‘300% Increase in Bitcoin Buys’ Across EU as Greece Falls into Arrears
Greece has become the first developed country to fall into arrears with the IMF as it missed its 1.6 billion euro payment due Tuesday night. At the same time, several bitcoin companies have been reporting of a massive spike in bitcoin buying and overall interest from all over the Euro zone. A last minute deal failed to be reached and now it looks like talks will be at a standstill until Greece has a referendum on July 5 in which the people will vote yes or no to the terms offered by the EU. By defaulting on the payment, Greece has been added to a distinct list that includes countries such....
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Greece, one of the world’s regions that was known for ratio, philosophy and mathematics in the ancient world is under siege. These days, Greece and the lending/repayment actions are daily in the news. A lot of people are getting worked up about the EU, the European central bank, Germany, Belgium, lending policies etc. and “the poor Greek people”. To understand the EU viewpoints on Greece, just or not, and Greece itself we will have to go back in time. In the second part, we will discuss the benefit of blockchain like technologies and Bitcoin. To understand the current crisis in Greece, we....
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