Bitcoin like the first crypto currency has many drawbacks. Will you make it perfect? it will be great!
Yes, this project is focused on making a product of bitcoin which will overcome the difficulties which users and miners of bitcoin experience in their everyday transaction work and while working with bitcoin. They are trying to enhance mining and also the transaction fees problem which every bitcoin user faces every day.
That's the reason why they need to have a fork to improve more about the system like the transactions and the rewards of the miners. As what I understand about this platform they seemed to help btc holders to park their coin while the fork is ongoing. What makes this interesting is that the platform will also give interest about the coin that they park.