Ever since Bitcoin first entered public view and became a tradable asset, speculators rushed to it in hopes not just of making money on this new and exciting opportunity, but of cleaning up. However, diligent and well-trained digital entrepreneurs are still hesitant to invest in the cryptomarket, let alone a casual user who’s always had a very vague idea (if any) of what digital assets are, and what a switch from fiat to crypto would bring to their family dinner table.
The low adaptability of cryptocurrencies among investors is a layered cake; some difficulties stem from others, causing, in turn, otheк problems. But price volatility is widely considered a touchstone for all issues interconnected with the intricacies of the cryptomarket.
There are many causes of cryptocurrency’s volatility. In the early to mid-2010s, the market was rattled by several chaotic, confusing, and outright fraudulent token issues, which rapidly led to further loss of confidence among a few adepts crypto had at the time, essentially equating investing in digital assets with participating in a shadow economy.
Even though many prominent investors, like the “two Marcs” – Marc Cuban and Marc van der Chijs – have expressed vehement support for the new cryptocurrency-based economy, they have been unable to create or find projects on which to build their ambitions to disrupt legacy investment methodologies. Tokenizing real economy assets was too novel even for the bravest of the brave, the legal framework was non-existent, and the general direction for further development was, and, frankly, remains foggy.
And then, there was an issue of security, which is still firmly intertwined with price volatility. We’re not going to discuss the technical aspects of cybersecurity here, but it’s worth pointing out that, to date, there’s virtually no secure protocol for tokenizing real-economy assets, leaving $9,8 trillion in market potential untapped. Another axiom is that the unpredictability of prices is detrimental to regular financial services such as money transfers, currency conversion, use of ATMs, etc.. This means that entrepreneurs who take on tokenizing this sector of the economy would incur massive risks that could only be hedged by charging exorbitant fees. Such an approach would virtually defeat the original purpose of the tokenizing real economy. The purpose is to introduce to the marketplace complete transparency and full accountability for both investors and businesses through state-of-the-art asset-monitoring technologies.
Of course, another contributing factor to volatility in digital assets is human nature, but we will leave that one to psychologists. Only they can explain the itch for instant gratification over careful planning…
But, human factor aside, the Smartlands platform is specifically designed to address anticipated demand from prudent investors and to facilitate ICOs for real-economy companies introducing low-risk, future-proof tokens to the market.
Smartlands platform solves the age-old problem of overinflation due to speculation by focusing on creating real value in real economy assets by tokenizing them. Smartlands platform provides investors with independent, high-quality legal and market analysis, asset audit, and services associated with it. Additionally, its mission is to support the legalization of cryptocurrencies to better protect investors and to create a legal framework and technical solutions for the real economy.
The primary instrument for implementing the Smartlands mission is the new class of low-risk, token-backed by high-value real-economy assets: the Asset-Based Token (ABT).
The January and February market crashes indicate that Smartlands Platform is a much-needed protocol for the reconciliation of the cryptoinvestors’ needs and the real economy companies’ demand for investments. The idea is to lift the barriers that prevent investors from including small- and medium-sized real-economy companies (particularly agricultural ones), especially in developing countries, in their portfolios. Smartlands platform introduces advanced technologies to both earn profits for investors/companies and solve the social cause of small farmers/entrepreneurs in the real economy.
Given that the digital asset market tends to move together almost simultaneously (especially during downturns), making it impossible to diversify a portfolio of crypto investments, ABT is a clear solution to the issue. It’s a source of sustainable cash flow that won’t wither during such crashes. Consequently, ABTs are likely to increase in price further, as safe-haven assets do during crises, since everyone will be willing to short risky assets and invest in ABTs, thereby increasing their value.
In conclusion, the Smartlands Platform will solve the persistent problems of tokenizing the real economy by implementing maximum transparency and accountability for each and every ABT issue, standardizing tokens to protect investors’ interests, and enforcing effective regulation through voting on the Stellar network. We will collaborate with specialized companies that conduct Industry Asset Audits focused on agricultural assets, ensuring maximum transparency by publishing audit results as hashes on the public blockchain.
To invest early in the development of Smartlands Platform and take part in setting its rules for tokenization, go to Smartlands.io, download the SLT wallet, and purchase the tokens at the sale price. Keep in mind that the SLT supply is very limited, totaling about 7,2 mln. The fact that only 5,1 million SLTs are in circulation right now will soon cause a price spike, especially once the news that the platform is on track to fulfill its obligations in full accordance with the roadmap hits the blogs.
