China’s Growing Number of Internet-Connected Users Is Positive For Bitcoin
An interesting statistic was released earlier today, detailing how slightly over half of the Chinese population is now officially connected to the Internet. Despite being the world’s largest nation, Internet penetration has been a major issue in China for quite some time now. Especially mobile Internet is playing a big role in this number increase, which creates an interesting opportunity for adoption of new payment methods in the country. Internet Connectivity In China Is on The Rise. For a country that is well known for its technological prowess, the status of not having half of its....
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