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XEN founder Jack Levin says his project can change the world ‘even during the bear market’

By Alara Jordan

Edited by Charlie Mellor

11:16, 20 October 2022

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Levin said in a recent interview that his project began with “no supply and no pre-mint” – Photo: Shutterstock

Ex-Google executive Jack Levin believes that his latest project, XEN Crypto, has the power to be “revolutionary” in the crypto market as it looks to gather mainstream adoption. 

Levin said in a recent interview that ​despite the core functionalities of the project’s cryptocurrency, XEN, such as transparency and self-custody, the project actually began with “no supply and no pre-mint”.

He added that his project’s approach with an open source software “can potentially change the world for better… even during the bear market”. 

What is XEN?

XEN is a minting token built on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. The token launched on 8 October and burnt around $1.85m in Ethereum gas fees in the first 24 hours of its launch.

ETH to USD

XLM/USD

0.50 Price
-4.490% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
Overnight fee time 22:00 (UTC)
Spread 0.00249

ETH/USD

3,861.63 Price
+6.880% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
Overnight fee time 22:00 (UTC)
Spread 1.75

BTC/USD

98,577.95 Price
+2.620% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
Overnight fee time 22:00 (UTC)
Spread 50.00

DOGE/USD

0.43 Price
+3.190% 1D Chg, %
Long position overnight fee -0.0616%
Short position overnight fee 0.0137%
Overnight fee time 22:00 (UTC)
Spread 0.0021216

XEN’s website says that the token is directed at “promoting self-custody, trust through consensus, transparency, and decentralisation”.

XEN tokens are free to mint with a goal to increase crypto adoption by lowering the barrier to entry for the average user.

The price of XEN opened at $0.006148 on 9 October 2022 and witnessed a short rally shortly afterwards, according to data from CoinMarketCap

The price spike later on 9 October of $3.68 is still the token’s all-time high, which was trading at $0.00002637 as of earlier on 20 October.

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