Divi Coins wants to make their cryptocurrency as convenient and accessible as possible. The Divi Project is a new crypto company that closed their initial coin sale in November. The new crypto is looking to replace exchanges like Paypal or Venmo.
Geoff McCabe is the Co-founder and CEO at The Divi Project Tim Sanders is the CMO at The Divi Project. The pair joined Cheddar to explain why they think their new cryptocurrency will lead the market. Sanders stresses that as a company, Divi is attentive and responsive to their consumers' needs.
McCabe believes that in the future all cryptocurrencies will be interchangeable and exchanged via digital wallets. So for Divi, the key is to be adopted and trusted by as many people as possible. In terms of future steps, The Divi Project is looking to build out their own blockchain and wallet.
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