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LINE launches its native cryptocurrency ‘LINK’ to be available on BITBOX 

Published by CryptoNinjas.net
08/31/2018
LINE launches its native cryptocurrency ‘LINK’ to be available on BITBOX 

LINE Corporation announced today that it has launched its first digital token, LINK, and its first blockchain network, LINK Chain, both of which were built independently by LINE. With the launch, LINE becomes one of the largest and most-established companies to develop and issue a cryptocurrency.

Unlike other cryptocurrencies or digital tokens, LINK will not make an Initial Coin Offering (ICO), but instead utilizes a reward system that gives users LINK as compensation for using certain services within the LINE ecosystem. For example, a user who has joined and participated in one of the decentralized app (dApp) services related to LINK can receive LINK as an incentive.

That LINK can then be used as payments or rewards within the dApp services that will launch soon, and for service categories like contents, commerce, social, gaming, exchange and more within the LINE ecosystem.

LINE plans to register LINK exclusively on recently launched digital asset exchange BITBOX this month, where the new cryptocurrency will be distributed to users. Along with the dApps that will be launched soon, BITBOX will be the platform where users are able to acquire LINK and trade LINK with other digital assets. Furthermore, BITBOX will provide exclusive benefits to LINK holders, such as payments or discounts on trading fees and many promotional events.

LINK operates using LINK Chain, a blockchain network (mainnet) that was also built by LINE following the launch of the Genesis Block on August 23. LINK Chain is a service-oriented blockchain network that enables dApps to be directly applied to the LINE messaging platform. In addition, LINE’s extensive know-how in building platform infrastructure and large scale-out networks means both stability and minimized wait times (which, until now, has been a weakness of the decentralized blockchains), even for a system with a very large number of users.

To expand and develop the blockchain ecosystem, LINE will encourage and support diverse dApp services – including those not operated by LINE – to participate in LINE’s blockchain network. Through building a token economy based on a win-win relationship between consumption and rewards, LINE aims to establish itself as a leading digital reward platform.

“Over the last seven years, LINE was able to grow into a global service because of our users, and now with LINK, we wanted to build a user-friendly reward system that gives back to our users. With LINK, we would like to continue developing as a user participation-based platform, one that rewards and shares added value through the introduction of easy-to-use dApps for people’s daily lives.”

LINE CEO Takeshi Idezawa

A total of 1 billion LINK will be gradually issued, according to how this ecosystem develops. Of that amount, 800 million will be allocated for user rewards, while 200 million will be managed by LINE Tech Plus, the issuer of LINK, as a reserve.

For residents in Japan, LINK Point will be received as rewards for activities in dApp services instead of LINK. Japanese users can use LINK Point within dApp services or change it for LINE Points. However until LINE gets authorization for cryptocurrency trading and exchanges by the regulatory authorities in Japan, LINK Point cannot be deposited, withdrawn, transferred, traded or exchanged at cryptocurrency exchanges, including BITBOX.

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