VeChain
- Ticker
- VET
- Category
- Supply-chain network
- Risk profile
- Volatile
What it is
A chain aimed at enterprise record-keeping — product provenance, logistics, certification — built on a two-token model that separates the asset held from the asset spent on fees.
Why this risk level
- Holding VET generates a second token over time, and that second token is what pays for transactions, so an application's running cost is decoupled from the market price of the asset its operator holds
- The consensus is an authority model: a limited set of known, vetted masternodes produces blocks, which suits organisations that want an identifiable operator set and is a deliberate step away from open participation
- The chain records claims that originate off it — a scan, a sensor reading, a certificate — so its guarantee is that a record was not altered afterwards, not that the record was true when written
A plain-English risk overview for education, not investment advice. Risk profiles describe the asset's own characteristics, not a price forecast — always do your own research before buying.
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