The problem is that those services are not safe or very inviting to new cryptocurrency users.
This is where the StreamDesk platform comes in. StreamDesk uses smart contracts to ensure safe P2P transactions, even with FIAT. The seller's cryptocurrency is blocked within a smart contract. As the fiat is transferred to the seller's account, the smart contract releases the cryptocurrency to the purchaser. The commissions are greatly reduced in comparison to traditional P2P purchase methods while safety is maximized.
The advantages here are twofold. For the customer, there is transparency with the best security provided by smart contracts simply because the rates are fixed, the commissions are extremely low and there is no more annoying hidden fees that many traders use to inflate the price of their product and hence, rip the customer off. Of course, there is also the larger topic of security. What Streamity has done is to lock the seller’s cryptocurrency within a smart contract until the buyer has assured that he/she has paid. And there is no commission.
On the other hand, for investors, there is the ability to make accurate projections regarding profits, seeing that the price will be determined by the market and not by legions of individuals, many of whom use underhanded methods to mulct unsuspecting customers. To bring it more into perspective let us look at a use-case scenario.
An example of a competitor in this space is Local Bitcoins. While they connect users, they do not ensure the safety of transactions. There is no level of user reputation or credibility that can beat the trustless attribute of a smart contract powered escrow system.
So, if a user wishes to purchase a cryptocurrency, they enter a smart contract with the seller.
As an example, let's say Betty want's to buy Bitcoin from Sally. Sally wants Betty to send the cash first, while Betty wants Sally to send the Bitcoin first. A very common dilemma in any exchange. Instead of hiring a trustworthy third-party to escrow their exchange, they can use StreamDeskand enter into a smart contract. The smart contract will be triggered upon receiving bot the cash as well as the Bitcoin. Once triggered, it will swap the assets and release them to the relevant parties. This way Betty gets her Bitcoin and Sally gets her cash without having taken any risks in between.
Check out the StreamDesk Alpha here.
For payment systems, Yandex Money and PayPal has already been integrated!
Streamity will continue pursuing partnerships and collaborations to improve the end user experience and bring compatibility to the platform.
One of the advantages of STREAMDESK over its competitor is that its fee is significantly lower; ranging from 0 to 2%, depending on the method of transfer the users chooses. This is a great advantage as bigger amounts usually means bigger fees. Imagine if a user decides to trade a big amount of fiat to cryptos and uses an exchange service with fees of 3% or higher, one can only imagine the amount that they have to pay for the trade
Another advantage of STREAMDESK is the use of smart-contracts. Certainly, STREAMDESK is not the only platform that uses a smart contract but how STREAMDESK implement their smart-contracts is vastly different. In STREAMDESK smart-contracts ensure that trades are carry out fairly. If a trade is being executed, the platform will hold the funds in the form of smart-contracts and will release it once both parties have agreed to the tranfer, thus avoiding the scenario where one party transfer the funds and the other runs away with it.
The decentralization of a P2P platform means that users are protected from bad trades and unfair deals. Smart contracts allow for trustless trading. The commissions are completely transparent and prices are based on going rates at major exchanges.
With the alpha out, and the second phase of the token sale coming up, they will continue to further develop their offerings as well as polishing the alpha.
https://steemit.com/bounty/@bountyworks/streamity-airdrop
Date: June 24th 2018
The stream can be accessed here (Streamity YouTube Channel)
Strategic Partnerships:
Civic: Another blockchain inspired innovation, which gives businesses and individuals the tools with which to control and protect their identities is a perfect addition to the project. After all the bedrock of this concept is the exchange and transference of huge sums of money. It therefore makes sense to involve one of the blockchain’s most formidable identity protectors in the Streamity initiative.
EOS & NEM: Scalability, usability and flexibility are some major problems in the blockchain space. With one go, Streamity has solved this problem. Why reinvent the wheel when an entity like EOS has the tools to address this three pronged problem? Therefore, on the matter of expansion it will be used, in addition to NEM, to “using the smart-contract, expand the StreamDesk ecosystem.”
There is also IT Test, which “carries out a full cycle of testing and helps in the development of project.” Added to this are the integration of Yandex Money and PayPal, thus adding
Furthermore Streamity will also include news, analysis, educational, and investment resources. All the aforementioned services will provide value-added assistance to investors with regard to their management and accumulation of cryptocurrency funds. Each Streamity service will represent an independent business environment and will generate income from its various digital services. Additionally, they intend to keep people informed through community meetups and conferences. In short, a well thought out and comprehensive project.
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For more information watch this short introduction:
This is work personally done for the summition of the link of the contest held by @originalworks.