APPLE HAS ‘CLEAR OPPORTUNITY’ TO GET INVOLVED IN CRYPTOCURRENCIES, SAYS REPORT
Apple Inc has a “clear opportunity” to offer a buying and selling mechanism for cryptocurrencies, a move that would allow the company to immediately gain market share, according to a research report on Monday from RBC Capital Markets.
With its access to world-class software and a secure ecosystem, Apple could tackle the problem individuals face acquiring crypto assets due to know-your-customer laws and other regulations with the company offering a closed system that prevents nefarious activity, improves asset security, and has instant access to buyers and sellers, the report said.
It added that if Apple, which already has a Wallet app, went down this path, the move would likely make the United States a global leader in crypto assets, lessening the possibility of a government shutdown of the industry.
“If the USA owns the most crypto assets (be it Bitcoin or other assets), it would not make logical sense in our view to ban it,” RBC analysts said in the report.
