OnJanuary14th,KrakenacquiredAustralia’slongest-runningcryptoserviceproviderBitTrade.BitTradeoffersamulti-cryptocurrencyspotexchangeaswellasanover-the-counter(OTC)servicethatprovidesdeepliquiditytoprofessionalinstitutionsandtraders.
Withthisacquisition,KrakenwillfocusonbeingthepremiercryptoserviceinAustraliawiththebestAUDliquidity,tradingexperienceandsupportforbothinstitutionalandretailclients.Aspartoftheacquisition,KrakenbroughtonboardtheentireBitTradeteam,ledbyJonathonMiller,whoisourfirstManagingDirectorforAustralia.
WesatdownwithJonathontolearnabouthisexperienceincrypto,thestateoftheindustryinAustraliaandwhattoexpectfromhimandhisteammovingforward.
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WelcomeJonathan!Howdidyoufirstgetinvolvedincrypto?Iwasworkinginaco-workingspacein2013andtheownergotreallyexcitedaboutBitcoin.Itquicklybecameacontagionthroughouttheoffice.Atthesametime,weweredisappointedtofindouthowharditwastoobtaininAustralia.?
Thecountryneededsecureandintuitiveon-rampsforinvestors.Fortunately,shortlythereafterIwasapproachedbymyco-founderstolaunchBitTrade.
WhydidyoustartBitTrade?Whataresomeofyourkeysuccesses?In2013,itbecameapparentquicklythattherewasnostrong,localmarketforcryptocurrency–theonlyoptionwastosendcashoffshoreanddealwithriskyforeignexchanges.AlotofuswerevictimizedbythecollapseofMt.Gox.WelaunchedBitTradetomaketheprocesseasier,saferandcheaperforinvestorsandotherinterestedparties.
Coinbase CEO入选2020年美国15位最年轻亿万富翁:福布斯发布了《2020年世界亿万富翁榜》，《商业内幕》根据该名单编制了“最年轻的15位美国亿万富翁榜”，Coinbase首席执行官Brian Armstrong入选，其净资产为10亿美元占榜单总资产的1％；榜单中最富有的人是35岁的Facebook首席执行官Mark Zuckerberg。此外，福布斯榜中共2000人，瑞波联合创始人Chris Larsen以26亿美元的财富排第804位。Galaxy Digital首席执行官兼Michael Novogratz和Gemini联合创始人Winklevoss兄弟没有进入榜单。（Bitcoinist）[2020/4/8]
Astheindustrygrewaroundus,weevolvedourofferingtocatertothedemandsofmoresophisticatedcryptocurrencytraderswithafullserviceOTCofferingandamulti-exchangepriceaggregationandexecutionservice.?
WearealsoincrediblyproudtobefoundingmembersoftheAustralianindustrybody–theBlockchainAssociationofAustralia–?whichhasbeeninstrumentalinbringingawarenesstoregulatorybodiesandgovernmentagenciesinAustralia.?
动态 | 美国SEC：采用区块链技术发行的证券也必须遵守联邦证券发框架:美国证券监督委员会（SEC）公司财务部、投资管理部和贸易与市场部近日发布数字资产证券发行与交易声明，强调：“无论证券是以认证形式发行还是使用新技术，市场参与者在处理技术创新时仍必须遵守我们完善和运作良好的联邦证券法框架，比如区块链”。在声明中，SEC还提及了最近面向AirFox，Paragon，Crypto Asset Management，TokenLot和EtherDelta创始人的执法行动，称“即使发行人进行了非法未注册的数字资产证券发行，也有可能遵守联邦证券法的规定”。[2018/11/17]
Ithasbeenawildjourney,butitisfairtosaythatourcrowningachievementisourmostrecentacquisitionbyKraken,abrandandproductwehavelongadmired.
Whatdoyoufindmostcompellingabouttheindustry?Asa(recovering)softwareengineerandproductconsultantwithabackgroundinpoliticaleconomicsandmonetaryhistory,BitcoinwastheVenndiagramofmyinterestsandmadecompletesense.Ifoundmyselfthrownintothedeependofanemergentindustry,anditsdynamiccharacterissoexciting.?
Thereisaparticularenergythatemergeswhenpeopletrytomakecompletelynewthingswithcompletelynewtechnology.It’saddictive!
HowwouldyoucharacterizethecryptomarketinAustralia?Cryptocurrencyandblockchainarealsowell-knownentities.Thisawarenessdoesn’tjustcomefromtheexcitingpricemovements,butalsoaflagshipprojectattheAustralianStockExchange(ASX),whereitisadoptingablockchainbackendforitsnewclearingandsettlementsystem.?
Thatsaid,westillmaintainsomeconservativeattitudestowardsinvestment.Investinginpropertyhasbeenaculturalnormandhighonthewishlistformostinvestorsandinstitutions.However,youngerpeoplearechangingthisdynamicandaremoreawareofcryptocurrency.Thebroadermarketwillcomearoundwithmoreeducation.
TheadoptionofcryptocurrencymakessensefortheAPACregionbecauseyouhaveasuiteofcountriesheavilydependentonaremittanceeconomyandpopulationsthatarequicklybecomingmobile-firstforeverythingfromorderingfoodtobanking.?
It’sanexcitingtimeforcryptocurrencyanddigitalassetsintheregion.WhywasKrakenanidealpartnerforyouandyourteam?Krakenhaslongheldapositionasoneofthemosttrustedprovidersinthecryptocurrencyindustrywithproductsthatmeetthefinancialexpectationsofsophisticatedtradersandnewinvestorsalike.Thecompanyalsomaintainsavibrantandinformalenergybefittingoftheindustrywithoutcompromisingonsecurityorconsumerwelfare.?
Thisisacrucialpoint,asthereremainseveralbadactorsintheindustry,anditisimportanttobuildtrustamongclientsandregulatorsalike.?
BitTradeisaregisteredAUSTRACDigitalCurrencyExchangeandasImentioned,afoundingmemberoftheBlockchainAssociationofAustralia.IthasastrongtrackrecordinpromotingbestpracticeintheindustryinAustralia.ThesearevaluesthatBitTradeaspiredtothroughoutouroperationanditmadethedecisiontojoinKrakenaneasyoneforallinvolved.
Whatareyourexpectationsforthespacein2020?Theindustryshowseverysignofdeeperadoptionacrossinstitutionalandtraditionaltraders.Wearealsoseeingtheindustryreceiveincreasedlegitimacyintheeyesofregulatorsandgovernments.?
Furthermore,behindthescenesthere’sacontinualstreamoftechnicalimprovementstotheunderlyingplatforms,cryptocurrenciesandapplicationsbuiltonblockchainthatareenteringthemarket.Thesewillimprovethroughputandprivacywithoutcompromisingonthecorevaluesofdecentralizationandequalaccesstoall.
WeareincrediblyexcitedattheprospectofhelpingKrakengrowitspresenceinAPACandhelpingservicethegrowingdemandgloballyforinstitutional-gradecryptocurrencyplatformsandservices.?
BitTradeisamemberoftheCryptoFireAlliance,aninitiativetoraisecryptocurrencyfundsfordonationtowardsselectedcharitiesandassociationshelpingAustralian’simpactedbybushfires.Formoreinformationvisithttps://cryptofirealliance.com.au/
Onceagain,welcomeJonathon!
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