While much of the geopolitical focus of cryptocurrency has been on the development of Brexit and the potential impact on the Euro and British Pound, a story developing in the United States could have widespread ramifications for the industry. According to data compiled by analytics firm Coin Dance, which looks at Bitcoin and cryptocurrency use around the world, peer-to-peer exchange platforms geared towards sending money abroad have increased in volume since the announcement of President Trump’s proposed remittance tax.
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The initiative is geared towards penalizing immigrants working in the United States and sending money to their home countries. As outlined by Forbes cryptocurrency contributor Billy Bambrough, the policy could make cryptocurrency an attractive alternative to fiat as a way to avoid having to pay additional taxes and fees. Compared to the traditional route of money remittance, cryptocurrencies such as XRP offer increased speed and severely reduced fees. If President Trump moves forward with his proposed tax, the avenue of sending money via digital assets will become an even more alluring method for the growing use case of crypto-based remittance.
Coin Dance has highlighted several peer-to-peer platforms such as Localbitcoins, Paxful and Bisq as a popular exchanges for users looking to send remittance via cryptocurrency. According to the data Coin Dance compiled, both Mexico and Venezuela established new all-time highs in trading volume over the last week. Mexican users sent over $500,000 in cryptocurrency through the exchange in the seven days leading up to April 13. Read More Here