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Tron funds PlayGame’s expansion, here’s what it means

February 25, 2019 by Naveed Iqbal

Tron is getting behind PlayGame which is one of the world’s fastest-growing direct-to-play platforms based on blockchain technology. Tron is a third generation blockchain project which aims to use its blockchain technology to decentralize the world wide web and create a new content system powered by cryptocurrencies instead of the current central authorities such as YouTube.

PlayGame

PlayGame was founded in June, last year. It aims to help game developers to surmount the obstacles inherent to piracy issues, opaqueness, inefficient distribution and payment calculations.

The platform includes the ability to develop and deploy smart contracts which allow game developers to monetize their work directly from enthusiasts by using digital currency.

And, as usual, the use of blockchain technology guarantees transparency for all the parties involved so that developers and gamers can trust a system in which every action is clean, quick and reliable.

Third generation blockchains (like Tron) have all kinds of use cases, and the gaming industry is among the most obvious ones. Even as you read this, the world’s most active decentralized applications are gaming apps with several thousand users daily and important cash flow.

And cryptonauts are avid gamers as well, so it’s a match made in heaven for both users and developers. Games are also attractive for cryptoverse newcomers because they’re fun to use and easy to learn, so they provide a good way for people to be introduced into blockchain technology without the need for a lot of technical expertise.

In this context, PlayGame’s entrance into the ecosystem shows how vital the gaming market is for the cryptoverse and leads the way for other new projects that combine both gaming with the blockchain.

The partnership

PlayGame has ambitious plans for growth, and Tron’s investment will facilitate that process. It will help the company to launch its Proof of Play and cryptocurrency payment gateway as well as to expand all over Asia and many other important markets that are crucial when it comes to introducing a new generation of users into blockchain-gaming.

The money will be useful, for sure, but it’s not about financial support only but also about building strategic partnerships with some of the industry’s main players.

TRON Arcade

Tron is going to spend $100 Million over the next three years (as the Tron Foundation announced recently) in support of the integration of gaming and cryptocurrencies. The fund will create the TRON Arcade to incentivize game developers to come up with new ideas and turn them into code.

Tron believes that gaming is a key ingredient for mass adoption. The developing community will have access to better resources. That means more dApps in the network which, in turn, means more new users.

Tron’s leadership keeps investing a lot of money in promoting the use of blockchain technology to decentralize the web, and it also keeps securing meaningful strategic partnerships which is one of the reasons for which the platform’s token (Tronix or TRX) keeps gaining value. It trades at $0.024176 as we write this, and it’s ranked ninth by market capitalization.

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Disclaimer: The presented information is subjected to market condition and may include the very own opinion of the author. Please do your ‘very own’ market research before making any investment in cryptocurrencies. Neither the writer nor the publication (TronWeekly.com) holds any responsibility for your financial loss.

Filed Under: Tron News Tagged With: Blockchain Games, TRON (TRX), TRON Arcade

BitGo supports Tronix coin, what does it mean to Tron?

February 22, 2019 by Ali Qamar

BitGo

BitGo is a different kind of cryptocurrency exchange platform. It’s one of the very few ones that are focused on providing cryptocurrency financial services to institutional customers instead of the retail investors that are still the majority of players in the cryptosphere. And it’s the world’s market leader in that category. BitGo alone processes 15% of all Bitcoin transactions in the world and.

It supports more than a hundred digital assets. Across all of those tokens, it has a flow of USD 15 billion monthly. The company is active in more than 50 countries all over the world, and it owns the first qualified custodian service for cryptocurrencies, called BitGo Trust.

Tron

Tron is a third-generation blockchain platform that’s been growing very quickly and successfully during a period of time that has seen most other blockchains and cryptocurrencies shrink or lose value. It’s already the largest decentralized application network in the world, and it’s not even two years old.

It was founded by Justin Sun, who already had something of a celebrity status in his natal China because he’s the man behind China’s most popular chatting mobile app. He is also known ad Jack Ma’s (Alibaba’s founder) close friend and protegé which doesn’t hurt his reputation either.

Tronix (TRX) at Bitgo

Last Tuesday, Tron announced that BitGo would support Tron’s TRX cryptocurrency later this year by providing a wallet and custody support.

“This partnership with BitGo will let institutional investors trade TRX with the confidence,” explained Mr. Sun, who is also the CEO of BitTorrent.” As TRON and its subsidiary BitTorrent work toward our vision of creating a new internet economy that is fast, secure, and cost-effective, we need to work with the companies that can provide that secure foundation. With BitGo, TRX investors will have the most secure wallet and custody options.”

BitGo’s chief technology officer, Ben Chan, also addressed the new partnership saying:

“Institutional investors want a wallet provider and custodian who can support a full range of digital assets so adding support for TRX later this year is an important step,” he remarked.

The BitGo official continued,

“BitGo is the only institutional digital asset company with a full product offering, from high-volume wallet platform to regulated custody services. Institutional investors are responsible for other people’s assets, and that requires the highest levels of security and regulatory compliance. BitGo will provide that for TRX.”

Institutional investors have been very skeptic about cryptocurrencies in general since Satoshi created them about a decade ago.

So this is an exciting development for Tron because BitGo’s support will open the doors for it to the institutional markets which could end up being the driving force behind crypto once some of the current fear they still have for digital assets fades away.

And Blockchain projects with solid fundamentals, such as Tron, can be the key to a successful marriage between the traditional and the digital economies.

The precise date for Tron’s inclusion at BitGo is still unknown, but it’s definitive that it will be this year. Inclusion in a platform of BitGo’s importance will surely increase Tron’s trading volumes and demand for the token. Both things, in turn, can only help the coin’s price.

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Disclaimer: The presented information is subjected to market condition and may include the very own opinion of the author. Please do your ‘very own’ market research before making any investment in cryptocurrencies. Neither the writer nor the publication (TronWeekly.com) holds any responsibility for your financial loss.

Filed Under: Tron News

The Best TRON Wallets to Keep Your TRX Tokens Safe

February 22, 2019 by Naveed Iqbal

TRON is one of the best cryptocurrencies in the crypto-space today. It is a decentralized blockchain platform that has lots of Dapps deployed on it. The Sun-led blockchain is very popular as its token is widely used around the world today.

TRON was initially launched on Ethereum’s blockchain network; however, the TRON network took a step forward by migrating from ERC-20 into creating its own MainNet in June last year. Due to the fact that TRON has relocated to its very own MainNet, it’s necessary to have TRX wallets that are highly compatible with the present MainNet.

Where to keep your TRX safe is a major concern today, and in this article, we will take a detailed look at the best TRON wallets to save your TRX tokens. Some of these wallets are PC, mobile, or web-based, and you will know how to use them very securely.

The Best Tron Wallets

  • TRON Android Wallet

The TRON Foundation itself has promoted the TRON Android Wallet. This is because it has a multi-functional setup, with an attractive user interface along with a TRON cold wallet structure. These features make it easy for users to store their TRX tokens securely.

However, this wallet is specially made for Android phone users only. It is encrypted by a passkey which can only be retrieved through a 24-word recovery key. This wallet is trendy because of its beautiful features.

  • Atomic Wallet (Multi-Wallet)

Atomic is a popular and very secure non-custodial Tron multi-wallet that enables managing over 500 other crypto coins and tokens in the app. Users can buy, exchange, and manage their crypto holdings in a well-protected and smooth interface.

Your private keys get generated from mnemonic. When you end up going with Atomic wallet, your funds’ security comes down to your very own hands entirely. Atomic is available for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android.

  • TRON Chrome Extension Wallet (Browser Extension)

One of the best wallets this year is the TRON Chrome Extension Wallet. This wallet is user-friendly, and it is the best TRON wallet for Chrome users. This wallet is web-based, and you can store and receive your TRX very easily without being hacked as transactions safely.

Your TRX tokens are highly secured, and as per reviews of TRON wallets, this secure option has been highly recommended by many experts for TRON holders.

  • TRON IOS Wallet

This is one of the added wallets on TRON network. It is another mobile-based wallet as the Android wallet but is specifically built for IOS phones. The Tron Foundation backs this mobile wallet (through the loan).

Additionally, this wallet is an open-source wallet that has the ability to secure private keys. It has a beautiful and easy to use interface. It is important to know that this TRON wallet is among the most used wallets on TRON network.

  • Ledger Nano S (Hardware Wallet)

Hardware wallets like Ledger Nano S have strong encryption and are really hard to hack into. The Ledger Nano S is one of the top crypto hardware wallets in the cryptocurrency-space today.

It is portable, and it has a USB port you can use to connect to your PC. You can use this hardware wallet to store not only TRX tokens but more than 500 cryptocurrencies.

Since it is a hardware wallet, you need to install the Tronscan desktop wallet from Github, to store your TRX tokens.

  • Exodus (Desktop Wallet)

The Exodus is also one of the most secured wallets today. It is notably known for its beautiful interface. You can store different cryptocurrencies – not only TRX alone. Also, you can exchange your tokens using the built-in ShapeShift integration.

  • TRON Paper Wallet

The TRON Paper Wallet is also considered to be one of the safest methods to save your TRX tokens – together with the TRON Chrome Extension Wallet, due to the fact that token transactions on these wallets are only achieved offline.

With a paper wallet, your public and private keys are printed on paper, making your passwords offline. When you follow the instructions for using a Paper Wallet, it will be next to impossible for your tokens to be stolen.

  • Guarda Wallet

Guarda wallet was created to provide users with a better experience in the cryptocurrency industry. The wallet supports over 45 chains and over 10,000 tokens. The wallet has reiterated its focus on a multi-platform approach and has web, desktop, Google Chrome and mobile devices versions available.

Guarda also offers the multi-signature facility, staking, and support for privacy-oriented coins such as Monero and ZCash.Using Guarda, people will have the first-hand experience with an in-built exchange service as well as a lowered exchange amount for some cryptocurrencies trading pairs. Guarda, which already supports Tron based tokens, also allows users to buy Tron coins using an inbuilt purchase service.

Final Words

So you have it! These secure options retain the place of the “Top TRON Wallets” centered on TRON news, user-friendliness, security concerns, and compatibility. As you can see, we have placed different options: from mobile wallets to a paper wallet. For people who want to get the most secure and easy choice, you can use either the Tron Paper Wallet or the TRON Chrome Extension Wallet.

And of course, it is vital for individuals to choose only from the wallets mentioned above as they have been verified by the TRON Foundation.

However, no matter the type of wallet you have decided to go for, it is critical to keep up with solid practices like safeguarding your passwords and private keys at all times.

Editor’s Note: The article was updated on September 12, 2019, to include Atomic wallet on readers’ requests.

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Disclaimer: The presented information is subjected to market condition and may include the very own opinion of the author. Please do your ‘very own’ market research before making any investment in cryptocurrencies. Neither the writer nor the publication (TronWeekly.com) holds any responsibility for your financial loss.

Filed Under: Education, Tron News Tagged With: Cryptocurrency Wallets, TRON (TRX), Tron Wallets

The BitTorrent token, BTT use cases: More than just a reward

February 22, 2019 by Ali Qamar

The BitTorrent network has been as controversial and misunderstood as it’s been successful. Now it’s going to become a blockchain network (based on Tron) and that’s just making things more controversial, but it could also make it even more successful.

At the center of this shift from traditional P2P decentralization to the blockchain, decentralization is a new cryptocurrency called BTT and it’s based on Tron’s token technology.

BitTorrent

But we start at the beginning.

BitTorrent brought forward the idea of decentralization years before crypto ever existed. In 2001, to be precise. It began and still is, a 100% decentralized network for sharing files. At the time, there were several of those (eMule, eDonkey, Napster, and several others) but BitTorrent ended up being the sole survivor.

It’s still around and, in some regions of the world, it accounts for 70% of the internet traffic. It’s the world’s largest decentralized network even today, with more than a hundred million total users scattered all over the planet every month.

Tron

Tron is much more recent, it’s not even two years old yet. It’s a blockchain project founded by Justin Sun, that aims to decentralize the web as a whole using cryptographic technology (Tron’s own technology, preferably).

BitTorrent is already decentralized (if not by means of blockchains) and it hosts gargantuan amounts of content. Both projects are aligned in many ways so it wasn’t much of a surprise when the Tron Foundation bought BitTorrent a few months ago.

After that, Tron announced that it will merge Bitcoin into Tron through something called “Project Atlas”. That will see BitTorrent become a blockchain network, and, as every blockchain, it will include a token (BTT).

BTT

So what would be the point in yet another new cryptocurrency? It actually makes sense, keep on reading.

The first (and most obvious) use case for BTT will be to enhance the way in which BitTorrent works. It will incentivize users to keep sharing their content by longer periods of time by allowing them to earn some passive income.

So, if you seed your files for longer, the network will reward you with some digital money. But that just would be the beginning.

Imagine that, as BitTorrent becomes a blockchain, then you can deploy smart contracts, decentralized applications, and websites in a Tron’s subsidiary network. In that scenario, BTT would allow you to participate in those apps and contracts and even develop new ones if that’s your cup of tea.

But there’s another scenario that’s even more interesting. You could actually develop and deploy websites that would run on BitTorrent. You would have no servers, but the sites would be hosted by the decentralized network and not by Microsoft, Google, Youtube, Facebook, or any other of the usual suspects.

Then the new token would allow you to monetize your content directly from users, and for users to pay for the things they really want.

In that context, Tron’s vision of a decentralized web could get started in the next few months instead of the next few years.

The point is: while the first use case can be obvious, there are plenty more that will only become apparent as the network develops. And they could change the way we think about the internet.

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Disclaimer: The presented information is subjected to market condition and may include the very own opinion of the author. Please do your ‘very own’ market research before making any investment in cryptocurrencies. Neither the writer nor the publication (TronWeekly.com) holds any responsibility for your financial loss.

Filed Under: Project Review, Tron News, Tron Tokens Tagged With: BitTorrent, BTT, TRON (TRX)

Digital asset trading platform, Digifinex, set to list BitTorrent token BTT

February 21, 2019 by Naveed Iqbal

On February 22, tomorrow, the Singaporean digital asset trading platform Digifinex will be listing BTT token which is based on TRON blockchain. TRON’s CEO Justin Sun announced the important news on his official Twitter page. Sun also made it known through his tweet that the trading pairs: BTT/BTC and BTT/USDT will be made available at 12:00 on Feb 22, 2019.

TRON CEO tweeted:

#BTT will be listed on @digifinex, BTT/BTC, BTT/USDT will be available at 12:00 on Feb 22, 2019(SGT). #BitTorrent $BTT pic.twitter.com/Beg7VfA9fO

— H.E. Justin Sun 孙宇晨 (@justinsuntron) February 21, 2019

Earlier, the exchange noted that it has taken screenshots of all TRX holders with a block height of 6600000 and also promised to hold an airdrop of BTT tokens among TRX holders within five working days. Digifinex has advised TRX holders to take note of their increased assets within this period.

It is important to know that in the CoinMarketCap.com ranking, Digifinex holds the third place in terms of trading volume which is 574,629,499 USD at the time of writing.

Lately, TRON’s BTT token has been getting lots of attention across many digital exchange platforms in the world today. Last month, notable crypto exchange platforms Bitfinex and Binance listed BTT tokens, and let’s not forget that BTT token works on TRON’s network. Its listing on the aforesaid platforms followed lots of airdrops for individuals who own TRX tokens.

The Singaporean exchange platform recently introduced other tokens on its platform such as ONG (Ontology Gas) and Unification (UND), in which it offered 5000 ONG worth of rewards for ONG investors during its airdrop.

At the time of writing, BTT token is green and with a market value of $0.000980 and a market capitalization of $87.80 according to coincodex.com. Over the past few weeks, its value surged by more than 4%.

More information on TRON’s BTT token

TRON’s blockchain powers BTT tokens which also operates on TRC-10 protocol. It was also built to work easily with the BitTorrent network which has more than 100 million users worldwide.

Subsequently, the primary goal of BitTorrent token is to simplify and efficiently improve the sharing of files and other vital information among BitTorrent users. The BitTorrent network itself has users (peers) that help in the sharing of critical documents.

TRON is planning to have an airdrop which follows a series of monthly airdrops that will run till February 2025. The longest airdrop in the history of crypto markets.

It is necessary also to note that, at the moment, TRON has 990 billion BitTorrent tokens and has labeled 10.1% for airdrops to TRX holders for the next six years or so. According to TRON, this airdrop will grow as time goes on.

Additionally, TRON is planning to have a new facet tagged “BitTorrent Speed” to increase the use of BitTorrent among its users. That has to do with BitTorrent users accessing files at a breakneck rate when they make BTT payments among themselves.

It implies that BitTorrent users who share files (seeds) can earn more BTT Tokens for making data available for peers. This project aims to reward financial incentives to seeds on the BitTorrent network.

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Disclaimer: The presented information is subjected to market condition and may include the very own opinion of the author. Please do your ‘very own’ market research before making any investment in cryptocurrencies. Neither the writer nor the publication (TronWeekly.com) holds any responsibility for your financial loss.

Filed Under: News, Altcoin News, Tron News Tagged With: BTT, Cryptocurrency Exchange, TRON (TRX)

TRON Foundation discloses GRID, BTT and TRX crypto card, pre-order date

February 21, 2019 by Naveed Iqbal

TRON Foundation has finally released vital info about its newly-formed cryptocurrency card: GRID. TRON stated the pre-order details and the cost involved during the announcement.

The Sun-led Foundation has confirmed that the pre-order date for GRID or BitTorrent crypto-card will be on February 19, 2019.

Tron’s GRID Crypto-card

According to TRON, the GRID crypto-card will be a prepaid card that could be pre-loaded with TRX tokens in 3 different amounts: 15,000, 50,000, or 100,000. Additionally, BitTorrent tokens and monthly airdrops will be awarded to card owners in varying amounts.

It’s worth noting that if a card owner has 15,000 TRX per card, then he/she will be given 1,500 BTT token plus a monthly airdrop of 0.1 per TRX; for 50,000 TRX per card, 6,000 BTT token plus a monthly airdrop of 0.12 per TRX will be awarded; 100,000 TRX card, 13,000 BTT token plus a monthly airdrop of 0.13 per TRX will be given.

The GRID cryptocurrency card was specifically designed for a single-use, which implies that the card cannot be funded with TRX tokens after it has been purchased.

However, the amount of the monthly airdrops that will be awarded will solely depend on the amount of TRXs the owner spent and the BitTorrent token received without the card owner boosting the amount of the token.

Nevertheless, if the card owner decides not to spend any fund or hasn’t spent any money with their GRID card, that will not limit their entitlement to rewards; in fact, airdrops will continue to increase and be enjoyed as a cold storage wallet to invest as an alternative to spending the BitTorrent and TRX tokens.

GRID X BitTorrent is a one of a kind card preloaded with #TRON $TRX and designed to support #BitTorrent $BTT. Simply choose the amount of #TRX you want on the card and receive bonus #BTT.

Available for pre-order starting Monday 18th 8 PM UTC

Learn more https://t.co/0wbKeEoLvD pic.twitter.com/c6IGyIG93e

— Troncard (@Troncard_io) February 15, 2019

Other Crypto-cards on TRON Network

At the moment, TRON has two crypto-cards – in which GRID is one of them. The other one is TronCard. The TronCard was the first crypto-card to be produced on Tron Network, and it was created to be a wallet to hold TRX and TRC10 tokens.

It is necessary to note that TronCard customers can access their passcode to integrate their physical card within a virtual wallet when they scan the QR code provided by TRON network.

TRC10 and TRX tokens are tokenized digital assets built on Tron Network; TronCard acts as a secured wallet to save these tokens.

The network behind TronCard was Poppy (a point scale system with integrated Tron Payment processing), and it has created an update for the Clover POS systems.

Nevertheless, GRID and TronCard can now be used in different places that make use of Clover POS systems, due to the update made by Poppy. Since these crypto-cards can only be used in places that make use of the Clover POS systems, they may seem limited, but it does create the platform for increased adoption of cryptocurrencies in the future.

A Great Step towards an Increased Adoption of Cryptocurrencies

The creation of the GRID cryptocurrency card has been seen as a good development in the crypto space, even though SEC might contemplate it on whether it is security or not.

In the meantime, TronCard and GRID can fire-up the mass adoption of cryptocurrencies to surge shortly.

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Disclaimer: The presented information is subjected to market condition and may include the very own opinion of the author. Please do your ‘very own’ market research before making any investment in cryptocurrencies. Neither the writer nor the publication (TronWeekly.com) holds any responsibility for your financial loss.

Filed Under: News, Tron News Tagged With: BTT, Crypto Cards, TRON (TRX)

Here’s what the BitTorrent token (BTT) hitting HitBTC means

February 19, 2019 by Naveed Iqbal

HitBTC

HitBTC is one of the oldest and most advanced cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. Founded in 2013, it operates out of Hong-Kong (owned by Hit Solutions Limited) and Chile. It used to have a Japanese office as well, but that branch was shut down because of new local regulations. It’s expected to open again in the near future.

HitBTC offers 491 different cryptocurrencies in more than 800 trading pairs, and its longevity has made it one of the most important platforms for crypto in the world. Besides its longevity (2013 is ancient history when it comes to cryptocurrencies), the platform is available in many countries all over the planet and it’s made a name for itself regarding reliability and security.

It’s a 100% crypto-crypto exchange, which means that you can’t use any fiat money to buy tokens or link a bank account or a debit card of any kind. But this is how most of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world work, so that’s not much of a surprise. The exchanges that allow trading in fiat currencies are still not more than a handful.

BitTorrent’s happy Valentine at HitBTC

The reason for us to introduce HitBTC to you in this article is quite simple. As of last Valentine’s day (Feb 14th), the company is listing the BitTorrent Token (BTT) in several trading pairs, especially against Bitcoin, Ethereum and USDT.

Dear traders, we are happy to announce that $BTT by @BitTorrent are available for trading on @hitbtc against $BTC, $USDT and $ETH. Happy Trading! pic.twitter.com/0hqUNPISiW

— HitBTC (@hitbtc) February 14, 2019

This is very good news for the Tron network and its subsidiary, BitTorrent. It means that the recently launched cryptocurrency known as BTT is quickly gaining acceptance in many markets all over the world and will be readily available for trade in some of the most influential exchanges.

As you probably know already, nearly every blockchain network in the world includes (or needs) a cryptocurrency to keep the network going and to incentivize the creation of new blocks for the chain.

BitTorrent is not a blockchain network just yet, but it’s been the world’s largest decentralized network for years. Not too many months ago, Tron bought it and then announced that it would turn it into a blockchain network. Part of Tron’s blockchain network, as a matter of fact, and as such the BitTorrent network would issue a new Tron-based digital asset called BTT.

Project Atlas’ new coin

The merging of Tron and BitTorrent (called “Project Atlas”) has not been completed yet, and both networks remain independent. But it’s expected to happen over the next few months. That will make Tron the world’s largest blockchain by far, even surpassing BitCoin at least regarding users, if maybe not in value.

BTT is not supposed to become a retail currency as many other altcoins, but the means to incentivize users in the BitTorrent network to keep the network’s decentralization going on by sharing their files, bandwidth, and resources for longer periods of time in exchange for passive income in the form of a Tron-compatible cryptocurrency.

But that’s just the beginning. BitTorrent will become a blockchain of the third generation in the full sense of the expression so, soon, it will be able to run decentralized applications and smart contracts, just as Tron does. As that new stage comes to fruition, the use cases for BTT will multiply quickly.

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Filed Under: Tron News, Project Review, Tron Tokens Tagged With: BTT, Cryptocurrency Exchange

Ripple scores another hit in the Middle East

February 19, 2019 by Naveed Iqbal

Another week, another partner

Not a week goes by without Ripple securing a new strategic partnership for its crypto-based international payments platform and, every week, we report it to you. The week before the last one was particularly good for Ripple (with the Saudi Monetary authority announcing its support for mass adoption in both Saudi Arabia and the Emirates).

Last week hasn’t been any different, as the news got in. This time it’s the Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait who announced a partnership with Ripple that will enable them to offer instantly settled cross-border payments.

ABK declared itself to be one of the few Kuwaiti financial institutions that will use Ripple’s technology to bring transaction times from days to minutes, fees from dollars to cents. That’s what’s at the heart of this partnership.

The announcement was published last Thursday. It’s the first step in ABK’s adoption of Ripple’s tech that will allow the bank to give its customers immediate confirmations and a secure procedure.

So now, immigrant workers in Kuwait will be able to use ABK’s services to send remittances to family, friends and loved ones back in their home countries much more quickly and much more cheaply.

ABK and the Ripple Net

It brings ABK into the RippleNet (Ripple’s partner network) which is a blockchain-based network, decentralized, global, centered around Ripple and its banking partners. The network aims to enable customers from different banks in many countries around the planet to transfer money across borders quickly, cheaply and safely.

Somnath Menon, ABK’s group chief operating officer, has this to say:

“This partnership with Ripple is aligned with our unwavering philosophy of reimagining a simpler bank. We have significant interests in cross border remittances and plan to harness the power of Blockchain technology for making global payments faster and more convenient for our customers”

He continued,

“As smart technologies continue to rapidly transform the financial sector, we remain committed to enhancing our offerings to our customers, and staying ahead of the innovation curve.”

Mr. Navin Gupta, managing director for South Asia and Meta at Ripple also had something to say  “We look forward to supporting ABK’s ongoing efforts to enhance its digital banking services, by providing our innovative blockchain solutions for speedy cross-border payments.”

Ripple and the Islamic financial systems

Ripple keeps making headway into every continent in the world. But unlike many other blockchain technologies and cryptocurrencies, Ripple is finding acceptance in the Islamic world which is particularly important because the Islamic financial services and traditions are not always lined up with those we are used to in the Western world.

So Ripple’s tech is turning into something of an ambassador for blockchain technology in the Middle East and other Islamic countries of the world.

And this is not just corporate good news. It’s real-world use cases that can turn Ripple’s XRP (or any other cryptocurrency) into a useful form of money that can achieve mass adoption.

And it’s mass adoption that can change the market’s game because that’s how a coin’s value becomes based in authentic demand, instead of relying on speculative pressure, which is still the main force behind most cryptocurrencies (if not all).

So good news for Ripple is good for the company indeed, but also for crypto at large.

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Filed Under: Altcoin News Tagged With: Fintech, Ripple (XRP)

PLAY GOC arrives at TronWalletMe

February 19, 2019 by Ali Qamar

The platform

PLAY_GOC (https://play.goc.network) is one of the 200 decentralized applications running on Tron’s network and blockchain.  It’s a gaming/betting app that includes many classic casino games such as Dice, BlackJack, Roulette, Baccarat, a virtual slot machine, and many others under development.

It’s been very successful. It’s already the world’s third-largest dApp, according to dappradar.com (a website that monitors the activity in the cryptoverse’s blockchain applications) serving more than 6.5k users every day. Crazy Dogs Live is the only largest app in Tron, and not by much (6.6k users daily).

The Tokens

It’s not just a casino, in the traditional sense of the world. It’s decentralized, unlike any traditional gaming platform. And it also a Tron-based cryptocurrency called RWD which you mine in the website just by playing the available games and another one called PLAY.

The main value behind the PLAY GOC developing team is that using blockchain technology should be fun and rewarding for users and that a gaming site should offer a variety of activities besides just playing and betting digital assets. That’s why the platform includes a trading platform as well (Play Market) in which you can trade a variety of Tron-based tokens if you so wish.

PLAY is the token that fuels the platform for the main part. It’s designed strategically to enhance the PLAY GOC environment and you can exchange it for TRX or other Tron-based tokens.

RWD is an incentive for you to keep playing. You play using a variety of Tron-based tokens in PLAY GOC and as you place your bets, the system is mining RWD tokens on your behalf. Owning RWD tokens also allows you to join in some of the site’s special activities.

You can buy either token in some of Tron’s decentralized exchanges, like the one included in Tronscan’s platform. The tokens are supported by the TronLink Wallet, which is very popular because it’s very easy to install and use. It’s a Google Chrome extension, so it takes less than two minutes to install and set up a personal Tron Wallet that supports almost all the currently available TRC10 and TRC20 tokens, including, of course, TRX.

Support from TronWalletMe mobile app

And now, TronWalletMe, which is a secure p2p crypto wallet and exchange platform for Tron-based tokens are adopting PLAY GOC’s in its wallet. The wallet is a mobile app you can get for either your Android or Apple phone and it’s not your typical run-of-the-mill wallet as it includes a decentralized exchange for you to trade in Tron-based currencies.

https://twitter.com/PLAY_GOC/status/1096489097739157504

This is a nod to PLAY_GOC’s achievements as a decentralized application by the Tron community which is using it, playing in it, and enjoying it. While there wasn’t any doubt in any Tron community member’s mind about how important the gambling platform is becoming, having its tokens supported by more and more of the other apps in Tron (TronWalletMe in this case), create more awareness and credibility for PLAY GOC.

And it deserves it. PLAY GOC maybe looks like a simple (but nice) gaming website. It’s a lot more than that. It’s one of the manifold ways in which Tron will achieve total web decentralization sooner or later.

Image courtesy of Pixabay.

Disclaimer: The presented information is subjected to market condition and may include the very own opinion of the author. Please do your ‘very own’ market research before making any investment in cryptocurrencies. Neither the writer nor the publication (TronWeekly.com) holds any responsibility for your financial loss.

Filed Under: Tron News, Tron Tokens Tagged With: Play GOC, TRON (TRX), TronWallet (TWX)

Tron Now Powers More Than 200 Decentralized Applications

February 18, 2019 by Naveed Iqbal

Third generation

If you read our posts regularly, you probably already know that Tron, as a third-generation blockchain is not all about a coin (Tronix or TRX in these case) but about a programmable platform that can develop and deploy smart contracts and decentralized apps which aim to decentralize the world wide web as soon as possible.

Yes, the coin is valuable, but it’s not like first-generation blockchains in which there’s nothing else. In Tron’s case, the coin is supposed to facilitate the network’s other aims.

We’re happy to report that Tron has been very successful very quickly in making progress as a decentralized network.

No, the web is not fully decentralized yet, but there are already 200 decentralized apps running on Tron’s network and the top 24 alone boast 65,000 individual users daily. That is quite a lot if you take into account that the other two top dApp platforms (EOS and Ethereum) are nowhere near in terms of daily users or token flow.

Tron at dappradar.com

So you’re not impressed yet? Well, have a look at dappradar.com. This is a website which monitors activities at the world’s main blockchain platforms. According to it, three out of the world’s four most popular dApps are running on Tron (Crazy Dogs Live, PLAY GOC, and Epic Dragons).

This is amazing progress, and it’s happened very quickly. Tron has been around for fewer than two years, and it became an independent network only last May. So all these achievements have happened in fewer than 12 months. That’s been enough for Tron to become more relevant as a decentralized network than Ethereum, which was the rule for years before Tron became independent.

And the best is still to come. The Tron Foundation bought BitTorrent a few months ago, and it’s working on merging it into Tron’s blockchain.

BitTorrent, with more than a hundred million users scattered all over the planet, has been the world’s largest decentralized network for a very long time, and its file-sharing client is about to become another decentralized application at Tron.

Can you imagine that? The network will grow by millions in a single day, just as soon as both networks become united.

If you haven’t tried out any of Tron’s apps, we encourage you to buy a few TRX tokens and give them a go. Some of them are quite simple, but they’re all quite entertaining. And it will give you an opportunity to chat with other people interested in blockchain technology and Tron as well.

Green numbers

As we write this, Tron’s TRX is the world’s eight cryptocurrency by market capitalization (according to conmarketcap.com), and it’s trading at USD 0.024136 and in green numbers. So the token is still quite cheap, but we seriously doubt it will remain that way for long.

Every active dApp in the network is a use case, and the more use cases a coin has, the better chances it has to become demanded and, hence, valuable.  The network is strong, it’s useful, and it’s growing at high speed. And so will the token’s value.

Image courtesy of Pixabay.

Disclaimer: The presented information is subjected to market condition and may include the very own opinion of the author. Please do your ‘very own’ market research before making any investment in cryptocurrencies. Neither the writer nor the publication (TronWeekly.com) holds any responsibility for your financial loss.

Filed Under: Tron News Tagged With: DApp, Decentralized Applications, TRON (TRX)

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