Crypto & Digital Assets, Trading Strategies & Tech
‘Making Crypto Appealing And Accessible’: Button Wallet App To Allow Fiat To Crypto Trading On Telegram
07 Jun 2019
The world of crypto expands in both technology and reach. Exchanges and related companies know the importance of reaching -and appealing to- a wider audience through social media and digital channels. And that is exactly what Button Wallet, an app for cryptocurrency, has done, to facilitate fiat to crypto exchange on Telegram.
The company announced that U.S. customers can use fiat currency to quickly and securely buy digital assets, making Button the first company or bot to enable users to buy-in with fiat on Telegram.
In fact, from now on Button’s multi-currency crypto wallet is built and comes pre-installed on Telegram messenger. The fiat capability, which makes crypto even more accessible to a larger swath of the population, has been made possible by implementing Wyre technology in a way that has never been done before, as the company has mentioned in a press release. Previously, purchasing crypto was confused and time-consuming; it could take up to three weeks for a new user to be verified to purchase crypto with fiat within the U.S. With the integration of Wyre into Button Wallet, users in the U.S. can become verified to purchase cryptocurrency with a debit card usually within one hour.
“Since launching last year, we rapidly gained over 100,000 users—users who rely on Button Wallet to quickly and easily make payments and split finances using cryptocurrencies,” Alex Safonov, CEO of Button Wallet, said. “Letting users buy-in with fiat just as quickly and easily will only make crypto even more appealing and accessible for more people. They will be able to trade BTC, BCH, ETH, ETC, LTC, Waves, Dai and ERC-20 tokens without external fees, and will be able to pay friends and clients alike for everything from freelance gigs to split Coachella expenses.”
The addition of Wyre is particularly advantageous to TON investors, as anticipation for the release of TON (Telegram Open Network) grows. Telegram Group Inc. recently raised $1.7 billion from private investors to build TON. TON’s cryptocurrency, Gram, will be integrated into Button’s wallet during the third quarter. The Button team has also worked hard to blend Telegram’s KYC process, Telegram Passport, into its ecosystem, making it as simple as possible for users while remaining compliant. Once a users create their KYC within Telegram Passport, they don’t need to do it again for any other applications or bots within Telegram. Button is also the only Telegram wallet that doesn’t store user info, passwords, or QR codes.
“Ninety percent of crypto holders have used Telegram—and Button already created a wallet and exchange right where they are, without requiring external software.” Rachael McCrary, CCO of Button Wallet, said. “Now, more Telegram users will be able to get in the game. Once users can buy-in with fiat currency, there are endless possibilities: have a friend pay you in Ethereum and exchange it for Bitcoin, tip someone simply by finding their username in Telegram, and more.”
Button, which is based in Moscow and Los Angeles, was developed by a team of gifted hackers who have won countless hackathons around the globe. The Button team was part of the most recent cohort of the Silicon Valley incubator ETC Labs and graduated from accelerators MIT Play Labs and StartupBoost LA. The team has also won 15 engineering awards and hackathons, including ETHSanFrancisco, ETHSingapore and ETHDenver, where they received five nominations (more than any other company). Last week, the team attended Consensus and ETHNewYork, winning hacker nominations at the latter from Binance, Matic, and Wyre.
