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Verge (XVG): The case of copying ‘hack fix code’ and staying dishonest
Verge (XVG), an age-old currency in cryptocurrency time, seems to be a darling to controversy and headlines. From announcing blown up big bombs news of their partnership with Pornhub to the more recent headlines of copying hack fix codes and denying it, the cryptocurrency seems to be creating a space for itself in the market.
The secure incognito virtual currency that uses multiple anonymity-centric networks that utilize open source protocols based throughout the world has been a victim of two protocol hacks in a span of two months with the latest one being last week.
It took Verge developers about three days to bring the situation under control and fix the problem, which some critics say hasn’t been fixed at full, leaving the platform vulnerable for another attack through it might be harder to perform.
Like that wasn’t enough bad news for them, new information emerged claiming the ‘fix’ was copy pasted from an obscure digital currency that launched in November 2017. How does the Verge team react to this news? They try to spin the story and give conflicting information to look like they were the victims of this cyber-robbery.
Records from Github show SHIELDcoin, who claim to be the original owners of the code had implemented the ‘fix’ code around a month ago while Verge records show they did so about three days ago.
It’s not uncommon for programmers and developers reusing others’ codes for their benefit, in fact, copying open-source codes that are not protected by patent rights is legal and morally acceptable. Nevertheless, lying about it and claiming ownership of the code is just intellectually corrupt and morally wrong.
Verge forgot to fix the difficulty calculating code and thought changing the block time was enough. This backfired on them. It is also worth noting that Verge (XVG) developers are alleged to have copied Bitcoins code in creating their platform.
XVG is evidently a fork of a fork with the above two alleged plagiarism being the third time the developers ‘just copy pasted’ other people’s codes to suit their convenience. They still stand on their ground that ‘hack fix code’ might have been their first time to copy paste.
https://twitter.com/TradingWhaIe/status/1000811821052387328
Now, they are working round the clock to come up with an entirely new codebase seemingly because they hardly knew how the current codebase operates, and apparently because they have now learned how to code rather than just plagiarizing other people’s work. Verge development team is not heading to any pressure to accept their offense; they claim it’s the later who copied from them.
https://twitter.com/cryptoBuzzB/status/1000826305737191424
More interestingly, it seems Verge (XVG) fans do not care about these allegations as they chose to continue preferring this digital currency in their online transactions refusing to burg under the pressure of the media.
Thats unfortunate. But, as a #vergefam I believe this attacks are only making us $XVG stronger. The more U attack more Anti dots we will prepare to avert any possible threat to $XVG. Nothing is full proof, this attacks makes us more pro-active to neutralize any future threat.????
— Mann (@manosmily) May 25, 2018
To be considered a ‘serious’ cryptocurrency in the market, a crypto must be good at not only knowing how exchanges work and how mining pools work, but you must also know deep understanding of cryptography, platforms, economics, hardware and many other factors. Anything less from this paint a shaky image on your currency for investors to have confidence. So, it’d be better for Verge (XVG) team to be more transparent and put-in the ‘real’ efforts.
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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.
NFTs are already being actively traded in markets globally. For…
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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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