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​ AdsCash Coin: Ethereum Smart Contract based<br />

Cryptocurrency for AdWorld<br />

Version 1.1<br />

February 01, 2017


1. Abstract<br />

AdsCash is a multifunctional, next-generation cryptocurrency and trading<br />

platform developed on Ethereum blockchain, using cutting edge smart contract<br />

technology. ​AdsCash is a ​decentralized ​peer-to- peer cryptocurrency with a<br />

primary focus on transparency , compliance and security. ​AdsCash will become the<br />

first stable digital currency exclusively designed and marketed towards the<br />

advertising industry to allow owners of the currency to pay for product and<br />

services with zero chargebacks and freedom from dealing traditional financial<br />

institutions.<br />

AdsCash coin is a Ethereum ledger based digital currency using smart<br />

contracts shielded with strong privacy guarantees a convenient payment system<br />

offering up-to-date, cryptographically-secure and user-friendly. Using the smart<br />

contract features allows the parties to make lawful agreements written in the code<br />

form executed automatically once the conditions are met. We are exploring the<br />

blockchain method as a transparent, persistent and immutable record of all<br />

intermediaries in a transaction. This will enable greater understanding of which<br />

intermediaries have what data (pricing, transaction history, etc) and could increase<br />

transparency in the digital advertising supply chain. Our aim is to make ​Adscash<br />

coin as a substitute payment method for the online Advertising world what Bitcoin<br />

is now for the finance world.


2. Introduction<br />

The emergence of new technologies is changing landscape both domestically<br />

and globally for the advertising industry. New media, new ideas, new challenges,<br />

new cultural opportunities are swirling around the industry and impacting the way<br />

it does business.Around the world, advertisers spend $592.43 billion in 2015,<br />

according to new figures from eMarketer, online advertising stood at an estimate at<br />

194.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2016. This figure is forecast to constantly increase in<br />

the coming years, reaching a total of 335 billion U.S. dollars by 2020. Webmasters<br />

or publishers are always scratching their heads to share a slice of the advertising<br />

market.<br />

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Processing and receiving micro-payments remains a critical issue for content<br />

creators these days. Traditional payment methods, such as Paypal, bank transfers,<br />

and credit cards, are subject to ​high transaction fees. In the end, the recipient will<br />

receive far less money than originally intended. This is where ​AdsCash coin could<br />

play a big role in the payment system, as virtual currency payments are ​fast and<br />

subject to a ​minimal fee.<br />

AdsCash coin is minted on Ethereum blockchain implementing smart<br />

contracts. Ethereum is a public decentralized blockchain platform to perform more<br />

advanced for coding and processing smart contracts.A smart contract is a computer<br />

programme that can automatically execute the terms of a contract of a multiparty<br />

agreement.<br />

Using Smart contracts ,it will help advertisers to exchange ​AdsCash coins,<br />

assets ,shares, or anything of value in a transparent, conflict-free way, while<br />

avoiding the services of a middleman.​AdsCash coin can be and is actively being<br />

used to transfer value.Smart contract give the edge to both parties to write a code<br />

which executes automatically when conditions are met.<br />

In Advertising industry by using smart contract triggered by blockchain<br />

transactions ,​Adscash Coins will be released only to the other party( advertising<br />

company) when its starts delivering results to the customer or consumer.So money<br />

will be transferred to the company when smart contract release money only if


conditions are fulfilled and some result is shown and payments are validated by the<br />

network of nodes/miners and logged onto the Ethereum blockchain, just like the<br />

Bitcoin blockchain.With a multi-signature feature, two or more parties are required<br />

to approve a transaction before funds can be released or some other aspect of the<br />

contract can move forward.<br />

So the future looks bright for those who view ​AdsCash (digital currency) as<br />

the new transmitter of value; as the way to mobilise an economy without<br />

interference from middlemen who add no value; and without the heavy burden of<br />

irrelevant legislation.​AdsCash can be used by merchants and users to simplify<br />

payments , record business process and address security issues.<br />

AdsCash has the potential to become as the advertising coin for Ad world,<br />

what bitcoin has become is to the finance world. The goal of AdsCash is to become<br />

replacement for online advertising payment system. AdsCash is a coin that will<br />

help companies and organisations that deals with internet marketing, email<br />

marketing, search engine marketing (SEM), social media marketing, many types of<br />

display advertising (including web banner advertising), and mobile advertising. It<br />

will be used by advertising companies,traffic providers,cryptocurrency exchanges,<br />

common people who wants to deal with cryptocurrencies, investors and anyone<br />

who is dealing or connected with advertising world.


3. Consumer Advantages:<br />

The major advantage of ​AdsCash coin is its large existing user-base and<br />

community that supports it. ​AdsCash members are already trading amongst<br />

themselves using the currency, creating a readymade economy. Furthermore, the<br />

AdsCash Foundation’s mission is to educate the untapped audience of the Ad<br />

business community and drive uptake of digital currency.<br />

The following benefits will be availed by using AdsCash Cryptocurrency.<br />

3.1 Autonomy – Customer will make the agreement with the advertiser using<br />

smart contract; there’s no need to rely on a broker, lawyer or other intermediaries<br />

to confirm. Incidentally, this also knocks out the danger of manipulation by a third<br />

party, since execution is managed automatically by the network, rather than by one<br />

or more.So paying in ​AdsCash coin with the advertising company can give you the<br />

leverage to dictate your terms.<br />

3.2 Secure – Using smart contracts, consumer’s money will be released to the<br />

advertising company only when they starts delivering results ,so there is no chance<br />

of any loss.So with AdsCash Coin, it will be a thing of past when some illegimate<br />

organization ditch the customers by using unfair practises and methods.Secondly,<br />

Proof of Work (POS) model reduces the risk of ‘Selfish Miner flaw’ and ‘51%<br />

attacks’. Transactions in any ​AdsCash currency have to be approved and verified<br />

by the peer-to-peer network. This community approval means everyone has a stake<br />

in the currency,so it is in the community’s interest to ensure security.<br />

3.3 Privacy - Payments with ​AdsCash coin can be made and finalised without any<br />

personal information being tied to any transactions; and due to this enhanced<br />

privacy of personal information,there is greater protection against identity theft.<br />

Due to the way the ethereum blockchain works, the identity of the user is not<br />

important. This means it is secure and kept hidden at all times unless someone<br />

chooses to reveal it. Because all the transactions and information are highly<br />

encrypted, even extreme computational power would require hundred of years to


crack it.Using smart contract consumer can authorize a withdrawal asynchronously<br />

over the blockchain one at a time and then have the transaction finalized<br />

automatically once enough people make their authorizations.<br />

3.4 Trust – Customer documents are encrypted on a shared ledger for Adscash , it<br />

is ethereum blockchain. There’s no way that someone can say they lost it.The<br />

individuals are anonymous but the contract is the public ledger. Automated<br />

contracts are not only faster and cheaper but also avoid the errors that come from<br />

manually filling out heaps of forms.<br />

3.5 Transparency ​- Using the blockchain technology, all finalised transactions are<br />

available for everyone in the network to see,however all personal information is<br />

hidden,i.e. you can tell when a coin was spent, but not by whom. While a public<br />

address may be visible, personal information is not tied to it, giving it the<br />

transparency of a public ledger whilst at the same time maintaining personal<br />

Information security.Using smart contracts in AdsCash will make it transparent for<br />

both parties to review terms and conditions .​Ethereum blockchain can serve as<br />

the data layer for a fully decentralized reputation system - and<br />

potentially ultimately a fully decentralized marketplace.<br />

3.6 Control ​- Accounts that hold traditional currency can be requisitioned or<br />

frozen completely by a host of authorities, often through no fault of the consumer.<br />

Since digital currencies exist outside the traditional regulatory frameworks that<br />

allow this to happen, it is very rare for a holder to be rendered unable to access<br />

their coins, unless illegal activity is proven to have taken place.AdsCash is a secure<br />

cryptocurrency for business transactions for all parties dealing with AdWorld.<br />

3.7 Value - There are no third party transferring agents (like a bank) who want<br />

their share. The cost of sending ​AdsCash coin is practically zero compared to the<br />

bank transfer costs most people are used to.So dealing with fiat currency will incur<br />

more money in terms of bank fees , transaction fee etc but with AdsCash currency<br />

you will save these costs.


As every coin is accounted for in your ledger,merchants cannot charge extra<br />

hidden fees without being noticed. They must communicate fees to the consumer<br />

before adding charges.<br />

4. International Trading<br />

Using credit cards or bank accounts for international transactions can be<br />

problematic; since they are linked to the legal tender of a specific government,<br />

exchange rates, interest rates, and country-to-country transaction fees. This adds<br />

levels of bureaucracy that have associated costs. Trading across currency lines<br />

forces people to pay taxes at both ends, as well as any additional costs from using<br />

wire transfers or services like Western Union and exchange fees. Digital currency<br />

like ​AdsCash by passes this confusion, dismantling barriers between markets<br />

digital currencies are not bound by the rules or status of any one government's<br />

currency, so international transactions tend to go a lot more quickly and smoothly<br />

when they are used. They bring competition to the remittance and payment<br />

markets.


5. Merchant Advantages:<br />

Like any other advertising media, online advertising frequently involves both a<br />

publisher, who integrates advertisements into its online content, and an advertiser,<br />

who provides the advertisements to be displayed on the publisher's content.<br />

So transactions between the parties can be done in a quick and secure<br />

manner using Adscash cryptocurrency based on ethereum smart contract features.<br />

Advertisers who display their ads in Google , facebook or any third party website<br />

can do transactions using AdsCash coin in the near future especially created for the<br />

advertising world.<br />

Using AdsCash cryptocurrency which works on ethereum blockchain ,smart<br />

contract will be able to monitor, check performance and enforcement of contractual<br />

promises without human involvement. Like other types of automation, contract<br />

automation can lower the costs of operating a business and make mistakes less<br />

likely to happen. Another potential benefit is enabling parties to more efficiently<br />

structure their relationships. For example, automatic verification of a contractor’s<br />

work could allow the contractor to be paid more quickly and prevent unnecessary<br />

delays.<br />

5.1 Trade clearing and settlement -​Merchants trading with AdsCash ,it will bring<br />

trade clearing and settlement very easy. Using smart contracts it will manage<br />

approvals between parties,calculate trade settlement amount and transfer funds<br />

automatically.<br />

5.2 Security - ​Any of the features above apply to merchants as well as consumers.<br />

Digital currency transactions, such as ​AdsCash coin, are ​irreversible, do not carry<br />

personal information and are secure, therefore merchants are better protected from<br />

potential losses that occur from fraud.Merchants are able to do business where<br />

crime rates and fraud rates may be high and credit or debit cards may not be<br />

accepted.<br />

Digital currency like ​AdsCash coins makes transaction fraud harder due to<br />

the public ledger (blockchain) and the peer network encourages cooperation<br />

against fraudsters.Using smart contracts also add security as all terms and


conditions are prewritten and there is no chance that the merchant will loose any<br />

penny.As transactions are verified quickly within 6 minutes,so it does not create<br />

any delay in the smooth running of business.<br />

The AdsCash uses state of the art encryption which provides unparalleled<br />

network security. The AdsCash is powered by ethereum blockchain technology.<br />

No brokers, no banks, no fractional reserve, near-zero fees, immediate, and secure<br />

transactions.You can use AdsCash coin with no fees, no chargebacks and instant<br />

transaction.<br />

5.3 Incentivized data storage.<br />

Imagine an online advertising campaign where people who clicked on an<br />

advertisement would be given the virtual coins.Using smart contract small amounts<br />

of money might be distributed without friction and company can make loyal<br />

customers.<br />

6. How does it work?<br />

Ethereum is widely considered the most ambitious and complex of protocols<br />

in the blockchain space. Currently Ethereum uses a proof of work system for<br />

validation,This method of validation requires for ​AdsCash miners to solve the<br />

block problem provided they meet the ​168150937.5 ​quota set by the AdsCash<br />

Foundation. A mathematical computer-based process called ​mining generates<br />

AdsCash coins. The mining itself is a very complex mathematical problem, which<br />

is solved by a computer executing difficult number-crunching tasks.The difficulty<br />

of the mining increases over time making it harder to obtain the coins. This acts as<br />

a deflationary brake on the currency, therefore creating stability in the price.Using<br />

a method of what’s known as weak subjectivity consensus the nodes validate the<br />

network and are paid out a percentage of newly created AdsCash in return for<br />

mining the currency.


7. AdsCash Economy<br />

The total number of ​AdsCash coin is finite.There are only ​168150937.5 coins<br />

​AdsCash coins in the network that will be mined over the next ​3​ years.<br />

This gives leverage,robustness and long-term sustainability to ​AdsCash coin as a<br />

digital currency.This is the opposite of a conventional fiat currency which<br />

decreases in value each time a Government prints more. ​AdsCash coin was<br />

designed by experts using the latest technology and techniques in cryptocurrency<br />

and blockchain. ​AdsCash coin is at the cutting edge in digital currency, designed<br />

for use by the world’s Ad world as well as private individuals.<br />

Adscash Foundation is a Non Profit entity for maintaining and improving the<br />

AdsCash protocol .<br />

Name of the Coin= ADSCASH<br />

Symbol= ADS<br />

Estimated Total Adscash coin= 168150937.5<br />

AdsCash Foundation= 3 million coins premined.<br />

Number of years in which Adscash will be mined=3 Years<br />

Time period in which reward for mining become half= 0.25 years<br />

Time in which new block is mined or created= 12 seconds.<br />

Smallest unit of Coin= 2 places of decimals.<br />

Algorithm for Hashing=​ Dagger-Hashimoto<br />

Algorithm= Proof Of Work(PoW)


8. Summary<br />

AdsCash is another new cryptocurrency that uses Ethereum blockchain using smart<br />

contract technologies readily use for advertising world.Users can control the terms<br />

and condition using the smart contract to fulfill their goals.​AdsCash offers web<br />

publishers new ways to monetise content through frictionless micropayments .They<br />

are instantly settled and can be executed at high frequency. Imagine a couple of<br />

payments are transferred per second by a single user. This enables completely new<br />

ways of monetising web content and digital goods in general.It will be a win-win<br />

situation for both consumer and merchant.


9. Glossary<br />

ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit)<br />

An ASIC is a microchip designed for a special application, such as a particular<br />

kind of transmission protocol or a hand-held computer.You might contrast it with<br />

general integrated circuits, such as the microprocessor and the random access<br />

memory chips in your PC.ASICs are used in a wide-range of applications,including<br />

auto emission control, environmental monitoring, and personal digital<br />

assistants(PDAs).<br />

An ASIC can be pre-manufactured for a special application or it can be custom<br />

manufactured (typically using components from a "building block" library of<br />

components) for a particular customer application.<br />

Fiat Currency<br />

Currency that a government has declared to be legal tender, but is not backed by a<br />

physical commodity. The value of fiat money is derived from the relationship<br />

between supply and demand rather than the value of the material that the money is<br />

made of. Historically, most currencies were based on physical commodities such as<br />

gold or silver, but fiat money is based solely on faith.<br />

GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)<br />

A silicon chip specifically designed for the complex mathematical calculations<br />

needed to render millions of polygons in modern computer game graphics. They<br />

are also well suited to the cryptographic calculations needed in cryptocurrency<br />

mining.<br />

Block Reward<br />

The reward given to a miner which has successfully hashed a transaction block.<br />

Hash<br />

A hash algorithm turns an arbitrarily-large amount of data into a fixed-length hash.<br />

The same hash will always result from the same data, but modifying the data by


even one bit will completely change the hash. Like all computer data, hashes are<br />

large numbers, and are usually written as hexadecimal.<br />

CPU (Central Processing Unit)<br />

The CPU is the part of a computer system that is commonly referred to as the<br />

‘brains’ of a computer. The CPU is also known as the processor or microprocessor.<br />

The CPU is responsible for executing a sequence of stored instructions called a<br />

program.<br />

Hashrate<br />

The number of hashes that can be performed by a cryptocurrency miner in a given<br />

period of time (usually a second)<br />

Mining<br />

Mining is a metaphor to describe the process where someone has a computer and<br />

they use the hardware storage space of that computer<br />

to support the processing power needed to maintain a digital currency ledger.<br />

In other words, if I were to pay you a sum of ​AdsCash coin, that transaction needs<br />

to be recorded and verified. This needs computer hardware storage space and<br />

processing power; when someone participates and shares their computer, this is<br />

called mining.<br />

POW (Proof of Work)<br />

A system that ties mining capability to computational power. Blocks must be<br />

hashed,which is in itself an easy computational process, but an additional variable<br />

is added to the hashing process to make it more difficult. When a block is<br />

successfully hashed, the hashing must<br />

have taken some time and computational effort. Thus, a hashed block is considered<br />

proof of work.<br />

RAM (Random Access Memory)<br />

The main memory in a computer, smartphone or tablet. RAM is the temporary<br />

workspace where instructions are executed and data are processed. What makes


RAM "random access" is its capability of reading and writing any single byte. This<br />

"byte addressability" differs from storage devices such as hard disks and flash<br />

memory chips, which read and write sectors containing multiple bytes. In addition,<br />

RAM is used as a temporary space for the software, while storage is permanent<br />

until deleted by the user.<br />

P2P (Peer to Peer)<br />

Decentralized interactions that happen between at least two parties in a highly<br />

interconnected network. An alternative system to a 'hub-and-spoke' arrangement, in<br />

which all participants in a transaction deal with each other through a single<br />

mediation point.<br />

POS (Proof of Stake)<br />

An alternative to proof of work, in which your existing stake in a currency (the<br />

amount of that currency that you hold) is used to calculate the amount of that<br />

currency that you can mine.<br />

Selfish Miner Flaw<br />

The result of a miner keeping their block discoveries private to their own pool, and<br />

cautiously revealing them to the rest of the honest miners, thus forcing the honest<br />

miners to waste their resources on blocks that are not part of the blockchain.

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