Why Verge & Tech Specs
This is what Verge states on their official website:
Verge is a decentralized currency designed for users who value privacy. It improves upon the original Bitcoin blockchain by using multiple anonymity-centric networks such as Tor and i2p. It utilizes multi-algorithm mining support to improve security and provide equal distribution of coins to miners.
About Verge
So how did VERGE get here? And what does VERGE truly represent? Well VERGE represents a paradigm shift in the crypto currency world. A bold claim indeed, however it is the only “altcoin” that can proudly call itself truly anonymous and decentralized. It all began in October 2014. The Developer (known on the bitcointalk forum as Hero Member "Dogedarkdev") was determined to create a fun and accessible coin that focuses on anonymity and decentralization. The original coin was named Dogecoindark after the much beloved Dogecoin, but after the creator of Dogecoin… Jackson Palmer left for good, the Dogecoindark community (now VERGE) decided the coin needed a rebranding. In rebranding to VERGE, the community hoped to move away from the connection to Dogecoin and maintain relevancy in the crypto world on its own merit, with the focus on Privacy & Anonymity. So on February 15, 2016 Dogecoindark (DOGED) officially became VERGE (XVG) and new beginnings were on the horizon. Within several days of release, VERGE saw over 200 Bitcoin worth of trading volume on the popular digital currency exchange Bittrex.com. This amount of volume was unchartered territory for VERGE and placed it at number 2 overall. So we don’t see VERGE going away anytime soon! - prbuzz
Verge Roadmap
Most Important: How does Verge differ from other anonymous coins such as ZCASH?
For this one, I'm going to link you to an interview with the lead developer of Verge. If you're really interested in Verge, you should watch this. For example at ~17:00, but for a full understanding and explanation it is recommended to watch the whole video.
Our PERSONAL opinion
Don't take this as financial advise, but we think Verge has a great future ahead of itself and is a solid long-term investment judging by how things are going so far. Always DYOR and judge for yourself!
Links:
https://vergecurrency.com/langs/nl/
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1365894.5800
Exchanges:
https://bittrex.com/Market/Index?MarketName=BTC-XVG
https://c-cex.com/index.html?p=xvg-btc
https://www.cryptopia.co.nz/Exchange?market=XVG_BTC
https://novaexchange.com/market/BTC_XVG/