PROJECT ICO: Astra " The 5th generation social supercomputer "

Astra has a solution to the problem:

There are four emerging computing challenges that require orders of magnitude more computing, storage, and networking resources than are currently available. These are:
1.Medical, Scientific, and Humanities Research
2.Public Verification of Information for Trust Machines
3.Big Data Analysis, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
4.On Demand Edge Computing for Global Sensor Networks

The Convenience Problem

There are a number of open source „Sharing Networks‟ that interconnect Astra – The Social Supercomputer 8 computers.

However, each „Sharing Network‟ requires a complex process of software download, installation, parameter setting, and learning to operate it. Moreover, for each computing resource (CPU, GPU, Storage, and Networking), a user is expected to download and setup separate set of software programs. In addition, the rewards offered by various „Sharing Networks‟vary with time and location. Also, often the „Networks‟do not disclose in advance how much a consumer will earn by renting out their spare computing and storage capacity.

The blind markets just deposit certain number of tokens in a consumer‟s account after their resources have been consumed. Thus, for maximum profitability consumers are expected to download a number of „Sharing Network‟ programs on their machines, set them up, and constantly switch among them

The Incentives Problem
Once the market is seeded, for its healthy growth we need to persuade millions of people around the world to offer their computing devices on a regular basis. It will require both emotional and economic incentives to change people‟s perception and behavior.The next two chapters discuss the innovative new incentive system that Astra has been designing using Trust Machines.

The Astrais building a 5-pronged solution to the challenges identified in the previous chapter

1.Unified Astra App:
An intuitive interface to the numerous„Sharing Networks‟, so that consumers don‟t have to download, install, and setup a confusing array of individualsoftware programs.

2.Decision Automation:
Optimum selection of a „Sharing Network‟ that maximizes returns in Digital Currencies. Automatic selection of optimal options for each „Sharing Network‟ so thatconsumers don‟t have to learn about their intricacies.

3.Economic Communities:
Astrais transforming passive volunteer
Astra –The Social Supercomputer11communities into vibranteconomic communities where members have strong incentives to share computing resources and create valuable content and digital assets.Astrawill also offera suiteof tools for building and nurturing action-oriented communities.

4.Incentive System:
Aneffective monetary policy that fully captures the present and future valueof Global Networks and Communities that Astra is building. Community incentives in the form of Community Coins and Virtual Tradable Assets.

5.Application Launch System:
An intuitive platform to build and launch distributed computing projects on AstraNetwork. End Users can create their applications in any environment and Astrawill be able to launch them on any „Sharing Network.

Incentive System:
The Astra team believes that incentives change human behavior. The right emotional and economic incentives can attract a large number of contributors to the causes and keep them engaged over long term.To fully capture and monetize the energy of communities, Astrais creating three classes of valuable Digital Assets:

1.The Platform Currency –STARs: It will be used to purchase and sell computing resources. Astrahas designed a thoughtful monetary system so that the value of STARs gradually grows over time and attracts mainstream consumers.

2.Community Digital Assets: Whenever a community reaches significant milestones, it will have the right to collectively create a limited number of Digital Assets. In the beginning these Digital Assets will be only for emotional satisfaction and team camaraderie, however with right marketing their value will rise. After a community decided holding
Astra –The Social Super computer 14 period, these Digital Assets will be tradable creating value for members.

3.Community Coins: Once a community has reached significant milestones, it will have the right to create their own Community Coins and incentive members. The purpose of Community Coins is to capture and monetize the energy of a community and motivate them to bigger challenges. The Community Coins will be tradable on multiple exchanges.