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Abstract 3
1 Introduction 4
2 Value Proposition: The easiest way to buy, hold and trade crypto for the mainstream public 6
3 Revenue Model 10
4 Market 11 4.1 The Opportunity: Claiming the Latin American crypto market 11 4.2 The Vision: Becoming a top player in the global crypto market 11
5 The BANX Token 12 5.1 Utility Token 12 5.2 Token Dynamics 13 5.3 Token Issuance 14
6 Timeline and Milestones 17 7 Team and Collaborators 18
8 Advisors 22
9 The BANX Token Extended Utility: Creating Community 25 9.1 BANX Tokens as a Reward to the Ubanx Community 2 5
9 .1.1 Ambassadors 26 9.1.2 Crypto School 27 9.1.3 Workgroups 2 7
9.2 Ubanx Spaces Operated by Third Parties 2 6 9.3 BANX as a Support for Cash-in and withdrawal 28
Abstract While cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies continue to grow, there is still a lack of understanding from the general audience on how to acquire and use these tools in their everyday life.
The token and cryptocurrency ecosystem present itself as an alternative channel of funding, payments and savings to the traditional options; but nevertheless, the gap between awareness and usage of tokens is large. For example, according to Henry et. al. (2017) 64% of Canadians have heard of Bitcoin, but only less than 3% own it.1
Moreover, Schuh and Shy (2016) explains that according to the survey of Consumer 2
Payment Choice, about half of U.S. consumers have heard of Bitcoin or any of the hundreds of other cryptocurrencies. But, only 1% of U.S. consumers have ever owned a virtual currency. The survey, ranks as the two top causes for not having cryptocurrencies onboarding, educational and community reasons: “I do not understand the technology” (17,8%) and “It is not easy to acquire or use” (18,7%). Ubanx aims to become the user-friendly, real-world connection to the crypto economy by bridging the gap between mainstream retail finance and crypto assets and opportunities.
1 Henry, C., Huynh, K., Nicholls, G., Bitcoin Awareness and Usage in Canada, 2017. https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/conferences/shared/pdf/20171130_ECB_BdI_conference/payments_confe rence_2017_academic_paper_henry_huynh_and_nicholls.pdf 2 Schuh, S., Shy, Oz, U.S. Consumers’ Adoption and Use of Bitcoin and Other Virtual Currencies, 2016.https://www.dnb.nl/en/binaries/Consumer%20VC%20paper_DNB_FINAL_corrected_tcm47-344530.pdf ?2016083013
1 Introduction The access to crypto is still hard for the vast majority of people. New crypto and blockchain-based technologies emerge on a daily basis, however, the knowledge barriers to enter are too high. Industry best practices and knowledge are poorly disseminated, creating a lot of friction for mass adoption. The reason for this is that most of the efforts in the space are directed towards the technical developments and very little to none effort is paid on user experience, which ultimately facilitates and enables mass adoption. While some technologies need more development, the ability of blockchain to democratize the access to financial services is real, tangible and most importantly, can be used today. At Ubanx, we decided to embrace this mission. That is why we have created an easy-to-use mobile wallet that will allow the general public a seamless digital onboarding to the world of crypto, plus an exchange with secure trading features and retail spaces to educate and onboard the public into the world of crypto.
Figure 1: Mass Adoption.
Our value proposition summarized:
▪ Ubanx Wallet app: user-friendly interface enabling mass adoption ▪ Ubanx Pro Exchange: cryptocurrency trading platform for traders and
more experienced users ▪ Ubanx Spaces: key player in enabling mass adoption and creating trust
with the general public These three items make up the Ubanx Community. The Ubanx Community will be powered by the BANX Token that will enable token holders (“Community Members”) to obtain real-life benefits from Ubanx and its partners, and interact and exchange value with one another.
Ubanx is a blockchain-agnostic platform, and its initial release will be using Ethereum ERC20 tokens known as BANX . In some cases Community Members will need to spend their BANX Tokens; and in others, simply holding a certain quantity of BANX Tokens will entitle access to benefits. These include, for example, a Ubanx Wallet App to buy, sell and transfer cryptocurrency seamlessly, a Professional Crypto Exchange where fees can be paid using the BANX Token, as well as access to our Ubanx Spaces (physical locations) to onboard, learn and connect. Even though the cryptocurrency ecosystem is a global phenomenon, mass adoption is still a pending subject, especially in the conversion from awareness to usage. That is why, the need for a physical location is crucial to create the trust required for the general public to understand and adopt this new technology. This is the reason why Ubanx plans to open its Spaces in key locations , where local communities can learn about the latest developments in financial services and instruments from Ubanx blockchain specialists. Ubanx mission is to be a bridge between the early and late majorities, allowing both to be part of it, through a strategy that includes both digital products and physical spaces operated either by Ubanx (Flagship) or by the community (Webanx).
2 Value Proposition: The easiest way to buy, hold and trade crypto for the mainstream public
Ubanx will deploy a retail blockchain platform based on the following three pillars:
▪ Ubanx Wallet app: user-friendly interface enabling mass adoption ▪ Ubanx Pro Exchange: cryptocurrency trading platform for traders and
more experienced users ▪ Ubanx Spaces: key player in enabling mass adoption and creating trust
with the general public
These include a wide range of products and services, all supported by a lean, compliant and seamless onboarding experience and ease of use:
Ubanx Wallet app: The user account that will allow users to: - Buy, sell and transfer digital currencies, including the BANX token. - Transition from/to local and international FIAT currencies in the form of cash or electronically. This Wallet App will be accessible in the form of a state-of-the-art mobile application providing a user-friendly and intuitive way to access digital finance and crypto-related products. Gradually, in further versions of the product, users will be able to access other custom or curated third party financial products (like P2P lending, remittance services, amongst others) and purchase crypto-related products seamlessly, reducing the complexities and learning curve of the crypto ecosystem. Fees will be payable in BANX Tokens at a reduced rate via a fee-reduction incentive schedule.
Figure 2: Ubanx Wallet App aims to solve the frictions around buying and selling crypto for the mainstream
public. Ubanx Pro Exchange. The user friendly and professional Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform. -Secure, scalable and fast -Customer service oriented -Liquid Market -Local-oriented The Ubanx Pro Exchange will support digital currencies and assets such as BTC, ETH, BANX and other tokens. Ubanx Pro Exchange will provide an advanced trading experience with the lowest fees.
A competitive fee incentive schedule will be put in place in order to create markets and bring volumes
A percentage of the trading fees will be payable in BANX Tokens at a reduced rate via a fee-reduction incentive schedule.
Figure 3: The Ubanx Exchange aims to be a trader-centric exchange, with low fees, the most convenient Fiat deposit management, and a professional and intuitive trading experience. The Ubanx Pro Exchange also aims to be a network-oriented trading platform, with features to reward the most active traders that also contribute to the community in the form of knowledge and community engagement. Being a user-centric platform, The Ubanx Pro Exchange will excel in customer support and assistance. Features like AI powered portfolio optimization, one-click portfolio conversion to one asset, online tutorials and others will be rolled out and accessible, as premium features, to Token Holders that stake a certain amount of BANX Tokens.
Ubanx Spaces. A network of brick-and-mortar locations that provide support for onboarding, learning, and networking. One of the 2018 Fjord trends mentions the phrase “physical fights back” , where the 3
future of service design is about blending physical and digital. And this is coded in the Ubanx purpose on deploying physical stores (Ubanx Spaces) to nurture the community around cryptocurrencies allowing the interaction among users and the onboarding them into the crypto world. Ubanx Spaces intend to provide the physical footprint that non-technical users expect from financial institutions and the perks that are common to the millennial public such as a friendly space to connect, work, attend events and learn from fintech and blockchain experts. Spaces will have different sizes and themes depending on the geography in which they are deployed. Some can be created as part of an existing coworking space or even inside a mall. Access to the Spaces facilities and benefits will be by staking or spending BANX Tokens.
Figure 4: Ubanx Spaces. Images of Ubanx Spaces are computer generated renders, provided for illustrative purposes and may look differently and/or have different services and facilities.
3Please see: https://trends.fjordnet.com/physical-fights-back/
3 Revenue Model The Ubanx platform will have three clear revenue streams (Wallet, Exchange and Spaces):
Source Description Revenue
Wallet Buy / Sell spread + Trading fee *7%
Wallet Cash in - Cash out *3%
Wallet Remittance *1.5%
Exchange Trading Fee *0.25%
Exchange Withdrawal Fee TBD
Exchange Listing Fee *100K
Exchange Margin Fee TBD
Space Right to operate Fee *100~500K
Space Retail Products Sale Profit *20%
Space ATM Fees *5%
Space Courses, Events, Coffee, Cowork To cover opex *Values, Rates, estimated.
4 Market 4.1 The Vision: Becoming a top player in the global crypto market We are confident that the Ubanx model will be successful in growing globally as we will play a key role in bringing blockchain to mass adoption. Blockchain adoption today is at a very early stage. Protocols and projects tend to focus on the underlying technology leaving user experience aside. At Ubanx, we put the community at the center of our business. That is why we focus on providing a user-friendly interface that is easy and intuitive to use, and have created the Ubanx Spaces for the best community onboarding. This is a key piece that will position Ubanx at a global scale. The absence of user-driven solutions generates lack of brand loyalty, thus giving Ubanx the ideal space for growth. Our Webanx protocol promotes global expansion through the decentralization of ownership of the Ubanx Spaces. In short, the combination of inclusiveness via: user-friendly products, the decentralization of ownership and physical retail locations to encourage the formation of a community, are all key ingredients that give us a competitive advantage in global scalability. 4.2 The Opportunity: Claiming the Latin American market Latin America is a large, technologically-savvy, mobile-oriented, underserved market with several characteristics of a profitable market for an exchange. JP Morgan (2018) , establishes that estimating the geographical dispersion of 4
where cryptocurrencies are used and where usage is highest is challenging. Data compiled by CoinATMRadar on the location of cryptocurrency ATMs machines that three-quarters of ATMs are located in North America, followed by 20% in Europe and just over 2% in Asia. According to Hilemann and Rauchs (2017) , the cryptocurrency user share by 5
region (based on combined wallet and payment provider data) is Asia-Pacific 38%, Europe 27%, Latin America 14%, North America 17%, Africa and Middle East 4%. Ubanx sees this as a growth opportunity in other markets like Latin America. Top-volume crypto exchange platforms fail to capture the Latin American
4 J.P. Morgan Perspectives Decrypting Cryptocurrencies: Technology, Applications and Challenge. Global Research. 9 February 2018. 5 Hilemann, Garrick and Rauchs Michel. Global Cryptocurrency Benchmarking Study. Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance. 2017.
market due to several factors: a lack of LatAm strategic focus, a lack of local footprint in LatAm, lack of agreements with banking institutions to manage exchange and Fiat accounts in an scalable way, absence of experience in the local regulatory issues, lack of support and understanding of local markets and culture. The Ubanx team has the experience and connections to deploy this in the best way. Connections including being part of one of the first digital banks in LatAm, and having the best legal, technology and compliance infrastructure to operate crypto and fiat exchange in a scalable, secure way. Ubanx will bring digital finance and crypto exchange to the general public through its already existing relations and networks for operations and customer acquisition strategy. 5 The BANX Token 5.1 Utility Ubanx will issue a utility token called “BANX” . This token will have 3 main uses 6
throughout the platform:
1) As a spendable token: users will be able to pay reduced fees on the Ubanx Wallet App, Ubanx Pro Exchange or on the Ubanx Spaces services and facilities, using the BANX Token.
2) As a staking token: users will have benefits for holding different amounts of BANX Tokens in their accounts, such as (but not limited to) access to free Priority Pass memberships, discounts on retail products and services and participation in Community Discussion Workgroups.
3) As a bidding token: the company will offer rights to operate a Ubanx Spaces in different geographic zones by an auctioning mechanism, run through a smart contract, that can only be won by offering the highest bid in BANX.
Please refer to The BANX Token Extended Utility chapter at the end of this document, for further detail on the many uses planned for the BANX Token.
6 BANX token symbol, is not planned, but it could eventually, be changes, swapped, exchange, for another token symbol, with same or better capabilities. At the ERC-20 Blockchain or other.
5.2 Token Dynamics The BANX Token dynamics will be framed into a supply and demand model that will depend, on one side, on the growing use of the token inside the ecosystem and, on the other, on a token burning mechanism. Using BANX Tokens to pay for fees (such as trading, withdrawal, listing, remittance or wallet cash-in/out) on the Ubanx platform will give users access to the following discounts:
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Fee Discount 50% 33% 20% 10% no discount Using a percentage of not more than 20% of the company’s net profits, Ubanx will buy back to either burn or stake BANX Tokens until the circulating supply reaches a 50% of the initial circulating quantity. As users lock their tokens to stake for benefits the available supply of BANX 7 8
Tokens will decrease. As an illustrative example, this would be a potential use case scenario: Level 1: 10,000 - 49,999.99 BANX average account balance Level 2: 50,000 - 99,999.99 BANX average account balance Level 3: 100,000 - 499,999.99 BANX average account balance Level 4: 500,000 or more BANX average account balance
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Priority Pass Free annual membership
+ 2 visits
Free annual membership
+ 5 visits
Free annual membership +
10 visits
Free annual membership + unlimited visits
Retail Products 5% discount 10% discount 15% discount 20% discount
Community Workgroups
- - Access Access
This scenario would translate into that every new 100 users willing to stake BANX Tokens for benefits, between 1,000,000 and 50,000,000 tokens will be removed from the circulating supply.
7 The levels of staking and benefits may change due to limitations or changes in commercial/consumer policies from partners or third parties, public regulations or due to Ubanx’ sole discretion. 8 Benefits and discounts may not be available in all geographic areas and might be restricted to local regulations.
5.3 Token Issuance
5.3.1 Definition
Ubanx will distribute 1 billion tokens in total. The Initial Token Sale will have a Pre-Sale to distribute 35% of the token supply (the “Pre-Sale Tokens”), with a Public Sale distributing an additional 25% (the “Public Sale Tokens”). The remaining will be allocated according to the following table:
Figure 5: Tokens Distribution.
Only participants that register themselves will be able to buy BANX Tokens. On April 23, 2018 the Pre-Sale will go live, where the Price per Token will be 0.12 EUR for all Pre-Sale Tokens.
Purchasers in the Pre-Sale will receive additional Tokens (“Bonus Tokens” ) as follows:
Any purchaser in the Pre-Sale will receive Bonus Tokens, based on their aggregate purchases in one or more transactions, as follows: (1) Every purchase will receive a number of Bonus Tokens equal to 20% of the purchased quantity. (2) Buying more than EUR 100,000 worth of Tokens and who is determined by Company in its sole and absolute discretion to be a strategic purchaser, will receive an additional 20% of Bonus Tokens. (3) The Company in its sole and absolute discretion for a special promotion, will grant an additional of up to 20% of Bonus Tokens. (4) Buying more than EUR 500,000 worth of Tokens and who is determined by Company in its sole and absolute discretion to be a strategic purchaser, will
receive an additional of up to 30% of Bonus Tokens. (5) Buying more than EUR 1,000,000 worth of Tokens and who is determined by Company in its sole and absolute discretion to be a strategic purchaser, may receive an additional percentage of Bonus Tokens to be determined by Company on a case by case basis in its sole and absolute discretion.
The Pre-Sale will end on June 30 2018 or when the Pre-sale Tokens have all been sold, taking into account the Bonus Tokens. The Public Sale will commence one week after the conclusion of the Pre-Sale with the allocation of 25% of the tokens (the "Public Sale"). And it will end on the first to occur of: (i) When the Public Sale Tokens have all been sold (taking account of the Bonus Tokens), (ii) by August 24th 2018 00:00 Singapore Time (GMT+8) or when the company considers that a strategic amount of BANX Tokens have been sold. This allocation will be done in tranches of 50M tokens and as the process moves to the subsequent tranches the token price changes.
Figure 6: Token Issuance
Purchasers in the Public Sale will receive additional Tokens (“Bonus Tokens” ) as follows:
1. Any purchaser buying between 1 and 2.99 ETH worth of Tokens in a single purchase will receive a number of Bonus Tokens equal to 10% of the purchased quantity.
2. Any purchaser buying between 3 and 10 ETH worth of Tokens in a single purchase will receive a number of Bonus Tokens equal to 20% of the purchased
quantity.
3. Any purchaser buying more than € 100,000 worth of Tokens in a single purchase and who is determined by Company in its sole and absolute discretion to be a strategic purchaser , will receive an additional 5% of Bonus Tokens.
4. Any purchaser buying more than € 500,000 worth of Tokens in a single purchase and who is determined by Company in its sole and absolute discretion to be a strategic purchaser , will receive an additional 10% of Bonus Tokens.
5. Any purchaser buying more than € 1,000,000 worth of Tokens in a single purchase and who is determined by Company in its sole and absolute discretion to be a strategic purchaser , will receive an additional 20% of Bonus Tokens.
In Ubanx’s Initial Token Sale only ETH will be accepted as purchase currency. And the exchange rate used to determine the EUR value of ETH used to purchase tokens will be set as follows:
1. The rate will be based on the daily rate from the site CryptoCompare.com. 2. The Token Sale Contract will be updated only if the percentage difference between the
present day and the day before at 0.00 Singapore Time (GMT+8) is larger than 5%. 3. Once the rate is changed, the new rate will apply to all purchases until the next
change. 4. The then-applicable rate will be displayed to purchasers at the time of purchase on the
Ubanx User Panel. As part of a bounty program, Ubanx will provide referral incentives (“Bounty and Incentivization Supply ”) to grow its community, creating the base for the upcoming positive network effects regarding the use of the Ubanx platform. As seen in the Token Distribution table, the team and the advisor’s holdings are under a vesting procedure to avoid moral hazard behavior. The vesting follows the following schedule, where the Vesting Start Date will be the day after the Pre-Sale ends: For so long as a team member or advisor continuously provides services to the Company (or any Subsidiary or Parent of the Company) as an employee, officer, director, contractor, consultant or advisor, these tokens will vest (that is, become exercisable) with respect to the tokens as follows: (a) prior to the first one (1) month anniversary of the Vesting Start Date this Option will not be vested or exercisable as to any of the Tokens; (b) these tokens will become vested and exercisable with respect to 1/12 th of the tokens on the one (1) month anniversary of the Vesting Start Date; and (c) thereafter, this Option will become vested and exercisable with respect to an additional 1/12 th of the tokens when Team Member or Advisor completes each month of continuous service following the first one month anniversary of the Vesting Start Date. Finally, the Ecosystem Support Supply (10% of the total token supply) will be used to grow the Ubanx ecosystem via partnerships with other companies, accelerators or as a protection program for users that suffer unforeseeable risks in their accounts.
6 Timeline and Milestones The following table shows Ubanx and its core team history and next steps (these dates are estimates and can suffer delivery delays given unforeseeable circumstances).
7 Team and Collaborators
The Ubanx team brings together acquaintance with finance, technology, design, engineering and entrepreneurship. With members boasting accolades
in disruptive projects such as the first Neo Bank of Argentina or multi-praised app Productgram, our mission is to reduce the knowledge gap between everyday consumers and sophisticated investors, opening the cryptocurrency world to everyone.
Pablo Orlando Trackzuk President / Chairman MIT TR35 Innovator and “The Outstanding Young Person of The World” award recipient. Holds an impressive track record founding and growing companies. MBA and Bachelor in Economics.
Janes Cochesa Chief Executive Officer Extensive experience managing and growing investment operations globally, with focus in the financial sector. Senior Partner at Cochesa Investment, a Private Equity and Venture firm.
Mary Saracco Chief Investment Officer A former Investment Professional at the World Bank Group serves as Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Ubanx. Her experience as an Investment Banker at UBS gives her a prominent background in traditional banking, emerging markets and economics. Mary was the Chief Financial Officer at Zeppelin Solutions, a blockchain security infrastructure company that has supported prominent projects such as ShapeShift, Augur, Storj, Brave, BitGo, Golem, Omise and Kik. Mary directed the first blockchain efforts at the International Finance Corporation via the Blockchain Lab and continues to provide consulting services for organizations.
Ezequiel Calvo Chief Technology Officer Extensive experience in technological architecture and full stack development. Former Tech leader and Senior Architect at Globant, GlobalLogic
Maximiliano Cañellas Head of Blockchain Seasoned blockchain developer with more than 10 successful projects executed, including Bitsign, Cryptologic, Bitcharts, and more. 15 years in security and encryption applications Cryptologic CTO.
Nick Bayerque Chief Business Development Officer
Named “Global Mobile innovator” by Worldwide Investor Networks. His previous companies received investment from Silicon Valley Bank, Draper Cygnus, Mastercard, among others. CEO of Apibank.io.
Gaston Cartier Chief Operations Officer
10 years developing software and managing large software development teams for MCDG. Executed software projects for global companies in the Retail, Real Estate and Financial sector. Co-founder at MCDG Design Thinking Tank.
Máximo Cartier Chief Product Officer
User Interface design and User Experience mastermind for digital banking. Lead digital products for more than 20 corporations, including Coca Cola Company and Falabella. Co-founder at MCDG Design Thinking Tank.
Bernardo Corti Chief Legal Officer Experienced legal counsel in the intersection of areas like finance, law and blockchain. Industrial expertise in finance, technology and digital currencies.
Pablo Yabo Smart Contract Developer Responsible for designing a variety of security related products and leading product development teams. Led software development in Jaxx Extensive experience in blockchain developments, like JAXX and Rootstock.
Sebastian Wain Smart Contract Developer White hat hacker. Lead developer at RSK and JAXX. Co-founder Nektra Advance Computing.
Matias Calvo Back End Developer Extensive experience in web development and architecture.
Maiki Nahara Front End Developer Developer Extensive experience in software development with a focus on user experience, including the development of several web and mobile projects. Co-founder at SBPlab.
Joaquin Casano Head of Architecture Architect with focus on contemporary architecture. Founder of Estudio 44.
Nicole Bett Head of Communications Seasoned screenwriter with large experience as writer for international companies (Disney Channel, Discovery Kids, Google). Co-founder and CEO at shoeroom.com.ar
Dominique Bett UI/UX Designer She is a creative designer and excellent photographer and illustrator.
8 Ubanx Advisors As pioneers in their fields of action, our advisors have first-class experience, participating in major projects as legal architect of Ethereum's token sale and founder of the largest coworking space in Latin America. Today, they join Ubanx providing their expertise to expand our potential in benefit of the blockchain ecosystem.
Steven Nerayoff Advisor Co-creator of Ethereum, investor, founder, venture capitalist and a prolific entrepreneur. Chief Token Sale Strategist for StormX, tZERO, Lisk & Bancor.
Jeff Pulver Advisor An Internet entrepreneur. Father of Voice over IP (VOIP). and Founder of Vonage, MoNage and Zula.
Ami Ben David Advisor Ami is the co-founder and managing partner of SPiCE VC, a fund specializing in the tokenization of assets on the blockchain, a fast growing market SPiCE helped pioneer when it tokenized its own equity (Symbol:SPICE). At SPiCE, Ami focuses on both tokenization infrastructure projects supporting the market’s growth, as well as tokenized startup companies and projects. Ami is a serial entrepreneur and inventor. He was co-founder of Securitize, EverythingMe, Ki-Bi Mobile, AladdinSoft, WorkGroup, and led EU/Asia for Oberon Media.
Jacob Farber Advisor One of the first attorneys to work with blockchain and cryptocurrency innovators. General Counsel and Managing Partner for Ouroboros LLP.
Martin Orlando Advisor Experienced Entrepreneur in the coworking industry. Founder of La Maquinita, the largest coworking space in Latin America.
Michael Sutherland Advisor An expert in 3D technologies, Sensors and commercialization of high tech hardware products. He is a Cryptocurrency specialist and angel investor.
Gaston Besanson Advisor Data Scientist. Finance and blockchain Specialist. Internet of Things Analytics Professor. Former anchorman at Fun & Finance educational podcasts.
Stefano Angeli Advisor CEO of TSA Bank, first fully Digital Bank with Banking License in Argentina. He has been involved in banking trading and finance for the last 15 years.
Pablo Larguia Advisor Blockchain Accelerator Argentina CEO. 20 years of experience in technology. Founder of Enjoy Entertainment, Bumeran and Red Innova. Collaborates with the World Economic Forum, the Interamerican Development Bank.
9 The BANX Token Extended Utility: Creating Community
As the soul of the whole Ubanx ecosystem, the BANX Token, will power the community in more ways than the ones described on section 5.1 of this document. The following uses of the BANX Token are expected to emerge as the Community grows, but are subject to the evolution of the whole ecosystem. This means that the uses described below for the token may be different or may not occur in some or all cases.
9.1 BANX Tokens as a Reward to the Ubanx Community 9.1.1 Ambassadors Every Community Member will have the chance to contribute and participate in the growth of the ecosystem and become an Ambassador that will catalyze the development of the Ubanx Community. BANX Tokens will also be given to Community Ambassadors in recognition of their efforts in growing and adding value to the Community. These efforts may be helping onboarding new users, organizing events and meetups, writing blogs, referring to friends or colleagues, conducting other outreach and education efforts or being the local connection in a new market.
Figure 7: Ubanx Space. Renders of the spaces are provided for illustrative purposes and may look differently and/or have different services and facilities.
9.1.2 Crypto School The Ubanx Crypto School is a catalogue of training and courses on topics related to the crypto and digital finance ecosystem, like trading and mining. Classes and workshops will be offered both in Ubanx Spaces and through an online platform. A Community Member can become an instructor in the Ubanx Crypto School. Ubanx has ongoing discussions with a prestigious online learning platform to stream Ubanx Crypto School trainings. The Ubanx Crypto School together with Ubanx blockchain ecosystem will try to carry out the Meta-University vision provided by Charles Vest, MIT’s President Emeritus : 9
“a transcendent, accessible, empowering, dynamic, communally constructed framework of open materials and platforms on which much
of higher education worldwide can be constructed or enhanced”
Ubanx will first focus on blockchain, finance, economics, trading and cyber-security contents. Students and instructors will benefit from Ubanx's payment system to pay, collect, exchange and track educational services that can be used regardless of whether they are online or offline. These could include, for example, an incentive scheme to motivate working professionals to finish courses that are usually paid for by their employers. To reduce attrition rates on professional education, employers can offer BANX Tokens as an incentive. As students reach different milestones (e.g. finish a weekly assignment, take an exam or finishing the course), BANX Tokens are sent to their Ubanx Accounts.
Figure 8: Example of student flow through a course.
9 See: https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/3/the-blockchain-revolution-and-higher-education.
Community Members will be able to access for free or obtain priority treatment to Ubanx Crypto School educational catalogue, either on premises or online.
Figure 9: Ubanx Space. Renders of the spaces are provided for illustrative purposes and may look differently and/or have different services and facilities. 9.1.3 Participation in Workgroups
BANX Tokens may also be used to incentivize contributions to Workgroups. As stated before, Community Members that wish to get involved in participating in Ubanx’s Workgroups, may stake BANX Tokens to do so. Different Workgroups will be formed to treat matters such as UI/UX enhancements to the mobile app and to the exchange, locations that should be prioritized in the auctions, potential partnerships, curricula for Crypto School among others. 9.2 Ubanx Spaces Operated by Third Parties Ubanx Community Members will be able to participate in auctions for the right to operate a Ubanx Space in a particular geographic area, subject to meeting eligibility requirements, successfully completing the approval process and the acceptance of all applicable terms and conditions.
Locations operated by third parties are expected to have the same core set of services as the Flagship Ubanx Spaces operated by Ubanx, but services in certain occasions may differ. Each Space will have a ZONE Token associated. The geographic area covered by each ZONE will be defined by Ubanx with feedback and input from the general community. A ZONE may encompass an entire city, one block of a very popular street, or an entire country.
For example, Ubanx may announce that the ZONE-1 contains the entire borough of Manhattan or that ZONE-2 includes only the Friedrichstraße in Berlin.
Figure 10: Ubanx Space ATM, trading terminals, crypto mining equipment and coworking are. Renders of the spaces are provided for illustrative purposes and may look differently and/or have different services and
facilities.
Figure 11: Ubanx Space. Renders of the spaces are provided for illustrative purposes and may look differently and/or have different services and facilities.
Each ZONE Token will be auctioned for and paid in BANX Tokens and run through the ZONE Smart Contract. This Smart Contract will burn/retain the BANX Tokens from the winning bidder and award him/her the ZONE-X Token. The ZONE Token can be traded on a secondary market (payable only in BANX), the ZONE marketplace.
Figure 11: Workflow: ZONE Token The ZONE-X Token owner will be able to fund the costs of opening the Ubanx Space privately or, by using the Webanx Smart Contract, crowdfund the necessary funds to open the Space. The Webanx Smart Contract will be an instrument used for crowdfunding and to give transparency to the use of the funds.
Figure 12: Workflow: Webanx and Ubanx Space There may be other requisites, such as the obligation from the prospective Space operator to build the Ubanx Space within a timeframe. Those additional requirements for the prospective operator will be disclosed prior to each ZONE auction. The BANX Token will also serve as a means for rewarding operators. Those entities or individuals operating Ubanx Spaces may receive BANX Tokens as a bonus, based on community feedback. The quality control mechanics will depend on each agreement with operators. 9.3 BANX as a Support for Cash-in and withdrawal
In some regions of the world, cash is still very prevalent. Ubanx will secure the local partnerships allowing users to top off their Ubanx accounts with cash, to allow for fiat to crypto conversion, and vice versa. The BANX Cash Protocol will be at the center of every cash-in and withdrawal in the network, and will allow the BANX to be used as a currency for settlement with third party providers and partners for cash services. To enforce compliance with local regulations, the BANX Cash Protocol will require that every cash transaction is signed by the provider with tokenized KYC/AML data on the transaction.