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the fact that crypto transactions take
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so long to confirm is the fundamental
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reason why shops refuse to accept them
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it might take anything from 10 to 60
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minutes which is far too lengthy for
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bitcoin requires four confirmations
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which takes 40 minutes cardano requires
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15 confirmations which takes 10 minutes
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dogecoin requires 40 confirmations and
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merchants must wait for the transaction
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to be completed since crypto payments
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lack collateral which is a fancy way of
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expressing insurance they won't be able
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to get their money back if they don't
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wait and the payment later turns out to
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traditional payment methods such as
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credit cards contain collateral which
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allows businesses to let you walk away
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with the product before the transaction
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is validated because credit card
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transactions normally take 48 hours to
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settle retailers can still receive their
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money back from the credit card provider
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if the payment turns out to be
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fraudulent after that time
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so in order for retailers to accept
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crypto payments either the crypto
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payment confirmation time must be
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exponentially faster or there must be
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some form of collateral that guarantees
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the merchants will receive their money
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in the event of fraud
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the amp token is used in this situation
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the flexa network uses an erc20 token
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called amp as collateral
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in a moment we'll arrive at flexa
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it's also a necessary component
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returning to amp amp enables instant
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verifiable assurance for any real-world
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application using assets like bitcoin
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this is a game changer since it gives
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merchants maximum security from the
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blockchain while simultaneously speeding
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up transaction confirmation time
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in today's video i'll go through all
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three reasons why this project has huge
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growth potential and then we'll look at
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some price forecasts for the token at
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this is a really intriguing initiative
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that has the potential to provide large
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rewards to investors so make sure you
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stay until the finish to avoid missing
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we must first distinguish between amp
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and flexa because they are two unique
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entities that support each other before
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we look at why the amp token will
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explode in the near future
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the parent firm behind amp is flexa
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flex's main goal is to persuade
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retailers to accept cryptocurrency
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payments and amp is an erc20 token that
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serves as collateral in the flexa
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flexa and amp have teamed up to offer a
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decentralized crypto payment solution
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the amp network protects against losses
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while the flexa network enables a
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business to accept an instant crypto
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transaction without making the client
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this model is up and running right now
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flexa accepts digital dollars such as
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usd coin and die as well as popular
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cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin
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dogecoin and ether as well as digital
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tokens like as luna and chain link
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a number of cryptocurrency payment apps
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including gemini and coin list use the
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these apps may be used to perform
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instantaneous transactions at over 41
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336 locations in the united states and
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now that you've learned the distinction
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between amp and flexa you'll want to
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know what factors influence the amp
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how is amp able to give these huge
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merchants with such a vast amount of
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that's when decentralization strength
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the investors are the ones who give the
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they purchase and stake amp tokens
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these stake tokens are utilized as
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insurance in the event of a loss
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so if a merchant does not receive the
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crypto they were promised the flexa
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network pays the business with state amp
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the merchant is always compensated in
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investors are given a tiny percentage of
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each transaction performed in exchange
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the staking yield improves as more
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retailers accept crypto payments because
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the payout is based on the number of
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transactions made on the flexa network
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staking yields are thus linked to the
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utility of flexor rather than being
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dependent on constant token inflation
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if you've made it this far through the
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video you're aware of the differences
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between amp and flexa how they operate
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together to deliver rapid crypto
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transactions 545 and how flexa can
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provide collateral using the amp token
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now let's look at the three reasons why
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the amp token will do well in the long
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flexo will save retailers billions of
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dollars for the first reason
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flex's success is entirely dependent on
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the number of merchants who sign up to
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join its network therefore the more
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value it can provide to merchants the
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what is the one thing that merchants
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flexa can help them make money which is
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exactly what they need
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this is how it works the majority of
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credit card providers levy a transaction
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fee of around four percent
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transaction fees for credit cards are
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three percent while transaction fees for
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paypal are four percent
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fees can be significantly higher in some
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the flexa cost on the other hand is
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typically under one percent therefore
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switching to flexa and accepting bitcoin
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instead of a credit card can save a
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retailer up to 66 on payment processing
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that's a lot of information
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walmart for example spends over 5
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billion each year on payment processing
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thus switching to flexa may save them
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while it's unlikely that a large
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organization like walmart will totally
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migrate to a new payment system we can
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clearly see them integrating flexo with
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their existing payment system
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so how can flexa manage to charge a one
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percent transaction fee instead of the
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that gets me to the second reason for my
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optimism and flex's success
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reason 2 flex's technology is superior
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in comparison to antiquated legacy
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systems flexa has superior technology
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the vast majority of money now is
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processed through 1970s era legacy
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this system is slow and inefficient
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it has a lot of superfluous stages in it
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making it a terrible system to use
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let's have a look at how credit cards
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handle transactions to see how slow it
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the first process is authorization
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followed by authentication which
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comprises five additional steps and
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finally clearing and settlement which
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i'm not going to boring you by going
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over each step because that's not the
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you don't need to understand the entire
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credit card payment processing process
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the point i'm trying to make is that
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it's a long difficult process with many
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this is why credit card firms levy fees
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of around four percent on each
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flexa on the other hand completes
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transactions in three steps
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the flexa network protocol instantly
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transforms the crypto into whatever
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money the merchant desires after the
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these crypto to fiat transfers are
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carried out in the background utilizing
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cryptocurrency exchanges with which
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flexa has collaborated
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fiat money is then wired to the
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merchant's bank account after the
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this is a highly intelligent and
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innovative method of transaction
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in comparison to the existing processing
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system it involves far fewer
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participants and is much faster
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furthermore retailers do not need to
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purchase or install any gear or software
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in order to accept flexa payments
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all merchants need to do is scan a
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one-time qr code produced on your phone
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much like they would a gift card
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that is all there is to it
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flex's adoption by large merchants is
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unavoidable due to its ease of use and
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regulatory approval is the third reason
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the most crucial component in a crypto
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project's long-term viability is how
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well it adheres to regulations
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a project's regulatory approval can make
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especially now that the sec is cracking
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down on cryptocurrency projects
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if you're a subscriber to this channel
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you're already aware of coinbase's
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current fight with the sec
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the disagreement began in early august
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when the sec chair stated that many of
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the tokens now traded on coinbase may be
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unregistered securities that lack
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required disclosures and market
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monitoring tensions are high right now
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as crypto projects strive to comply with
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the sec stringent restrictions
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in this category flexa is doing a
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flexa is a corporation based in delaware
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but its offices are in new york
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new york is the toughest state in the
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union when it comes to banking laws
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flexa has purposefully put itself up to
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comply with a highly tight regulatory
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system by working in new york
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flexa complies with regulations to a
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high degree which is critical to its
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long-term performance
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amp is a token that complies with the
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new york state department of financial
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amp is held by gemini and coinbase both
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of which are approved custodians by the
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new york department of financial
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the national multi-state licensing
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system is used to license flexa
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in connecticut georgia iowa kansas maine
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maryland michigan new hampshire oregon
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and washington flexa is registered as a
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other states money transmitter
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applications are still pending
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this is something that big corporations
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like walmart and amazon like seeing
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these large firms only work with
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companies that are well known and
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flexa selecting this box increases the
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likelihood of large firms doing business
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those are the top three reasons why i
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believe amp token will outperform the
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market in the long run
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finally let's look at some price
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projections for the amp token so you can
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evaluate whether or not this is a
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project worth investing in
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the price of amp is expected to rise in
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the long run according to wallet
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by 2026 they expect the amp token to be
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that would be a roughly 10x gain at the
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present price of 6 cents
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kryptonews on the other hand is less
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optimistic predicting that the amp token
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will be valued 25 cents by 2025.
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that would be a 5x increase at the
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we can expect similar benefits if
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bitcoin maintains its upward trajectory
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and becomes more broadly accepted by the
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for the amp token to be valued 40 cents
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it would have to be adopted by one of
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the major retailers such as walmart or
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amazon which is a distinct possibility
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in the next five years
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overall amp and flexa are two excellent
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initiatives with a lot of potential
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they are helping crypto become more
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mainstream by solving a real world
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they save merchants billions of dollars
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by providing superior payment processing
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technology and adhering to the country's
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they are committed to making flexa
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available to as many merchants as
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it will be fascinating to track their
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progress and see how they fare in the
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that's all there is to it for today's
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