Kickstarter’s plan to create a decentralized crowdfunding platform ran into more than a little criticism, and the company is eager to reassure jittery users. The firm has clarified how it will develop the blockchain-based system, with promises it would take input along the way. To start, Kickstarter said it was “not going to force” a decentralized system on the community without testing it. It would ensure a “proof of concept” existed for those creators who wanted to try it, and would only integrate those parts that “offer value” in light of community input.
To that end, Kickstarter promised to form an advisory council that will shape feature development, including the decentralized protocol. The council would include a wide range of users and participants.
The crowdfunding firm also noted that work on the platform would occur through a Public Benefit Corporation, and that it would…
