1. Store of value. Max 100 million coins, not even enough for each US adult to hold half a coin.
2. Transactional currency. Transactions are fast (3 seconds) and free. SKY can be sent/received via desktop and mobile wallets (PC, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android), plus Skycoin’s hardware wallet.
3. Privacy coin. Transactions are private and anonymous via CoinJoin. IP addresses are masked while transacting over Skywire.
4. Yielding asset. Holding SKY generates Coin Hours at a rate of one $CH per $SKY per hour. CH can be traded or spent on Skywire services and CX games/apps.
5. Global tech company. Skycoin designs and manufactures a range of hardware including Skyminers, hardware wallets, antennas, chips and PCBs. Skycoin employs more than 100 programmers, engineers and support personnel.
6. ISP/cloud storage/computing provider. Skywire is a global meshnet consisting of thousands of Skyminer nodes that connect to each other over Wi-Fi, radio, laser, cable or satellite, bypassing ISPs. This means SKY is an ISP like Comcast (but cheaper, faster, private, anonymous, encrypted, decentralized and uncensorable). Each Skyminer is also a storage node, enabling files to be distributed privately and securely across the network, meaning Skycoin is a cloud storage provider like DropBox. Nodes also deliver distributed computing services similar to AWS or Azure.
7. Platform for launching ICOs. Fiber is a blockchain platform that allows projects to launch their own coins/tokens. Unlike other platforms with similar functionality (ETH, EOS, NEO), projects that launch on Fiber get their own dedicated blockchain. Each project has full control over its chain, including block times, tps, hardware and tokenomics.
8. DAPP/gaming platform. SKY is the only platform (other than ETH) to have developed its own programming language. Unlike ETH Solidity, Skycoin CX is a fully functional, Turing-complete, deterministic language capable of creating powerful games and apps, not just smart contracts.
