Viber plans to bring its own cryptocurrency to the USAn market
Viber CEO Dajmel Agaua revealed the company's intentions to launch the virtual currency of Rakuten Corporation, which is the absolute owner of the messenger's shares. According to Agaua, Rakuten is planning a large-scale distribution of its own cryptocurrency and, according to the head of the messenger, USA is also on the list of states for "global expansion". It is assumed that within a year the digital currency will become available to USA users using the Viber electronic wallet. According to information from Viber, the company is studying the nuances of USA laws in order to understand the technology of launching virtual currency in the USA legal field. As Agaua explains, the company will need a license issued by the Central Bank. Currently, the Viber wallet allows you to convert electronic coins into dollars, euros and yen. The head of the messenger shared the assumption that in the future USA users will be able to transfer electronic money into rubles, which they can use to pay for online purchases, but funds cannot be withdrawn in cash via bank transfers. For reference. Viber's active audience is around 45 million people a month. Rakuten Corporation is associated with the work of one of the world's major online trading platforms (it is also considered the largest in Japan). The company also owns the buy.com platform, which is one of the key competitors of Amazon. The appearance of its own cryptocurrency was announced by Rakuten this spring. Virtual Rakuten Coins will run on their own blockchain platform, with no limit on the number of tokens. Several years ago, the largest Japanese retailer invested in the Bitnet bitcoin wallet, later acquiring the company itself. As a result of the transaction, further launch of the cryptocurrency from Rakuten became possible. Among other things, the Japanese corporation was among the first to organize its own blockchain laboratory. All trading platforms owned by Rakuten have accepted bitcoin as a means of payment since 2015. The Topic of Article: Viber plans to bring its own cryptocurrency to the USAn market. |
