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Dogecoin Price Becomes More of a Stablecoin Trend Despite Minor Losses

Dogecoin Price Becomes More of a Stablecoin Trend Despite Minor Losses

Dogecoin price becomes more of a stablecoin trend despite minor losses


In the world of cryptocurrency, there are always interesting trends worth keeping an eye on. Whereas most people chase pumps and try to make money by doing so, others look at Dogecoin for its stable value. It seems that trend is continuing, as Dogecoin begins to look more like a stablecoin these days. This is despite another minor Dogecoin price loss forming on the charts recently.

Dogecoin Price Continues to Surprise

It doesn’t happen all that often cryptocurrencies will not only not lost too much value, but keep their price stable for lengthy periods on end. Dogecoin has been one notable exception in this regard, as its value hasn’t changed all that much over the past few days. It seems as if DOGE is the new stablecoin in town, a label it had also earned briefly in late 2018.  Not necessarily a bad thing by any means, although it isn’t exactly what most people would expect.

Over the past 24 hours, there is a rather steep decline where the Dogecoin price is concerned. A 1.7% drop is higher than on most days, although it seems the value won’t drop below $0.00185 anytime soon. In terms of DOGE/BTC, the 52 Satoshi level is still in play at this time. It is all one can ask for as a Dogecoin holder, by the look of things, at least until the bullish momentum returns.

On social media, it would appear some users are making fun of Dogecoin because of its stable value as of late. Despite some brief uptrends on the chart, it is evident the value remains flat first and foremost. That in itself only fuels the speculation as to how Dogecoin is effectively a stablecoin, even though that is not necessarily the case whatsoever. It is not the worst label a coin can earn in the cryptocurrency world, though.


One has to keep in mind Dogecoin is primarily about bringing people together in the cryptocurrency world. It seems  Dogecoin has successfully introduced a lot of people to Reddit, for example. That is not necessarily what one would expect under the current circumstances, although the community aspect has always been the main focus for Dogecoin as a whole.

For those who are not too happy with the way Dogecoin’s value is evolving right now, it would appear there are a few minor arbitrage opportunities on the horizon as well. More specifically, there are some minor price gaps between well-known exchanges, which allow users to pocket some quick profits in the process. Options like these should never be overlooked, as they can add up to some good money over time.

Overall, it would seem Dogecoin isn’t necessarily in the best of places right now. That would be a rather accurate assessment, although it may also be blown out of proportion slightly. There has not been a bearish Dogecoin value trend for quite some time now, even though the value might not necessarily be performing aa some people would like either. Stability is a rare trait in cryptocurrency, yet Dogecoin seems to have it in bunches.


Disclaimer: This is not trading or investment advice. The above article is for entertainment and education purposes only. Please do your own research before purchasing or investing into any cryptocurrency.

Published at Tue, 12 Feb 2019 08:49:39 +0000

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The Moonbeam Scaling Network: A “Semi-Decentralized” Scaling Solution

Moonbeam scaling solution

bitcoin exchange and hosted wallet provider Luno (formerly BitX) is developing a bitcoin scaling solution called Moonbeam. Unlike the lightning network, Moonbeam does not require SegWit’s transaction malleability fix and would be able to operate on the bitcoin network as it is today.

Moonbeam  aims to provide a way for multi-user bitcoin platforms — such as exchanges, hosted wallets, and payment processors — to easily open standardized one-way payment channels with each other, and thereby offload the bitcoin network from a growing number of transactions.

How Does it Work?

Moonbeam aims to take advantage of the fact that many bitcoin transactions occur among multi-user platforms. Using Moonbeam, these platforms can open standardized one-way payment channel contracts with one another to facilitate payments. By taking these transactions off-chain, Moonbeam can reduce transaction fees for those who use it and benefit bitcoin users generally by reducing congestion in the mempool.

These channels are simple smart contracts in which one party locks up a certain amount of bitcoins for a specified period of time (with the end point referred to as the “timeout”) for the purpose of sending payments to the other party. Before the timeout, the party that has locked up funds can send an unlimited number of off-chain transactions using those locked up bitcoins (until the channel runs out of bitcoins). Each channel involves only two on-chain transactions: one to open the channel and one to close it.

Because these intermediate transactions are off-chain, they are nearly instant. Without the need for a blockchain confirmation, the transactions only take as long as it takes to route an http request (think: loading a simple web page). These transactions would also be cheap. Only two transactions per channel require miner fees, and the rest are essentially free to the platform, though the platform could charge fees to its users.

The one-way payment channels used by Moonbeam are not a new invention. bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto embedded preliminary code for payment channels in the very first release of bitcoin, and more recent protocol upgrades like CheckLockTimeVerify have further enabled this usecase. bitcoin platforms could negotiate and implement these smart contracts on the blockchain today.

What Moonbeam aims to do is facilitate the creation of these channels between major payment platforms by using the Domain Name System (DNS) to route communications related to creating and using these channels. This way, high volume platforms can easily discover one another and enter into a payment channel smart contact using the standardized Moonbeam terms. Using the Moonbeam protocol, this process can happen automatically when it is more efficient to open a channel than sending payments on-chain.

Trust

The Moonbeam project overview indicates that it is “semi-decentralized.” It is labeled as such because while the Moonbeam network does not require platforms to trust one another, it does require users to trust their platforms. A hosted wallet with a Moonbeam address is a custodial account, where the platform is managing the funds, and credits and debits user accounts accordingly as users send and receive transactions. Exchanges such as Coinbase operate in this manner; users do not directly control their private keys. Moonbeam can be a useful tool for these services, but it will likely not be a suitable scaling solution for users who prefer to manage their own private keys.

Other Downsides

The Moonbeam specification document also mentions several other potential downsides. Among them is the cost of capital. In order to open these channels, sending platforms must commit capital in the form of bitcoin for a period of time. If the receiver does not use the channel, the sending platform must wait until timeout to regain control of the funds, entailing potentially large financing costs.

Another risk involves the use of DNS. DNS hijacking is an attack that involves rerouting domain name requests to an attacker’s server. These attacks could be used to receive payments over new channels that were meant for the authentic server.

While Moonbeam does not offer the level of decentralization of the lightning network, the fact that it does not require any fork to the network may may make it an attractive solution to bitcoin’s scaling troubles in the short term. It could be implemented by hosted wallet providers as soon as the project is production ready.

The current state of Moonbeam can be found on the project’s Github.

Luno was not available for comment for this article.

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