Is there a logical explanation for the downward pressure, which started long before devs announced new algo?
I think the downward pressure started when a lot of other coins, bitcoin included, started trending down. Then we had a period of stabilization, similar to doge and ltc, and now while those coins are bouncing back, doge more than ltc, vert has turned down again, presumably due to lack of information/communication about upcoming (possible) changes/hardfork.
so to keep people in VTC we need to contact devs to give updates.
It`s fine to buy some cheap VTC but people who sell their coins out of fear can ruin the coin too much. The concurrence is pretty big out there, so we need to keep the community together.
I for myself can life with no updates

that`s quite normal in the altcoin scene but when price gets under a certain level also the big whales might jump off the train.
So before selling all your coins try to send them a message!
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https://www.facebook.com/vertcoinvia twitter:
https://twitter.com/Vertcoin