Saudi P2P Bitcoin Trading on LocalBitcoins Climbs 280% to All-Time High

Saudi P2P Bitcoin Trading on LocalBitcoins Climbs 280% to All-Time High

Bitcoin trading volumes in Saudi Arabia via peer-to-peer trading platform LocalBitcoins have never been higher. For the first time, trading volumes in the desert natoin topped USD $100k in bitcoin traded over a week through the decentralized platform. According to data from Coin.Dance, trading volumes last week soared nearly 3x compared to the previous week, with over SAR400,000 in bitcoin traded during the week ending on April 15, a new all-time high. The figure is over 1.5x the previous ATH of SAR260,000. Last week’s record volume totals SAR409,998 traded in bitcoins, approximately....


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