Facts about Ontology
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In 2019, Ontology launched its Ontology 2.0 upgrade introducing a permissioned sidechain architecture that allows enterprises to build customized blockchains while maintaining interoperability with the main network.
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Ontology's mainnet launched in June 2018 with support for multiple virtual machines including the Ontology Virtual Machine and the Ethereum Virtual Machine for developer compatibility.
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Ontology's decentralized identity framework ONT ID has issued over 10 million digital identities since its launch, enabling self-sovereign identity management across its ecosystem.
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Ontology's cross-chain framework enables interoperability between different blockchains, allowing assets and data to transfer seamlessly across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major networks.
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Ontology's ONT token achieved a peak market capitalization of approximately 2.8 billion dollars in January 2018, making it one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by that metric.
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Ontology's consensus mechanism employs a Byzantine Fault Tolerant algorithm called VBFT that can process thousands of transactions per second on its mainnet.
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Founded in 2017, Ontology is a blockchain platform developed by Chinese tech company OnChain that uses a dual-token system with ONT and ONG tokens.