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Here Is How Tron’s (TRX) MainNet Launch Outgunned That of EOS
The word ‘outgunned’ is defined as outdoing or overwhelming your opponent by superior forces. Once you read the word, you think about the numerous Hollywood movies where the action hero with the most guns wins the final battle. But this is no war-zone; neither is it a movie. It is the world we love of crypto and blockchain. In this world, we have witnessed the launch of two magnificent Mainnets in the last one month. That of Tron (TRX) and that of EOS (EOS).
Both were equally exciting for the buzz around the crypto-verse was that these two projects were plausible Ethereum killers. But that is where the similarities end. The launches of both MainNets were totally opposite as shall be elaborated.
Constant communication by both projects
Justin Sun has overcome FUD to become one of the most trusted faces in the crypto-verse. His constant communication to TRON believers is second to none with clear milestones and roadmaps of when the MainNet was to be launched as well as what would happen after. We knew the dates and exact time with timezone references, as to when the MainNet would be launched as well as the Genesis block. There is also constant communication on the status of the ERC20 token migration as well as coin burns and token lockups.
EOS, on the other hand, has no such public figure to reassure the project believers about what was happening during the Mainnet launch. As a matter of fact, no one knew for sure if the MainNet was to be launched on the 2nd of June or the 3rd of June. Also, there is no one figure to elaborate the on-goings in the current constitutional crisis.
Bugs and Bug bounty programs
With the respect to bugs, the EOS MainNet was found to have a severe bug only days before the launch of the MainNet. This bug could allow a rogue miner to hijack the entire network using a smart contract and start wrecking havoc in the form of mining other blockchain networks. The bug was patched and a bug bounty program was soon initiated with a reward cap of $10,000.
Tron then took it upon itself, through Justin and the Tron Foundation, to make sure they had a lucrative bug bounty program when the MainNet was launched on the 31st of May. The upper cap of the reward was set at $10 Million meaning the best of the best of security experts and teams probably went knocking at the door of the Tron Foundation seeking to test the MainNet. As a result, the Mainnet has not experienced any known bug since the genesis block went live.
However, EOS has experienced another glitch that has resulted in several accounts being frozen as well as a constitutional crisis.
Constitutional crises
Block.one, the creator of EOS, is proposing the abolishing of the current constitution less than a month since the MainNet released the Genesis block after a voting stalemate. On the other hand, the Tron project currently has Super Representative elections ongoing with plans of a constitution in the works.
The difference is clear
One can argue that Tron managed to learn from the immediate mistakes of EOS. This is a very valid way of viewing things. Then again, TRON has for the longest of times being the underdog in this crypto-verse with EOS enjoying parade-like praise since the inception of the project. This means that the team at Tron had to put in double the effort to prove their mettle. The planning and execution witnessed through the Tron Foundation can only be described as being meticulous. Perhaps it is this attention to detail by the team that will eventually make Tron end up outshining Ethereum.
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Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 25th January, 2021, // ChainWire //
Xeno Holdings Limited (xno.live ), a blockchain solutions company based in Hong Kong, has announced the listing of its ecosystem utility token XNO on the ‘Bithumb Korea’ cryptocurrency exchange on January 21st 2021.
Xeno NFT Hub (market.xno.live ), developed by Xeno Holdings, enables easy minting of digital items into NFTs while also providing a marketplace where anyone can securely trade NFTs.
The Xeno NFT Hub project team includes former members of the technology project Yosemite X based in San Francisco and professionals such as Gabby Dizon who is a games industry expert and NFT space influencer based in Southeast Asia.
NFT(Non-Fungible Token) technology has recently gained huge focus in the blockchain arena and beyond, making waves in the online gaming sector, the art world, and the digital copyrights industry in recent years. The strongest feature of NFTs is that “NFTs are unique digital assets that cannot be replaced or forged”. Unlike fungible tokens such as Bitcoin or Ether, NFTs are not interchangeable for other tokens of the same type but instead each NFT has a unique value and specific information that cannot be replaced. This fact makes NFTs the perfect solution to record and prove ownership of digital and real-world items like works of art, game items, limited-edition collectibles, and more. One of the ways to have a successful…
2020 has been an incredible year for crypto as investors have generated windfall profits and crypto projects have seen their businesses gain the spotlight they’ve been looking for. While Bitcoin has received most of the attention after major institutional investors announced they were accumulating the increasingly scarce asset, many altcoins have also seen their fair share of glory. When looking at all the big winners of the past year, the first project that probably comes to mind is Chainlink, having appreciated by more than 550% YTD and now valued at over $4.5 billion. But, the actual biggest winner of the year is HEX with a YTD return of over 5,000%.
I mention both of the above projects as they have each taken slightly different paths to achieve greatness. Chainlink has devoted resources toward building a fundamentally sound business with many strategic partnerships while HEX has spent vast sums of money on marketing and promotion. Both approaches are valid, but one thing is certain, it is absolutely imperative for crypto projects to let the crypto community know what makes them special. Of course, one of the reasons that makes crypto so valuable is the powerful blockchain technology that most projects are utilizing.
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XENO starts VIP NFT trading service and collaborates with contemporary artist Hiro Yamagata
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 24th December, 2020, // ChainWire //
The XENO NFT Hub (https://xno.live) will provide a crypto-powered digital items and collectables trading platform allowing users to create, buy, and sell NFTs. Additionally it will support auction based listings, governance and voting mechanisms, trade history tracking, user rating and other advanced features.
As a first step towards its fully comprehensive service, XENO NFT Hub launched a recent VIP service to select users and early adopters in December 2020 with plans for a full Public Beta to open in June 2021.
“NFTs are extremely flexible in their usage, from digital event tickets to artwork, and while NFTs have a very wide spectrum of uses and categories XENO will initially focus its partnership efforts and its own item curation on three primary areas: gaming, sports & entertainment, and collectibles.”, said XENO NFT Hub president Anthony Di Franco.
He also added “This does not mean we will prohibit other types of NFTs from our ecosystem However, it simply means that XENO’s efforts as a company will be targeted into these verticals initially as a cohesive business approach.”
Development and Procurement Lead, Gabby Dizon explained, “Despite our initial focus, we found ourselves with a unique opportunity to host some of the works of Mr. Hiro Yamagata. We are collaborating with Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata to enshrine some of his artwork into NFTs.”
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