## Τι Είναι το Orchid (OXT);

Το Orchid (OXT) είναι το εγγενές token του Orchid, ενός εικονικού ιδιωτικού δικτύου (VPN) που λειτουργεί με κρυπτονομίσματα.

Το Orchid, το οποίο κυκλοφόρησε τον Δεκέμβριο του 2019, περιγράφει τον εαυτό του ως το πρώτο ομότιμο δίκτυο απορρήτου με κίνητρα.

Στόχος του είναι να ξεπεράσει τους περιορισμούς της ελευθερίας του Διαδικτύου χρησιμοποιώντας πληρωμές σε κρυπτονομίσματα για να επιτρέψει σε οποιονδήποτε να αγοράσει εύρος ζώνης από οποιονδήποτε συμμετέχοντα πάροχο. Αυτό γίνεται χρησιμοποιώντας τις λεγόμενες πιθανοτικές νανοπληρωμές, οι οποίες πραγματοποιούνται χρησιμοποιώντας το OXT, ένα τυπικό token [ERC-20](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/erc-20) στο Ethereum.

Οι τακτικές πληρωμές σε παρόχους πραγματοποιούνται εκτός αλυσίδας, επιτρέποντας στο Orchid να αποφύγει προβλήματα με τη συμφόρηση και τα [τέλη αερίου](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/gas-price) στο δίκτυο [Ethereum](https://coinmarketcap.com/el/currencies/ethereum/).

Η υπηρεσία είναι pay-per-use, πράγμα που σημαίνει ότι οι χρήστες πρέπει να συνεισφέρουν χρήματα μόνο όταν συνδέονται πραγματικά, αντί να πληρώνουν μηνιαίες ή ετήσιες χρεώσεις.

### Ποιοι Είναι οι Ιδρυτές του Orchid;

Οι τέσσερις συνιδρυτές του Orchid προέρχονται από το blockchain και τον χρηματοοικονομικό τομέα. Είναι ο Δρ. Steven Waterhouse ως Διευθύνων Σύμβουλος, ο Jay Freeman, ο Brian J. Fox και ο Gustav Simonsson.

Ο Waterhouse είναι μια πολύ γνωστή προσωπικότητα στα κρυπτονομίσματα, έχοντας επίσης συνιδρύσει την εταιρεία επιχειρηματικού κεφαλαίου Pantera Capital, η οποία είναι υπεύθυνη για επενδύσεις σε μερικές από τις πιο δημοφιλείς εταιρείες του κλάδου.

Ο Freeman είναι ο δημιουργός του Cydia, ενός εναλλακτικού του App Store της Apple για συσκευές με σπασμένο λογισμικό Apple και χρησιμοποιείται επί του παρόντος από περίπου 30 εκατομμύρια σπασμένα προϊόντα Apple.

Ο Fox είναι υπεύθυνος για τη δημιουργία του πρώτου διαδραστικού συστήματος ηλεκτρονικής τραπεζικής της Wells Fargo των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών στα μέσα της δεκαετίας του 1990.

Ο Simonsson, εντωμεταξύ, είναι ένας από τους βασικούς προγραμματιστές ασφαλείας του δικτύου Ethereum, που βοήθησε στην αρχική του κυκλοφορία το 2015.

Σύμφωνα με την επίσημη βιβλιογραφία, ο Waterhouse αντιλήφθηκε την ανάγκη για βελτιώσεις απορρήτου στο διαδίκτυο αφού έπεσε θύμα [επίθεσης ανταλλαγής SIM](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/sim-swap) και άρχισε να ερευνά την τεχνολογία VPN.

### Τι Κάνει το Orchid Μοναδικό;

Η κύρια ιδέα πίσω από το Orchid είναι η χρήση της τεχνολογίας blockchain για τη βελτίωση της υπάρχουσας εμπειρίας VPN.

Χρησιμοποιώντας πιθανοτικές νανοπληρωμές βασισμένες σε κρυπτονομίσματα, οι χρήστες μπορούν να επωφεληθούν από την ανώνυμη χρήση VPN που δεν βασίζεται σε έναν κεντρικοποιημένο διακομιστή και τους κινδύνους που σχετίζονται με την υποδομή μιας συγκεκριμένης χώρας.

Ως ένα ελεύθερα ανταλλάξιμο token ERC-20, το OXT παρέχει επίσης ένα κίνητρο διαπραγματεύσεων για την κατοχή και την αύξηση της αξίας του δικτύου για τους ιδιοκτήτες.

Μια ξεχωριστή λειτουργία επιτρέπει στους χρήστες να αγοράζουν τις λεγόμενες «Πιστώσεις Orchid» με παραστατικό νόμισμα. Σε αυτήν την περίπτωση, το OXT δεν μπορεί να αποσυρθεί και να μετατραπεί αλλού, μόνο με παρόχους δικτύου. Αυτό έχει σχεδιαστεί για και απευθύνεται σε όσους δεν επιθυμούν να κάνουν συναλλαγές σε κρυπτονομίσματα.

Η απήχηση του Orchid, ωστόσο, δεν είναι μόνο μεταξύ των χρηστών κρυπτονομισμάτων. Προγραμματιστές τονίζουν την αυξανόμενη τάση για ελευθερία στο διαδίκτυο ενόψει των αυξανόμενων γεωπολιτικών εντάσεων και των τοπικών περιορισμών.

Η τεχνολογία Web 3.0 χρησιμοποιείται ως μια μορφή ανοιχτού Διαδικτύου, όπως σχεδιάστηκε όταν η πρόσβαση των καταναλωτών άρχισε να γίνεται mainstream στις αρχές της δεκαετίας του 1990.

#### Σχετικές σελίδες:

Μάθε περισσότερα για το Mysterium [εδώ](https://mysterium.network/).

Νέος στα κρυπτονομίσματα; Δες όλα όσα πρέπει να γνωρίζεις με τα εκπαιδευτικά βοηθήματε του CoinMarketCap [εδώ](http://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/categories/crypto-basics).

### Πόσα Νομίσματα Orchid (OXT) Υπάρχουν σε Κυκλοφορία;

Το OXT έχει προσφορά 1.000.000.000 (1 δισεκατομμύριο) μονάδων. Δεν υπάρχει πληθωρισμός, αλλά η πιθανότητα αποπληθωρισμού διατηρείται από πιθανά καψίματα token OXT ως μέρος της κανονικής λειτουργίας δικτύου.

Από τη συνολική προσφορά, το 51,13% προορίζεται για κίνητρα δικτύου (που φυλάσσονται στο ταμείο Orchid) και για άλλους σκοπούς. Το 17,3% πήγε σε επενδυτές ως μέρος της αρχικής Απλής Συμφωνίας για Μελλοντικά Token (SAFT), 4,49% για το SAFT 2a και 3,38% στο SAFT 2b.

Τα υπόλοιπα token θα διανεμηθούν στις τέσσερις ομάδες ανάπτυξης. Υπάρχουν πολλά χρονοδιαγράμματα θεμελίωσης, ανάλογα με τον σκοπό και τον προορισμό των token.

### Πώς Διασφαλίζεται το Δίκτυο Orchid;

Το OXT είναι ένα τυπικό token ERC-20 στο Ethereum και οι κίνδυνοι ασφαλείας σχετίζονται κυρίως με την ικανότητα ενός εισβολέα να συλλέγει δεδομένα χρήστη από το ίδιο το Orchid.

Δεδομένου ότι πολύ λίγες πληροφορίες περιέχονται στα έξυπνα συμβόλαια της πλατφόρμας που χρησιμοποιούνται για πληρωμές, τα αδύναμα σημεία, κυρίως, προέρχονται από τον χρήστη. Όπως σημειώνουν οι προγραμματιστές, η εμπλοκή τρίτων σε αγορές token για τη χρήση του Orchid — για παράδειγμα, μεγάλων χρηματιστηρίων — θα μπορούσε τελικά να επιτρέψει σε έναν εισβολέα να μάθει την ταυτότητα ενός χρήστη ανιχνεύοντας συναλλαγές στο χρηματιστηριακό πορτοφόλι του.

### Πού Μπορείς να Αγοράσεις Orchid (OXT);

Το OXT είναι ελεύθερα διαπραγματεύσιμο σε μεγάλα χρηματιστήρια όπως το Binance, το Kraken και το Coinbase Pro, με διαθέσιμα ζεύγη με κρυπτονομίσματα, stablecoin και παραστατικά νομίσματα.

Για να μάθεις περισσότερα σχετικά με τον τρόπο αγοράς Bitcoin ([BTC](https://coinmarketcap.com/el/currencies/bitcoin)) και άλλων κρυπτονομισμάτων, ρίξε μια ματιά [εδώ](https://coinmarketcap.com/how-to-buy-bitcoin/) για να εξοικειωθείς με τις επιλογές.

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Origin Protocol develops web3 technologies with the intention of bringing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized finance (DeFi) to the masses. The protocol’s unique tooling and diverse partnerships help in realizing these goals. Origin Protocol has two flagship products: Origin Story (governed by OGN), and Origin Dollar (governed by OGV).

Origin Story is a white label NFT marketplace solution that works with disrupters in various sectors by leveraging non-fungible tokens. The platform hosts NFT marketplaces and tooling in various industries, including the real estate, profile picture, music, art and entertainment industries.

Some of Origin Story’s partners include Roofstock onChain, Pudgy Penguins, Sappy Seals, Paris Hilton, 3LAU, BT, Inspiration4, and The Doge Pound. Origin Story Marketplaces seek to cast a wide net in various industries being impacted by NFTs, rather than focusing on any one area in particular. Investors may see OGN as the ‘picks and shovels’ approach to investing in NFTs.

Origin Protocol

Storj, pronounced as “storage,” is an open-source cloud storage platform. Basically, it uses a decentralized network of nodes to host user data. The platform also secures hosted data using advanced encryption.

In a white paper published in December,2014, Storj was first introduced to the world as a concept. It was to be a decentralized peer-to-peer encrypted cloud storage platform.

Two years later, an updated white paper was published. Here, a decentralized network  — connecting users who need cloud storage space with those who have hard drive space to sell — was described. The platform was launched in late 2018.

People with hard drive space and good internet connectivity can participate in the network. They become a unit in the network, called a node. Space providers are rewarded by Storj tokens.

Storj

Bancor is an ecosystem of decentralized, open-source protocols that promote on-chain trading and liquidity.

Its main protocol, Carbon, is a decentralized trading protocol allowing users to perform automated trading strategies using custom on-chain limit orders and range orders, with the option of combining orders together to create automated buy low, sell high strategies.

By design, Carbon orders are irreversible on execution, easily adjustable directly on-chain, and resistant to MEV sandwich attacks. These capabilities give users an unprecedented level of control and automation to perform novel trading strategies on-chain.

Fast Lane, a separate open-source arbitrage protocol, allows any user to perform arbitrage between Bancor ecosystem protocols and external on-chain exchanges and redirect arbitrage profits back to the Bancor ecosystem.

All Bancor ecosystem protocols are governed by the BancorDAO via staked BNT.

Bancor

Civic is a blockchain-based identity management solution that gives individuals and businesses the tools they need to control and protect personal identity information.

The platform is designed to change the way we think about identity verification by giving users more control over their personal data, while allowing them to access a wide range of services without needing to fork over excessive amounts of personal information.

Civic's identity verification solution uses distributed ledger technology to authorize identity usage in real time, and is used to sparingly share information with Civic partners after authorization by the user.

Unlike some other identity management services, Civic users store all their sensitive data on their mobile device. Users are able to authorize the sharing of specific personal data by providing a biometric signature through the Civic app.

The Civic ecosystem is enabled by a unique utility token known as the Civic token (CVC), which is used for the settlement of identity-related transactions between Civic participants — such as between a customer and service provider.

Users can earn CVC tokens for completing a variety of tasks, such as signing up for a service through the platform or introducing new users, while validators can earn CVCs for validating documents for service providers.

Civic was launched in 2018, following a sell-out initial coin offering (ICO) the year prior.

Civic

Band Protocol is a cross-chain data oracle platform that is able to take real-world data and supply it to on-chain applications, while also connecting APIs to smart-contracts to facilitate the exchange of information between on-chain and off-chain data sources.

By supplying reputable, verifiable real-world data to blockchains, Band Protocol unlocks a range of new use cases for developers to explore — since they can now use any type of real-world data as part of their decentralized application (DApp) logic, including sports, weather, random numbers, price feed data and more.

Band Protocol initially launched as an ERC-20 project on the Ethereum blockchain in September 2019, but transitioned to the Cosmos network in June 2020 with the release of Band Protocol 2.0. The new protocol is built on BandChain using the Cosmos SDK. Oracle nodes on BandChain not only relay data but are also involved in block production/validation, giving them a dual role.

BAND is the native token of the Band Protocol ecosystem and is used as collateral by validators involved in fulfilling data requests, as well as the main medium of exchange on BandChain — being used to paying for private data.

Band Protocol

NKN (NKN), or New Kind of Network, is a network that focuses on creating a decentralized and open-source network protocol for public blockchain-based peer-to-peer (P2P) networks to share network bandwidth and internet connectivity. Its main objective is to address the challenges faced by today's internet, such as centralization, scalability issues and security concerns.

0x is an infrastructure protocol that allows users to easily trade ERC20 tokens and other assets on the many different blockchains (including Ethereum) without relying on centralized intermediaries. It is a protocol for decentralized exchange.

0x achieves this decentralized exchange functionality using a collection of open-source, publicly auditable smart contracts that work together to produce a flexible, low-friction trading protocol that developers can easily weave into their products.

The protocol is used by companies building web3 apps such as wallets, DEXes, portfolio trackes, and others. It is a used by hundreds of developers for their projects. The protocol has facilitates over $200B in trading volume since its inception. One can track its usage in its dedicated https://explorer.0x.org/.

The protocol is powered by an ERC20 governance token known as ZRX. ZRX holders can participate in protocol governance, having direct power over protocol changes and its community treasury.

0x Protocol

Ren (REN) is an open protocol built to provide interoperability and liquidity between different blockchain platforms.

To learn more about this project, check out our deep dive of Ren.

Formerly known as Republic Protocol, Ren launched RenVM, its virtual machine mainnet, in May 2020, having completed a $34 million initial coin offering (ICO) in 2018.

The protocol’s native token, REN, functions as a bond for those running nodes which power RenVM, known as Darknodes.

Ren aims to expand the interoperability, and hence accessibility, of decentralized finance (DeFi) by removing hurdles involved in liquidity between blockchains.

Balancer is an automated market maker (AMM) that was developed on the Ethereum blockchain and launched in March 2020. It was able to raise a $3M seed round by Placeholder and Accomplice. Balancer protocol functions as a self-balancing weighted portfolio, price sensor and liquidity provider. It allows users to earn profits through its recently introduced token ($BAL) by contributing to customizable liquidity pools.

To learn more about this project, check out our deep dive of Balancer(https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-balancer.

The protocol operates a few types of pools:

Private pools give the owner governance over the pool, and make the person the sole contributor of liquidity to the pool. Also, all the parameters are mutable by the owner.

Shared pools are for those who want to become liquidity providers (LPs). The LPs are rewarded with the Balancer Pool Tokens (BPTs).

Smart pools are similar to private pools but are controlled by a smart contract. They also reward using BPTs and allow anyone to contribute liquidity to the pool.

Balancer

SKALE, described as a modular blockchain network, is designed to bring scalability to Ethereum. SKALE is the only blockchain network capable of running an unlimited number of fast, on-demand, pooled-security Blockchains with zero gas fees to end users. These individual chains are known as SKALE chains and can be dapp-specific or shared.

The project’s website says it wants to enable people to build and run DApps in a “decentralized modular cloud built for real-world needs and configured for your requirements.” This emphasis on decentralization isn’t at the expense of security.

According to SKALE, those who build on this platform can run Solidity smart contracts “thousands of times faster at a fraction of the mainnet cost” — with games and content streaming services among the projects that already take advantage of its infrastructure.

SKALE

UMA was founded in 2018 by Allison Lu and Hart Lambur, two ex Goldman Sachs traders, with the goal of making global markets universally fair, accessible, secure and decentralized.

The team drew inspiration from traditional finance derivatives to define an open-source protocol to allow anyone, anywhere, to design and build trustless financial contracts.

REQ is listed on Coinbase, Binance, crypto.com, KuCoin and many other exchanges.

The REQ token powers the Request Network open-source protocol via a few mechanisms: anti-spam; governance; staking; discounts; independency.

The Request (REQ) utility token, launched in 2017, ensures the performance and stability of the Request Network. The Request Network itself is an Ethereum-based decentralized payment system where anyone can request a payment and receive money through secure means. It removes the requirement for third parties in order to provide a cheaper, more secure payment solution that works with all global currencies.

The original whitepaper is available here.

When a user creates a request for payment, they define to which address the payment needs to be allocated and what the amount is. The user can also define the terms and conditions of the payment, upgrading a simple request into an invoice. Once this is completed, the user can share their request to be paid by their counterparty.

Every step is documented and stored on the Request Network, allowing everyone involved to easily keep track of all the invoices and payments for accounting purposes.

Request is also integrated with legislation across the world to remain compliant with the trade laws of each individual country.

Request

OMG Network, formerly known as OmiseGo, is a non-custodial, layer-2 scaling solution built for the Ethereum blockchain. As an Ethereum scaling solution, OMG Network is designed to allow users to transfer ETH and ERC20 tokens significantly faster and cheaper than when transacting directly on the Ethereum network.

The network is based on a novel scaling solution called MoreViable Plasma, which uses a sidechain architecture to group several transactions off-chain into a batch, which can then be verified as a single transaction on the Ethereum root chain. According to OMG Network, this technology has the potential to scale Ethereum to thousands of transactions per second (TPS) — instead of the 10 to 14 tps Ethereum 1.0 is currently capable of.

The network is powered by the OMG utility token, which can be used as one of the payment methods for fees on the OMG Network, and will eventually be stakable — helping to secure the network in return for rewards.

OMG Network

Founded in 2015, StormX is one of the first global cryptocurrency-based solutions to reach worldwide markets. As a mobile app and browser extension, StormX aims to bring users cashback in crypto for most of their online purchases. With enterprise partners like Samsung, Nike and Lego. StormX also allows users to stake the native STMX token to boost their rewards.

The company has already attracted investments from Blockfolio, Litecoin Foundation and Kyber Network. StormX has successfully developed its product and has become an industry leader in the crypto cashback community. The company is also catching users’ attention by offering cashback of up to 87.5% for some purchases.

StormX

Aragon

Basic Attention Token, or BAT, is the token that powers a new blockchain-based digital advertising platform designed to fairly reward users for their attention, while providing advertisers with a better return on their ad spend.

To learn more about this project, check out our deep dive of Basic Attention Token.

This experience is delivered through the Brave Browser, where users can watch privacy-preserving adverts and receive BAT rewards for doing so. On the other hand, advertisers can deliver targeted ads to maximize engagement and cut down losses due to ad fraud and abuse.

The Basic Attention Token itself is the unit of reward in this advertising ecosystem, and is exchanged between advertisers, publishers and users. Advertisers pay for their advertising campaigns in BAT tokens. Out of this budget, a small portion is distributed to advertisers, while 70% is distributed to users — whereas the intermediaries that typically drive up advertising costs are cut out of the equation to improve cost-efficiency.

Basic Attention Token launched in 2017 following one of the fastest sell-out initial coin offerings (ICOs) of all time, with the platform raising a total of $35 million in under a minute. Since then, it has rolled out its attention-based advertising experience to users in most countries through its Brave Rewards program.

As of November 2020, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada had the most active advertising campaigns.

Basic Attention Token

Bluzelle is a decentralized storage network for the creator economy.

Bluzelle delivers high security, un-matched availability, and is censorship resistant. Whether you are an artist, musician, scientist, publisher, or developer, Bluzelle protects the intellectual property of all creators. Bluzelle is data storage, file storage, oracles, and more. Its is specific for NFTs and DeFi.

Bluzelle’s core products are all related to data and powered by its Tendermint Blockchain:

Bluzelle DB - a decentralized database for software developers to store information

Bluzelle Oracles - a truly decentralized pricing oracle that provides high speed and high security for Defi applications

Bluzelle Staking - where BLZ holders can currently stake their tokens and earn rewards for providing storage and pricing data.

Bluzelle

Radworks

Launched in 2017, Livepeer is the first live video streaming network protocol that is fully decentralized. The platform aims to become a viable blockchain-based, economically efficient alternative to centralized broadcasting solutions for all new and existing broadcaster companies.

To learn more about this project, check out our deep dive of Livepeer.

As stated in the official Livepeer whitepaper, the live video streaming and broadcasting industry is growing at a rapid pace, and the company is looking to ride this wave and introduce decentralization to the environment. Livepeer aims to streamline the broadcasting process by allowing producers to submit their work on the platform, taking care of reformatting and distributing the content to users and streaming platforms.