Verge has been massively endorsed by privacy and security expert, John McAfee of McAfee virus protection software fame. He recommends Verge as his best buy out of all the crypto-currencies: "a lump of coal with a big diamond inside!"

You can buy Verge from reputable exchanges like
Bittrex: https://bittrex.com/] https://bittrex.com/]https://bittrex.com/ and
Cryptopia: https://www.cryptopia.co.nz/Register?referrer=A_cat_named_joe

Wallets are available from the Verge Website https://vergecurrency.com/]https://vergecurrency.com/]https://vergecurrency.com/
and the excellent multi-coin Coinomi mobile wallet app is available from the Google Play Store (Android)

Verge has good fundamentals:

• unique anonymous wallets running on Tor;
• a strong drive towards merchant retail adoption;
• negligible transaction fees;
• if John McAfee is right, the potential for vast returns - the price is currently low at 0.00000840 BTC ($0.14) although Verge is a top 30 Market Cap coin. If Verge became 10% of the current value of Dash, $100 invested now would give an investor a return of well over $1,000,000;
• and, as mentioned before, a massive boost from John McAfee who has singled out Verge (XVG) as his recommended best buy:

              https://cryptovest.com/news/john-mcafee-verge-xvg-is-the-best-buy-xvg-price-doubles-overnight/

Good fundamentals:

• anonymous application - unique wallets running on Tor;
• potential to challenge other anonymous coins;
• a strong drive towards merchant retail adoption;
  
• the potential for vast returns - the price is currently low at 324 satoshis although Verge is a top 30 Market Cap coin! If Verge became 10% of the current value of Dash, $100 invested now would give an investor a return of well over $1,000,000;
• and a massive boost from John McAfee who has singled out Verge (XVG) along with Monero and Zcash as coins he would recommend:
  https://cryptovest.com/news/john-mcafee-verge-xvg-is-the-best-buy-xvg-price-doubles-overnight/

After all this effort in trying to be ultra-precautious, now this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/6qk64y/fired_up_electrum_idly_clicked_on_console_got_this/ and this: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-wallets-trezor-electrum-issue-contradictory-statements-regarding-bitcoin-cash

Bitcoin Cash servers in Electrum! "From the official team who are managing Electrum, someone has taken the source code on GitHub and altered it to support Bitcoin Cash." Apparently, as reassurance, Electrum won't recognise Bitcoin Cash headers after the fork. On Reddit Etmetm posted this advice: "This is not a problem. Electrum 2.9 has fork detection and this cash node will not work after the fork as the headers will be refused ... Even pre-2.9 will refuse the headers of Bitcoin Cash (once difficulty is adjusted prematurely), so nothing to worry about ... In fact the author of electrumx (the most widely used server backend) has also implemented quick splitting, so the cash nodes should not appear in the server list of electrum much longer after the fork ... If you've manually connected to a node running bitcoin-abc (Bitcoin Cash) it should not accept your transaction and show an error. You'd then need to connect to a different server. Auto-connect will not keep you connected to a bitcoin-abc node post fork as the headers don't match up."

To be on the safe side, if that's possible, I'm going to manually connect to a non-Bitcoin Cash server from now on with my pre-2.9 wallet. Maybe this should be the focus of a new thread. And here's a warning to avoid installing the Electron Cash wallet on the same computer as your Electrum wallet: https://twitter.com/electrumwallet/status/891935330235973633 ... and the latest Electrum instructions on how to redeem Bitcoin Cash - July 31st: https://electrum.org/bcc2.txt ... it seems that you can safely use your seed in Electron Cash if you follow these instructions.

Thanks Kolloh. Very reassuring with all the conflicting information around. I didn't want to experiment with my Bitcoin wallet with just hours to go before the BIP148 UASF/SegWit implementation and the subsequent hard fork.

So let me get this right - the sequence of securing Bitcoin Cash would be something like this:
1) After the fork install a new Electrum wallet and send all your existing BTC from your old wallet to it;
2) Install a BCC wallet (or BCH as it is now being called);
3) In your old wallet, click on the 'Wallet' tab > 'Private Keys' tab > 'Export' tab to reveal the private keys and addresses;
4) Copy and paste each private key individually and import them one-by-one into the BCC wallet using the 'Import' function;
5) Copy and paste each address individually and import them one-by-one into the BCC wallet using the 'Import' function;

or copy and paste the whole lot in one go straight into the BCC wallet, if that wallet allows it. Have I got it right?

For anyone who is interested, here's a list of links leading to wallets recognising BCC from the https://www.bitcoincash.org/ website:
Bitcoin ABC https://www.bitcoinabc.org/
Bitcoin Classic https://bitcoinclassic.com/downloads/bcc/
Bitcoin Unlimited https://www.bitcoinunlimited.info/download
Bitcoin XT https://bitcoinxt.software/
Electron Cash http://www.electroncash.org/
BTC.com https://wallet.btc.com/#/setup/register
Freewallet https://freewallet.org/
Coinomi https://coinomi.com/ ... and the
Ledger https://www.ledgerwallet.com/  and
Trezor https://wallet.trezor.io/#/  hard wallets

I understand Jaxx is also working on a BCC wallet http://decentral.ca/jaxx-statement-bitcoin-cash-bch/

Any recommendations for ease in importing private keys and addresses, or even any that simply use the seed words to access BCC?

There has been a suggestion from a r/btc source (https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/6qiak7/bcc_clients_are_listed_here/) that Bitcoin Cash (BCC/BCH) wallets might not recognise Electrum seeds i.e. private keys need to be imported into Bitcoin Cash wallets. Here's the latest advice from Electrum, which acknowledges that either seeds, or private keys will have to be used:

"BCC wallets will require you to import your seed or your private keys,
which can be exported from Electrum. Doing so will expose all your
Bitcoin funds associated with that seed to the BCC wallet you decide
to use.

Therefore, *after* the BCC fork, but *before* you enter a seed or
private key in a BCC wallet, you should move all your funds to a new
Electrum wallet, with a new seed. You will still be able to use the
old seed or private key with BCC, because BCC has replay
protection. Wait until your funds are confirmed in your new Bitcoin
wallet, before you enter the old private key in a BCC wallet. This
will protect your BTC funds from rogue/untrusted software."


In the event that private keys have to be used to claim BCC/BCH in a Bitcoin Cash wallet, how exactly should one proceed?
I know how to use the export private keys function in Electrum to generate unencrypted .csv, or .json files showing addresses and their associated private keys.
Does simply copying and pasting those addresses and private keys into the import function of a Bitcoin Cash wallet do the trick?
Do you import your private keys with their corresponding addresses individually, or all together?

Step-by-step, how should this be done? Expert opinion please!

Thank you for your prompt response. I hope all who read this thread will find it useful.

For me, Charlie's Tweets can sometimes be confusing, and possibly even counter-productive. Take for instance the recent "Spread the hug and share the love ... " Tweets which created distance after the previous RSK Drivechain Tweet. Drivechain might seem to have been an important development and something for Litecoin in the future. Looking into Drivechain a little further, if Bitcoin implemented it, would there be a real need for Bitcoin to pair up with Litecoin - on Lightning Networks for instance? This was one of Charlie's main visions for Litecoin.

If full Lightning Networks implementation on Litecoin is far away i.e. 2018 and beyond, then I would have to reconsider my position. Bitcoin is looking healthy and currently flying high at $2,710.22 ... $3,000 looks like it's on the cards, ... imminently.

I was under the impression that LN was close. So far I have been one of Litecoin's most consistent supporters, here, on Twitter and on Poloniex. Reddit r/bitcoin too. I would like to hear of an estimate of when we could expect to see a full implementation of Lightning Networks on Litecoin. Again, is the answer to that weeks? ... months? ... a year? ... longer? ... or, indefinitely?

Charlie, over to you.

I would agree with you here. Time is of the essence. Investors like to know that their investment continues to be safe. A time line and regular updates on progress helps. For instance, how far away is Lightning Networks and the other things it facilitates? Weeks? Months? A year? The answer is crucial from an investment perspective. Charlie, as you have pointed out, seems to have other distractions. Decred is one. I do understand that the Litecoin team is essentially a handful of volunteers, plus one recent full-timer. Perhaps we shouldn't expect too much.

My personal opinion is that marketing is not where it should be. This combined with some confusing Tweets isn't very reassuring e.g: Xinxi Wang who seems to be the main part-time developer:
https://twitter.com/TheRealXinxi/status/862926287958032384
When I sent a private message to Xinxi for an explanation, I didn't get much of a response.

Full implementation of Lightning Networks looks like it is a long way away and other things are appearing on the horizon like Drivechain. Something needs to be done, or the momentum already achieved will be lost.

If you haven't read it already, here's yesterday's Coindesk article on Litecoin and Lightning Networks:

http://www.coindesk.com/cross-blockchain-trades-lightning-gives-new-life-atomic-swaps/

Litecoin is now, potentially, the most technologically advanced coin in the crypto-universe with Core developers working on it to deliver full implementations of Lightning, the game-changing 'atomic cross-chain transactions' and other goodies.

"Another point to note: now that SegWit has activated on litecoin, users can begin sending test cross-chain transactions from litecoin to the bitcoin testnet."

When news of full Lightning implementation breaks it will be too late - the train will have left the station.

Thanks John0811 ... more good news!  The trading pairs on BitStamp will be:
Litecoin trading in and out of not only Bitcoin, but also fiat Euros and US$ dollars. Launching in early June 2017 - that's only a few weeks away. It's getting better all the time!

Charlie Lee's Litecoin Vision document: Solving Bitcoin's scalability problem, Lightning Networks (instantaneous transactions), Atomic Cross-chain Transactions (a decentralised ShapeShift), and Confidential Transactions:
https://segwit.org/my-vision-for-segwit-and-lightning-networks-on-litecoin-and-bitcoin-cf95a7ab656b

Litecoin Roadmap 2017 – Lightning Networks, Atomic Cross Chain Transactions. Working  with Lightning developers on building out the infrastructure for Lightning Networks on Litecoin. Working on Cross-chain Atomic Swaps between Litecoin and Vertcoin, Smart Crypto-Vault - enabling Smart Contracts on Litecoin etc:
https://litecoincore.org/

Running a Litecoin Full Node on Raspberry Pi 3
https://medium.com/@meeDamian/litecoin-full-node-on-rbp3-69f851f74f1b

Buy a Litecoin Ledger hardware wallet for 3 LTC
https://litecoin-foundation.org/product/ledger-wallet/

Litecoin Releases Ambitious Roadmap For 2017 As SegWit Steals Bitcoin Business
https://cointelegraph.com/news/litecoin-releases-ambitious-roadmap-for-2017-as-segwit-steals-bitcoin-business

SegWit Activation Complete, Litecoin Charts a Course for the Future
http://www.coindesk.com/segwit-activation-complete-litecoin-charts-a-course-for-the-future/

European Retail Giant Alza Accepts Bitcoin For Payments, Could Add Altcoins
"Sadílek, meanwhile, added that Bitcoin was only the first step in Alza’s relationship with cryptocurrency, with altcoins such as Ethereum or Litecoin potentially coming next."
https://cointelegraph.com/news/european-retail-giant-alza-accepts-bitcoin-for-payments-could-add-altcoins

Content provider prefers Litecoin payment option
"Why We’re Switching to Litecoin"
https://stories.yours.org/why-were-switching-to-litecoin-d5157e445254

Lightning Network adoption ushers in a new era of cryptocurrency functionality
https://bravenewcoin.com/news/lightning-network-adoption-ushers-in-a-new-era-of-cryptocurrency-functionality/

Bitfury Tests Litecoin Multihop Lightning Transaction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZCAdUe1uNk&feature=youtu.be

Eric Lombrozo:
"... we can build next generation tech on Litecoin right now!"
https://twitter.com/eric_lombrozo/status/864924233742270464

Alex Bosworth (Developer)
"Continuing dev on my @lightning project, focusing on how old and new work together. Still on BTC testnet, working up courage for LTC mainnet"
https://twitter.com/alexbosworth/status/864127489236271104

World First LTC ATM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9LII1j4wUI&feature=youtu.be

RootStock – smart contracts on Litecoin:
https://twitter.com/dieguito/status/856164928792735744

and Litecoin joins Bitcoin and Ethereum to become one of the three crypto-currencies on Coinbase

Good to hear that there are plans by Jackson Palmer, the original creator of Dogecoin, to push for SegWit and Lightning Networks on Doge:

"Have to say, good work @SatoshiLite on recent #litecoin dev. Inspiring me to help push the same with #dogecoin"   https://twitter.com/ummjackson/status/865699184036388864

That should push the price up even further!

Good news indeed. Litecoin with SegWit and Lightning Networks etc. is about to become the most technologically advanced crypto-coin. It would be a far better option than Bitcoin to be used in merchant retail payments. Massive opportunities are appearing on the horizon.

Litecoin is getting noticed! Here's a Max Keiser Litecoin retweet made a few hours ago:
https://twitter.com/finitemaz/status/865233637511487488

... Just in case you missed the link:
                                                                 

I think we should be aware that this thread is going to be visited by speculators and sock puppets from other coins threatened by the the advances Litecoin is about to make.

When I read posts like those 'newbie' BDO_44 has made, I question what the purpose really is. It seems to be to spread FUD to push the LTC price down. Why would he want to do that? He seems to know about whale strategy. Buy big when you've got a good idea something is going to rise - the minnows follow on a rising price; at the apex sell big (realising profit), followed by FUD spreading - the minnows sell on a falling price; the whales buy back big at a cheaper price ... and the cycle repeats itself.

For the next two weeks there will be a lull while Litecoin fully implements SegWit. BDO_44 knows this. The price rose on SegWit speculation. The next spikes will probably happen when SegWit is finally implemented and also when Litecoin joins Bitcoin and Ethereum on Coinbase ... with Lightning Networks, Confidential Transactions, Blockchain merging with Bitcoin as a solution to Bitcoin's scalability issue etc. etc. - all to follow.

Andreas Antonopoulus recently pulled a Chinese proverb out of the bag to illustrate a point. I think it is particularly appropriate here:

"When the sage points at the moon, the fool looks at the finger"

The finger is the price; the moon is Litecoin's advancing potential.

Missed it! It's gone back up again. Never mind, I'll try to catch it the next time there's a dip.

With the full support of the Litecoin mining community, Charlie Lee and his team of developers can now take Litecoin on a game-changing quantum leap into the future with SegWit, Lightning Networks and many other advanced features:
https://segwit.org/my-vision-for-segwit-and-lightning-networks-on-litecoin-and-bitcoin-cf95a7ab656b

First, I don't have a problem. If there is one it is coming from the interstices of your mind. Don't project your insecurity onto me.

Secondly, SegWit has been well tested over a long period of time and has been peer reviewed i.e. low risk. Experienced devs are working on its implementation along with other innovations such as Lightning Networks. More will no doubt be joining in following the news. I understand that the work is at an advanced stage.

Thirdly, imbecility knows no national boundaries. Your invective here and in your previous posts betrays the state of your mind. Your insinuations are not backed up by fact.

Finally, why post here anyway? If you hold Litecoin you can sell now at rising prices. No, you are here for another purpose. It appears to me that you fear the about to emerge new Litecoin - and it's true other altcoins have good cause to fear it. Now go away and take your insecurities with you.