Has VER been taken?
we want it to start with X and only be 3 characters to fit into the new ISO standard being implemented.
yeah, otherwise we would want something like you suggested, VER, VERG or VRGE or something..
im pretty excited about VERGE/XVG
i think people are finally going to look at our resources n realize we are the top privacy coin out there, and no one comes close to our anonymity/privacy, or our anonymity/privacy resources.
we still have anonymity components that people think cant be done! (and many more on the way, under the new VERGE name!)
z.cash has started to implement things along these line.. If we can beat them to it and with the name change, people will see VERGE in a different light.
EDIT: they've got a github
https://github.com/Electric-Coin-Company/zcash
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/zcash-an-untraceable-bitcoin-alternative-launches-in-alpha/
well we have beat them to it, early last year lol, and as far as i can see in the source code, there is nothing stopping the ip address of the users across the network..
thats why we needed this rebrand, no one took us seriously and stuff like this is making news, when its already been out!
I see. So in this instance the barriers could possibly be the stigma around the name being identified with DOGE and the ease of use i.e. the ability of lay person being able to take the coin with all its functionalities and use it without having to go through a full technical crash course to do so?
EDIT:
Question: How can a Chinese lay person take advantage of VERGE's anonymity from country like China without having to setup/configure a full blown darkweb environment before they can use it?
Instead of trying to create a platform(s) that will cater for different users, is there a way to use the blockchain as a platform to do all these work/config and have users to just "tap/log" into it via vpn or the like to carry out their transactions?
welcome 
LOL Been watching too much tennis.
I do think it's better to have a 'V' in there tho. 