Bitcoin Exchange MonetaGo Launches in 40 Countries
MonetaGo, a new exchange with ambitions to take bitcoin "global", launched across 40 countries today. First announced in April, the platform offers bitcoin buying and selling in 28 local currencies. As a twist, MonetaGo users can also 'fix' or 'peg' their bitcoin to these various exchange rates. Speaking to CoinDesk, serial entrepreneur Jesse Chenard, MonetaGo's CEO, said: "Digital currency is supposed to be this global phenomenon that is going to enable the seamless transmission of funds across borders, but the reality of it is that 90-something percent of all bitcoin trading happens in....
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Named after an ancient Roman Goddess, MonetaGo is looking to provide liquidity to Bitcoin exchanges in 35 countries around the world, with the goal to expand to 50 by the end of the year. "We want to be the umbrella to the other exchanges," Margaux Avedisian, co-founder and business development officer, told Bitcoin Magazineat Inside Bitcoins New York. Whereas other exchanges launch in one country and look to sign up consumer traders, MonetaGo aims to connect all of these exchanges together to increase liquidity for them all. Further, MonetaGo allows trades to be settled in multiple....
In its plan to become a global bitcoin exchange, MonetaGo launched its services in 40 countries this month. The company offers bitcoin buying and selling against 28 currencies and even has a special feature that allows its users to peg bitcoin prices at various exchange rates. "Digital currency is supposed to be this global phenomenon that is going to enable the seamless transmission of funds across borders, but the reality of it is that 90-something percent of all bitcoin trading happens in three currencies only," said MonetaGo CEO Jesse Chenard. Global Bitcoin Exchange Services. Chenard....
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