Tomorrow, verified UK registrants can buy Vertcoin directly with GBP for the first time.

Update: Vertpig beta is live!

Announced via Twitter, a small select group of Vertpig pre-registrants will be the first who are able to purchase Vertcoin directly with GBP fiat currency in the UK. Vertpig - a direct GBP to Vertcoin exchange based in the UK - is launching as a beta on Sunday to this limited group of early participants.

Other than Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Ethereum, few other cryptocurrencies have ever been available without having to first trade from one of these cryptocurrencies into another via a secondary exchange, such as Bittrex or Binance, or via broker applications, such as Shapeshift or Changelly. By allowing for direct fiat purchases, Vertpig allows direct access to Vertcoin - a SegWit-enabled, atomic-swap capable coin.

Due to the very small numbers at beta launch, it is likely that the impact on trade will be minimal. At the present time, only 126 pre-registrants have been verified as UK residents, and Vertpig will likely keep the numbers low whilst working out any bugs that may occur during the beta stage. Still, it is the beginning of a different way to access the currency that has, up until now, been limited in terms of accessibility, due to not being available on many exchanges.

Vertpig will gradually add more users to the platform over the coming weeks and months as it scales to handle higher demand. For now, it's small steps like this that will slowly move Vertcoin forward.

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