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Verge (XVG) created quite a bit of controversy this Spring as Pornhub announced it would take Verge’s XVG cryptocurrency as a payment method. It’s considered to be a major win for Verge. Laugh if you want but when you get the world’s biggest porn platform business you stand to make a lot of money.
Pornhub is only one among many profitable partnerships Verge has acquired recently and the media and users couldn’t be happier. Verge is not just any crypto coin, it really guarantees true anonymity on every transaction, and it’s on its way to the top of the alt-coin world.
That’s just the beginning. But before we analyze how viable Verge could be, let’s see the way it’s performed so far.
Until May 6th, 2018, the Verge’s XVG was market capitalized at $1,133,972,634 from a circulating supply of 14,965,688,072 at a rate of $0.075772 per token. And then, as the whole crypto market shaken, it is no exception either – the coin stands at $0.05618 per token at the time of press May 12, 2018). Its high point was last December 23 when it was at almost $0.25.
Verge is unabashedly directed at hacktivists. They called their white paper a “Black paper” and they emphasized their Tor wallet for OSX, Linux, Android, and Windows. This tech combines Tor and I2p to anonymize every wallet holder’s IP address.
Their Wraith Protocol writes transactions down to the public (and private) ledger. But even public transactions show only random IP addresses.
So what’s this Pornhub ‘thingy’?
Verge controversial past even includes a name change. Its parent is called Dogecoin. Dogecoin was used as the basis to create another currency, Doigecoindark which became kind of notorious because of its goals about perfect anonymity. This brought a number of accusers (as well as fervent supporters), so in time a rebranding seemed in order and Dogecoindark was renamed Verge in 2016.
Then it caught the interest of MindGeek, Pornhub’s parent firm. The Pornhub network includes Youporn, Redtube, and Brazzers. For them, security is a big deal and they’re willing to spend a pretty dime on it.
Fabian Thylmann‘s net worth (Mindgeek’s CEO) is estimated to be at around three hundred million and chances are you have no idea who he is. That’s because he values anonymity while his business does create a lot of revenue. So however controversial this could be, the ability to be a currency of choice in the adult market (let alone anonymity) is great for any alt-coin, except that Verge already got it.
But the adult market is not the end of the story for Verge. Lots of markets want security and anonymity these days.
On the Verge of Something New
While privacy and anonymity are human rights, they tend to be linked with shady dealings. People say, there’s no reason for anonymity if you have nothing to hide, but would those same people give you their password or pin for their bank account?
Privacy is necessary, of course. Edward Snowden, by revealing NSA spying secrets, showed this to the world as he denounced how bad was the vigilance the US government keeps on its own citizens.
When the Deep Web went for Bitcoin, people assumed it was anonymous. And it is, but not to the same degree as Verge is. Digging deep enough into the Bitcoin ledger could still lead to you if you transacted on it. And it’s a record that will never go away.
Verge is using the MindGeek partnership to grow and get new partnerships. It’s rumored that Spotify is next as well as PayPal and Venmo. The right partnerships bring cryptocurrencies to the real world and make them available to everybody. Verge is on the right track.
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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.”
Mr. Yamagata has…
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