Hello Reddit,
Over the last few days there has been a little bit of confusion with the anchoring of a citadel under the Care for Kids banner recently and I wanted to give you a quick update to let you know what was happening.
Before we cover this particular citadel, letGÇÖs just go over a bit of background information on the trade network and what this particular citadel is for. Jita, as a centralised market hub will always exist (in one form or another). However, I firmly believe that a connected trade network that can service low and null sec will bring a great deal more content and excitement to the game. A trade network, to be successful needs to be independent of all entities and remain free ported to everyone, regardless of the circumstances. Chribba will therefore be acting as overseer of the project, distributing ISK and auditing when required.
Since this project's initial announcement, the level of support and number of parties interested has grown significantly - not because they are paid or obligated, but because they see the benefit a neutral trade network will bring to the game. A few examples of alliances included are: Project Mayhem, Snuffed Out, WAFFLES., Shadow Cartel, Darkness (and Guardians of the Galaxy by extension), Circle of Two, Northern Coalition., Pandemic Legion, Legion of xXDEATHXx, Stainwagon, Triumvirate. (and Vanguard), Chaos Theory, Fidelas Constans (FCon and Phoenix Coalition), The Initiative., Mercenary Coalition and of course Care for Kids.
I can understand the confusion with this particular citadel being dropped under the Care for Kids banner, however with the number of people involved in this project (including major and minor alliances) the citadels at this stage arenGÇÖt really under threat, so this wasnGÇÖt done as GÇ£coverGÇ¥.
This project is far too big for one person to undertake alone and by extension, even one alliance. Therefore regions have been broken up and different alliances will be dropping the required citadels in various locations, while other participant members assist in offering protection. As 25% of the profits of the trade network will be donated to Eve goodwill projects (Care for Kids included in that) they were also involved in anchoring 1 of the many citadels.
For me personally, this isnGÇÖt a for profit activity - I will however be the one investing the initial seed capital to get the project off the ground. The citadels will have a low 1% brokers fee and the profit distribution of that will be released shortly.
In slightly related news, because of the time investment required for this project, I will be stepping down from IWI to focus on this project full time and retiring from active participation in gambling sites (this includes selling my shares).
Keep posted over the next few weeks as weGÇÖll be releasing the full details of the new trade network.