BlockBen WhitePaper
BlockBen WhitePaper
Whitepaper
Table of Contents
Vision.......................................................................................................1
Digital Finance......................................................................................2
Abstract.................................................................................................3
Description of the problem.........................................................5
Regulated...............................................................................................6
Stablecoin that can be used............................................................6
Real value behind assets.................................................................7
Security....................................................................................................8
Getting in front of the general public...........................................9
BlockBen Platform........................................................................10
BlockNote (BNO) - Stablecoin (Digital Gold)..........................11
Benefits for customers....................................................................11
Benefits for merchants...................................................................12
How does it work?............................................................................12
BlockNoteX (BNOX) - Digital Gold on Ethereum..................13
Characteristics of BNOX................................................................13
Token info.............................................................................................14
BlockStock (BSO) – Unlimited Growth Potential..................14
BlockBenPay......................................................................................16
BlockBenPay Payment Methods................................................17
Payment Process..............................................................................19
BlockBenPay Wallet........................................................................20
Asset Platform...................................................................................21
Other white label services.............................................................21
Architetcture....................................................................................23
The Team............................................................................................26
Roadmap............................................................................................31
Disclaimer..........................................................................................34
Exclusion of liability..........................................................................35
Legal and Compliance....................................................................36
Vision
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Vision
Digital Finance
Virtual currencies
We aim to help these digital assets with raising their everyday usability and liquidity
to the level of conventional money, by integrating the sustainable value of gold into the
21st century environment of digital currencies. We are opening the gates to creating an
independent, trustworthy and stable payment system and work as a bridge between the
digital world and traditional financial systems.
Abstract
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Abstract
BlockBen (trading as BlockBen Financial Services OÜ) was founded in 2018 with the aim of
developing an enterprise privileged blockchain platform for assets. Our current products are
the gold-backed BlockStock and BlockNote digital assets. Due to their gold-backing, these
assets do not suffer from the instability and volatility that has plagued the digital currency
market, regardless of asset transaction type.
Our company was founded by professional leaders with a wide range of experience in the
fintech sector and in project-based organisations.
We believe that blockchain technology can make life better for everyone in 21st century.
We help assets and asset-based blockchain projects to get to the general public by
providing liquidity and financial solutions through our own platform.
Description
of the problem
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Regulated
Many digital assets exist in an unregulated environment that gives space for misleading
market behaviour, and enables the misuse of information discrepancies on the market.
We aim to change that through our own payment system, including our stablecoin
BlockNote that can be used by anyone with ease, in part thanks to our BlockBenPay
Wallet which is simple to use.
Stablecoin 3.0
03 BNO (BlockNote): Stablecoin
+ Payment Solution = daily usage
Stablecoin 2.0
02 PAX, USDC, EURS (GBP, JPY, etc.) - no real usage,
but improved in governance, issuance, compliance
Stablecoin 1.0
01 Tether USDT
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We change that by pegging BlockNote to gold. Every coin issued is 100% backed by gold
and carefully audited. Giving it a stable foundation makes it a secure investment.
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Years
Security
2019 and 2020 were full of scandals that hit the digital asset space time and again, like lost
private keys, hacks and coding problems that caused loss of millions.
Public chains, exchanges, and wallets have all been the targets for computer hackers, as
their public nature made them a good target for those with bad intentions.
We aim to change that by developing our own enterprise blockchain platform that puts
security at its core and we minimise possible risks by not publishing our architecture on
public channels.
$500,000,000
$400,000,000
USD Value at the time of the hack
$300,000,000
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$100,000,000
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01 02 02 04 05 06 05 06 07 08 09
01 Coincheck (Jan 2018) 02 Mt Gox (Feb 2014) 03 BitGrail (Feb 2018) 04 Bifinex (2016 Aug 05 Zaif (Sep 2018)
06 Binance (May 2019) 07 Coinrail (Jun 2018) 08 oubit (Dec 2017) 09 Bithumb (Mar 2019) 10 Bithumb (Jun 2018)
11 Bancor (Jul 2018)
We aim to change that by creating a platform and assets that are easily convertible to
fiat currencies and a payment system that any user can utilize in their everyday life.
BlockBen platform
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BlockNote (BNO)
- Stablecoin (Digital Gold)
In order to revolutionize gold-based transactions, we created a physically gold-backed
stablecoin, BlockNote. This digital asset works as a medium of gold-exchange, using
cryptography for:
Each BlockNote represents 0.01 gram of real gold, materially and legally ensured by
international gold traders. That keeps the value of the digital asset dependent on the rate
of the gold market, financially bullet-proof for investments and various other economic
operations.
• Customers can buy gold at world market price, even if they purchase just a small
quantity of BNO.
• Immediate transactions.
• Transaction fees are lowered compared to credit card purchases and other wallet
providers.
For further information about the legal structure behind BlockNote, please read our general
terms and conditions on our website.
Customers have a digital wallet (BlockBenPay Wallet) where they can manage their
purchased BlockNote, make payments via BlockBenPay community, execute transfers
between wallets, convert BlockNote to traditional fiat currency, and initiate EUR transfers to
their own bank accounts.
This secure wallet serves as the digital representation of ownership of assets and is linked
to customers’ dedicated investment gold deposit account.
BlockNote also powers our GoldBack reward program, where participating vendors accept
payments in BNO and can offer real-time refunds - GoldBack - to their customers.
BlockNoteX (BNOX)
- Digital Gold on Ethereum
BlockNoteX (BNOX) is digital asset with a 100% gold deposit on the Ethereum blockchain,
which is regulated within the European Union. The regularly audited gold deposit is stored
in 0.9999 fine investment gold. Physically it is stored and insured in Zurich. A 100 BNOX is
equal to 1 gram of gold.
Due to our unique Client Protection Principles (CPP) there is a possibility for damage control
in case of compromised Ethereum wallets and lost digital keys. Besides the gold deposit is
registered under the name of the owner.
BNOX is fully integrated into the BlockBen platform, thus EUR based FIAT gateway is
provided.
Characteristics of BNOX
• BNOX is a 100% gold-backed digital asset with regular audit, and it’s regulated within
the European Union
• The gold deposit is registered under the name of the owner as a part of our Client
Protection Principles (CPP)
• Possibility for damage control if the Ethereum wallet gets compromised or the digital
key necessary for login is lost
• Receiving and transferring back EUR to the Client’s bank account through BlockBenPay
Wallet
• In order to keep, send or receive BNOX in any Ethereum Wallet, completing a KYC pro-
cess is mandatory (whitelisting).
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Token info
• Token type: Ethereum ERC20
• Established: 2020
• Total Supply: BNOX is not a pre-mined coin, new coins will be generated everytime
there is an issuance.
• Issuance: Minting
• Transfer fee: 0,1%. (0.06% BlockStock Gold Pool and 0.04% platform fee)
BlockStock (BSO)
– Unlimited Growth Potential
BlockStock is BlockBen’s technical digital asset responsible for every transaction validation
that occurs on the BlockBen platform.
The primary function of BlockStock is the execution of asset transactions operating on the
BlockBen platform (currently BlockNote is the only one, but additional assets are in the
pipeline). In other words, BlockStock is the technical digital asset used for maintaining and
operating our blockchain system. BlockStock has a key role in transaction validation: every
single transaction executed in our blockchain system is validated by two, randomly selected
BlockStocks.
Advantages of BlockStock
• unlimited growth potential – BlockStock benefits from all transactions made on the
BlockBen platform
• BlockStock receives a certain amount of commission from the fees of every approved
transaction on the BlockBen platform.
• The system credits commission in gold and places it into a common gold pool, which
will be divided equally among BlockStocks.
BlockStock is more than just a speculative digital asset. BlockStock is a crucial element and
the primary beneficiary of all BlockBen products and services due to its permanent growth
potential.
Thanks to these, its initial 10% gold deposit has the potential to continuously increase.
BlockBenPay
BlockBenPay provides QR code payment options for both users and merchants. It is
designed to support multi-asset handling, which means users can store their assets in
different forms in their own wallets (such as EUR, BlockNote, later HUF, USD and other
currencies.)
The system provides users real-time transactions and immediate payment processing with
BlockBen’s own gold-backed digital asset, BlockNote. Users can make exchanges between
their own assets anytime, buy
BlockNote with EUR and vice-versa. Later other currencies will also be available.
Transfer Pay
EUR
Merchant
EUR
Products
+
Services
BNO
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The user reads the shop QR code and types the required amount. Then the payment is
processed – ideal for payments defined by the customer, giving tips, sponsor support,
donation, or any other type of remote money collection, even at unmanned point of sales
locations.
The customer’s BlockBenPay app generates a dynamic QR code. The merchant enters the
required amount to be paid and then reads the customer’s QR code. The customer approves
the transaction and the payment gets processed.
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At the payment step during the online purchase, a dynamic QR code is generated, the
customer reads it, approves the amount and the payment gets processed. This payment
method is ideal for online purchases at webshops, collecting subscription fees online and
sending other dynamic payment requests.
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Payment Process
BlockBenPay Wallet
BlockBenPay is the multi-asset payment and digital wallet service of the BlockBen platform.
Our customers can access and manage their assets in various currencies, transfer, top-up or
pay-out anytime.
Current accepted assets are EUR and BlockNote (BNO), our 100% gold-back digital asset.
Secure
Fast
Simple
Send gold!
Multi-wallet
Asset Platform
The BlockBen platform is an asset-based platform built to issue different digitized assets
in a regulated EU compliant environment. At the moment, you can use BlockNote (BNO)
and BlockStock (BSO), but it was designed to be able to hold “endless” number of different
assets on its platform. Our licenses provide a fully regulated environment for any metal-
based asset issuance.
BlockBen is looking for projects that are planning to digitize their assets on a fast, reliable,
safe and secure platform. We can support them with our legal channels to help them to
obtain the necessary licenses needed by the government.
We can only cooperate with projects that are fully licensed and follow all the applicable
laws and regulations.
Trusted Trusted
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Trusted Trusted
02 Future Asset 04
Future Asset 03
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• Database • Validation
04 • Blockchain • Wallet
Own Platform • Infrastructure • Smart Contact
• Product Development
Market analysis, focus group test sales, and project specific conceptualisation, all the
way through to issuance.
• Technological background
We can add an unlimited number of new assets to our privileged enterprise blockchain
in a way that the digital asset owner may be financially rewarded from the transaction
fees associated with the asset. We can operate and maintain the necessary IT
infrastructure.
• Sales Management
Based on the specifics of a digital asset, we can either build up new sales channels or
provide our existing ones.
• Legal
We create your own environment, licensing and legal structure to ensure your
processes can run in a strictly controlled environment, all backed by our platform. We
apply comprehensive KYC, AML and CTF and we may also expand them to meet your
unique requirements.
Thanks to our platform, there are two different ways to make use of our technology:
• Licensing:
In the form of licensing agreements, as an on-premise solution, you have the option of
using our technology.
Architecture
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Architecture
The Natrix Platform aims to provide a modern and easy to use toolset for building secure,
yet fast applications in the finance industry. Each component is well-defined, tested &
documented, and may be used as a standalone package or as a platform, fully supporting a
microservice architecture and scalability.
The combination of the blockchain technology and various cryptography solutions allow us
to develop auditable & nearly trustless and legally binded systems where the integrity of the
database is always verifiable, even by third parties, while still keeping the data secure and
confidential for each member of the consortium.
We always have control over what is shared, whether it is fully private to keep our network
completely closed from the outside, or semi-open to allow third parties to verify, or even
read some of our databases. At the same time, we keep the system fast on its feet, as Natrix
can process thousands of transactions within milliseconds.
• Transaction based communication, everything can be traced, each user request must
have a valid digital signature from a device.
• Secure group-based sharing, only those who have the right cryptographic keys can
read the actual content. The data models can be carefully annotated so everyone can
read only what they need to. Access can be granted post factum.
• Easy to use and fast key-value store interface for interacting with the blockchain.
• Powerful and secure smart-contract execution runtime. We run the custom code from
the blockchain through a carefully designed API, giving you the best of both worlds:
secure & trusted code execution combined with hassle-free, easy development.
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• Support for Authority groups. These groups allow certain members of the consortium
(or for a central/government authority) to read pre-determined parts of the database,
and/or put the blockchain into a read-only mode.
The Team
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BlockBen
Our Estonia registered company is constituted of a professional team with wide range of
experience and competencies. We work in an international environment that challenges
our teams to break the glass ceiling. Our professionals have valuable references in the fi-
eld of IT, finance and fintech development, marketing and in innovative and complex pro-
ject management as well. BlockBen is a project-based organisation, where departments
work in close cooperation to create an innovative environment in order to reach the best
possible outcome.
Product Team
The Product Team is responsible for design, visualization and the process of acquiring and
integrating new products to various platform.All related management activities belong to
the department, as well as analyzing user behavior, mapping customer journey and making
suggestions to increase Client engagement towards BlockBen’s products.
Working closely with stakeholders is key for our professionals, as the team has to identify
both business needs and Client requirements, and transform them into new, innovative
products. The Product Team’s goal is to provide satisfactory solutions for our Clients, while
focusing on business initiatives.
IT Department
The Team is responsible for all IT operations, such as security, efficient IT development and
related management processes. Daily tasks involve blockchain and financial system devel-
opment and the aiding of the finance and support departments.
The IT professionals maintain a close relationship with the business development mana-
gement, the marketing team and external IT contractors in order to specify and implement
optimal solutions for both ourselves and our Clients.
Our high-skilled senior team members along with competent junior colleagues have deep
technical knowledge and business acumen.
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Compliance Team
The main goal of BlockBen’s Compliance Team is that both external and internal activities
of BlockBen Financial Services OÜ comply with all legislative, regulatory and organizational
requirements.
Marketing Department
The Marketing Team takes care of the organization of various events and travels, the
support of the sales teams and covers the full spectrum of marketing activities related to
BlockBen’s products and services. Several external teams contribute to the success of the
marketing division, which allows the department to take under control various and complex
projects, including national campaigns, social media management, public relations and on-
line/offline events.
Both experienced seniors and ambitious juniors constitute the team, who consider marke-
ting as their common calling.
Finance Department
BlockBen’s Finance Team executes the company’s financial operations. Generally these pro-
cesses are related to incoming and outgoing transfers of our Clients and Business Partners.
Colleagues in the team not only audit the legality of financial processes, but also contribute
to the work of BlockBen’s accountants and auditors by providing all necessary documenta-
tion and reports.
Support Department
The Support Team’s main duties cover productive processing and replying to different in-
coming requests, questions and observations from our Clients. As requests come in a wide
range, the team actively cooperates with other departments (such as IT and Finance) in or-
der to efficiently meet Client expectations.
Both teams include highly qualified experts and devoted junior colleagues, all committed to
professionalism and hard work.
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HR
The HR ensures the organization’s and employees’ cultural fit and the continuous expansion
of our teams. The department creates various processes in order to achieve an efficient and
smooth workflow for colleagues. Proactive approach, surveying worker’s needs and execu-
ting necessary actions are top priority for our company.
Senior Management:
The Senior Management determines the direction of the company’s progress. Their goal is
to maintain the innovative system, and to continuously seek for new possibilities. The team
regularly reviews ongoing projects, and determines action plans focusing on efficiency on a
company level. The Senior Management is made of highly skilled individuals with a remar-
kable experience in their field of expertise.
Along with the HR Team, the Management is also responsible for maintaining an innovative
and diverse cultural environment where BlockBen’s colleagues have the opportunity to grow
and perform on the maximum level possible.
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VIKTOR BODNAR
– Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
ATTILA KROCSEK
– Co-Founder and Head of Business Development
ANDRAS SZABOLCSI
– Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
ISTVAN NAGY
– Co-Founder, Head of Sales
ANDREA KROCSEK
– Marketing Manager
PETER HORVATH
– Operations Manager
Roadmap
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2020 Q4
Launching our self-developed
stock exchange platform
2020 March
2019 Nov BNOX Launch
BlockBenPay market
BNOX is available in BlockBenPay
entry Wallet and in one of the most popu-
BlockBenPay online social media/ lar exchange partner
marketing campaign started on
multiple online platforms
Exclusion of liability
This Whitepaper provides general information and materials about our BlockBen platform.
Information in the Whitepaper does not constitute legal and business advice or any other
advice. The content of the Whitepaper is only to be relied upon at your own risk. Before
making a decision, it is advisable to take independent qualified financial advice in the
relevant jurisdiction.
The Whitepaper owners and other associated parties are not responsible for the actions,
decisions or other behaviour taken or not taken by you in reliance upon the Whitepaper.
Investing in cryptocurrencies comes with a high risk and may result in losing the investment.
Only invest that amount of money which you are prepared to lose and does not have
an impact on your standard of living. Information published in the Whitepaper does not
guarantee that financial losses may be avoided by cryptocurrency investors. Neither the
Whitepaper owner nor the associated parties are responsible for such damages. The
schedule in the Whitepaper is only indicative.
The seller reserves the right to change the content of the whitepaper and other related
documents in its own discretion without having to provide notification. All terms and
conditions are as per General Terms and Conditions.
• Established: 2018
The company fully complies with all legal and regulatory laws of the operating country.
All of our future clients must go through BlockBen’s KYC / KYB procedure for selling and
buying BlockStock and BlockNote.
Any citizen or resident (tax or otherwise) of the following countries is excluded from the
purchase of BlockStock: Afghanistan, Algeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, DPRK North Korea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine,
Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda,
Vanuatu, Yemen, Venezuela, Zimbabwe, USA, Singapore.
Disclaimer
BlockBen Financial Services OÜ
Harju maakond, Tallinn, Kesklinna linnaosa, Harju tn 6, 10130 Estonia