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Vega Protocol, a Layer 1 blockchain dedicated to derivatives trading, has been voted to be retired by the Vega community members. Vega blockchain and related coin are also under disposal. Consequently, the Vega chain no longer supports trading on any marketplaces; this was a decision taken automatically following the vote on unanimous governance. After releasing its alpha mainnet in 2023, Vega started the first on-chain markets.
The team observed that the governance decision to close the network was reached since, being an application-specific blockchain (app chain) targeted on derivatives trading, the network did not see much traction in its present form. As indicated, the Vega team will make use of its resources to solely develop and preserve the basic software.
“While we’re proud of the software we’ve built, the chain and token have not seen the interest and growth necessary to be sustainable and let the project continue in its current form,” said Vega Protocol co-founder Barney Mannerings.
Apart from the continuous transformation, the Vega core developers will assist a distributed exchange known as Nebula. Independent project Nebula makes use of Vega’s basic tools. This will have a NEB token all its own, meant for VEGA token holders.
“We believe the future of the software will be as an open-source protocol for others to build upon. Nebula is poised to do just that, and they are also offering NEB tokens to VEGA token holders, giving them some utility despite being an independent project,” Mannerings stated.
The shift also marks the chain into a “ramp down” phase in which validators are expected to maintain node functionality, enabling the withdrawal of cash from the network. The core team said on a blog post that the validators have said the Vega chain will remain operational until at least Oct. 27, giving customers an opportunity to withdraw their assets.
“Please look out for further updates or announcements and remember that if and when the chain halts, assets may become stuck on the bridge. If this happens, the team will not be able to retrieve them for you.” The team will not be able to retrieve them for you.
From $0.1 to $0.0625 at time of writing, the Vega token’s price dropped thirty percent during the past week. Over 90% year-to-date, the token has dropped Published in 2018, Vega’s whitepaper details a performance-oriented, application-specific blockchain developed on the Tendermint proof-of-stake consensus mechanism. Under Pantera Capital, the team brought up a $5 million seed investment in 2019. The team then raised $43 million in 2021 by doing a community token sale on CoinList.
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