Waves is a decentralised platform with real world solutions running on the blockchain. Waves was founded in 2016 by Sasha Ivanov, and its team of over 70 employees are working hard to provide new and secure solutions for people to start businesses on the blockchain. Waves blockchain runs on Waves-NG consensus protocol. Waves ecosystem offers various cutting-edge and function rich tools built on an unprecedently swift and secure solutions, whether for end users, businesses or developers. Among the key functionalities of the Waves Platform are fast and secure decentralised exchange (DEX), user-friendly smart contracts, which cover almost every common use case there is, and a capability to issue a token in less than 60 seconds. Much of the platform’s functionality is easily accessible through the Waves client, available in desktop, mobile and standalone versions.