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Edited by Sona59 at 25-12-2023 12:38 PM
Lightning Labs has introduced Taproot Assets with the aim of tokenizing the US Dollar into Bitcoin.
As stated by the founder of the Lightning Network, Stark:
Taproot Assets serve Bitcoin in various ways, including enabling people to use Bitcoin through stablecoins, allowing them to easily exchange assets. This is particularly useful in high inflation environments, as many people around the world live in economies where their currency is continuously depreciating. Therefore, Taproot Assets contribute to the development of stablecoins to Bitcoin. Additionally, since Taproot Assets use Bitcoin liquidity to route the assets issued on the protocol, there will be greater demand for Bitcoin on the Lightning Network. Bitcoin will replace the dollar, stablecoins, and everything in between. That's how we tokenize the US Dollar into Bitcoin.
In many third-world countries, a silent revolution has already begun. Countries like El Salvador, Mozambique, Brazil, Nigeria, Senegal, and others in Africa and Latin America are starting to use the Bitcoin Lightning Network. These countries' financial systems are not yet covered by banks, leading to widespread acceptance of Lightning Network payments. Due to the frequent price fluctuations of Bitcoin, the demand for building stablecoins on the Bitcoin Lightning Network is becoming more urgent.
The stablecoins on the Lightning Network will not only meet real-world payment scenarios but will also provide new opportunities and convenience for cryptocurrency asset transactions. |
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