The people's coin looks ready to step back into the limelight.

Vertcoin, the little coin that could, emerged as a strong contender in the fall of last year. With many features similar to Litecoin, but a few important advantages that should be ready to be implemented over the coming weeks and months, Vertcoin could be ready for a big jump in attention and value.

A few important milestones are being met in 2018:

Vertbase

A direct USD to Vertcoin trading platform will enable traders to buy Vertcoin with ease. One of the greatest barriers to Vertcoin thus far has been its limited availability on exchanges. It is available on Bittrex, but new registrants have not been able to participate in this platform, so exposure to Vertcoin is limited. Vertbase offers an easier path to buying Vertcoin.

Atomic swapping

This is a big deal. Atomic swapping will allow direct trading between Vertcoin, Bitcoin, Litecoin, Decred, and other atomic-swap enabled coins. This will allow for completely decentralized trading with no need for a third party to swap between different currencies. Once this feature is available on wallets, it will change how people trade cryptocurrency. Vertcoin should see a substantial gain in status when this happens, hopefully in the next few months to half a year.

Lightning network

Vertcoin will be implementing Lightning Network functionality into its wallet this year. This will allow for extremely cheap and fast transactions of the coin. This one innovation could bring cryptocurrency out of the 56K modem days into the days of broadband.

Stealth addresses

Vertcoin will be transacted via stealth addresses with the newly enabled wallet. This enables privacy in transactions that is broadly appealing to the cryptocurrency market, for numerous reasons. Recent regulatory crackdowns or rumours thereof only serve to increase the appeal of this feature.

And much more!

New exchanges, Trezor support (Vertcoin already has Ledger Nano support), a new miner that supports AMD processors, and other developments will all contribute to the success of Vertcoin. And don't forget one of Vertcoin's most unique selling points: ASIC-resistance. This coin has a bright future, indeed.

sources:

https://www.investinblockchain.com/what-is-vertcoin/

https://vertcoin.org/