{"id":4226,"date":"2023-11-10T12:40:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T17:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/?p=4226"},"modified":"2023-11-30T11:18:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:18:26","slug":"what-is-omisego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/what-is-omisego\/","title":{"rendered":"What is OmiseGO? A Guide on OMG Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OmiseGo is an Ethereum L2 launched in 2017 and founded by Omise, a\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omise.co\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">venture-backed payment services company<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> operating in Thailand, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>OmiseGO (OMG) is a white-label eWallet, smart contract\u00a0platform and\u00a0ERC-20\u00a0token (the Ethereum code standard)<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. OMG uses a proof-of-stake (PoS) algorithm and has a total supply of 140,245,398 with a current circulating supply of 140,245,398 OMG\u2013 yes that&#8217;s right, OMG currently has all of its hard cap in circulation, and no new tokens are planned to be issued.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OMG was designed to function as a decentralized bank, exchange, and asset-backed blockchain gateway. <strong>OMG&#8217;s ultimate goal is\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>to be a &#8220;preeminent high-value exchange and settlement platform&#8221;<\/strong>. Think of a decentralized Ripple + universal remittance bridge to interconnect fragmented payment processors, legacy rails, and decentralized blockchains.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This means helping the unbanked get banking services (through their open-wallet infrastructure) and facilitating unprecedented interchangeability between the many siloed legacy rails (ACH, VISA, Paypal) and decentralized blockchains (like Ethereum). This could even potentially include more obscure assets like airline miles or loyalty points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>OMG is based on ERC-20 which defines recognized smart contract code functions across the Ethereum ecosystem<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>The OmiseGO Team<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>In a November 2023 tweet, the OMG account claimed the original team has &#8220;moved on&#8221; leaving the token to be completely governed by the token holders.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24OMG&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$OMG<\/a> token is listed on over 130 exchanges and has over 700K holders.<\/p>\n<p>The original team has moved on, making it possible for OMG to become the only L2 that is 100% governed by the token holders.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OMG (@omgnetworkhq) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omgnetworkhq\/status\/1724489567678664906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 14, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original OmiseGo team was described as &#8220;Fintech Rockstars&#8221; by Forbes in a <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170720173049\/https:\/\/www.forbesthailand.com\/cover-detail.php?did=49\">now-deleted profile<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4228 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGManagementTeam.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGManagementTeam.png 706w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGManagementTeam-591x392.png 591w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGManagementTeam-621x412.png 621w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGManagementTeam-600x398.png 600w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGManagementTeam-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGManagementTeam-679x450.png 679w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Omise\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ethereum.org\/2016\/01\/08\/d%CE%BEvgrants-update-new-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">contributed $100,000 in funding<\/a> to the Ethereum foundation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4jGqmlA4KEY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DEVGRANTS<\/a> which is a program to help new Ethereum-focused projects, develop the code bases and implement community evangelism. This indicates their commitment to the Ethereum ecosystem as a whole.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The original OMG Advisory board is notable, including Ethereum consensus-algorithm braniacs such as Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood (Polkadot), Jae Kwon (Cosmos), and more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4229 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGadvisors.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"808\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGadvisors.jpg 808w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGadvisors-591x539.jpg 591w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGadvisors-621x566.jpg 621w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGadvisors-600x547.jpg 600w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGadvisors-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGadvisors-768x701.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGadvisors-493x450.jpg 493w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Final Thoughts: Is <\/strong>OMG Network Still Relevant?<\/h2>\n<p>With so many new Layer-2s storming the scene since OMG&#8217;s launch in 2017, OMG Network appears to have faded into the background music. However, it&#8217;s still a project worth keeping an eye on\u2013 its entire token issuance is currently circulating in markets, and governance is in the hands of the tokenholders.<\/p>\n<p><b>OMG holders earn tokens for validating transactions via a Proof of Stake (PoS) model<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The OMG wallet application will also hold OMG tokens, which are a critical part of confirming blocks as valid and adding them to the blockchain. Keeping X amount of OMG tokens \u201cbuys\u201d you the right to confirm blocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every transaction on the OMG blockchain will require a transaction fee, that transaction fee will be distributed among OMG holders as a \u201cstake\u201d. The more coins held in the wallet the more fees you will receive proportionally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>OmiseGo is the first implementation of Plasma, an Ethereum scaling solution co-developed by Joseph Poon (Lightning Network co-founder) and Vitalik Buterin<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A big challenge that faces not only OMG but all digital currencies is the number of transactions the network can handle. As seen with Bitcoin congestion, this is a critical issue of today. OmiseGo hopes to solve this issue with Plasma.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Partnership with McDonald&#8217;s and the Thai Government<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0A partnership with McDonald&#8217;s could potentially bring any entity (regardless of their\u00a0market) much more growth and usage. In this case, they&#8217;re helping McDonald&#8217;s take in money more efficiently and inexpensively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4230 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture.png 601w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture-591x614.png 591w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture-600x623.png 600w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Capture-433x450.png 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.mof.go.th\/picture_news_detail.php?id=10761\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Thailand Finance Ministry launched a national e-payment master plan<\/a> to promote electronic payments. In addition, they <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JUN_Omise\/status\/898496682089783296\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">rolled out Omise&#8217;s FacePay<\/a> technology which allows payments using facial recognition. \u00a0Omise and Vitalik Buterin had a meeting with the Central Bank of Thailand which indicates interest in their work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4231 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGinvestorsFUll.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"846\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGinvestorsFUll.png 846w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGinvestorsFUll-591x200.png 591w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGinvestorsFUll-621x210.png 621w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGinvestorsFUll-600x203.png 600w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGinvestorsFUll-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/coincentral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/OMGinvestorsFUll-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Strategic Alliances include investments from the Krungsri Bank of Ayudhya and SMBC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bank of Ayudhya made a 30 million dollar strategic investment in OmiseGO. They are a part of Japan\u2019s largest financial group, Mitsubishi UFJ (MUFG), and hold $2.4 trillion of assets. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMBC), another investor, is the second largest bank in Japan.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, Credit Saison, the third largest credit card company in Japan, is also partnering with OmiseGO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The payment processing industry is siloed, fragmented and extremely centralized, creating security and counterparty risks for everyone. Omise, the creator of OmiseGo is a well-embedded payment processor in Asian markets which encompasses a massive market of users.<\/p>\n<p>Omise&#8217;s early ties to the Ethereum network and decentralization with their DEVGRANT donations and close ties with developers. OMG&#8217;s Software Development Kit (SDK) bundled with Omise&#8217;s suite of financial services is a robust and powerful combination of tools. Current and future OMG blockchain developers can move faster with less friction without having to reinvent the blockchain and remittance wheel.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, OmiseGo has backing from leading financial institutions and advisors like Vitalik Buterin among many other talented individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 2013 and owned by its users and token holders Omise is a venture-backed payment services company found in Thailand, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":4304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"iawp_total_views":14,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5712],"tags":[28107,28106,5818],"class_list":{"0":"post-4226","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-guides","8":"tag-layer-2","9":"tag-omg-network","10":"tag-omisego"},"wppr_data":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is OmiseGO? 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