Easy Crypto launches new NZD-backed stablecoin

Easy Crypto launches new NZD-backed stablecoin
CEO Janine Grainger, front, says stablecoin can become the infrastructure for the digitalisation of NZ's payments. (Image: Easy Crypto)
Ben Moore
Easy Crypto, a New Zealand-based cryptocurrency exchange, is launching its own crypto wallet and a stablecoin, the New Zealand Digital Dollar (NZDD).Wallets have been a fundamental part of cryptocurrencies since the earliest days, while stablecoins are newer and aim to bridge the gap between traditional ‘fiat’ currency and crypto.Easy Crypto chief executive and co-founder Janine Grainger said the two projects came out of the quieter crypto markets this year.“We have a saying in crypto that the bear market is when you build, an...

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