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Story: Blockchain-Based National Currency is Soon on the Dice for the Marshall Islands

By Dan Saada

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The United States has been naysaying the Marshallese Sovereign (SOV) for quite some time.  However, the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) is moving ahead with its goal of…

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The US has been saying that the token will be unstable, crash the local telecom system, exploited for money laundering, funds terrorism, and a range of other stuff.

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The SOV will be introduced through a pre-token sale which will be ongoing for an extended period of time, and it is known as the Timed Release Monetary Issuance (TRMI).

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The currency is expected to be officially launched within about 18 to 24 months, and the units which are sold during this period will be exchanged for SOVs.

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David Paul, the minister in-assistance of Marshall Islands, stated, that the SOV currency will be powered by the blockchain technology and also that its growth will be…

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Irrespective of the location, people will be able to register for a pre-sale on the newly launched website of the SOV Development Foundation.

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The ICO is the common fundraising technique.  How the TRMI is different from ICO is a common interrogation.

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Blockchain companies mostly use icos; however, BTC and ETH are used to purchase tokens from a startup company.  If the company takes off, it will be theoretically worth something.

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“TRMI is another way of doing a [ICO] but more responsibly and methodically. That's the TRMI. You have to look at how to establish liquidity.

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The SOV will be circulated and operated by the RMI government, and it will be used as a medium of exchange along with the USD in the transactions of the tiny island nation.

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