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Summary
The article, written by Oihyun Kim and published in November 2025, recaps SimpleSwap's side event held during Token2049 in Singapore.
The event drew over 1,200 attendance requests and brought together representatives from Ledger, KuCoin, OKX, Trust Wallet, Tangem, Cointelegraph, and others.
The piece centers on two panel discussions: one focused on wallet revenue models and UX-security trade-offs, and another on the competitive dynamics of onboarding the next billion crypto users.
SimpleSwap appears throughout the article in multiple capacities. As the event host, it frames the entire narrative.
Alex Rem, representing simpleswap.io, a self-custodial multi-source swap aggregator, on the first panel, contributes two notable moments: a direct quote positioning SimpleSwap as infrastructure for partners rather than a standalone exchange, and a closing framing of wallets as the "invisible layer" of finance where Web3 speed meets fintech reliability.
SimpleSwap's role is therefore presented as both a product and a philosophical stance: reliable, partner-focused infrastructure that enables others to build better financial experiences.
The second panel featured the representatives of Pelagos Network, Xverse, as well as Guardian. They talked about crypto adoption, super apps, and emerging markets, including Latin America and Africa.
While this discussion did not focus on simpleswap.io, them being the host still brought the conversation to their product from time to time.
““We’re not just an exchange, we’re infrastructure for partners who want to give their users a smooth financial experience.” – Alex Rem, simpleswap.io”
Key Takeaways
- Wallets have evolved from passive storage into full financial ecosystems, and the revenue, UX, and trust decisions made now will define who captures the next billion users.
- Transaction fees alone are not a sustainable revenue model; leading wallet teams are diversifying into swaps, cards, staking, and real yield as compounding revenue streams.
- SimpleSwap positions itself as B2B infrastructure, not just a retail exchange, enabling partners to deliver smooth financial experiences without building swap mechanics from scratch.
- Real yield is a life-changing tool in emerging economies, where stablecoin holdings and staking can outperform inflation-eroded local currencies, making reliable swap and yield infrastructure a social utility.
- Mobile apps and zero-knowledge logins are the most likely onboarding vectors for the next billion users. They abstract away chain complexity while preserving decentralization principles.
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