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TokenPay Throws Accusations Against XRP and NEO
In a recent tweet, TokenPay (TPAY) decided to remind once again everyone of their accusations against Neo (NEO) and XRP being centralized.
https://twitter.com/tokenpay/status/1029543386653618176
TokenPay comes after XRP and NEO once more
TokenPay had made a lot of headlines back in March when they claimed that Ripple and Neo are actually centralized currencies. According to them, the NEO Foundation is in full control of NEO and all its nodes. At the time, they claimed to have received a lot of hate for saying this. However, it would seem that TokenPay now believes that everyone should be able to see that they were right.
Decentralization is one of the key aspects of every real cryptocurrency, especially considering that the sole reason for their existence was to take power over money away from companies, banks, and other financial institutions. However, with the rise in the number of cryptos due to their popularity, it would seem that not all cryptocurrencies chose to abide by this rule.
With a situation like that, a large part of the crypto community has become concerned regarding centralization and decentralization issues. It would seem that everyone agrees that cryptos and blockchain projects should be decentralized. However, since there is a legitimate doubt regarding some of these projects, Ripple and Neo, in particular, many have opted to claim that they are not even real cryptocurrencies.
Are Ripple and Neo real cryptos?
The argument against NEO and XRP is based on the fact that they are not regular cryptocurrencies by design. As such, they are not compatible to even be considered real cryptos. Many claims that Ripple’s development and progress of its technology is not for the good of the crypto community, but for the benefit of its partners.
Considering that Ripple is mostly working with large banks and financial institutions like Santander Bank and American Express, many believe that it was created to allow banks to remain relevant in the new crypto era. Considering that crypto mining is actually a process of validating transactions, and Ripple cannot be mined, someone else needs to be in charge of validating its transactions. This is one of the biggest arguments of the coin actually being centralized.
Another argument against Ripple concerns its blockchain. The blockchain is not open. This is unusual for a cryptocurrency, and nearly every other coin out there has a fully open blockchain. Because of this, XRP was condemned by blockchain and crypto enthusiasts alike.
With a negative attitude towards Ripple and XRP growing, significant efforts were made in order to make its blockchain as decentralized as it is currently possible. XRP ledger’s current number of validators is 68, and this is their number after Ripple allowed some new ones to join. It was largely believed that this is done due to constant criticism regarding its centralization.
As stated, the XRP ledger currently has 68 validators, 21% of them is Ripple itself. While this is still not full decentralization, it is still proof that the coin is moving towards a decentralized state. At the same time, this move is allowing Ripple to leave the SEC’s attention. Willingly or not, the coin has to reach decentralization if it wants to remain relevant, and as such, it still has the potential to become a real crypto in the eyes of its critics.
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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.
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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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