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BQT Launches Decentralised P2P Trading Platform with Hedge Trading Capabilities

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BQT Technologies has introduced a decentralised trading platform for cryptocurrencies that will allow direct negotiations between traders for short-term trading. The initiative hopes to reduce dependency on fiat currencies by creating a self-sustaining internal market where demand for crypto assets is matched against supply via direct negotiation and exchange.

BQT’s peer-to-peer Hedge Trading Platform aims to challenge existing crypto trading models, empowering traders to leverage their crypto holdings by means of escrow.

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