Project creation<br /> <br /> The Sandblock project is initiated and the eight core team members join the adventure to build a decentralised consortium of merchants and customers.<br /> <br /> <br /> Technical research<br /> <br /> Technical research of feasability on the potential blockchains (public and private). The first technical architecture is created using the best candidate, the public Ethereum blockchain and its Smart contracts.

Whitepaper<br /> <br /> The second and third revisions of the whitepaper is published and shared with the community. A bounty program starts to help the Sandblock project reach a broader audience.<br /> <br /> <br /> Partnerships<br /> <br /> We begin taking interest notice from merchants, retailers, brands and various service providers.<br /> <br /> <br /> Protocol - private alpha<br /> <br /> Development of the Merchant Token contracts, consortium protocol and loyalty protocol. Contracts are deployed on the Ethereum Ropsten test network for internal/private testing.<br /> <br /> <br /> Application<br /> <br /> Mockup and design of the customer application focusing on a user friendly experience for all kind of consumers (including non crypto friendly users).

Public crowdsale<br /> <br /> The Sandblock project runs a public crowdsale to emit the Satisfaction Tokens and create the liquity for the future merchant partners. SAT become tradable on exchanges.<br /> <br /> <br /> Protocol - private alpha<br /> <br /> Audit of the first implementations of the Satisfaction protocol. Development of the feedback protocol. Contracts are deployed on the Ethereum Ropsten test network for internal/private testing.<br /> <br /> <br /> Application<br /> <br /> Development of the mobile application on iOS and Android. The first version includes the account and wallet setup, cryptocurrency payment using ETH, Merchant Tokens/loyalty programs management and merchant private feedback.<br /> <br /> <br /> Merchant dashboard<br /> <br /> Development of the web dashboard dedicated to Merchants in order to help them integrate cryptocurrency payments, create, manage and configure their Merchant Tokens and its features.

Partnerships - 500+ shops<br /> <br /> Partnership with 500+ points of sale and early adopters (brands, merchants, payment providers). Constitution of the merchants pilot group.<br /> <br /> <br /> Protocol - public beta<br /> <br /> Audit of the first public implementation of the Satisfaction protocol. Contracts are deployed on the Ethereum Ropsten test network for public beta testing.<br /> <br /> <br /> Application - public beta<br /> <br /> Release of the first version of the public application on the iOS appstore and the Android playstore using the protocol in beta phase on the test network.<br /> <br /> <br /> Dashboard - private beta<br /> <br /> Tests of the Merchant dashboard begin with the merchants pilot group.

Consortium - 2k+ shops<br /> <br /> First public merchant offer is release, target 2k+ online and physical points of sale from merchants partners using the Satisfaction protocol.<br /> <br /> <br /> Protocol - release<br /> <br /> The first version of the protocol is released on the Ethereum main net. Pilot merchants programs are migrated from the test net to the main net.<br /> <br /> <br /> Application - release 1.0<br /> <br /> Release of the first version of the public application on the iOS appstore and the Android playstore using the protocol on the Ethereum main net.<br /> <br /> <br /> Dashboard - release 1.0<br /> <br /> Release the forst version of the public dashboard open to registration for merchants and brands.

<br /> <br /> Consortium - 10k+ shops<br /> <br /> Intensify merchants acquisition, target 10k+ online and physical points of sale from merchants partners using the Satisfaction protocol.<br /> <br /> <br /> Protocol<br /> <br /> Development and implementation of the advanced feedback protocol and the CSR protocol to help merchants engage more their customers through feedback and donations.<br /> <br /> <br /> Application - release 1.1<br /> <br /> Development and implementation of the Marketplace to barter Merchant Tokens directly within the application.<br /> <br /> <br /> Dashboard - release 1.1<br /> <br /> Upgrade of the merchant dashboard to handle automatic token generation and Smart Contracts deployement. Implement the new protocol features for merchants.