Published inReserve·May 1Operation Chokepoint 2.0 is squeezing Rpay services and transaction volumesRpay recently lost its main US banking partner, and as far as we can tell it’s a result of the reverberations from the FTX scandal and the general loss of willingness for banks to serve crypto companies. We’ve had banking challenges from the beginning with Rpay — it’s a crypto…6 min read6 min read
Published inReserve·Nov 16, 2022We’re updating the RSV backing to USDC and BUSDIn response to volatility and uncertainty in the crypto ecosystem, we thought it was safest to update the backing of RSV to rely on the two market-leading USD stablecoins: USDC and BUSD. USDC and BUSD both have extremely deep liquidity and very broad integration into the crypto ecosystem, along with…Rsv4 min readRsv4 min read
Published inReserve·May 15, 2022Why did Terra’s UST collapse?Many people have asked for Reserve’s take on UST’s unwinding. While we will give a deeper analysis in due course, here’s an overview on why this played out like it did. It was evident from the start that Terra’s UST would eventually collapse. We saw it coming years ago. …Terra5 min readTerra5 min read
Published inReserve·Apr 13, 2021Reserve Update: end of Q1 2021Highlights In the last week of March, Reserve was the #1 most downloaded finance app in Venezuela, and surpassed 100,000 total downloads. We’re also seeing increased app usage in Argentina and Colombia, and we have plans in the works to improve our service and growth rates in each of those countries…Updates6 min readUpdates6 min read
Published inReserve·Mar 5, 2021If you’re one of the authentic ones, we want to talk to youConsider two types of ambitious people: People who want power and leadership only for the sake of enhancing their own lives People who want power and leadership in order to advance some societal objective beyond their own personal experience Both types will claim to be number two. When we talk…Cryptocurrency10 min readCryptocurrency10 min read
Published inReserve·Jan 11, 2021Preparing to offer RSV incentives in order to accelerate Reserve app growthWe intend for 2021 to be a year of significant growth in Reserve app usage. We don’t know how fast we can grow yet, but our eventual target over the next few years in Venezuela and Argentina is to reach about 10 million people using Reserve regularly in each country…5 min read5 min read
Published inReserve·Nov 20, 2020Reserve por dentro: ¿Cómo funciona?Reserve es un proyecto pensado para un gran reto. …5 min read5 min read
Published inReserve·Oct 29, 2020Atención humana contra la inflaciónPor: Sin nombre, Director de Reserve LATAM, y Nevin Freeman, CEO Primero, somos humanos y, luego, un producto financiero. La hiperinflación genera crisis humanitarias como las vistas en el continente latinoamericano con Venezuela. …4 min read4 min read
Published inReserve·Oct 13, 2020Creando frente a todos y para todosPor: Sin nombre, Director de Reserve LATAM, y Nevin Freeman, CEO Vivir en hiperinflación cambia a las personas. De hecho, la hiperinflación puede considerarse un asunto psicológico, porque su condición fundamental es que las personas pierden la confianza y rechazan la moneda local. …6 min read6 min read
Published inReserve·Aug 15, 2020Treasury funds will be deployed to grow Reserve’s presence on exchangesThe time has come for us to begin building liquidity for RSV and RSR on crypto exchanges! There are several significant exchanges that may decide to list us. In order to provide liquidity on additional RSR trading pairs on new exchanges, we are going to be making a withdrawal of…Stable Coin4 min readStable Coin4 min read
