FUJAN CRYPTO REPORTS
Whitepaper
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Introduction
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The decentralized sharing economy
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Sharing economy global bookings are expected to top 335 billion by 2025, with buyers and suppliers meeting on marketplaces like Uber, Airbnb, Postmates, Doordash, GetAround, Fiverr, and TaskRabbit
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22% of US adults have participated as suppliers of services and goods in the sharing economy, and this number is expected to rise
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We propose cutting out these intermediaries with the Origin platform and its new standards for buying and selling fractional usage assets and services
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Technical design overview and philosophy
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Origin is built on the Ethereum platform
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Storage on the IPFS (Interplanetary File System) network is also expected to be significantly cheaper than on the blockchain
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We want to keep everything as distributed and trustless as possible
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We want to avoid single points of failure of our architecture like relying on a single centralized provider like Amazon Web Services
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We want to stand on the shoulders of giants and avoid reinventing the wheel whenever possible
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We want to always carefully balance performance and computation efficiency with user experience
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Engineering architecture
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Since we anticipate having too many listings to reasonably parse in a browser, the frontend DApp connects to an open-source indexing server of the user’s choosing, making it possible to search and filter the entire public corpus of listings
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We anticipate most sellers will prefer to list their prices in fiat currencies which often have less volatility than digital currencies
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Sellers are responsible for disclosing their preferred messaging channels in their listings through which buyers can contact them before, during, or after a transaction
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All listing and transaction data is public by default, but sensitive information such as a mailing address or phone number can be encrypted and only released to confirmed buyers
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Once a transaction is complete, users are encouraged via economic incentives to leave feedback about the interaction in the form of a rating or review
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Core Components
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Solidity Contracts
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Frontend DApp
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Listing indexer server
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The listing indexing server is an open-source, server-side application that continually fetches the list of content hashes from the registry smart contract
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Public IPFS gateway
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Our frontend DApp will connect to this sponsored gateway by default, but users can choose to use any IPFS gateway they wish
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Developer tools
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Origin.js – A JavaScript library for interacting with Origin listings that provides an abstraction layer for connecting with the underlying decentralized networks
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Listing Schemas – Will publish and maintain the rules for what constitutes a “valid Origin listing” as well as a library of inheritable JSON schemas for fields commonly used on listings, such as email addresses, URLs, GPS coordinates, international street addresses, international phone numbers, and other metadata
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Validators – Will create various tools for developers building on the platform to check for consistency and validity of listings
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Notification tools – Will build open-source tools that monitor the smart contracts and send out emails, texts, or other notification to alert users when they receive relevant bookings, messages or feedback
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Origin Token
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Platform security and incentives
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Fraud and spam prevention
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Arbitration
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Token-verified accounts
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Reward points for early adopters
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Referrals
Roadmap
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Team
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Josh Fraser – Co-founder
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CTO and CEO of small startups, none ever grew
Matthew Liu – Co-founder
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Vice President of Product Management for Bonobos – 1 year 1 months
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We started Bonobos because we couldn't find pants that fit. They were either way too tight or too boxy. We fixed it. Now we've expanded our playbook to shirts and suits. Over 50K Twitter followers
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Product Manager for Google – 3 years 6 months
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Product Manger for YouTube – 4 years
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Masters from Stanford University
Andrew Hyde – Community
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Startup Week Director, community director, & Special Projects for Techstars – 5 year 1 months
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Techstars Venture Capital Fund, with $265M under management, co-invests in the most innovative Techstars’ alumni companies to further fuel their success. Over 280K twitter followers
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Founder of Startup Weekend – 2 years 8 months
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Startup Weekend is a 54-hour weekend event, during which groups of developers, business managers, startup enthusiasts, marketing gurus, graphic artists and more pitch ideas for new startup companies. Over 180K twitter followers
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Interaction Design for Crispin Porter + Bogusky – less than a year
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Crispin Porter + Bogusky, a member of publicly traded MDC Partners, is an advertising agency that currently employs around 700 people. Over 64K twitter followers
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Yu Pan – R&D Engineer
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Founder of PayPal
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First Employee at YouTube
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Worked at Google
12 OTHER TEAM MEMBERS
Addison Huegel – Advisor
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Head of Communications for Zilliqa - Current
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Advisor to FundRequest – Current
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FundRequest introduces an easy and secure way to reward bugfixes and feature builds on any project. Partners include Request Network and SingularityNET
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Melody He – Advisor
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Equity Derivatives Intermediary Sales for UBS Investment Bank – 1 year 8 months
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Big Bank with over 390K twitter followers
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Financial Analyst for Goldman Sachs – 2 years 1 month
Paul Veradittakit – Advisor
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Advisor to ICON – Current
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Advisor to Enigma – Current
Joey Krug – Advisor
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Co-founder of Augur – Current
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Contributor to Forbes – Current
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Advisor to 0x – Current
Partners & Backers
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Pantera Capital – Investor
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32K twitter followers
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Invested in 0x, Abra, Augur, Bitcoin, Brave, Civic, Enigma, Earn, Filecoin, Funfair, Gifto, Kyber, Ripple, Ethereum, Kin, Omisego, Zcash, and lots more
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Manage over 700 million dollars
ServisHero
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Hire Professionals for your home, 319 Twitter Followers
CanYa
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World’s best blockchain-powered marketplace of services, 19.7K twitter followers
Kozaza
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Book homes in Korea, 34K facebook likes
Blocklancer
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Revolutionizing the freelancing industry for both the freelancer and the customer, focusing on providing drastically increased levels of reliability, 9K twitter followers
Bee
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Future of home sharing, 35.7K twitter followers
Propy
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Buy and sell unique homes all over the world, 9.7K twitter followers
Jolyy
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Fair and efficient beauty services, 1.1K twitter followers
AntiqMall
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World’s first antiques portal on blockchain, 88 twitter followers
Chasyr
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Revolutionize shared road usage, 1.5K twitter followers
Property2chain
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Real estate transactions reinvented, 551 twitter followers
Edgecoin.io
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The future of education is smart, 1.2K twitter followers
ODEM
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Unlocking human potential, 3.2K twitter followers
Brixby
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A blockchain based marketplace for transportation services, 171 Facebook likes
HireMatch
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Connects Job Seekers and Job Finders using the Blockchain and the cryptocurrency ‘HIRE’, 1.9K twitter followers
Workspace0x
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Smart community workspace, 43 twitter followers
Cashbag
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The cash back cryptocurrency, 6.7K twitter followers
Ftb
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Blockchain Resource Hub for Startups and Enterprises Looking to Utilize Blockchain Technology, 1.3K twitter followers
Swipe
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Monetizing Mobile Engagement Data on the Blockchain, 71 twitter followers
ImmVRse
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Revolutionary blockchain-based vr content-sharing platform, 5.2K twitter followers
Akaiito
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P2P platform using C2C business model, 12.6K twitter followers
Spin
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Ride for $1, park anywhere, 1.5K twitter followers
WeTrust
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A decentralized platform for financial products, 18.7K twitter followers
Storiqa
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#1 crypto marketplace, 10.2K twitter followers
Deconet
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Commerce Portal for Coders, 9.7K twitter followers
HireGo
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Decentralised car sharing platform, 16.4K twitter followers
PinProtocol
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The decentralized reputation, incentive, and payments protocol for the global sharing economy, built on the blockchain, partnered with quantstamp, Team from lyft and Stanford, Advisors include Chandler Guo, Advisors include cofounder of one of Russians largest interent companies
Block food
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Food delivery reinvented, 1.1K twitter followers
SnagRide
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Decentralized AI ride sharing application on the Ethereum blockchain, 560 twitter followers
Aworker
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Blockchain Platform for Recruitment, 3.9K twitter followers
Galaxy eSolutions
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Hybrid eCommerce ecosystem on blockchain in the multi-billion preowned and refurbished market, 5K twitter followers
Thrive
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THE PREMIUM DECENTRALIZED AD MARKETPLACE, 8.5K twitter followers
Mobotiq
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First peer-to-peer mobility operator that integrates specifically designed, autonomous pods and that eliminates all intermediaries between you and your ride, 202 twitter followers
SmartRefer
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Connects diverse, quality technology professionals to savvy employers, 2.6K twitter followers
Deedcoin
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Bringing Over $2 Trillion in Equity Back to Property Owners Globally, 14.5K twitter followers
Craftr
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Powering e-commerce through the blockchain, 3.4K twitter followers
Taskfair
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Home Services On Demand, 2.4K twitter followers
Populstay
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The decentralized booking and autonomous property management platform for vacation rental and home sharing economy, 26 twitter followers
Liberty Lance
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Decentralized, Gig Based Marketplace Where Freelancing Meets Blockchain, 8.5K twitter followers
Articles
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https://medium.com/originprotocol
Videos
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PANSayUduE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRX0eq8CKAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNnJMdKiu6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSLDfYiMMj0
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Conclusion
I would give Origin Protocol a B+ rating. Origin Protocol is making an effort to decentralize the sharing economy. This includes ride sharing, home sharing, etc. They are creating a protocol that developers can build off of, in which they already have a lot of projects currently building on their platform. Very small amount of them can say they are popular enough to make this project worth anything, but for a project with as little attention as this its still surprising how many they have. The team is pretty extraordinary, they have some really great people and a lot of average people. From the founder of PayPal and advisor to icon, to engineers who have no major experience in this field. Overall this project is definitely worth keeping an eye on and having some sort of investment in. However I would like to see a lot more before making this an A project.
