrying group purchasing power in the form of a discount card or online discount codes (to apply) at checkout and tailoring it to a demographic that our competition doesn't touch, it's a win-win. Not to mention many merchants are intrigued by the crypto space, but "scared" of what they think will be a confusing infrastructure change. Avalon circumvents this for now, using the group purchasing style model (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkakpnrtYD4).

HOSTONOID, if have forwarded your issue to Lenny at TokenLot myself. Most users who are using our telegram to verify are receiving speedy response. I'll double check on this one.

Thanks for the kind words! We feel our idea is not only fleshed out on paper but in concept.


Few questions:
The ICO will accept any cryptocurrency that shapeshift.io accepts, however to receive your AVA tokens, you MUST PROVIDE an ethereum ERC20 compatible wallet address. Your AVA tokens will be delivered to you Ether compatible wallet.


No early access to ICO. We want everyone to have the same change to get AVA at the same time and most importantly the same price



that's actually a really interesting idea. Will consider opening that up to the community if there is enough interest..


Awesome. Thanks!

esprit577,

Avalon allows users to get large discounts on the stuff they already buy, by using an Avalon-specific discount code at the check out page, or by showing their Avalon card at the physical cash register (if they go to the store in real life). In addition, you can earn tokens for shopping at select retailers (sort of like a "cash back" credit card), earn tokens for participating in the ecosystem (surveys, watching ads, completing tasks) etc.

Plus any exclusive deal Avalon secures; whether its a bunch of free laptops up for giveaway, or early access to a movie premier, Beta access to an upcoming - Avalon members get it first, all under one roof.

As of right now Amazon does not accept cryptocurrency directly, but with any luck our vendor outreach team will get a chance to bend Amazon's ear one day soon.



The price will be set in Eth, 24 hours before the crowdfund starts, at about $1.10 per Avalon token (AVA). Our ICO facilitator and escrow has the ability to accept all of the major cryptcurrencies. So if you have any leftover litecoin, or dogecoin around, feel free to use it for our ICO on August 25th.

Hey mademerich,

First of all, thanks for your contribution to our thread

However, generally (at least in the United States) the role of the GPO is to negotiate "best pricing" at vendors for its members, get the ink dry on the lower priced contract and step back and let the vendor handle distribution, or in some cases - more commonly in health care - there is even a 4th party involved - a dedicated distributor company (places like Cardinal, Medline, Owens And Minor) - but this varies based on the size of and spend of the parties involved.

In exchange for there service, typically the GPO will generate its revenue in either membership dues, administrative fees tacked onto member's orders, or in some cases both.

I personally have been lucky enough in my past positions to work alongside 3 of the 5 largest healthcare GPOs in the United States, and although they occasionally dip there toes in other revenue streams, the bulk of their business model relies on acting as facilitator/negotiator of best pricing, they tend to shy away from distribution and other tangible, high-over head thing, and the GPO business model is a very healthy one at present.

I'd love to discuss in further, if you want to PM me we can meet up on Skype or Telegram!

 - Colin from Avalon