Aussie Crypto Exchange Founder Said Stablecoins Are A Game Changer
Co-founder of Australian based cryptocurrency exchange CoinJar has
expressed that stablecoin is a game changer for the business and that
the potential use cases are rather more than we know, The Australian
financial Review reports.
Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies created to combat the volatility of the
market by making a token that may be converted into different tokens
but with a set rate. The most popular stablecoin is Tether, the tenth
most traded cryptocurrency within the world by market volume, according
to CoinMarketcap. However, Tether has had its fair share of troubles
starting from transparency and manipulation allegations. Other
stablecoins that have popped up to replace Tether includes Gemini USD,
owned by the Winklevoss twins, Paxos standard and True USD.
Tan, who isn't actively running Melbourne based CoinJar, said
stablecoins, which helps you “transfer money around the crypto ecosystem
at a stable rate” is “on everyone’s lips,” adding that “there’s an
entire lot of applications or use-cases that might come out of it.”
The Australian entrepreneur argues that the stablecoin idea could be
attracting both retail and institutional investors now, but it’s been
around for a while.
“In London, I see a lot of finance
people getting into it. People with 10, 20 years of forex experience are
trying their hand at it. It’s drawing a lot of people from traditional
financial circles, just because it’s interesting, it’s intriguing,
there’s a lot of upside to it.”
CoinJar will also take into account the chance of floating a stable
currency, although the market has a number of players in that circle,
Tan noted in the report. He went on to add:
“There are a few Australian stablecoins
already – I think there are three or four out there. I think many of
them would be happy for us to utilize them. The question is, how do we
try to leverage some of these things to provide a better user experience
for our users?”
For many investors looking at stablecoins, the lure is that the ability
to participate in the crypto market without being exposed to the acute
volatility that comes with it. For others, it’s the desire to use
cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange and not simply an object of
speculation—which bitcoin is notoriously known for.
Tan believes, while bitcoin can be used by a large majority of users for
speculation, quite a number of holders use it as a medium of exchange
and store of value. He went on to state that the perception around
bitcoin continues to change and this has affected how the market views
it.
Tan’s company is progressing to expand into Europe, that he says CoinJar
prefers as it’s a lot of regulated and particularly interesting to
them, compared to Asia, where there is ” fragmentation – all the
different regulators, the cross-border challenge.”
Earlier this year, CoinJar launched Australia’s first cryptocurrency
index fund, providing wholesale investors with internet assets of at
least AUD$2.5 million exposure to cryptocurrency whereas shifting the
custody responsibility to CoinJar.
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