{"id":50113,"date":"2020-08-25T09:01:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T09:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=50113"},"modified":"2020-08-25T09:01:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T09:01:08","slug":"corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/?p=50113","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Crypto Reserve Status: Software Firm Snappa Swaps 40% Cash Reserves for Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"Corporate Crypto Reserve Status: Software Firm Snappa Swaps 40% Cash Reserves for Bitcoin\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cryptocabaret.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>On Monday, Canadian graphics software company, Snappa, revealed that it was holding bitcoin as a reserve asset. Snappa follows the firms Microstrategy and the Canadian restaurant chain Tahini&rsquo;s by deciding to convert cash reserves into the scarce crypto asset.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The graphics software firm <a href=\"https:\/\/snappa.com\/\">Snappa<\/a> based in Ottawa has joined the trend of companies converting cash reserves into <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/BTC\">bitcoin (BTC)<\/a>. The company <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisgimmer.com\/bitcoin-reserve-asset\/\">revealed<\/a> its decision on Monday, August 24, when the company&rsquo;s cofounder, Christopher Gimmer, wrote a blog post about the move.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Gimmer also spoke with the journalist, Zack Voell, in a private chat and he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/canadian-software-startup-puts-40-of-cash-reserves-into-bitcoin\">detailed<\/a> that Snappa allocated &ldquo;40% of our cash reserves&rdquo; into the crypto asset. In the blog post titled &ldquo;Why We&rsquo;re Holding Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset,&rdquo; Gimmer explains why the firm made its decision.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Would you rather save money in a currency whose supply is inflating each year? Or would you rather save in a currency whose terminal supply is programmatically fixed?&rdquo; Gimmer asked in the announcement&rsquo;s opening statements.<\/p>\n<p>The company realized that this was an important consideration when the firm&rsquo;s bank &ldquo;slashed the interest rate on our &lsquo;high interest&rsquo; savings account to 0.45% earlier this year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gimmer further stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>This means that the purchasing power of our Canadian and U.S. dollars is actually decreasing after adjusting for inflation. Fortunately, I believe we now have a far superior savings technology available to us. That technology is Bitcoin.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The cofounder of Snappa underlines a number of reasons why the firm decided to allocate bitcoin into the company&rsquo;s reserves. Much of the reasoning was due to global economic uncertainty, the devaluation of fiat, and Bitcoin&rsquo;s digital scarcity.<\/p>\n<p>Gimmer also mentioned the controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/s2f-price-model-suggests-bitcoin-price-hits-100k-author-claims-model-is-perfectly-on-track\/\">stock-to-flow (S2F)<\/a> theory in the announcement and believes that because Bitcoin is transparent, &ldquo;we can actually measure Bitcoin&rsquo;s S2F with 100% certainty at any point in the past and at any point in the future.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Gimmer said that &ldquo;many people&rdquo; believe that quantitative easing (QE) and the government&rsquo;s manipulation of debt will lead to &ldquo;asset price inflation and a widening wealth gap.&rdquo; The cofounder of Snappa thinks this trend of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/printing-money-from-thin-air-how-the-fed-reduces-purchasing-power-and-makes-you-poorer\/\">money creation<\/a> and the devaluing of fiat currencies will continue.<\/p>\n<p>Gimmer&rsquo;s blog post also discussed the billion-dollar firm Microstrategy&rsquo;s purchase of 21,454 <a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/BTC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a> for $250 million. Microstrategy also said when it shifted reserves that holding bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/markets.bitcoin.com\/crypto\/BTC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BTC<\/a>) was far superior to holding dollars.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;After pouring over the research myself, I believe that massive amounts of quantitative easing combined with fiscal stimulus will continue to result in currency debasement,&rdquo; Gimmer concluded. &ldquo;In addition, I expect governments to keep doing more of the same in attempts to fight the natural deflationary pressures of technology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Snappa cofounder added:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>In order to hedge this risk, we&rsquo;ve chosen to adopt Bitcoin as a primary reserve asset on our balance sheet.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><strong>What do you think about Snappa converting 40% of its cash reserves into bitcoin? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/corporate-crypto-reserve-status-software-firm-snappa-swaps-40-cash-reserves-for-bitcoin\/\">Corporate Crypto Reserve Status: Software Firm Snappa Swaps 40% Cash Reserves for Bitcoin<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/\">Bitcoin News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Monday, Canadian graphics software company, Snappa, revealed that it was holding bitcoin as a reserve asset. Snappa follows the firms Microstrategy and the Canadian restaurant chain Tahini&rsquo;s by deciding to convert cash reserves into the scarce crypto asset. 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