“will exist as community-powered services that are easy to use” says Blockchain entrepreneur Pierrick Jamaux.
The meteoric rise of Bitcoin has cast decentralised finance into the mainstream for good. The trading of cryptocurrencies is no longer an activity restrained to the darkest corners of the web, with retail investment platforms and exchanges. Such as Coinbase, Binance and Robinhood meaning that crypto investment and trading is now more accessible than ever before.
In fact, terms like Web 3.0, Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrency now mean something to most of us.
But is the world really ready for fully decentralised systems. Where transactions pass freely and anonymously between actors with no centralised intermediary? And if we can’t trust our banks any more, who should we trust? Step in hi, a Blockchain technology company that aims to maximize human potential for 1 billion people, by rethinking the future of identity, money and the Internet.
“In simple terms, we aim to leverage blockchain technology to build community-powered services. That are simple and easy to use” says Pierrick Jamaux, Head of Business Development at hi. “By building our services on the Blockchain. We put trust in the system as opposed to a central intermediary for me. There is no question that this is the future.
Most blockchain businesses seem to be overlooking the fact that mass adoption is only achievable if the user experience is simple.
There are way too many platforms that make it unnecessarily complicated to engage with their services. At hi, we are laser-focused on designing and delivering experiences that feel intuitive and easy to use for the end- consumer. Without that, mass adoption will not be achievable. A question we ask ourselves every single day at hi, is how do we make money for our members, not off them? Everything we do is designed to deliver actual value to the end consumer. And that’s not just hot air, in fact our whole business model is member-centric.
We are set up as a not-for-profit through our Singapore Foundation and are fully committed to standing in stark contrast to traditional financial institutions. When it comes to profit models. hi’s first service is a Next Generation Digital Banking platform. Which is feeless, instant and bridges the traditional world of fiat currencies with cryptocurrencies. hi aims for mass adoption, that’s to say to bring their services to 1 billion people worldwide.
Before joining hi, Pierrick Jamaux developed global businesses serving high-net worth communities and networks. His counterparts on the hi leadership team also includes Stefan Rust former CEO of bitcoin.com and Sean Rach former CMO of Crypto.com. hi has over 1.5 million members after just 5 months of private beta and has recently launched it’s iOS app.
Follow Pierrick on Instagram and Twitter, and visit www.hi.com to learn more.