The article explains;

-The bridge architecture of THORChain

-How it will achieve cross-chain transfer.

-How the bridges will be governed by incentivized validators.

-The DEX functionality.




https://medium.com/@thorchain/building-the-bridge-s-why-the-future-of-digital-asset-transfer-will-be-fluid-bca0edd80cb3

The article explains;

-The bridge architecture of THORChain

-How it will achieve cross-chain transfer.

-How the bridges will be governed by incentivized validators.

-The DEX functionality.




https://medium.com/@thorchain/building-the-bridge-s-why-the-future-of-digital-asset-transfer-will-be-fluid-bca0edd80cb3

There are actually three articles under medium articles in the thread under the name of "how-does-thorchain-stack-up-to-other-decentralized-exchanges-part" which go into detail about differences.


Thx for the suggestion and we will post a link to the bitcointalk thread in all of our publications and social media from now on.


The THORChain team thanks you for the kind wishes!

There are some unique features that have been highlighted in the thread and there are also great medium articles that highlight all the differences so be sure to check them out!


There is a link to the blockchain explorer at the end of the ann thread.


Yes, there will be a mainnet and we will be transitioning from the ERC223 token in the near future. Stay tuned as we will have a big announcement regarding this.


You can see partnerships under the main page at https://thorchain.org.
The token will first be listed on the upcoming ASGARDEX exchange.


Liquidity is solved through THORChain's unique Continuous Liquidity Pools. You can read more about those under medium articles!


Even though some segments of the THORChain ecosystem are named as protocols, all of them are different parts of the same THORChain blockchain and ecosystem.
Most of the whitepapers are quite technical and provide in-depth explanations. For an easier and faster read, we recommend reading the medium articles.
- THORChain master whitepaper is the longest whitepaper and explains the ecosystem in detail.
- Yggdrasil whitepaper explains the novel sharding mechanism that THORChain will use.
- Bifrost whitepaper explains how cross-chain bridges are formed and utilised on THORChain.
- Flash Network whitepaper explains how the layer 2 payment network will work on top of THORChain and will allow instant trades across all tokens and liquidity pools.
- Asgardex whitepaper provides details on how the Asgardex exchange will work.
- Aesir Protocol details how on-chain governance and changes will be implemented on THORChain.


Hey, THORChain's branding was inspired by old norse mythology. Last time I checked, Marvel doesn't own the rights to the whole norse mythos.

I can understand your doubt about the success of the project (especially in this market), but try to check our whitepapers, articles and dev demo's.
A lot of time has already been invested in the research and development of this project, and we sure won't be be stopping anytime soon no matter what the market circumstances are. ⚡️


Bit of a delay. In the meantime you can check out the preview at https://asgard.exchange/. There will be an announcement soon though!


We will soon have some important structural changes regarding our token distribution. Stay tuned.

The first tranche is priced at 1 ETH to 12500 Rune. All stages are fixed to Ether prices. This is designed to ensure the project remains focussed on delivering, not on unsustainable hype.

You can ask more questions in the telegram channels.

Thanks

No this token sale is not designed to generate unsustainable hype. It is designed for maximum public distribution. The team continue to build and look forward to demonstrating the exchange in a few weeks.

You can also see that we are constantly updating the thread with new articles and dev updates that are being worked on.


As this is an open project that anyone can apply to join and contribute, the goal is to scale the project in size, community and manpower further it goes.
Furthermore 10% of the public distribution proceeds goes to branding and promotion. There are also promotions that are active right now, like RUNE giveaway for the first 1000 people that signup and use the upcoming ASGARDEX exchange!

Truth to be told the THORChain team has taken all the steps necessary to make this distribution as transparent as possible and true to the original crypto spirit by Satoshi Nakamoto. The tranches are locked behind development milestones ensuring that at no point the team has more funds for its operational costs than it is necessary.

So in short, this project is committed and focused on delivering value instead of hype.


You can stay up to date by jumping on the team's socials.

You can see exactly how much is raised at any point by going to https://thorchain.org/token.

The whole funding phase is planned to last about two years as the project develops. Each funding tranch is consistent with predefined roadmap development milestones which means we will open up new tranches as the project hits its dev milestones. The ETH:RUNE ratio is different in each tranch however.

Regarding the MVP, our testnet is already operational and you can see it at https://thorchain.info/. You can also find the dev demo videos in the ANN thread which showcase various functionality.
Lastly, we are launching a public Alpha of our ASGARDEX exchange later this month!

Introductory video:



Recent announcements:


ASGARDEX exchange project voting is currently underway! To vote for your project on ASGARDEX click here!

For detailed instructions on how to vote click here
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THORChain unique features:

•  Users are incentivised to stake liquidity to earn liquidity fees. This works in such a way that token pairs with lower liquidity net the user higher fees. This mechanism ensures that each trading pair has sufficient liquidity.

•  Each token holder is able to stake the native token to participate in on-chain governance and earn part of the block rewards along with block producers.

•  Yggdrasil protocol is a novel sharding mechanism unique to THORChain. Unlike legacy sharding applications which reformat databases tables into horizontal rows, Yggdrasil Protocol deploys a vertical sharding technique based on transactions between entire chains that are stored on different nodes. This framework is more effective because it removes the need for a validator to piece together shards and is in turn ideal for cross-chain token transactions and trading.

•  Bifrost protocol enables the creation of fast and secure cross-chain bridges that allow trading of any token pair on the dex.

•  Completely transparent distribution and funding goals that are locked by development milestones.

Whitepapers:

THORChain
Yggdrasil Protocol
Bifrost Protocol
Flash Network
Asgardex
Aesir protocol

Note:
Even though some segments of the THORChain ecosystem are named as protocols, all of them are different parts of the same THORChain blockchain and ecosystem.
Most of the whitepapers are quite technical and provide in-depth explanations. For an easier and faster read, we recommend reading the medium articles.
- THORChain master whitepaper is the longest whitepaper and explains the ecosystem in detail.
- Yggdrasil whitepaper explains the novel sharding mechanism that THORChain will use.
- Bifrost whitepaper explains how cross-chain bridges are formed and utilised on THORChain.
- Flash Network whitepaper explains how the layer 2 payment network will work on top of THORChain and will allow instant trades across all tokens and liquidity pools.
- Asgardex whitepaper provides details on how the Asgardex exchange will work.
- Aesir Protocol details how on-chain governance and changes will be implemented on THORChain.

Medium articles

The Journey to Asgard
Rune, the Liquidity of THORChain
THORChain's Liquidity Breakthrough
Bifröst Protocol: Bridging Chains Safely
How THORChain Enables Equitable On-Chain Governance and Participation
Yggdrasil Protocol:THORChain's Unifying Solution to Blockchain's Scalability Trilemma
Voting on ASGARDEX
THORChain- A Solution for Decentralized Exchange with Incentivized Liquidity
Journey to ASGARDEX — Perfectly Liquid Decentralized Exchange
Blockchain Interoperability — Moving Assets Across Chains
How does THORChain Stack Up To Other Decentralized Exchanges? Part 1
How does THORChain Stack Up To Other Decentralized Exchanges? Part 2

Dev Updates

07-Nov-2018; THORChain Video Update 002:ASGARDEX Buy Orders, Sell Orders, and Order Books
02-Nov-2018; THORChain Blog Update 002
31-Oct-2018; THORChain Video Update 001:Cross chain Transactions & Continuous Liquidity Pools
19-Oct-2018; THORChain Blog Update 001


If you would like to stay in touch and find out more about THORChain you can join us on the following pages/channels:

Project Website
Development progress
Blockchain Explorer
Github
Medium
Twitter
Reddit
Telegram Community
Telegram Announcements