[ANN][ICO] Introducing EMOTIQ:Scalable. Private. Natural. (Next-Gen Blockchain)

Emotiq is a next-generation blockchain with powerful scalability and privacy, combining the latest research in distributed ledger technology (sharding) with an innovative natural-language approach to smart contracts. The project is led by Joel Reymont, the ex-CTO of Aeternity.Emotiq is pBFT with strong consistency via Collective Signing (CoSi), UTXO, plus scalable bias-resistant distributed randomness via RandHound (also used to for PoS and forming shard groups). It also has confidential transactions and privacy via Bulletproofs (non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs), blockchain checkpointing and compression, plus secure purging of old and spent transactions via MimbleWimble. Furthermore, through Ring, the Emotiq smart contract language, it offers a ground-breaking solution for non-programmers and those obliged to program by necessity, in addition to those who code for a living.The goal is a blockchain that works for everybody. Scalability is front and center, but so is transaction privacy and the development of novel ways to allow anybody to incorporate a public blockchain into their business or project.The public TGE has not yet started, but is scheduled for June 15, 2018. KYC required, and US citizens – unless anything dramatic changes – will not be permitted to participate. Whitelist is not yet open, but will be announced through our Telegram channel and on the website (see below).There is a private sale currently ongoing with a minimum contribution amount of $500K.Website: http://emotiq.chWhitepaper: http://emotiq.ch/pdf/WP_Emotiq_1.6.43.pdfTelegram: http://t.me/emotiqTwitter: http://twitter.com/Emotiq_AGMedium: http://medium.com/emotiqA bounty program will be announced shortly.