Potential Impact of CES 2016 On Bitcoin Adoption
The Consumer Electronics Show for 2016 is just around the corner, and a lot of eyes will be on how the technology industry will keep evolving throughout the next few years. These evolutions are of great importance to the Bitcoin community as well. With more and more internet-connected devices, Bitcoin adoption can thrive in due time. There are quite a few different types of internet-connected devices in existence already. Other than computers and mobile device, home automation is another market where internet connectivity plays a big role. Controlling electronics from one’s mobile device....
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