Гендиректор Bitwage: 70% аргентинцев получают зарплату в стейблкоинах

cryptonews.ruPublished on 2024-01-02Last updated on 2024-10-02

Джонатан Честер, гендиректор компании Bitwage, оказывающей услуги конвертации заработной платы в криптоактивы, рассказал, что жители Аргентины предпочитают получать оплату от зарубежных работодателей в стейблкоинах.

По словам Джонатана Честера (Jonathan Chester), стейблкоины, привязанные к доллару США, ценятся среди аргентинских удаленных работников. Из всех местных клиентов, пользовавшихся услугами Bitwage для получения платежей, 70% использовали USDT или USDC.

Честер также сообщил, что объемы платежей в стейблкоинах в стране резко возросли. Из $400 млн, обработанных компанией Bitwage в 2024 году, на Аргентину пришлось $100 млн, тогда как за последние четыре года количество аргентинских пользователей стейблкоинов выросло на 400%.

Честер объяснил, что аргентинцы предпочитают получать зарплату в стейблкоинах для последующей покупки долларов, чтобы защитить свои зарплаты в условиях высокой инфляции. Таким образом, некоторые аргентинцы увеличивают себе чистую заработную плату до 50%.

Честер подчеркнул, что аргентинские фрилансеры в основном получают стейблкоины от работодателей из США, Евросоюза или Великобритании.

Генеральный директор аргентинского подразделения криптобиржи Bitso Хуан Коломбо (Juan Colombo) подтвердил, что страна лидирует по объему стейблкоинов в Южной Америке. В прошлом году на Аргентину пришлось 60% объемов покупок стейблкоинов.

Еще в 2022 году аналитическая компания Chainalysis назвала Аргентину одним из лидеров по использованию токенов с привязкой к фиатным валютам. Особенно это характерно для стран с высокой инфляцией и девальвацией валют.

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