FFCON19: How Coinsquare Survived the Death Knell of Crypto Winter and Promising Spring Trends (CDGO, Coinsquare, Thomas Jankowski)
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The document discusses strategies for Coinsquare to survive the challenges of the crypto winter and explores promising trends in the cryptocurrency market. Key strategies include maintaining a healthy balance sheet, diversifying business models, investing in technology, and preparing for growth while being aware of emerging regulatory trends. It highlights the importance of innovation and early adoption in the evolving digital age of blockchain technology.
FFCON19: How Coinsquare Survived the Death Knell of Crypto Winter and Promising Spring Trends (CDGO, Coinsquare, Thomas Jankowski)
- 1. How Coinsquare Survived the Death Knell of Crypto Winter 1 and the Most Promising Trends this Spring @thomasjankowski @coinsquare CDGO
- 2. Surviving Crypto Winter 2 Because we all want to stick around.
- 3. SURVIVING CRYPTO WINTER Healthy balance sheet Plan for a two year runway Assume some commoditization Trim fat everywhere 3
- 4. SURVIVING CRYPTO WINTER Diversify & hedge Contemplate micro-pivots Research other business models Don’t (try to) time the market 4
- 5. SURVIVING CRYPTO WINTER Invest & build Acquire for tech & market share Build up core platform Focus on safety & regulation 5
- 6. SURVIVING CRYPTO WINTER Course correct Change the story, especially on education Maximize efficiency Consolidate & join forces 6
- 7. SURVIVING CRYPTO WINTER Prep for growth Optimize sales & marketing Get systems ready for next wave of scale Accelerate product roadmap 7
- 8. Industry trends 8 Because evolution takes time & experimentation.
- 9. TRENDS Volumes on the rise BTC on-chain tx @ 400K | daily vol ~ 40B Significant altcoin movement with intrinsic potential (BNB, EOS, ADA, XLM) Big movements in crypto derivatives 9
- 10. TRENDS Regulation is coming Regulatory participation worldwide is increasing & getting smarter Slight clash of AML/KYC with GDPR Decentralization still unresolved 10
- 11. TRENDS The rise of stablecoins Hybrid ‘mass’ adoption More than just Tether Institutional / government interests 11
- 12. TRENDS Vehicles of interest Custody → Staking / lending ICO → IEO → STO Utility → Merchant / remittance Fraud, interoperability, gaming, privacy all areas of interest. 12
- 13. IN SHORT Remain Fearless All adoption curves are alike & we’re still in the first 2.5% of the curve reserved for innovation & very early adoption. Blockchain based tech barely started changing the world but it’s already triggered a new digital age Reduction of uncertainty remains core to all blockchain development 13
- 14. Thomas Jankowski Chief Digital & Growth Officer [email protected] coinsquare.com @coinsquare