# Market Overview ByBarter is committed to putting the power back into the hands of the users. Our platform is built on the principle of user autonomy, ensuring that individuals have full control over their financial assets without the oversight or interference of centralized authorities. This empowerment extends beyond the mere holding of assets; it encompasses the ability to participate freely in the global economy, making payments, and accessing funds seamlessly across borders. Our goal therefore focuses on the following: > ByBarter's Self-Custodial Banking application based out of El Salvador provides financial inclusion for the world's unbanked & underbanked populations in South America, Middle East, Africa & Asia. We are providing banking opportunities for citizens of over 160 countries which Revolut refused to onboard. > Our decentralized on & off ramping infrastructure caters for the over 85 million users of self-custody wallets who are constrained to interface with CEX just to convert their fiat to crypto & vice versa > > We are creating opportunities with our blockchain based cross border payment solution for over 1 billion people living in countries with high inflation rates & poor access to FOREX that can use Crypto to protect value and conduct business internationally. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://bybarter.gitbook.io/bybarter/introduction/market-overview.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.