Verge Currency and PornHUB's Issues
We are all aware that lately, around mid-April of this year — one of the biggest adult (or porn) company in current time — PornHUB accepts cryptocurreny payments. Yes, in case you didn't know, they've got partnership.
Accepting a cryptocurrency is (I think) necessary. Cryptocurrencies known to have a well-formed security, and of course, anonimity. If you don't want to put your name in a transaction record of any credit card company, of course, using an anonymous currency is the best option. But, what if Verge is not secured enough?
A month after the announcement, the Verge network has now faced multiple attacks in a quick succession. The latest issue was uncovered earlier this week, as someone has successfully manipulated the network for the second time in a few months. Verge’s developers claimed to have an on-going DDoS attack, but for some PornHUB member, that explanation remains highly questionable.
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Now, to think that this was happened in a month after the major announcement, maybe someone is clearly targeting the Verge network — well, somehow succeeding. Resolving these problems will remain a huge cut off in PornHUB's side, and so, Verge’s developers have a lot of work ahead of them.
Not just that, if their mining pools are under DDoS attack, then the miner will suffer, then the network will be highly congested, then the transaction will be on a bit late. And then, if the attacker successfully forked the Verge Network, just like Suprnova claimed — and spoofing fake transactions — again, this is a huge cut off in PornHUB's part.
For the mean time, whatever attacks their facing, Verge's developers should make a move (if not yet) and make everyone feel comfortable using Verge Currency, and... while watching porn.