I believe...
- that escrow is being used for the ICO.
Novus - AFIX: Advanced File Index
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Crowdfunding and Coin DistributionFirst Crowdfund Round - February 16th to March 2nd30% of atmos will be sold during the development of Phase I - III for 2 weeks (escrowed)
If more than $100,000 is raised the funds will be released after the completion of Phase III
but will not be moved until the full crowdfund has ended. If less than $100,000 is raised the funds will remain in escrow and the second part of the crowdfund will continue to use an escrow.
Funds from the first round will not be released to us until the completion of Phase I - III.[snip]
EscrowsDabs - Bitcointalk Staff -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1781895.msg17795773#msg17795773* One more (reputable/well-known) escrow may be added before the first crowdfund occurs.
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