![1*BZcR1fZtDTHlktPWen_NEw.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmXsyDgtTszESSXgcpJox4LtEfd7sXvuwiajMacsP3fPpe/1*BZcR1fZtDTHlktPWen_NEw.jpeg) Hey everyone, It’s time for *The Unofficial Weekly Stratis Retrospect #8*. For anyone wanting to read my previous blogs, you can find them all here. **Two ICO projects** As mentioned in my previous blogs, Stratis has two companies signed on to launch their ICOs on the Stratis ICO Platform. The specifics of these companies will be announced well before the end of January! Today the information of the first ICO is released. However this blog is about last week, so I will tell you more about that next week :). ![1*4d5IXlD288eHjmKW0etQVg.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSLPTcWwhJYuBaSBR5t9CFuruuZQVdsN73X8qY245DDHX/1*4d5IXlD288eHjmKW0etQVg.png) **Roadmap Q1 2018** Following an impressive fourth quarter in 2017, with milestone after milestone surpassed, Stratis is almost ready to present their new official roadmap for Q1 2018. I will share it with you all on Twitter (and in my weekly blog) as soon as it becomes available. ![1*2ijTO9rwd-Hrm5n1Qhp0PQ.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTYoREg1KcyXe4X2wmT23muKDhgYRC7kxP3QzPbymSbCa/1*2ijTO9rwd-Hrm5n1Qhp0PQ.png) **Livebitcoinnews.com** Livebitcoinnews.com released the following article about Stratis: *The first two ICOs on the Stratis Platform will launch in the next few weeks*. You can read the full article here. **Cryptoslate.com** Cryptoslate.com also released an interesting article about the new Stratis ICO platform. You can read more about the specific features of the Stratis ICO platform in their article over here. **Pieterjan returns** Pieterjan Vanhoof returned to Stratis headquarters in London last week. When the core developers of Stratis, Dan Gershony, Jeremy Bokobza and Pieterjan Vanhoof are together under the same roof, it’s likely good things are happening! ![1*attJu87VrXB5ucAEh7n2Pg.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmWndA1V3k32VptudFXqwJSDLixSctGT6BvwRXbBf8MJyF/1*attJu87VrXB5ucAEh7n2Pg.jpeg) **Forbes.com** This week Forbes released an article about cryptocurrency and how it could transform the future. A small mention of Stratis is in it! You can find the full article over here. It’s great to see Stratis getting attention from more and more media, and it’s especially interesting when a news source as mainstream as Forbes talks about Strat. **Catchy.com** Domain brands marketplace Catchy.com now accepts $STRAT for payment. ![1*G8HnX6_6seJowsC15mUArQ.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTxDAgcVXCYayj1d3Vv6jcGCzBg5vR1xAEUXLXC4xGrxU/1*G8HnX6_6seJowsC15mUArQ.png) **Natural and sustainable growth** As I’ve mentioned multiple times in the past, Stratis is quite different than most crypto projects. Stratis doesn’t overhype itself, and it’s come this far with almost no marketing spend. Everything has thus far been achieved by building a natural and sustainable foundation — bedrock that can easily support growth for years to come. Longtime Stratis community members have come to appreciate this approach and voluntarily apply their individual strengths toward organic marketing to support Stratis. When talented members of the community contribute like they have been, it further allows Stratis team members to keep their main focus on development, educational projects, and vital business-to-business outreach and relationship building, a perfect example of great teamwork! ![1*ur5b6Kpw2gqZQF64_9YTNg.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmTLKFzZNwpb6G5G758smgsFg7UF53xrLYqbmkYv48VkEj/1*ur5b6Kpw2gqZQF64_9YTNg.png) **On This Current Week** Chris publicly mentioned he anticipates this current week being a good week for Stratis, so I’m excited to see what his future news will bring in the short-term. ![1*OgP5_iEB6uq407YJDKGrfA.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmZTv3G9jXFkFmmffry48e8ziQFu9TxHqj8HZHBZib43fL/1*OgP5_iEB6uq407YJDKGrfA.png) With all that, another week passed by! I look forward to seeing you all again next week. Cheers, Khilone Follow me on Twitter to get all the news right away: https://twitter.com/Khil0ne Be sure to participate in the 100 STRAT give away on my Twitter over here. ![1*fG7C1RVblY3HnCusTIQXHQ.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmeFuXEEomRppTDYGiCgpifDJwNDDBmhTqpdPZ2zpdafHH/1*fG7C1RVblY3HnCusTIQXHQ.jpeg)