The Official PriceTo design the Internet of Money, we need to automate exchange operations with other blockchains. For that, we will implement atomic swaps for external networks to be able to put up their native coins for sale at the official price. A particular group of Minter users will have the opportunity to agree with the terms, press the “Convert” button, and not worry about anything else.
Let us break it down once again:
– A sidechain is integrated for atomic swaps,
– accepts the official price,
– and puts up the volume for exchange;
– A user of Minter buys it with BIP.
To determine the official price, stakers will be voting via the coin under the same ticker symbol [COIN]. Hence, all data will be recorded on the blockchain so that anyone could verify anything if needed. In fact, it will be even more useful for services undergoing integration as they will be able to discover the price easily and avoid any misleading, offering their tokens to the users of Minter.
What could be more efficient and straightforward? We vote for the price, someone offers us to buy something at that price, and we get to make a decision. That’s it.
Now, let us talk about the figure itself. As you all know, it was Early Access Campaign participants who voted for it to be fixed at USD 0.32 at the start. Meaning it was not materialized out of thin air, set by top management, or influenced by manipulators. It is a real price that has been voted for by “the people of Minter.” Democracy at its best, including the transparency aspect: anyone can verify who voted for what price and ask why if they know the owner of the address.
Once MBank launches atomic swaps, voting for the official price will resume, and every one of us will be able to make an impact based on the size of the stake. That is what is called autonomy, something we all aim to achieve: the price is determined only by those who stake and therefore contribute to the network development. If you are confused by a large difference between the official and market prices, don’t be as what you observe is a short-term calibration of the system. As our network grows more popular and integrates with tens of other blockchains, we will have an inflow of tokens for sale, ready to be exchanged for BIP at the consent of Minter users. Remember: each sale always matches a purchase. There will always be demand for BIP; the question is, what will the price and available conversion options be?
All of it is just a tiny part of a bigger plan for a user-friendly product when there is no depositing or withdrawing the funds, as they call it. What there is, though, are universal conversions—from BIP to BTC or USDT or cash at an ATM via Rapyd. The operations, however, must be instant and irreversible; otherwise, we will be pushed back into the world of intermediaries, commission fees, and please-contact-your-banks.