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So, what does Request look like in 5 years?
Two weeks ago we’ve introduced our focus of 2019 in this blog post.
As a disclaimer, we recognize that the team has been surprised in 2018 by the scaling roadmap and privacy aspect of Ethereum that led us to change the roadmap. While we could have communicated better at those times, we feel confident that we will deliver a very strong technical product with our current team.
In 5 years, technically speaking, we are aiming for the characteristics in the “What do we have to achieve” part above.
From an adoption perspective, here is the ambitious picture of what success for Request entails:
Two to three countries have decided to move on with the Request Network invoicing infrastructure nationally. They use a real-time dashboard, gaining in-depth insights into their economy and their taxes.
As a consequence, more than 10 billion requests a year are being processed through the Request Network.
80% of the market of accounting platforms, invoicing software and e-shop creators are covered by easy to install Request Network plug-ins. In specific areas, Request acts as the back-end of these platforms.
The protocol is strongly decentralized through governance. This metric is harder to quantify at the moment, though frameworks will appear.
The Request ecosystem is decentralized, with hundreds of apps built by other entities than the foundation.
Several large institutions use Request as a transparency framework.
Anyone can trace everything he consumes and can adapt his habits to consume better, more ethically, more local or more environment-friendly.
Accounting, auditing and tax duties are automated. The Request infrastructure asks for minimum manual inputs and provides more analysis for different actors.
And 5 years is still the beginning. While the future is unpredictable, all our decisions take into account the need for the network to survive through time and new emerging technologies.