Slides that I used at the Global Blockchain Competition (www.globalblockchaincompetition.com) where AppCoins was selected as a finalist among 200 blockchain projects.
2. A p p C o i n s - M a r k e t
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1M
Apps &
Games
5B
Downloads
to date*
250M
Yearly Active
Users**
*Since November 2011
**Forecast for 2018 based on the current 30 Million Monthly Active Users
Aptoide, the company behind AppCoins, is an Android app store
3. USD 22 million raised in the history of the company
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USD 4M
Series A
2016
USD 17M
ICO
USD 1M
Seed Round
20172013
3k+ retail
investors
4. AppCoins addresses three major pain points in the app store economy
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1. Advertising 2. Payment 3. Security
Unfair cut by Apple & Google
and lack of payment methods for
the unbanked
Fraud and excess of
intermediaries leads to poor
return on investment
Lack of security and
transparency in app approval
due to centralised models
5. 1. Advertising: transparent and middlemen free
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85% Share
AppCoins
15% Share
DEVELOPER
DEVELOPER
USER
USER
From…
To…
Smart Contract
6. 2. Payment: fair cut for developers and unbanked-friendly
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From…
To…
AppCoins
30% Share
DEVELOPER
USER
70% Share
DEVELOPER USER
85% Share
15% Share
Smart Contract
2 Billion unbanked
Banked Only
Source: The World Bank (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/financialinclusion/overview)
7. 3. Security: new public system for developer’s reputation
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From… To…
Decentralised reputation system tied
to transactions on the public ledger
Different non-public app approval
processes across app stores
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The publisher uploads an app
via website, Uploader or
Backup Apps.
APP SUBMISSION
The app stays in
a temporary pool untill
selected to scanning tests.
TEMP POOL
The app stays is scanned
by our six anti-viruses.
ANTI-VIRUS
The signature of the app is
validated and compared with
another marketplace.
SIGNATURE VALIDATION
Our Anti-Malware engine filters
the apps and classifies them
according to the
Aptoide parameters.
MALWARE ENGINE
INSTALL APP
APTOIDE ANTI-MALWARE PLATFORM
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8. A p p C o i n s - P r o d u c t
The first major deliverables are planned for 21 of March
User Wallet
Q1 2018
PayPalAppCoins
Developer SDK
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9. An open source protocol that can be adopted by any app store
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App Store
Foundation
APP STORE GOOGLE PLAY APTOIDE GALAXY APPS AMAZON APPS YANDEX.STORE
AppCoins ranks 74 in # of
commits (out of 328 projects)
Source: https://cryptomiso.com/months_3.html
10. Solid team of 90 pax working together since 2011
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System Administrators and UX / UI Backend and Android Developers
CEO
PhD in Computer Science. Founder of
LinuxCM distribution platform (700k users).
Ex-CEO of CM IT.
COO
Former President at the Portuguese
Association of Open Source Companies.
Ex-CEO of Full IT.
Asia Pacific
9 years in Asia, Series A &
ICO. Master in Mandarin, MBA
in Tech Management.
Product
6+ yrs experience
incubating mobile games
at Goodgames, EA and
Strategy
7+ yrs experience in
consulting with
McKinsey & Company.
Partnerships and R&D
Vice Presidents
Founders
Team Leaders
13. The app store market is huge
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Source: AppAnnie (https://www.appannie.com/en/insights/market-data/app-annie-forecast-2017-mobile-app-store-revenue-exceed-139-billion-2021/)
iOS Android
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20
40
3rd-party
iOS Android
70
114
30
3rd-party
Worldwide App Downloads (Billions. 2017F) Worldwide App Revenue (USD Billions. 2017F)
14. AppCoins will sustain a circular economy
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USERDEVELOPER
$1 Investment $0.85 earned
$0.85 received $1 spent
APP STORE OEM
$0.05 margin
$0.05 margin$0.1 margin
$0.1 margin
Advertising
In-app Purchase (IAP)
15. UI / UX flow for 1. Advertisement and 2. Payments
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Sees rewards Earns coins Spends coins
Do you want to buy 10
Gems for 2 coins?
16. Solid advisors from key relevant sectors
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TenX
Payments
Kyber
Exchange
Indorse
Reputation
Expertise in blockchain projects
Expertise in relevant industries
Google Play
App Store
bitcoin.com
Reputation
e.ventures
Investor
Yojee
Techie
17. AppCoins is a new app store concept
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