LIGHTPAPERThe Only Casino Gaming Protocol

For Emerging Markets

1. Executive Summary

2. Existing Traction

3. Key Problems in Online Gaming

4. HIP Gaming Platform

5. Gaming Platform: Become Your Own Casino Owner

6. Advantages of the Host.Games Platform

7. Host Protocol

8. Play Channels

9. Host Token Utility

10. Casino Partnerships Explained

11. Token Sale Details

12. Roadmap

13. Token Sale Process

14. Team

15. Advisors

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Host.Games is excited to announce an ambitious project that will deliver next-generation gaming to anyone, anywhere around the world. Our high speed blockchain protocol powers our proprietary gaming platform which offers P2P settlements, provably fair random number generation (RNG), and one click hosting. The same infrastructure is available to anyone in the world, with which they can set up their own gaming dApp at near zero setup costs.

Below is a representation of the Host Games stack:

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HOST HIGH SPEED GAMING PROTOCOL

HOSTING INCENTIVE FOR PLAYERS (HIP) GAMING PLATFORM

APPLICATIONS&

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EXISTING TRACTION - $2 MILLION IN ARR

Bets Wagered$103 Million

Registered Hosts 1,040

The HIP Approach absorbs the responsibilities of paying the licensing, gaming fees and technology buildout cost, so that Hosts can set up their casinos use near zero cost

Our vision at Host.Games is to create a robust, scalable, and secure platform for online gaming using blockchain, which will power several dApps to bring this new standard of gaming to millions of users around the world. The Host protocol will bring all the benefits of the blockchain to both digital and real-world gaming. The HIP gaming platform will be the first of many gaming platforms built on the Host protocol, which will serve as a reference point on what can be achieved with the Host protocol.

The Host.Games platform solves some of the biggest problems in the online gaming industry for both the player and the Host with our Hosting Incentive for Players (HIP) approach.

For players, HIP’s RNG and P2P technologies address the lack of transparency and trust that has long prevented higher levels of participation in casino gaming. For Hosts, the HIP approach will eliminate the expensive setup fees that would typically present a barrier to entrepreneurship within the space.

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BENEFITS AND DIFFERENTIATIONS

Revenue Generated$2 million

Online gaming has long been gaining popularity and market traction, but there are still gaps and problem areas that have major market implications.

KEY PROBLEMS IN ONLINE GAMING

Due to the centralized nature of the online gaming industry, mistrust is built into every interaction amongst the 4 major stakeholders of the current system: platform operators, white label software providers, agents/a�liates and players. This mistrust, we believe, is the main reason this industry has yet to reach its full potential.

LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LACK OF ANONYMITYLACK OF TRUST LACK OF SCALABILITY

HIP GAMING PLATFORM The Host.Games platform decentralizes power and influence in online gaming by shifting the focus from the operator to the host. Hosts can set up games and invite their friends from social media and other channels at a near zero setup cost. Game Hosts can also set up games with real money rewards, and earn edge and rake in the form of Host tokens. This is the foundation of the HIP approach, which is our strategy to ensure viral user acquisition and higher player retention.

This novel approach to gaming also has a positive impact on user acquisition for the platform. By creating small, closed communities or networks, we believe that we will increase the social elements of gaming for our users. Each host then brings new users to the platform, who in turn can become hosts themselves and play with their own networks. This viral loop will result in an exponential growth in product adoption in a very short period of time.

Traditional online gaming platforms often report low player retention. There are several reasons for this, but among the biggest is that when it comes to real-money gaming, players tend to quit a platform when they start losing money. This is where Host.Games steps in with a different solution. By allowing all players to host games themselves, which provides a powerful reason to keep coming back to the platform.

The informal (private or illegal) gaming market is estimated to be worth around $1 trillion. We have piloted our platform with casual private gamers and have found that they would overwhelmingly be willing to switch to our solution over in-person, private gaming. With this platform-based approach, we intend to market this model of gaming on a global scale for all types of gaming, which would bring an unprecedented level of trust and transparency to an otherwise centralized market. Furthermore, the use of Host Games legitimizes online gaming in several regulated markets.

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Another issue with centralization is that it leads to homogeneous games in a serious environment filled with bots and professionals. For the new or recreational player, such opponents result in a poor gaming experience where players feel intimidated or disheartened, causing them to leave the platform. This trend means that operators face high churn and higher player acquisition costs.

HOMOGENOUS

GAMES

HIGH CUSTOMER

ACQUISITION COST

SLOWER ADOPTION DUE

TO CENTRALIZATION

A PROVEN MODEL IN AN UNTAPPED MARKET

HIGHLY STICKY PRODUCT

VIRAL USER ACQUISITION

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We believe that the ease of game hosting will contribute to the virality of the platform, each new Host introduces new players and potential Hosts to the platform through their social networks.

The Host token can be used as a means to make transactions within the various games between players and the house, purchase in-app goods and features, and unlock various social features such as chat, emojis, etc.

By resolving some of the most significant pain points in gaming, namely trust and settlements, we will remove the barrier to entry for consumers.

Hosts collect the rake and edge from games without having to deal with any of the financial or logistical barriers that might have previously prevented them from becoming operators or agents.

Our blockchain technology, smart contracts, and the Host token are tools we use to make the gaming experience fairer, safer and more transparent for all parties.

By becoming a Host on the gaming platform, anyone can run their own online casino and take part in the wider shared economy. With one-click hosting, literally anyone with an Internet-connected device can host a table for a group of people either privately or publicly, and invite their friends through social media, chat apps, and many other convenient channels. The entire platform is built from the Host to the consumer, which means that being the Host is the most rewarding and prestigious part of the game.

The Host.Games platform will do to gaming what Uber has done to transportation: allow people to become entrepreneurs.– Abhishek Pitti

GAMING PLATFORM : BECOME YOUR OWN CASINO OWNER

HOW IT WORKS

As a Host on Host.Games, you can effortlessly launch your online casino wherever you are in the world. The platform will allow simple hosting of all kinds of games like poker, fantasy sports, slots and roulette.

A Host will be able to invite players to their tables straight from their social networks.

The Host can set all the rules (barring some that are specific to the game) including edge and rake or even no rake in our social casino platform.

The multiple customization options available in each game allow the Host to configure games to the specification of their user base.

Hosts set up smart contracts according to their preferred gameplay rules.

Smart contract options ensure that the game and all transactions are fair, trustworthy and transparent with simple,automatic settlements.

This is the future of not just casino games but of all games.

Being Host first, we expect a huge part of the 1.6 billion who gamble to be a Host at some point to earn and enjoy the experience of our platform.

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INVITE A PLAYER THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

Blockchain, smart contracts, and Host token will make the gaming experience more fair, trans-parent and safe for all parties.

Starting and hosting your own game becomes really easy on our platform, start your casino with a click of a button and invite your friends from social networks. HIP approach ensures Hosts can collect the rake and edge from games without having to deal with any financial or operational bar-riers

Casino Owner

Public/Friends

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smart contracts

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SETTLEMENTS MADE EASY ON HOST.GAMESSETTLEMENTS MADE EASY ON HOST.GAMES

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CENTRALIZED GAMING

HOST.GAMESVS

Decentralized casino with Host as owner

Hosts get to keep over 99% of therevenue generated

A�liates typically charge between 5%-30% of the revenue

Must attract a highvolume of players before operations become profitable

Host needs only 1 player to start earning revenues and become profitable.

White labelsoftware provider

Dependency on Agents/A�liates to drive revenues

ADVANTAGES OF THE HOST.GAMES PLATFORM

White labeling mid-dleman is eliminated, leading to a more e�cient ecosystem

Players are friends more fun, social and custom-ized games

Players are strangers leading to serious, asocial and homoge-nous games

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Blockchain technology is primed to disrupt and improve the gaming industry, but there are still underlying issues of speed, high transaction costs, and the lack of a supportive ecosystem that prevent many projects from launching in the market.

The Host protocol is a decentralized blockchain solution that will deliver the next generation blockchain-based gaming platform to everyone around the world. Through its scalability and security features, this protocol aims to serve the growing gaming industry and be flexible enough to meet a variety of other use cases.

The Host protocol is ultra scalable and produces high throughput by using PoA consensus algorithm. Through our simplified smart contract language, the protocol will support our Play Channel technology so that anyone can plug-and-play, thereby improving the gaming ecosystem on the blockchain for all consumers.

DELIVERING THE WORLD'S MOST SCALABLE AND SECURE BLOCKCHAIN PLATFORM

FOR GAMING

HOST PROTOCOL

Platform provides SDK, tools and utilities for game developers.PROGRAMMABLE

Platform has built-in, role-based flexibility to allow for tiered actions and authorization.

FLEXIBLE

Support for thousands of commercial grade gaming dApps on the platform.

SCALABLE

With these technologies in place, all games that run on the high speed Host protocol will have near zero transaction costs, along with access to our Host network and the ecosystem and infrastructure to run dApps for the consumer market.

KEY FEATURES OF THE HOST PROTOCOL FOR WIDESPREAD USE IN THE GAMING

PARALLEL PROCESSINGLarger gaming applications need to divide the workload across multiple CPUs and computers. The Host protocol will support parallel processing as a default.

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SUPPORT MILLIONS OF USERS CONCURRENTLYProviding a seamless gaming experience on a decentralized platform requires the ability to scale to the needs of millions of daily active users on the blockchain. For decentralized solutions to become mainstream, this technology will provide the same kind of instantaneous performance that existing gamers are used to in a centralized gaming experience.

LOW LATENCYDelays in the user experience can deter them from returning to the game, as well as make any applications build on a blockchain less competitive than their faster, non-blockchain counterparts. The Host protocol will support low latency in transactions occurring on the platform.

GAMING FOCUSEDGame developers building blockchain-based applications need the ability to enhance or customize their applications with new features. The Host protocol will support software and smart contract upgrades, so independent game developers can leverage the Host protocol to build any game.

PoAProof of Authority (PoA) is similar to Proof of Stake (PoS) but, instead of staking with the monetary value, an identity performs the role of the stake. PoA replaces several flaws in existing consensus mechanism and replaces them with cryptographic signature proofs and business contracts enforced and backed by the network. Key advantages of PoA include a higher level of security, increased e�ciency in block production and low costs of transactions, all of which are essential to provide a seamless gaming experience on the Host Games platform.

PLAY CHANNELSPlay Channels allow transactions to be handled between parties directly, off-chain; funds are committed and locked in a smart contract in advance. Then transactions occur between the parties, progressively signed by everyone involved. The final state is committed back to the chain in a way that proves all parties agree on the outcome.

DEVELOPER FRIENDLYWe aim to make the Host protocol conducive for 3rd party developers to create customizable options and keep adding games to the platform. A large segment of our platform is being made by game developers with game developers in mind, facilitating a cost-effective, instant, real money gaming experience.

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INCREASING PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY OF THE BLOCKCHAIN FOR

GAMING RIGHT NOW

INCREASING PERFORMANCE AND SCALABILITY OF THE BLOCKCHAIN FOR

GAMING RIGHT NOW

PLAY CHANNELS

Play Channel Transactions

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Player Settlement overthe blockchian

Blockchain with Smart contracts

Games onHost.Games

Smart contract Wins/losses

Play Channel

Blockchain(Too slow to handle dozens of individual game outcomes)

Host TokenPlayer A Player B

Verification

RNG

Essentially, a Play Channel facilitates a two-way or multiparty discussion between users and a service or company. The participants verify the transactions at the end of each series of actions and/or transactions. These transactions take place off-chain, but they are impossible to refute later on and happen exclusively between the participants, meaning it is incredibly fast and cheap to execute compared to on-chain payments or transactions.

HOST TOKEN UTILITYHost token can be used in several ways:

The Host token is the sole token used to purchase in-game credits (e.g. chips) on the social gaming platform and therefore is the sole means of playing casino games powered by Host.Games.

Hosts will earn Host tokens when they collect edge and rake. Hosts will have to maintain a bankroll of Host tokens in order to payout their winners.

The Host token will be used to pay any fees charged throughout the Host.Games ecosystem. Part of the Host token collected in each transaction will be irrevocably destroyed by the smart contract.

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The Host token can be used at our o�ine partner casinos and junkets as a digital token for high stakes gaming. With this, the Host token has an added utility in o�ine, real world gaming, which will be interoperable with casino chips in partner gaming institutions.

The Host token will serve as the native token for any dApp build on the Host protocol. Developers will be rewarded in Host tokens and will be required to use Host tokens on their platforms.

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CASINO PARTNERSHIPS EXPLAINED A lot of high-value gaming takes place in casinos in the form of junket operations. A junket operator is someone who invests and manages certain venues within casinos as independent profit centres they typically cater to “high rollers”, and on our platform, they would be high revenue generating Hosts. Our Host token will also serve as a replacement for casino chips to cater to their requirements in the o�ine casino model. The scope and utility of the Host token will increase significantly during this phase of implementation.To begin, Host.Games will open its junket operations in the Indian subcontinent in the early part of 2019.

OFFLINE SUPPLY BURN

A portion of the Host tokens will be bought back by us in the form of fees.

HOW IT WORKSHOW IT WORKS

GET HOST TOKENS FROM HOST GAMES PLATFORM

A player can purchase our Host token from the platform or use the ones earned by hosting games.

THE HOST CASINO CHIPS (HCC)

The Host token can be exchanged for Host Casino Chips (HCC) at our partner casinos and junkets which in turn can be used in that casino for playing games. The players don’t have to worry about the price of Host tokens as they buy at a fixed price and convert to Host Casino Chips of equal value. The value of 1 HCC is pegged to 1 USD (or to the equivalent value in the home currency of the junket operation). The pegging of value is done to lock in the value of the chips they intend to play with.

WHAT ABOUT WINNINGS?

The amount a player wins can be converted back to Host tokens.

DISTRIBUTION

5% Bounty and

subcontractors

5% Advisors

25% Founding Team and Employees

25% Company Reserve

40% Public Contributors

TOKEN SALE DETAILS

HostSymbol

10 BillionToken Supply

$25 MillionHardcap

ERC 20Token Type

$2 MillionSoftcap

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ROADMAP

Gaming Platform on Host Protocol MainnetPhase 4

Phase 1 Casino Partnership

Social Gaming PlatformPhase 2

Real Money Gaming PlatformPhase 3

3rd party dApps on the Host ProtocolPhase 5

TOKEN SALE PROCESSPurchasers will be required to go through a mandatory registration process that will take place in Q2 2018. Registered purchasers will then be able to participate in the first 24 hours of the token launch. Detailed registration and purchase instructions will be announced soon on our blog. Purchasers must have a user-controlled Ethereum address at the time of registration.

This registered Ethereum address will be white listed for purchasing Host token in the Host token sale; one will not be able to purchase Host token from a non-registered Ethereum address during the first 24 hours of the token sale. If any Host token has not been sold after 24 hours, the token sale will be opened up to non-whitelisted participants as well.

Exchange Rates, Limits and Cap

Host.Games’s Host token tokens will be available at an exchange rate which will be decided shortly. A minimum investment of 0.1 ETH is needed to participate in the token sale. A maximum of $25 million will be raised during the crowd funding campaign. The soft cap is set at $2 million. Because the Host token will be the fundamental method of interacting with the Host.Games platform, it must be broadly accessible during the creation event and thereafter.

TGE Details:

Host token will be created during one event and subsequently no additional tokens will be created. Over time, Host tokens should become more valuable and usable as the customer base for games running on the Host.Games platform grows. Increases in the value of Host token should not result in Host.Games-licensed casino games becoming more expensive to play

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Dhananjai HariHead of Product

With an MBA in marketing and strategy from the Indian School of Business, Dhananjai brings significant experience in developing innovative products for specific markets, understanding consumer behavior and leading strategic and business teams. Prior to earning his MBA, he handled the P&L of the entire passenger car segment at leading global automotive firm TVS, a segment valued at over $40 million. He continues to bring the same results-oriented focus and discerning business judgement to Host.Games.

TEAM

Amit KanodiaCEO

Amit is a seasoned business professional and entrepreneur who graduated from the Indian Institute of Management with a degree in finance. He has worked in a prestigious hedge fund and has investment banking experience at a top i Bank in India. He quit his full time job to take the plunge into the startup world with Kanodia Industries. Amit always had a way with numbers and was a regular in the poker circuit for the last 8 years, during which he spent time learning the industry from the ground up. It was during these visits that he decided to venture into entrepreneurship in the space, starting Host.Games in India in 2016.

Bryan LemesterLead Game and Blockchain Developer

Mr. Lemster graduated from USC with a degree in computer science and business. He has over 8 years of experience precisely executing technology ideas. He is also the owner of a Halcyon Innovation, a web and mobile development company, focusing on creation of custom social networks, large retail sites, native iOS apps and Android apps. Mr.Lemester is also an expert in blockchain development and will be bringing his vast experience to the gaming world

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Thomas CapoteVP of technology

Thomas is a successful entrepreneur from MIT whose broad technical and business experience results in the rare ability to envision medium- and long- term strategies, then build and lead diverse teams to achieve them. He has demonstrated strong performance with respect to reaching process and technical goals as well as attaining management and financial goals.

Sagar BarapatreHead of Marketing & Brand

A seasoned marketer with a proven track record of growing large established brands and building great brands from scratch, Sagar has conceptualized and implemented award winning campaigns and set industry-wide best practices. He has worked with notable brands such as Idea Cellular, Publicis Groupe and Capgemini. He has been instrumental in the growth of Host.Games, using his expert knowledge of the industry from his previous stint with the top poker brand in India. He specializes in end-to-end campaign management, growth, solving business problems. His work has made Host.Games the fastest-growing poker portal in India.

Chinedu OkpalaStrategy and business development

Chinedu has vast experience across functions, starting out as a business analyst at Deloitte and eventually founding his own startup, Ergsun Group, which operates in the solar space. A keen technologistand gamer, Chinedu has demonstrated excellence in the AI, blockchain, and renewable energy spheres. "Chin" will be leading our strategy and growth team at Host.Games

25+ Engineering and Support team

Stuti BansalAVP-Corporate Strategy & Legal

Stuti Bansal joins Host Games in the capacity of an Assistant Vice President, where she will oversee corporate strategy. She has a law background from Symbiosis International University as well as a masters in law from J.N.V.U. Prior to Host Games, she has worked at PwC and Nagarro before joining Host Games. She also advises Nucleus Vision as a legal advisor, and will be extending her corporate law expertise to Host Games as well.

Melissa Blau is a very experienced finance professional with an unparalleled experience in the casino and online gaming industry. A graduate from Harvard Business School, Melissa brings over 25 years of experience in finance, strategy and entrepreneurship, most of which was spent in the gaming industry. At Host Games, we will bank heavily on Melissa’s experience for our growth initiatives and product roadmap.

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ADVISORS

Jaron LukasiewiczFounder of Coin Setter

Jaron Lukasiewicz has been a notable Bitcoin and blockchain industry figurehead since 2012. He is the CEO and Founder of Coinsetter, a New York City-based bitcoin exchange, which was acquired by Kraken FX in 2016. Jaron is also an advisor to SONM, Ambrosus, Hosho and Kraken Exchange. He will provide counsel to Host Games on in investor relations, business development, marketing, and regulatory compliance.

Kingsley EdwardsDirector of token sale atUnikrn and Co-owner of Rogue Sports and Block 16

Kingsley Edwards was introduced to the world of bitcoin and blockchain in 2013, and started one of the earliest bitcoin meetup groups in Las Vegas in 2014. Today he is the CEO of Block 16, which provides tokenization solutions for companies from around the world. For Host Games, his advice and counsel is particularly useful because of his experience in crypto gaming companies Rogue Sports and

Seth SchorrFormer Director at Wynn Casinos and Chairman of Downtown Grand Las Vegas

Seth Schorr, a veteran in the hospitality and casino industry, is the CEO of Fifth Street Gaming, a full-service hospitality and casino management company based in Las Vegas, and the chairman of Downtown Grand. Prior to this, Schorr served a member of the Wynn Resorts team, developing the international marketing department in Macau, the interactive gaming division and The Wynn Collection of Fine Art. Schorr also worked in numerous capacities at Bellagio Resort and Casino, The Mirage Hotel and Casino, Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and the Golden Nugget Laughlin.

David Roebuck is a principal at Sora Ventures, Asia's first crypto-backed venture capital firm dedicated to blockchain and digital currency investments. He has over 8 years of experience in investment and venture capital, with stints in DFJ Dragon Fund, Start-Up Chile and CASIS.

David RoebuckPrincipal at Sora Ventures

Melissa BlauDirector at iGaming Capital & Gaming Industry veteran

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Joshua GarciaFormer Partner at Cooley Law

Joshua is one of the leading legal minds in the crypto space; he has worked closely with cryptocurrency exchanges, investors and blockchain developers to help his clients navigate this relatively unknown space. A magna cum laude graduate from the University of Michigan Law School, Joshua has also worked at leading law firms in the U.S., such as Cooley LLP and White and Case LLP. He has extensive expertise in financial regulation, securities, commodities, money transmission, consumer protection, lending and payments.

Abhishek PittiCEO of Nucleus.Vision

A Harvard Business School dropout, Abhishek founded Nucleus.Vision, driven by his passion for entrepreneurship and industry disruption. He is a seasoned management professional with a penchant for startups and entrepreneurship.

In his decade-long professional career, Abhishek has worked as an aeronautical engineer for Gulfstream and as a management consultant for Blackstone. Abhishek scaled his first entrepreneurial venture, LorvenSoft Tech, a company providing software services with operations in USA, Canada, and India.

Nucleus.Vision

Ausaf S. AhmadFormer Blockchain Lead at Mircrosoft

Ausaf is an experienced technology and business leader with deep knowledge in the IoT and Blockchain domain. An MBA from the prestigious MIT Sloan school of management, Ausaf is a rare blend of stellar academic record combined with diverse experience across industries including transportation, defense, manufacturing and finance. At Host.Games, Ausaf directs the entire blockchain implementation effort.

Brian Kang is one of the founding members of Hybrid Block. As its founding member, Brian currently holds the position of VP of business development, and works towards making purchasing cryptocurrencies easier. Brian’s experience in business development for blockchain companies will go a long way in establishing Host Games’s go to market and growth strategy in the coming months.

Brian KangCo-Founder @ Fact Block, founding Member at Hybrid Block Official

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Prashanth SwaminathanExecutive Director At Morgan Stanley

Prashanth is an expert in structured finance and a highly capable engineer. As a engineering graduate from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Prashant is has been a keen observer of the blockchain space from its early days. After completing his MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, he went on to hold the position of executive director at Morgan Stanley, London. At Host.Games, Prashanth will be leading all financial efforts as well as protocol implementation for enterprise solutions.

Rama IyerSr Vice President at T-Hub (India's largest start up accelerator )

Rama Iyer Startup Evangelist /Advisor, Business & Technology Leader with over 20 years of industry experience. He is currently working with and advising several global blockchain startups. An engineering graduate from the University of Mumbai, Rama has worked with Telecom Giants like Nortel, Ericsson, Cisco & Polycom among others. He has also worked with T-Hub to help blockchain startups from India. At Host.Games, Rama actively advises the leadership team on go to marketing strategy, technology and partnerships.

Pink Sky CapitalInvestment firm focused on Blockchain Technology

Pink Sky capital are blockchain hedge fund with several stealth investments in high profile blockchain projects. The investment firm comprises of technologists, business professionals and crypto investors. Interestingly the team includes several poker players, with a keen eye for disruption and decentralisation in digital gaming.