Nxt

{{Other uses|NXT (disambiguation){{!}}NXT}}

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{{Infobox cryptocurrency

| image_1 = 250px

| image_title_1 = Nxt Logo

| issuing_authority_title = Administration

| issuing_authority = Decentralized
peer-to-peer consensus.

| date_of_introduction = 24 November 2013

| date_of_introduction_source =

| using_countries = Global

| inflation_rate = Disinflationary. All coins were distributed after IPO (28 September 2013 - 26 November 2013).

| issuing_authority_website = {{url|https://www.jelurida.com/nxt}}

| symbol = NXT

| nickname = Nxtcoin (also incorrectly referred to as Nextcoin)

| subunit_ratio_1 = 1

| subunit_name_1 = NXT

| subunit_ratio_2 = 10−8

| subunit_name_2 = nxtQuant

| subunit_inline_note_2 =(smallest unit)

| frequently_used_coins =

}}

NXT is an open source{{cn|date=March 2022}} cryptocurrency and payment network launched in 2013 by anonymous software developer BCNext.{{cite book |last=DeMartino |first=Ian |date=2016 |title=The Bitcoin Guidebook: How to Obtain, Invest, and Spend the World's First Decentralized Cryptocurrency |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_LGJDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT194 |location=New York |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |isbn=978-1-63450-524-6 |access-date=2018-11-21 }} It uses proof-of-stake to reach consensus for transactions—as such, there is a static money supply. Unlike Bitcoin, there is no mining.{{cite book |author=Prypto |date=2016 |title=Bitcoin for Dummies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xw0lCgAAQBAJ |location=Hoboken, New Jersey |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |page=170 |isbn=978-1-119-07613-1 |access-date=2018-11-21 }}{{cite journal |last1=Ciaiana |first1=Pavel |last2=Rajcaniova |first2=Miroslava |last3=Kancs |first3=d'Artis |date=January 2018 |title=Virtual relationships: Short- and long-run evidence from BitCoin and altcoin markets |journal=Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money |publisher=Elsevier |issn=1042-4431 |volume=52 |pages=173–195 |doi=10.1016/j.intfin.2017.11.001 |arxiv=1706.07216 |s2cid=113405558 }} NXT was specifically conceived as a flexible platform around build applications and financial services, and serves as basis for ARDR (Ardor), a blockchain-as-a-service multichain platform developed by Jelurida, and IoTeX (cryptocurrency){{cite web |title=Ardor - Getting started |url=https://ardordocs.jelurida.com/Getting_started |publisher=Jelurida |language=en}} the current steward of NXT as of 2021.{{Cite web|title=About Jelurida {{!}} Jelurida|url=https://www.jelurida.com/about|access-date=2021-03-10|website=www.jelurida.com}} NXT has been covered extensively in the "Call for Evidence" report by ESMA.{{cite web |title=Call for evidence, Investment using virtual currency or distributed ledger technology |url=https://www.esma.europa.eu/sites/default/files/library/2015/11/2015-532_call_for_evidence_on_virtual_currency_investment.pdf |publisher=ESMA |language=en}}

History

NXT was created with a total of one billion coins.{{cite book |last=Franco |first=Pedro |date=2015 |title=Understanding Bitcoin: Cryptography, Engineering and Economics |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=erMQBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA203 |location=Chichester, West Sussex |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |pages=203–204 |isbn=978-1-119-01916-9 |access-date=2018-11-21 }} On 28 September 2013, BCNext created a forum thread announcing the proposed launch of NXT as a second generation cryptocurrency and asked for small bitcoin donations to determine how to distribute the initial stake. On 18 November 2013, fundraising for NXT was closed.

The initial coin offering collected 21 bitcoins that were worth US$17,000.{{cite book |last1=Lee |first1=David Kuo Chen |last2=Low |first2=Linda |date=2018 |title=Inclusive FinTech: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and ICO |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HCpjDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA90 |location=New York |publisher=World Scientific |page=90 |isbn=978-981-3272-76-7 |access-date=2018-11-21 }}

In July 2016, NXT launched Smart Transaction templates, which were meant to serve as building blocks for businesses to construct Blockchain solutions for particular problems.{{Cite web|date=2016-07-26|title=Nxt Core Team launches full suite of Smart Transactions|url=https://www.econotimes.com/Nxt-Core-Team-launches-full-suite-of-Smart-Transactions-240721|access-date=2021-03-11|website=EconoTimes|language=en}}

NXT cryptocurrency

The basic unit of account of the crypto platform is a cryptocurrency, which has the designation NXT. On July 29, 2014, Danish cryptocurrency exchange service CCEDK began offering NXT to fiat money for exchange.{{Cite news|title=Bitcoin Is Challenged as Danish Bourse Offers NXT Trading|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-07-18/bitcoin-dominance-challenged-as-danish-bourse-offers-nxt-trading|access-date=2024-04-20|work=www.bloomberg.com|date=18 July 2014 }}{{Cite web|title=Bitcoin competitor NXT in modest start to trade vs the dollar|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/21/us-denmark-bitcoin-idUSKBN0FQ1AZ20140721/|access-date=2024-04-20|work=www.reuters.com}}

Critique

On September 15, 2014, a tweet by one of Bitcoin's developers, Jeff Garzik has been vocal about the vulnerability of Nxt technology and the closed nature of the development process.{{Cite news|title=Bitcoin Pioneer Skeptical of the Latest Satoshi Nakamoto|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-08-19/bitcoin-pioneer-skeptical-of-the-latest-satoshi-nakamoto-claim|access-date=2024-04-20|work=www.bloomberg.com|date=19 August 2019 }}{{Cite web|title=Bitcoin developer chats about regulation, open source, and the elusive Satoshi Nakamoto|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/451943/bitcoin-developer-talks-regulation-open-source-and-the-elusive-satoshi-nakamoto.html|access-date=2024-04-20|work=www.pcworld.com}}

References

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