Lagging insurance protocols have brought the cryptocurrency space down for years. This could arguably be why so many institutional players and others have been reluctant to get involved in digital currency trading. While these assets are prone to volatility, the space has also been very vulnerable to theft and cyberattacks. Many times, large examples of theft make their way into the space, thereby resulting in millions of digital dollars lost forever.
The bad thing about this isn’t just the fact that the money was taken. It’s that many exchanges, being decentralized and unrecognized by financially governing authorities, cannot and do not offer any form of insurance on the deposits made. Thus, whatever money is gone is usually gone for good.
Bitbuy and Knox are looking to change that. Both companies met in 2018 at a Toronto conference. Adam Goldman – founder and president of Bitbuy – explained in an interview. Knox is working with its respective insurance broker Marsh to provide both theft and technical insurance for any customer that happens to lose funds due to outside parties or forces. CEO Alex Daskalov is hoping that this maneuver will help to propel bitcoin and the cryptocurrency space deeper into mainstream territory, and he believes other companies will strive to follow in both Knox and Bitbuy’s footsteps.
This is a good partnership between Knox and Bitbuy. It will give the cryptocurrency industry a greater impetus for growth.