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Neo is an “OG” coin from 2014, formerly known as Antshares.
It’s been chugging along and is back in the news because of Neo 3.0 or Neo3, a highly
anticipated relaunch that aims to catapult the smart contract network to new heights.
Neo is known as the “Chinese Ethereum” and brands itself as an open, decentralized
network for the future smart economy.
Neo 3.0 will make important upgrades to the protocol that will bring its smart economy
vision to life.
It aims to elevate the network with capabilities and an ecosystem similar to Ethereum including
smart contracts, full-stack DeFi protocol called Flamingo Finance, decentralized file
storage, a decentralized digital ID solution, a built-in oracle, and cross-chain interoperability
via the Poly Network.
How will it do it?
Neo3 will be an entirely new blockchain from the existing Neo Mainnet generated from the
genesis block.
Along with new features, Neo3 will also tout a brand new architecture and governance mechanism.
Let’s take a look at some highlights.
Neo3 will feature its own distributed storage network called NeoFS.
Unlike other blockchains that rely on third-party storage providers like Amazon Web Services,
NeoFS will enable users to have complete control over their data.
Pulling this off would give Neo3 a substantial edge over other projects as well as other
siloed file storage projects like Filecoin and Sia.
Next, Flamingo Finance on Neo has been ruffling feathers in the cryptoverse by offering a
full-stacked DeFi protocol on Neo’s fast and feeless network.
Users can swap, wrap and stake tokens while earning rewards.
Also while interacting across chains like Cosmos, Bitcoin, Ontology and Ethereum as
a workaround to escape congestion and high fees while tapping into the earnings potential
of DeFi.
Architecture-wise, Neo3 will move away from a Bitcoin model to an account-based system,
which is supposedly more efficient.
It will also use a new asset standard for its tokens called NEP17, replacing the current
NEP5.
And what about governance?
Neo 3.0 will achieve consensus via a new dynamic and democratic on-chain governance mechanism
which includes the top 21 candidates voted in by NEO holders, with 1 NEO equalling to
1 vote.
Any registrar, informal organization, anonymous organization or individual can become a candidate,
seek votes and join the Neo Council.
Out of these, only the top 7 nodes will become consensus nodes of the network.
The Neo Council is refreshed every 21 blocks for agility and flexibility.
What about the project’s tokenomics?
Neo is frequently compared to another popular blockchain project, VeChain because they both
have a unique dual-token system.
Neo has a governance token called, well, NEO.
NEO tokens allow holders to vote for committee members and validator nodes that they trust.
Neo is also an interest-bearing token that generates another token called GAS.
Neo coin holders generate GAS automatically just by holding NEO.
GAS has a lot of utility in the Neo ecosystem, for example, it is used to deploy smart contracts,
fetching data from Neo’s in-built oracle and uploading or downloading data from Neo’s
native file sharing layer.
GAS fees are adjustable to reflect rises or falls in price.
Both NEO and GAS are capped at 100 million tokens, with the NEO coin currently having
a circulating supply of 70 million and GAS 10 million.
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Is Neo the One for you?
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