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NIMIQ: Revolution in trading cryptocurrencies: Nimiq OASIS achieves direct compatibility between blockchain and banking
2021-06-10 / 08:00
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The blockchain project Nimiq and the German TEN31 bank achieved a breakthrough for compatibility between blockchain and
traditional banking with the release of the OASIS (Open Asset Swap Interaction Scheme) technology. For the first time,
Nimiq OASIS enables a decentralized and therefore secure purchase of cryptocurrencies by bank transfer: from money in
your bank account to cryptocurrency in your self-custodial wallet in a few minutes- and vice versa. Within limits,
there is no need to open an account with a centralized crypto exchange and the associated, usually time-consuming
identification process.
"We started the Nimiq project to make cryptocurrency accessible, usable, and secure for everyone. It was clear to us
that without a technology with which the new cryptocurrencies could easily be bought, sold, or exchanged, there would
be no mass market. With Nimiq OASIS we have now overcome this barrier", says Philipp von Styp-Rekowsky, Tech Lead and
co-founder of Nimiq.
Matthias von Hauff, CEO of TEN31 Bank adds: "OASIS is a revolution in trading with cryptocurrencies. With this project,
we have come a lot closer to our goal of making trading with cryptocurrencies easy and offering everyone involved real
added value. Even more: the launch is just the beginning of a whole range of possible applications for this technology,
both in the B2C and B2B sectors."
With the OASIS protocol, on the one hand, currencies such as Euros, Dollars, or Swiss Francs can be used
programmatically like tokens on a blockchain. On the other hand, it creates the fastest, safest, and most efficient way
to buy, exchange and sell cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. In the B2B area, both decentralized exchanges and OTC
services and applications - all decentralized financial services (DeFi) - can use the OASIS protocol to efficiently
process transactions between fiat and cryptocurrencies.
The Nimiq Wallet, which is the first application to use the OASIS protocol, is completely browser-based and up to a
certain limit does not require registration or the provision of personal data when buying crypto. All the user needs is
a European, SEPA-instant capable bank account. The cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC) and Nimiq (NIM), the currency of the
decentralized payment system Nimiq, can already be purchased and sold at the launch.
"In the long term, OASIS opens up the possibility of connecting Nimiq to traditional payment networks. This makes
paying with NIM possible in everyday life without retailers having to change their existing infrastructure. The
customer can pay in NIM or another cryptocurrency and euros arrive at the retailer", says TEN31 Bank CEO Matthias von
Hauff, describing his vision for the future.
As one of the initiators of the non-profit organization Nimiq, Philipp von Styp-Rekowsky sees yet another future driver
of the groundbreaking technology: "All profits generated with the OASIS project are invested in the currency of our
decentralized payment system NIM and in the long term through the Nimiq Foundation held. With every transaction, the
demand leads to a shortage and thus to a higher attractiveness of the currency, but also of the project as such."
About Nimiq
Nimiq is a decentralized payment system, NIM is the name of the associated cryptocurrency. The Nimiq protocol was built
from the ground up and its unique blockchain technology enables users to participate intermediary-free on the
blockchain network. Through a node in the browser, transactions can be sent directly to or from the Nimiq network -
without having to rely on a centralized operator. This unrivaled technological achievement is combined with ease-of-use
suitable for beginners.
Contact Nimiq
Max Burger
maxburger@nimiq.com
+49 (0) 152 049 209 23
About WEG Bank AG / TEN31 Bank
"Always one step ahead": With this mission, the German WEG Bank AG initially dedicated itself to the housing industry
and secured a role as a leading institute for WEGs and property managers. With the founding of the product "TEN31", and
a renaming of the bank to "TEN31 Bank AG" planned for summer 2021, the institute remains true to its innovative spirit
and establishes a second product line: banking services in innovative payment transactions. TEN31 focuses in particular
on the everyday usability of digital currencies intending to provide true added value for all parties involved. TEN31
is the bridge between conventional banking and the blockchain world.
Contact WEG Bank / TEN31 Bank
Matthias von Hauff
info@weg-bank.de
info@ten31.com
+49 (0) 89 809 1346 0
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Language: English
Company: NIMIQ
Germany
Internet: https://www.nimiq.com/
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