Lennix Lai, OKEx’s Financial Markets Director, has recently made two presentations in Davos, where the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting is taking place, to spread the word about blockchain technology.
In his two presentations – made at the Russia House 2020 and EmTech Investment Meeting 2020 events – Lai argued that even though there are highly developed countries throughout the world, over 2 billion people are still being excluded from the traditional financial services over the operational costs associated with setting up branches in underdeveloped areas.
Lai noted that “unbankedness” is one of the “biggest hurdles in human wellbeing” and a great opportunity for the blockchain and fintech sector to make a difference in the world by helping those left behind by the traditional financial sector get access to financial services that could boost their living standards. At Russia House 2020, Lai said:
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies appear to be a solution to the problem by providing a digital, decentralized financial system that can work mutually-beneficially with traditional markets to substantially lower the operational costs and serve the areas traditional banking cannot cover.
Lai added that OKEx is committed to “bringing a robust and trustable environment to cater to crypto users.” The cryptocurrency exchange, he added at the EmTech Investment Meeting 2020 talk, sees global regulators a start endorsing the space in the future, and the volatility of BTC dropping.
This would make the flagship cryptocurrency a favorable alternative asset for mainstream finance. He also mentioned the growing decentralized finance space, which “reflects that people are starting to brace a free, open, permission-less financial system.”
The options, futures and spot markets OKEx offers, Lai said, let cryptocurrency users manage the price fluctuations in the space, and 2020 will see the exchange continue its efforts on stablecoins, its OKEx wallet, and derivatives products.
He concluded his presentation at the EmTech Investment Meeting 2020 saying OKEx believes “blockchain can achieve an inclusive sustainable development as well as financial inclusion for all, banked and unbanked.”
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