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    Verge (cryptocurrency)

    Topic: Finance

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    Short description: Cryptocurrency
    Verge
    Verge logo
    Denominations
    SymbolXVG
    Development
    White paperBlackpaper Verge Currency 5th edition
    Initial release2014; 12 years ago (2014)
    Code repositorygithub.com/vergecurrency
    Developer(s)Justin Sunerok
    Websitevergecurrency.com
    Ledger
    Block time30s
    Block explorerverge-blockchain.info

    Verge Currency is a decentralized open-source cryptocurrency which offers various levels of private transactions. It does this by obfuscating the IP addresses of users with Tor and by leveraging stealth transactions making it difficult to determine the geolocation of its users.[1]

    Verge Currency has a maximum supply capped at 16.5 billion XVG. It uses the Proof of Work (POW) mining principle with multi-algorithm support and 5 different hash functions: Scrypt, X17, Lyra2rev2, myr-groestl and blake2s.[2][3]

    History

    Verge Currency was created in 2014 and originally named DogeCoinDark. It was rebranded to Verge Currency in 2016.[1]

    Following the bitcoin principle, Verge Currency has a transparent ledger that allows anyone to view all of its transactions, but protects user identities and locations. This was achieved by integrating both Tor to not expose IP addresses[1] and using stealth transactions, formerly known as Wraith Protocol, to hide the value of transactions.

    In April 2018, it was announced that the adult entertainment provider MindGeek would begin accepting Verge Currency as a payment option on its website network.[4]

    Also during April and May 2018, Verge Currency suffered from timestamp exploit on one of its 5 mining algorithms. This could have resulted in a 51% attack if it had only one algorithm.[5][6]

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Koerhuis, Wiebe; Kechadi, Tahar; Le-Khac, Nhien-An (October 31, 2019). "Forensic analysis of privacy-oriented cryptocurrencies" (in en). Forensic Science International: Digital Investigation 33: 200891. doi:10.1016/j.fsidi.2019.200891. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1742287619302312. 
    2. ↑ Li, Jingming; Li, Nianping; Peng, Jinqing; Cui, Haijiao; Wu, Zhibin (November 14, 2018). "Energy consumption of cryptocurrency mining: A study of electricity consumption in mining cryptocurrencies" (in en). Energy 168: 160–168. doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.11.046. https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0360544218322503. 
    3. ↑ Li, Yannan; Susilo, Willy; Yang, Guomin; Yu, Yong; Du, Xiaojiang; Liu, Dongxi; Guizani, Nadra (September 2019). "Toward Privacy and Regulation in Blockchain-Based Cryptocurrencies". IEEE Network 33 (5): 111–117. doi:10.1109/MNET.2019.1800271. ISSN 0890-8044. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8642798. 
    4. ↑ Morris, Chris (April 17, 2018). "Porn Partnership Pumps This Cryptocurrency Up 22%" (in en). Fortune. http://fortune.com/2018/04/17/verge-pornhub-mindgeek-cryptocurrency-brazzers/. 
    5. ↑ Schroeder, Stan (April 5, 2018). "Verge cryptocurrency hack shows, no, blockchain isn't invincible". Mashable. https://mashable.com/2018/04/05/verge-crypto-hack/. 
    6. ↑ Haan, Cali (May 25, 2018). "Verge, Bitcoin Gold and MonaCoin Hacked". Crowdfund Insider. https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/05/133936-verge-bitcoin-gold-and-monacoin-hacked/. 




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