C14 Supporting Althea L1 Rollout
The Althea team has recently kicked off an exciting hackathon with the goal of promoting the building and growth of projects built using the AltheaL1 Hybrid EVM blockchain that intersect physical infrastructure and the coordination, operation, and funding systems. Althea’s mission of building a blockchain that supports the funding and maintenance of real world infrastructure is one of the most exciting blockchain projects.
C14’s mission of democratizing access to digital assets dovetails nicely with Althea’s goal of creating more access to core infrastructure. Just as it is still difficult for most people in the world to buy digital assets, there are still huge challenges in connecting the entire world to the digital infrastructure they need to thrive in the 21st century. By combining C14’s payment rails with Althea’s emerging blockchain infrastructure, economically feasible access to core services can expand dramatically.
C14 has committed to fully supporting Althea’s L1 upon the launch of Mainnet in the months ahead. C14 will list the native ALTHEA token as well as dollar coins built on top of Althea. C14 will expand its list of supported assets on the Althea network as demand grows.
In the meantime, we want to inform the burgeoning Althea community about C14’s payment capabilities and how they can be used to augment what builders are creating. C14 currently supports onboarding in the following countries/payment methods.
- European Union
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- United States (select states)
- New Zealand
- Japan
- Australia
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- Chile
- India
- The Philippines
- Indonesia
- Hong Kong
- Czech Republic
- Turkey
- Poland
- United Arab Emirates
Additionally, C14 supports the purchase of KATA through local bank transfers in the following countries.
- South Africa
- Brazil (PIX)
- Mexico (SPEI)
Our list of supported assets is constantly expanding, and the best way to stay up-to-date is just to check and see what is currently available on our widget.
Case Study — C14 Integration with Hawk Networks
Over the past two quarters, C14 has been working to support Hawk Networks rapid expansion. Hawk and Althea use the power of blockchain to bring high-speed internet to places it’s never been before, expanding access to underserved and marginalized communities in the United States.
Althea Networks internet services are completely local and provided in a completely decentralized manner. That means Althea’s internet signal has no single source, giving you unmatched speeds, reliability, savings, and privacy. C14’s payment methods are embedded directly into Hawk Networks, which allows users to top up their balances and pay for their internet in a seamless “Web-2” manner.
The C14 payment integration with Althea strips out much of the complexity of existing on-ramping solutions into crypto. Our innovative KYC reliance solution allows users to top up their balances without having to go through the typically arduous process of KYCing a new account for a digital asset purchase.
Althea and C14 have also worked closely to smooth away some of the friction related to digital asset onboarding in regards to fluctuating gas prices on the Ethereum network. With the C14’s customizable solutions, we were able to design a best-in-class experience for onboarding users in partnership with Althea and Hawk.
How C14 Can Support Your Project on Althea
After Althea’s Mainnet has launched, C14 will support direct ramping into Althea assets. If you have a unique asset that you are planning on creating on top of Althea, please reach out to us and we’re happy to figure out how we can onboard users directly to your asset using C14’s payment rails. You can directly message us on Twitter or reach out to us on Discord, and we will organize a discussion.
