Indicative Fair-Trade Value and Price Discovery Mechanism for Qoin.
As Qoin transitions to a public blockchain, the token will initially not be listed on cryptocurrency exchanges or displayed on platforms like CoinMarketCap. This will be left to initiatives from the market if any participants see the opportunity to do so.
To facilitate trading between consumers and merchants during this early phase, an Indicative Fair-Trade Value will be established by the Qoin Foundation Committee.The Indicative Fair-Trade Value will be determined using historical trading data—specifically, the volume of Qoin transactions that have occurred over the past 12 months . Further, a third-party audit and advisory firm has conducted an independent valuation report for the director of the Qoin Foundation, taking into consideration historical value calculations, network activity and blockchain data. Finally, the previous algorithm value as reflected by active participation within the ecosystem.
As a result, the Qoin Foundation Committee has established the initial Indicative Fair-Trade Value to be US$5.60. These valuation metrics are believed to be a representation of the tokens’ fair value in the market for the purposes of trade.
To further price discovery, the Qoin Foundation Committee will be conducting a monthly fixed token sale on the decentralised Fjord platform. Aggregated data will serve as the reference price for token sales during the price discovery period. It provides a transparent basis for early trading activity as well as a basis for the indicative fair-trade value in the future.