Dash, the top digital currency for payments, today announced an integration with the leading Latin American exchange, BitINKA, providing citizens across Central and South America access to buy and sell Dash using their local fiat currency. According to Dash, the integration will provide citizens of Latin American countries a decentralized alternative to government-issued banknotes, complete with InstantSend functionality, and secure, near fee-free transactions.
The BitINKA exchange currently works with 35 banks across 12 countries and will allow greater access to Dash in Latin America, particularly valuable in countries that are suffering from economic turmoil. The integration comes at a time where inflation in Venezuela has reached an all-time high. According to the Finance and Economic Development Permanent Parliamentary Committee of Venezuela, inflation has reached a record 1,370 percent for 2017 and 56.7 percent for November. CEO of Dash Core, Ryan Taylor, stated:
“There are tremendous benefits to the increasing use of digital currencies to developing countries. Transaction fees on the Dash network are incredibly low compared with other digital financial services. Even small amounts of transaction savings can make a real difference to the economies of developing markets. More importantly, developing countries are frequently burdened with some of the highest rates of inflation. So far, digital currencies like Dash have proven to be a superior store of value compared with consistently devaluing national currencies. Combined, this stability can provide significant benefits to users and the economy as a whole to improve lives. As Dash continues to grow in relevance throughout the region, we think BitINKA can offer much needed access for users. We plan to continue exploring new ways for Dash and BitINKA to collaborate further across the full suite of services BitINKA offers.”
Dash, currently experiencing record highs in value, liquidity and global demand, has established itself as the digital currency of choice for payments, as well as a viable financial alternative for hundreds of thousands of unbanked and underbanked people across the world. CEO of BitINKA, Roger Benites, also commented:
“The global demand for cryptocurrencies is exploding. BitINKA has received an overwhelming demand for Dash. Dash’s InstantSend transactions and low fees will be beneficial for users moving cryptocurrencies into and from our platform. We are working towards bringing this technology to all Latin Americans, and our partnership with Dash will do just that. Now, we are heading to conquer Europe and Asia. We have been working in this regions for quite some time but now we have everything prepared to go big – really big. We will be adding a lot of improvements and disruptive features to our platform. 2018 will be a great year for BitINKA.”
Head of Legal of Dash Core, Fernando Gutierrez added:
“BitINKA is making it possible to use Dash with local currencies that previously did not have direct access. Latin America is especially important for us because many its countries tend to have weak currencies, and people are increasingly aware of the importance of access to digital currency.”
