Note that
the case for fiat currency conversion is that VAT is not changed on the volume of the trade, but only on the service charge.
Not exact matches
So in summary — most likely maintaining a public ledger would have meaningfully higher transactions cost than centralized clearing — however, there are use
cases for bitcoin / cryptos where
fiat currency is not an option so difference is transactions costs is not a consideration — to the extent the market ascribes value to bitcoin / cryptos this value can not be diluted or as easily confiscated
Payments and the representation of
fiat currency on Blockchains is a potentially significant use
case for distributed ledger technology and we firmly believe that partnership between regulators, central banks and the financial services sector will accelerate solutions to maturity.»
In the
case of cryptocurrencies, this might be converting
fiat currency (USD, EUR, etc.) to a cryptocurrency, or trading one cryptocurrency
for another.
As they come in different sizes (or denominations), they can also act as a substitute
for paper money in
case of the
fiat system collapse.
In the pending court
case for overturning California's Proposition 8, which banned «gay marriage,» two leading conservative legal scholars face off: Charles J. Cooper, taking the classical conservative line that organic social institutions such as marriage have an inherent value and can not be redefined by legal
fiat, and Theodore Olson, taking the more libertarian line that government should simply regulate contractual relationships between individuals and not become involved in private matters.
In the pending court
case for overturning California's Proposition 8, which banned «gay marriage,» two leading conservative legal scholars face off: Charles J. Cooper, taking the classical conservative line that organic social institutions such as marriage have an inherent value and can not be redefined by legal
fiat, and Theodore Olson, taking the more libertarian line that government should simply regulate contractual relationships between individuals... Continue Reading»
This is proved mathematically
for some
cases, and it has been shown computationally by simulations where the «true» values and «errors» and «random variation» are known by
fiat.
In
case you consider exchanging
fiat currency such as US Dollar (USD), Euro (EUR) or Japanese Yen (JPY), you can find a guide on how to go about buying Ethereum (or any other cryptocurrency
for that matter) by reading our «Token Sale Participation Guide».
In the
case of cryptocurrencies, this might be converting
fiat currency (USD, EUR, etc.) to a cryptocurrency, or trading one cryptocurrency
for another.
Put another way, governments essentially create an artificial use
case for their own forms of paper money by threatening people with punishment if they do not pay taxes, which are denominated in the government's own
fiat currency, to the government.
Instead, they are denominated in a
fiat currency — euros in Bitwala's
case — and can be topped up by selling bitcoin
for said
fiat currency.
Enthusiasts may extol the virtues of freedom from government - controlled
fiat currency, but there's an increasingly compelling
case for regulation of ICOs and, perhaps more importantly, trading exchanges.
Showing that bitcoin can work as a currency with which to purchase goods strengthens the
case for crypto's longevity and perhaps a move away from
fiat currency.
The most important person in the world of
fiat currencies, James Rickards, spoke about spectrecoin: https://dailyreckoning.com/noose-tightens-bitcoin/ The only use
case for bitcoin is to support criminal transactions, and even criminals are moving to monero and spectrecoin because they have better security and privacy features.
Even though traditional
fiat currencies are also used in dodgy dealings, in this
case, because of the sanction - imposed lack of said
fiat money, the positive attributes of cryptocurrencies are ideal
for North Korea.
Other settlement layers like Ripple, Stellar or the defunct Falcon Protocol don't actually move value and are no different than using a MySQL database... they are cryptocurrencies which may be better than bitcoin
for payments but have no liquidity and address none of the above - noted use
cases regarding creating decentralised
fiat pegged cryptocurrencies, «great
for banks but not
for remittance providers» says Bitspark.
Save
for major players like Kucoin and Binance — which are beyond the realms of U.S. regulators, and don't allow
fiat deposits in any
case — mandatory KYC / AML is now the norm.
Athena machines offer both the buying and selling of cryptocurrency, which means American BCH holders have gained not only a new convenient method to increase their stockpile of the cryptocurrency but also the ability to easily exchange it
for fiat in
case they need to pay in shops that don't accept credit or crypto.
The press release finishes by speaking of exploring «options
for fiat connectivity across major world currencies, and... access to innovative token projects that extend cryptocurrency protocols to new use
cases.»
The token primary use
case is to host a decentralized exchange
for digital
fiat and crypto, particularly focused first on the Asia - Pacific region.
This is an analytical platform, where,
for the first time in the industry, the tools familiar to
fiat investors — indexes — are represented, but in this
case —
for cryptocurrencies.